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 designation. He began his advisory career in 2025 after completing his education at the University of California at Berkeley. Finomenon Investments LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored portfolios combining passive and active strategies, with a focus on asset allocation, risk tolerance, and tax considerations, and also delivers educational seminars and speaking engagements alongside personalized advisory services.

Louise Alexander is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Gates Pass Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Gates Pass Advisors, she held roles at Merrill, Newground Social Investment, and O'Meara Financial Group. Outside of finance, she is involved in property management and serves as a co-trustee in a fiduciary capacity for family trusts. Gates Pass Advisors offers comprehensive financial planning and wealth management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $207 million in discretionary assets. The firm emphasizes financial-planning-driven asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware management, using a turn-key platform with third-party independent managers to implement client portfolios.

Spencer Brueske is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with B3 Wealth Strategies in Bellevue, WA, where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes positions at Financial Advocates Investment Management and Waddell & Reed. He also provides limited advisory services through an independent registered investment advisor firm during asset transitions. B3 Wealth Strategies offers discretionary asset management and investment advice to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, long-term holdings, and uses LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management platform for custody and execution.

Daniel Ervin is a financial advisor at Ervin Investment Management with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Ervin Investment Management since 2019, alongside roles at Reis Investment Management and as an Instructional Specialist for Highline Public Schools. Outside of advising, he serves as a successor trustee of a family trust. 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 individual equity selection with low-cost index ETFs, managing approximately $270 million across diverse client types including institutional entities.

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.

Jeffrey Ross is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with The Planner’s Edge LLC since 1998 and has worked as a financial advisor under his own name since 1983. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the treasurer for the Islandaire HOA. The Planner’s Edge serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households and trusts, providing customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management through its Serious Money Approach™. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and rebalancing, combining fundamental manager due diligence with technical analysis and guiding principles.

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.

William Gevers is a financial advisor at Gevers Wealth Management with 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cetera and Capital Planning Corp. Outside of his advisory role, Gevers participates as a volunteer board member for several organizations and is involved as a fly fishing guide, often taking clients on outings or donating packages to charity auctions. Gevers Wealth Management serves business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, associations, and certain broker-dealer customers by providing discretionary wealth management and separate financial consulting services. The firm employs a blend of quantitative and qualitative analysis to construct portfolios and may incorporate third-party managers, focusing on entity clients rather than individual retail or high-net-worth clients.

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.

Jason Sikma is a financial advisor at Lake Avenue Financial LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Fidelity and its affiliated entities for over a decade before joining Lake Avenue Financial. Lake Avenue Financial LLC serves individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, as well as brokerage customers and other financial institutions. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services, emphasizing customized asset allocation and model-based portfolio construction.

Charles Hamilton is a financial advisor with Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company and Cetera Advisor Networks. He is also the owner of Hamilton Financial Services LLC, a support company used for tax purposes. Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. provides written financial planning and retirement plan participant advisory services to individuals and institutional clients. The firm delivers detailed, non-discretionary recommendations, typically billing planning work on an hourly basis, and does not offer discretionary portfolio management.

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.

Eldon Harsin is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Pacific Financial Advisors in Bellevue, WA. He has been involved with Harsin Wealth since 2018 and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2014, and has worked under the name Dick Harsin since 1996. Outside of advisory work, he co-owns Harsin Tax Planning, Inc., a firm that offers tax preparation services. Pacific Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a variety of investment strategies, including active and passive funds, illiquid alternatives, and structured notes.

Samuel Stanus Ghib is a financial advisor at Steward Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He has held roles at Steward Capital since 2016 and has prior work experience at Lam's Seafood Market. Steward Capital LLC provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning for individual clients, including high-net-worth and accredited investors, using fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with access to a broad range of investment options and employs strategies such as margin borrowing, short sales, and derivatives.

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.