Michael Bowers is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with PNW Asset Management since 2015 and also worked at FSG Wealth Advisors, LLC. Based in Seattle, WA, he holds a Series 63 license. PNW Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing tax efficiency and a proprietary Cashflow Fingerprint model to guide portfolio risk.

Kevin Runde is a financial advisor with Runde & Co. LLC in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Runde & Co. Incorporated since 1992. In addition to his advisory role, he is vice president of R B Hooper & Co. Incorporated, another investment management company operated concurrently. Runde & Co. LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, corporate pension plans, and other advisers, managing approximately $185 million in assets. The firm employs a fundamentally based, process-driven approach with proprietary filters to identify securities and offers diversified, low-turnover portfolios tailored to client-specific asset allocations and restrictions.

Wendy Britton is a Certified Financial Planner® with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Adair Wealth Management since 2016, after a brief tenure at Northwest Asset Management. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed real estate broker in Washington, acting as a residential real estate agent. Adair Wealth Management offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on asset allocation and periodic rebalancing using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, operating as a fiduciary for retirement accounts and sponsoring a wrap fee program.

Shabrish Menon is a financial advisor at Finomenon Investments LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Amazon. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chief Investment Officer of Panum Capital, a private family office in India, and is the Founder and Fundraising Chair of Thrivehub Foundation, a nonprofit supporting small businesses. Finomenon Investments provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, ongoing and project-based financial planning, and public educational seminars, using a tailored asset allocation approach that blends fundamental analysis with passive and active strategies, including ESG options upon client request.

Shelby Miller is a financial advisor at Helmsman Financial Group, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Helmsman Financial Group since 2004. Helmsman Financial Group primarily serves individual clients as well as trusts, estates, and other non-individual entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a value-oriented, longer-term investment approach focused on current income, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and individual stocks and bonds.

William Serres is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at BBJS Financial Advisors, LLC since 2001. He is also a partner at the certified public accounting firm Bancroft Buckley Johnston & Serres LLP, where he has worked since 1997 and dedicates significant time. BBJS Financial Advisors provides fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, pension and nonprofit plans, and business entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm uses customized investment policies and a proprietary three-factor model to guide diversified portfolio construction and tactical asset allocation.

Miki Okamoto Swanson is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Lakeside Advisors Inc in Seattle, WA since 2006. Lakeside Advisors serves individual investors, trusts, estates, corporations, non-profits, and retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, ERISA 3(21) plan advice, and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with active management strategies tailored to client objectives.

James Ridgeway is a financial advisor at Leeward Financial Partners, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Manning & Napier Associates. Outside of his advisory role, Ridgeway serves as chair of the finance committee for a boat and RV storage business in Boise, Idaho. Leeward Financial Partners serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as select foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach focused on risk management, cost control, and transparency.

Sally Mccray is a CFP® with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is associated with FAP, LLC and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2020. Prior to that, she spent nearly two decades with KMS Financial Services and has been involved with Financial Advisory Partners since 2001. FAP, LLC is a small advisory firm that provides financial planning services to a limited number of clients, focusing on areas such as retirement, tax, estate, and business planning. The firm emphasizes hourly planning engagements and client-directed implementation, without discretionary portfolio management or custody of client assets.

Richard Egan is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Cadence Wealth Management, LLC since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is the lead guitarist and singer for a rock band called Goldbar. Cadence Wealth Management serves individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and qualified retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of modern portfolio theory, tactical asset allocation, and fundamental analysis, managing most accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Brandon Springer is a financial advisor with Helmsman Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Helmsman Financial Group since 2012. Helmsman Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual clients, as well as trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm emphasizes an asset-allocation approach with a value-oriented, longer-term focus on current income, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management programs.

Austin Dean is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Waystone Advisors LLC, having joined in 2024, and previously held roles at Lion Street Financial and Guide Advisors. Outside of advising, he owns Dean Family Real Estate LLC, which focuses on personal real estate investing and private lending. Waystone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized approach with portfolios commonly constructed from ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Andrew Barfoot is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Madison Park Capital Advisors, LLC since 2015. Located in Seattle, WA, he holds a Series 65 license. Madison Park Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable entities, and small businesses, managing approximately $295 million across several hundred client relationships. The firm employs a two-level asset allocation process combining strategic and tactical approaches and invests in mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and, where appropriate, privately placed securities and limited digital asset exposure.

Donald Creech is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Investor Resources Inc. since 1990. He is also the President and Owner of Donald Creech Consulting, providing investment consulting and pre-market analysis to advisors nationwide. Investor Resources Inc. offers discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and pension plans, with a focus on momentum-based investment strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and bond funds. The firm also provides qualified retirement plan trustee support and manages small, concentrated portfolios alongside formal retirement plan services.

Philip Murphy Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Smart Portfolios, LLC in Lake Forest Park, WA, and previously worked at PLM Investment Advisers, Inc. for 17 years, as well as Aviso Wealth Management, Florida Investment Advisors, and Banc Of America Investment Services. Smart Portfolios, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to retail and high-net-worth clients, using a model-driven approach based on proprietary Dynamic Portfolio Optimization and multiple research sources. The firm employs pre-developed asset-allocation models and customized strategies, favoring ETFs for tactical exposure, and maintains a formal referral compensation practice with disclosures to clients.

Kevin De Angelis is a CFP® certificant with nine years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Breakwater Investment Management, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc and Thrivent Financial. Breakwater Investment Management is a registered investment adviser managing over $300 million in discretionary assets for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on broadly diversified, primarily ETF-based portfolios and utilizes model strategies with automated rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting, while also providing financial planning and corporate trustee services.

Lincoln Granberg is a financial advisor at Avantia Investment Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Khagos, Fehu Mining, King’s College London, Fera at Claridges, and the University of Washington Tacoma. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder of Fehu Mining, a cryptocurrency mining business. Avantia Investment Services provides wealth management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, non-profit organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a custom, discretionary approach with ongoing monitoring and incorporates options and derivative strategies within separately managed accounts, supported by its affiliation with related family-office entities.

Roy Hamrick is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Hamrick Investment Counsel, LLC since 2004, where he is one of two advisors at the firm based in Seattle, WA. Hamrick Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a conservative, long-term investment approach emphasizing asset allocation and uses low-cost index funds alongside selected active funds and a model stock portfolio.

Clarissa Candelario is a financial advisor with Private Asset Management Inc in Kirkland, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, The Retirement Solution Inc., HighTower Advisors LLC, Coldstream Wealth Management, and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Private Asset Management Inc provides wealth management and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, and charitable foundations, offering customized portfolio construction across multiple asset classes and regular, bound quarterly reporting with market-overview letters. The firm also facilitates direct and pooled real estate investments and supports clients with educational resources, hourly advisory engagements, and specialized services such as retirement-plan rollovers and tax-report preparation.

Cameron Reed is a financial advisor at Anchor Financial with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his role at Anchor Financial, Mr. Reed owns and oversees an insurance sales organization focused on Medicare products, operating The Medicare Exchange since 2013. Anchor Financial primarily serves individual clients with discretionary asset management centered on mutual funds and ETFs, tailoring strategies to client goals and using a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis. The firm, which manages approximately $5.7 million in assets, also provides retirement plan services and facilitates referrals to third-party managers.