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.

Donald Dempster is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DLK Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC and DLK Investment Management. Outside of finance, he is a partner and CFO of Adaptive Motion Group LLC, a software robotics firm, where he contributes to accounting and strategy. DLK Investment Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental relative-value investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation and operates on a fee-only basis with a focus on discretionary management and tailored client relationships.

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.

Alexander Brueske is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at B3 Wealth Strategies in Bellevue, WA. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Financial Advocates Investment Management, and Waddell & Reed. He also spent three years working within the Northshore School District. B3 Wealth Strategies provides discretionary asset management and investment advice to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, using LPL Financial’s SWM II platform for custody and execution.

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.

Steven Poirier is a financial advisor at Greenrock Asset Management LLC with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities, LLC. Poirier holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Greenrock Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, companies, and institutional clients. The firm employs active, tactical portfolio management with continuous oversight and uses derivatives and performance-based fee arrangements, which are uncommon among similar independent advisers.

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 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior experience at Gradient Securities, Covenant Senior Life, and Packerland Brokerage Services. Reed is also the owner of The Medicare Exchange, an insurance sales organization focused on Medicare products. Anchor Financial serves mostly individual clients with a small, concentrated practice managing approximately $5.7 million in assets. The firm provides discretionary asset management primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, offers retirement plan services, and coordinates with a third-party manager under specific referral arrangements.

Benjamin Englund is a financial advisor at Ceva Advisors with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ceva Advisors, he worked at SLC Management for 16 years and held roles at several other firms including Aberdeen Capital LLC and NWAM, LLC. Ceva Advisors is a state-registered advisory firm that provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts and estates. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, using diversified, low-cost funds and bespoke portfolio adjustments, and offers private investment recommendations and direct digital-asset allocations as part of its services.

Tera Probst is a financial advisor at Sound Legacy Wealth Advisors, LLC in Kirkland, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. She previously worked for Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. for 20 years and Seafirst National Bank for 27 years. Sound Legacy Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, qualified purchasers, and some institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of passive and active investment techniques tailored to client suitability, risk tolerance, and time horizon, and offers multi-generational legacy and family-office style services.

Steven Rosenthal is a financial advisor with Fulcrum Wealth Advisors, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He also operates an accounting business, Steven Rosenthal, CPA, providing tax planning and preparation services. Rosenthal has worked with firms including Cetera Advisor Networks and Intuit Inc. Fulcrum Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients with discretionary investment management, wealth management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and a range of investment vehicles, with portfolios reviewed at least quarterly.

Katy Cook is a Principal at Abacus Financial Planning and decided to change careers and go into financial planning after creating her parents’ retirement plan. She saw firsthand the peace of mind that comes with having a roadmap to guide investing and spending decisions. Katy helps women and their families use money to live the life they want. She enjoys helping people explore financial scenarios and understand the long-term impact of small (and large) choices. Prior to being a financial planner, Katy spent a decade in teaching and independent consulting focused on “data for do-gooders.” She completed a BS in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin and a financial planning certificate with Boston University. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Princeton University, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.