Michael Miller is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Planning, LLC since 2014 and previously worked at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC from 1997 to 2009. Outside of advising, he has experience as a life and annuity insurance agent, a role he has held since 1983. Capital Planning, LLC provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a structured wealth planning and investment process using model portfolios, custom solutions, third-party managers, and variable-annuity sub-accounts.

Kamaljit Sahota Middleton is a financial advisor with Snider Financial Group in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Snider Financial Group, Middleton worked at Composition Wealth, LLC and Clear Creek Financial Management, LLC DBA Copper Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, Middleton is involved with KK Loans, LLC dba NEXA Mortgage as a mortgage broker. Snider Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, overseeing approximately $550 million in regulatory assets. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation framework with a tactical overlay and integrates comprehensive planning areas such as retirement, tax, cash flow, education funding, and estate considerations into its investment recommendations.

Justin Arnold is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Management LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Flagstar Bank, and Opes Wealth Management. Fortis Capital Management serves individuals, families, businesses, trusts, foundations, charities, and private fund investors by providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across a range of investments. The firm employs both active and passive strategies, including thematic approaches and derivative overlays, and also manages held-away retirement assets while coordinating with other professionals as needed.

Kyle Balcos is a financial advisor at Hohimer Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Hightower and Wells Fargo in various roles spanning over a decade. Balcos also operates Balcos Wealth Strategies, an insurance business. 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 employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and qualitative analysis across active and passive strategies and manages private funds and pooled investment vehicles.

Austin Velarde is a financial advisor at Asset One Wealth Management, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial LLC, and RBA Wealth Management. Asset One Wealth Management offers financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach tailored to each client’s risk profile, utilizing a mix of individual securities, ETFs, mutual funds, and independent managers, and provides specialized services such as ERISA retirement-plan consulting and family office coordination for clients with significant assets.

Stephen Emanuels is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at EQ Wealth Management since 2018 and previously at Capital Planning LLC from 2014 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is a general partner with a 12.5% ownership in Axiom-West LLC, a real estate project development company. EQ Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach overseen by an internal committee and manages approximately $723 million in assets with a team of eight advisors.

John Morbeck is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with First Washington Corporation in Seattle, WA, where he has worked since 2005. He has 21 years of industry experience. First Washington Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a growth-at-a-reasonable-price investment approach across an all-cap universe, managing over $500 million in assets for a small client base through a disciplined and fundamentally oriented process.

Emily Schwartz is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She currently works at WaFd Wealth, Inc. and has previously held roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. WaFd Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages client assets through tailored portfolios using ETFs, individual securities, and selected independent managers, employing a range of analytical approaches within discretionary and non-discretionary frameworks.

Jeffery Lippens is a financial advisor with Garde Capital, Inc. in Seattle, WA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Garde Capital since 2009. Garde Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension and retirement-plan clients. The firm employs a customized investment approach that combines modern portfolio theory with behavioral finance, utilizing diversified portfolios of ETFs, individual securities, and alternative strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Dana Franco Young is a financial advisor with Sage Rhino Capital LLC in Federal Way, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sage Rhino Capital in 2017, she worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 15 years and Bank of America for one year. Sage Rhino Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $787 million in client assets and employs a range of strategies including fundamental, quantitative, sector, and cyclical analysis, with a noted use of derivatives and options-related strategies in their portfolio construction.

Michael Okamoto is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with EQ Wealth Management in Bellevue, WA, and previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors for six years. EQ Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $941.7 million in assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and private funds. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis through an Investment Policy Committee to guide discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and offers access to customized models and third-party managed programs.

Thomas Owens is a financial advisor at Garde Capital, Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Garde Capital since 2009. Garde Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension and retirement-plan clients. The firm employs a customized, globally diversified investment approach that incorporates modern portfolio theory and behavioral finance, managing approximately $2.26 billion in assets as of the end of 2024.

Laurence Donohue is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Fortis Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fortis in 2025, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch from 2020 to 2025. Fortis Capital Management serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, foundations, charities, and private fund investors with financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies across various asset classes and manages pooled investment vehicles, including private funds with performance-based fee arrangements.

Austin Jodrey is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Kutscher Benner Barsness & Stevens, Inc. since 2020. Prior to joining KBBS, he worked at National Life Group from 2016 to 2020. Kutscher Benner Barsness & Stevens advises individuals, families, and trustees by providing integrated financial planning and portfolio management, emphasizing a disciplined planning process with routine written reports and client involvement. The firm uses proprietary asset-allocation models and a combination of active and passive managers, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Kyra Easley is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at First Pacific Financial, Inc. in Seattle, WA, with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC and spent six years with Jennifer P. Easley, CFP. First Pacific Financial serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, estates, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis, including proprietary optimization models, to tailor portfolios across various asset classes and delivers services through a 19-advisor team managing approximately $1.9 billion in assets.

Brenda Lee is a financial advisor with Capital Planning, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 20 years of industry experience, including over 15 years with Capital Planning and its predecessor firm. Outside of her advisory role, she is a demonstrator for Stamp' Up, a craft business. Capital Planning, LLC provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $617.7 million in discretionary assets using a structured four-phase wealth planning framework and a seven-step investment process, incorporating model portfolios, custom solutions, third-party managers, and variable-annuity sub-accounts.

Max Mccain is a financial advisor at Sonata Capital Group Inc in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with 24 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 across stocks, bonds, and cash tailored to client needs, using both fundamental and technical analysis, and incorporates derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Courtney Hanrahan is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience. She currently works at EQ Wealth Management and was previously with Capital Planning LLC for eight years. EQ Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $941.7 million in assets with a nine-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and private funds, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and access to customized and third-party managed investment models.

John Wright is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at MarsJewett Financial Group since 2020. Prior to joining the firm, he worked in educational and community organizations, including Central Washington University and The YMCA of Greater Seattle. MarsJewett Financial Group manages approximately $734.7 million for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management services, utilizing a monthly investment planning committee to tailor portfolios based on risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.

David Limoges is a CFP® professional at Fulcrum Capital, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Emerald Advisors, LLC and Bank of America’s Private Bank, where he spent eight years. Fulcrum Capital, LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations, typically requiring a minimum household size of $1 million. The firm manages just over $1 billion in assets and employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and option strategies, with an emphasis on tailored advice and regular client involvement.