Feifei Li is a financial advisor at Kavout Algo Financial LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Research Affiliates LLC for 17 years and remains a passive shareholder there. Kavout Algo Financial provides continuous, primarily non-discretionary asset management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, combining quantitative and traditional investment methods with a value-oriented approach.

Ryan Halleran is a financial advisor at GenSphere Private Wealth, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at D.A. Davidson & Co., Parcion Private Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services Inc, and Wells Fargo Advisors. GenSphere Private Wealth, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, administrative services for private and alternative investments, and modular financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental and momentum analysis across various asset classes and utilizes option-writing strategies and derivatives in its investment approach.

Lesa Sroufe is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Lesa Sroufe & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based firm she has led since 2004. Lesa holds a Series 63 license and manages a small team of three advisors. Lesa Sroufe & Company, Inc. provides portfolio management and investment research to individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts. The firm employs a research-driven, value-oriented investment approach with focused portfolios typically diversified across 25–35 stocks and may hold up to 50% cash at management discretion. It also acts as a sub-adviser and wrap program sponsor, offering trading, accounting, and performance reporting services in addition to direct portfolio management.

Dipit Gupta is a financial advisor at Finomenon Investments LLC in Kirkland, WA, holding a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Finomenon, Dipit completed full-time education at the University of California at Berkeley. Finomenon Investments provides fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a tailored asset allocation approach combining fundamental analysis with both passive and active strategies, and offers ongoing portfolio management, project-based planning, and public educational seminars.

Louise Alexander is a CFP® professional with one year of experience in financial advising, currently with Gates Pass Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Merrill, Newground Social Investment, and O'Meara Financial Group, among others. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing residential properties and serves as a co-trustee for a family trust. Gates Pass Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and wealth management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on financial-planning-driven asset allocation and tax-aware management, utilizing third-party independent managers via a turn-key platform to implement client strategies.

Daniel Ervin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is a principal at Ervin Investment Management, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to founding the firm, he spent one year with Reis Investment Management. Outside of finance, he works as an Instructional Specialist for Highline Public Schools, focusing on teacher development and curriculum. Ervin Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advice to individuals, families, trusts, charitable foundations, and small pension funds. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach combining fundamental equity analysis with low-cost index ETFs, managing approximately $270 million across 98 clients.

Joseph Turley is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Breakwater Investment Management since 2009 and has held a role at IDS Life Insurance Company since 2003. Turley occasionally provides telephone consultations as an outside consultant and subject matter expert. Breakwater Investment Management oversees approximately $250.8 million in discretionary assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, trusts, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The firm employs model portfolios that emphasize low-cost, primarily passive ETFs, with global diversification and discretionary management tailored to client-specific needs.

Celeste Yu is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Two Firs Financial. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Street Financial LLC, Kohtz & Co. LLC, Hd Vest Financial Services, and Starbucks. Outside of financial advising, she is involved with Thirty9 Twenty9 LLC, a real estate rental business. Two Firs Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and tax-related services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and incorporates options strategies such as covered calls to manage risk and generate income.

Lydja Williams is the principal advisor at Williams 360 Financial Advisory, LLC in Bellevue, WA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in the financial advisory industry. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at Microsoft for six years and at Rendition Software for fourteen years. Williams 360 Financial Advisory, LLC is a fee-only independent firm serving individuals, couples, and families with broad-based financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm follows Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing diversified, low-cost, passively managed index funds and ETFs, and uses a flat-fee pricing model rather than fees based on assets under management.

Kyle Lunde is a financial advisor at SmartHarvest Portfolios with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Eaton Vance Management, Parametric Portfolio Associates, and Catalina Capital Group LLC. SmartHarvest Portfolios provides discretionary sub‑advisory investment management to financial advisors who serve high‑net‑worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm applies modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis to construct primarily long‑term, customized portfolios using equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed-income instruments.

Martin Lundgren is a CFP® and CFA® with 14 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Northern Lights Advisors, Inc. in Seattle, WA since 2013. Northern Lights Advisors serves both individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm combines traditional advisory relationships with a web-based automated portfolio program that uses proprietary model portfolios to provide investment recommendations.

Bryce James is a financial advisor at Smart Portfolios, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Smart Portfolios since 2005. Smart Portfolios, LLC provides investment management and financial planning to retail and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management, signal subscription services, and consulting. The firm uses a model-driven approach based on proprietary Dynamic Portfolio Optimization and incorporates multiple research sources, favoring ETFs for tactical exposure.

Charles Hamilton is a financial advisor with Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bellevue, WA, holding the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long-term service at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. provides written financial planning and retirement plan participant advisory services to individuals and institutional clients, delivering detailed, non-discretionary recommendations primarily on an hourly billing basis. The firm does not offer discretionary portfolio management and does not custody client assets.

Mark Bergeron is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at WLFB Inc. in Bellevue, WA. He has worked at WLFB since 1997 and has been involved with Smart Portfolios, LLC since 2019. Bergeron is also active as an insurance broker, focusing on life and disability insurance. WLFB Inc. is a small, supported registered investment adviser that serves individuals, trusts, closely held businesses, and pension plans. The firm provides financial and retirement planning and refers clients to third-party investment managers, operating on a non-discretionary basis with an emphasis on diversification and manager monitoring.

Trevor Cobb is a financial advisor at Avantia Investment Services, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs for five years before joining Avantia in 2020. Cobb serves on the Finance Committee for Americas Automotive Trust, a nonprofit organization, where he oversees financial matters. Avantia Investment Services provides tailored wealth management and financial consulting to individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, and private entities, typically serving clients at or above its stated account minimum. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management, third-party money manager selection, and coordination with clients’ legal, tax, and insurance advisors as part of comprehensive wealth plans.

Todd Schliiter is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as President and Chief Compliance Officer at Sila Financial, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and KMS Financial Services, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed for life insurance and fixed annuity sales. Sila Financial provides fee-based portfolio management and comprehensive wealth-management services to individuals, businesses, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, and nonprofits. The firm constructs custom portfolios combining mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, and individual securities, prioritizing low-cost index options and employing both long-term and shorter-term investment strategies.

Samuel Stanus Ghib is a financial advisor at Steward Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials. Prior to his current role, he worked at Ameriprise and Equitable Advisors and spent several years at Lam's Seafood Market. Steward Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients, including high-net-worth and accredited investors. The firm utilizes fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, employing strategies such as margin borrowing, short sales, and alternative investments, with an emphasis on bespoke planning for complex client situations.

Paul Hegdahl is a CFA® charterholder and the principal of Hegdahl Investment Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Amazon from 2016 to 2024 and has been with his own firm since 2014. Based in Seattle, WA, he leads the investment and compliance oversight at his firm. Hegdahl Investment Management is a state-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, retirement plans, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a macroeconomic and modern portfolio theory-based approach, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and separately managed accounts, and offers tactical overlays and customized third-party UMA/SMA solutions.

Paul Horng is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at MindState Capital LLC, where he has been since 2024. Prior to this, he spent eight years at Badgley Phelps & Bell DBA Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers and three years at Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC. MindState Capital is a small registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and other legal entities. The firm combines fundamental research with quantitative optimization and computer models to construct customized portfolios and offers discretionary portfolio management along with derivatives strategies such as options, covered calls, collars, and straddles.

Benjamin Farrow is a financial advisor at Soundpath Retirement Strategies, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Soundpath, he worked at Carta, King County, Microsoft, and Amazon. Soundpath Retirement Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial consulting, planning, and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm focuses on retirement-related services and offers comprehensive advice on a range of common liquid securities.