Briana Gutierrez Canales is a financial advisor at Bear Mountain Capital Inc. based in Seattle, WA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Bear Mountain Capital since 2025. Her prior experience includes roles at Valet Living, Plannetics LLC, and the University of Washington. Bear Mountain Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and select institutional accounts. The firm follows a long-term investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient portfolios with a buy-and-hold orientation.

Timothy Cummins is a financial advisor at Sonata Capital Group Inc with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Sonata Capital Group since 2000. Sonata Capital Group provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments, managing approximately $332.6 million in client assets. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation tailored to clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances, using both fundamental and technical analysis and a broad range of instruments, including options and derivatives.

Brandon Kelley is a financial advisor at Bear Mountain Capital Inc. with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He has been with Bear Mountain Capital since 2026 and has prior experience in credit unions, real estate, and banking. Bear Mountain Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and select institutional accounts, primarily focusing on discretionary portfolio management and separate hourly financial planning engagements. The firm also manages private funds, employing a long-term investment approach centered on diversified, tax-efficient portfolios and investments that may produce regular distributions or capital appreciation.

Albert Barsanti Jr. is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Wise Planning, Inc. He has held roles at Mercer Global Advisors Inc., Tapfin/EY, Water Intelligence Australia, and American Leak Detection. Barsanti is based in Seattle, WA, and holds a Series 65 license. Wise Planning, Inc. provides financial advice to individuals, families, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive personal financial planning and portfolio management with an emphasis on low-cost, broad-market index funds and operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Shana Moffatt is a financial advisor at Sonata Capital Group Inc with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Sonata since 2000. Sonata Capital Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm focuses on asset allocation using both fundamental and technical analysis, incorporating options and derivatives within separately managed accounts as part of its investment strategy.

Robert Fairbrook is a financial advisor at Wise Planning, Inc. in Seattle, WA, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Wise Planning since 2007 and Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP since 2009. In addition to his advisory role, he provides educational seminars to employees of Ernst & Young’s corporate clients. Wise Planning, Inc. serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes low-cost, broad-market index investments and operates with a flat fee structure rather than charging based on assets under management.

Richard Severs is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor at Garde Capital, Inc. in Seattle, WA, with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Garde Capital since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for a local homeowners association that manages liability protection for a neighborhood park. Garde Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan clients. The firm employs a customized investment approach that integrates modern portfolio theory and behavioral finance, utilizing diversified portfolios primarily composed of low-cost exchange-traded funds alongside select individual securities and alternatives.

Douglas Donnelly is a financial advisor with The Institute in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Institute For Wealth Management LLC, Institute for Wealth Consultants, Inc., Stephen A. Kohn & Associates, Ltd., Concert Wealth Management, Inc., and Concert Global Group Ltd. Outside of finance, he is a 25% partner in Passing Time Winery, a wine label venture. The Institute for Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $1.37 billion across about 803 clients. The firm employs an internally led Investment Committee to develop diversified model portfolios and offers both firm-managed and advisor-managed customizable investment strategies, with notable involvement in private fund advisory and pooled investment vehicles.

Joshua Spiegelman is a financial advisor at Goldbloom Wealth Management LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Goldbloom Wealth Management in various capacities since 2007. Goldbloom Wealth Management LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment process is based on individualized Investment Policy Statements and incorporates fundamental and quantitative analysis, optimization tools, and periodic reviews, utilizing a range of strategies and third-party platforms.

Ian Fink is a Series 65-registered advisor with Goldbloom Wealth Management LLC, based in Mercer Island, WA, with one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Farther and the University of Washington Housing & Food Services. Goldbloom Wealth Management LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser managing about $100.8 million for roughly 145 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-rollover guidance to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a documented Investment Policy Statement and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Patrick Conklin is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently with Hohimer Wealth Management, LLC in Seattle, WA. He has worked at Hohimer Wealth Management since 2019 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent connecting individuals with life and long-term care insurance products. Hohimer Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pensions, trusts, corporations, and private investment funds. The firm combines multiple investment analysis techniques across active and passive strategies and manages private real estate funds and pooled investment vehicles, including those with performance-based fees.

Michelle Moyer is a financial advisor at Strong Retirement Solutions with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. She has worked at MassMutual Investors Services, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Kitsap Bank. Outside of advising, she is the owner of Adept Wealth Management LLC, a marketing and bookkeeping business, and volunteers at Grace Point Kitsap church. Strong Retirement Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, focusing on retirement, estate planning, and investment product recommendations. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis, utilizing a range of approaches including sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory responsibility.

Nathan Dively is a financial advisor at Colmina, LLC in Seattle, WA, with five years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He has been with Colmina since 2021 and has prior experience in the wine industry, including roles at Genoa Cellars and Riley Sexton Vintners, where he maintains a small ownership stake and is involved in various operational activities. Colmina provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $85 million across around 40 clients. The firm offers active, passive, and hybrid investment strategies, employing multiple analytic methods, and delivers tailored advice with options for discretionary authority and flat-fee or hourly financial planning.

Myra Reinhardt is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with Elliott Cove Capital Management in Seattle, WA, where she has worked since 2005. She has 21 years of industry experience and also has a longstanding affiliation with Coastal Bank since 2004. Reinhardt serves on the board of the Stanwood Camano Food Bank, a community organization in Stanwood, WA. Elliott Cove Capital Management provides fee-based portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach based on efficient-market theory, managing portfolios primarily with Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds and ETFs, and offers fiduciary services under ERISA guidelines.

Jeffrey Fortner is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Geometric Wealth Advisors, LLC and previously worked for thirteen years at Bain & Company. Geometric Wealth Advisors provides personalized wealth management services to individuals, families, and trusts, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, broadly diversified investment strategies and integrates tax and estate planning support within its comprehensive financial planning approach.

Victoria Crosby is a financial advisor at The Institute with 34 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including DMK Advisor Group Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. She also assists as a registered representative with DMK Advisor Group Inc. for one hour a week. The Institute for Wealth Management advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.37 billion for about 803 clients through a team of 17 advisors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to private fund investments. Its investment process involves an internal committee that constructs model portfolios and incorporates outside consultants and third-party managers, with a focus on both firm-managed and customized strategies.

Joey Day is a financial advisor at Bear Mountain Capital Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Bear Mountain Capital since 2009. Bear Mountain Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and select institutional accounts, primarily using a discretionary portfolio management approach. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified, tax-efficient portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and also manages private fund-of-funds for accredited investors.

John Flavin is a financial advisor with Aspire Capital Advisors LLC in Seattle, WA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aspire since 2018 and previously spent over 16 years with Synergy Financial Services, Inc. and Synergy Financial Management LLC. Flavin also operates Flavin Financial, Inc., a business he has maintained since 1998, and is licensed in insurance-related activities outside of investment advisory work. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental analysis-driven investment approach, utilizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and operates multiple offices managing approximately $1 billion in client assets.

Marc Girardot is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising. He is currently associated with CS Planning Corp and its dba Vertical Ascent Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Veintek, LLC and Chastain Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Veintek, LLC, a medical device company developing technologies for licensing. CS Planning Corp provides investment supervisory, portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-advisor model and constructs diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances, managing accounts often on a discretionary basis.

Peter Kulseth is a financial advisor at Bear Mountain Capital Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bear Mountain Capital, he was associated with Vignoble LLC and has teaching experience at Gonzaga University and Friday Harbor High School. Bear Mountain Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and select institutional accounts, primarily through discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial planning. The firm also manages private funds, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.