Blair Carpenter is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments and La Paloma. He is based in Camas, WA. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates financial planning services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

Andrew Laws is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Michael R. Neumann Corp. and Wells Fargo Investments. Outside of advising, he has worked as a ride-share driver for six years. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Nicholas Rodenkirch is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Johnson Bixby. Rodenkirch is also the Director of NexGen for the Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, where he oversees activities aimed at supporting young financial planning professionals. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client direction in investment decisions and provides access to third-party discretionary managers, with ongoing oversight and due diligence.

Jeffrey Strittmatter is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Russell Investments Financial Services, Invesco, Cetera, and Regions Bank. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various advisory programs, relying on Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight. The firm manages a large client base primarily with non-discretionary assets and does not target high-net-worth or corporate clients.

Vernon Brewer Jr. is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Portland, OR. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he worked at Fidelity Investments and the Lewis-Stefani Group. Outside of his advisory role, he works as an independent contractor installing custom blinds and drapes. Voya Financial Advisors serves a broad range of clients including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through multiple program structures that emphasize recommendation-based advice over discretionary management.

Todd Mckee is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Agia, Valic Financial Advisors, and CUNA Mutual Group. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm emphasizes recommendation-based advice through various program structures, including wrap programs and third-party money managers.

Kenton Chadwick is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with D.A. Davidson & Co. and previously worked at Ameriprise, Raymond James Financial Services, and Wells Fargo. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm operates under fiduciary standards and provides specialized retirement plan advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Dean Eisenbraun is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Vancouver, WA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked previously at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and KMS Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he manages multiple business entities involved in bookkeeping and financial administration. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management through various model strategies and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Robert Horwitz is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has previously worked at Thompson Advisory Services, Childfree Wealth, Protected Investors of America, and Money Quotient. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other strategies, and offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Benjamin Yerke is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 and 63 licenses. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Morgan Stanley for three years, E*TRADE Securities and Capital Management for five years, and TD Ameritrade for three years. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a photography business based in Oregon. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering institutional services through various affiliated entities.

Christopher Werner is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2019, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for eight years. Werner is a co-owner and board member of Epsilon Technology Corp, a role outside of his investment activities. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, offering a range of advisory programs and services including customized portfolios, third-party asset manager access, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, with investment management teams that oversee discretionary model portfolios.

Christopher Markarian is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC for 11 years before joining &PARTNERS. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional entities, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies.

John Mcewan is a CFP® with 46 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with CWM, LLC. His career includes prior roles at LPL Financial, Cetera Wealth Services, and Granite Wealth Strategies. He also works as an insurance agent, selling life, annuities, and long-term care insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management with model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a range of financial planning and retirement-plan services.

Omar Kemp is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at Fisher Investments for seven years and had roles at Cetera Investment Services, Foresters Advisory Services, and Teen Enrichment Network. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated model emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and is closely tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Eric Mcewan is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in Vancouver, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, Granite Wealth Strategies, and Linsco Private Ledger. Outside of advising, he is licensed as an insurance agent, selling life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools while offering a range of retirement plan services and fiduciary processes.

Miles Mason is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill, with tenures spanning from 2005 to 2020. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Jake Anderson is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked across several Charles Schwab entities since 2009, including Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Charles Schwab Bank, and Schwab Wealth Advisory. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools to guide investment recommendations. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and delivers advice without discretionary trading authority, distinguishing its approach from many enterprise wealth managers.

Karrie Spencer is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Portland, OR. Her prior experience includes seven years at Fisher Investments before joining Mercer Global Advisors. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a mix of ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

Maxwell Baumann is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Portland, OR, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Key Investment Services LLC, KeyBank NA, and Bank of America. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing a range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies.

Joshua Bullis is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. based in Vancouver, WA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 16 years of industry experience, including 17 years at T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory program for individual investors and households, combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management with access to financial advisors and online tools. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs and employs tax-aware rebalancing and tactical allocations.