Christian Miller is a financial advisor at Capital Planning, LLC in Kirkland, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Clear Conscience Sealants and Utah State University. Capital Planning, LLC is an eight-advisor firm providing fee-based wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a structured wealth planning and investment process, offers a range of model portfolios and managed programs, and maintains a multi-office presence with educational seminars and services that include cryptocurrency-related offerings.

Richard Buchan is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at 180 Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 27 years at Merrill. 180 Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, providing portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning primarily through a Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management program. The firm manages client assets on a fiduciary basis with discretionary authority for most accounts and integrates multiple analytical approaches alongside routine financial planning.

Christopher Moreton is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Cutler Investment Group with four years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Brighton Jones, USI Securities, and Parametric Portfolio Associates. Cutler Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, and registered investment companies. The firm offers risk-based Lifestyle Portfolios, a dividend-focused Equity Income strategy, and plan consulting, using third-party technology and AI tools to support portfolio oversight and client servicing.

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.

Andrew Finnigan is a financial advisor at Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at several firms, including Quint Capital Corporation, Sound Wealth Partners, and Kitsap Bank. Outside of finance, he is a managing member and co-owner of Old Loyal Films, LLC, an independent film production company, and owns Blue Mouse Theatre, a movie theater in Tacoma, WA. Fortitude Advisory Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, retirement trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and some businesses. The firm operates through a team of advisors offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers across multiple offices and affiliated entities.

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.

Brook Anderson is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is part of the Cutler Investment Group team and has worked at Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC since 2015. Cutler Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, and registered investment companies. The firm offers risk-based Lifestyle Portfolios, a dividend-focused Equity Income strategy, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing third-party technology and AI tools to support portfolio oversight and client servicing.

Christopher Kaminski is a CFP® and ChFC® with 15 years of experience in financial services. He has worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2009 to 2021 before joining Consilio Wealth Advisors, LLC in 2021. Consilio Wealth Advisors is a fiduciary registered investment advisor serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis with a long-term focus, using a range of investment vehicles including options and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Brooke Ashland is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with Cutler Investment Group in Bellevue, WA, where she has worked since 2014. She has 14 years of industry experience. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in non-investment activities including business consulting and property ownership through entities such as Ashland Partners International and Moon and Back, LLC. Cutler Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporate plans, foundations, endowments, and registered investment companies. The firm offers risk-based Lifestyle Portfolios, a dividend-focused Equity Income strategy, and utilizes third-party technology and AI tools to support research and portfolio oversight.

Ka Law is a financial advisor with WaFd Wealth, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining WaFd Wealth in 2025, Ka Law worked for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 20 years. WaFd Wealth, Inc. serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $348 million in client assets across 274 relationships. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, employing a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Brooke Trinh is a financial advisor at trueNorth Wealth Advisors in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with trueNorth Wealth Advisors since 2013. trueNorth Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and estates by providing integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management across multiple advisory programs. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified portfolios using both passive and active funds, supported by fundamental analysis and tailored Investment Policy Statements.

David Gearring Jr. is a financial advisor at Goldbloom Wealth Management LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Goldbloom Wealth Management since 2018. Goldbloom Wealth Management LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $100.8 million for around 145 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-rollover guidance, using a documented Investment Policy Statement and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Andrew Holte is a financial advisor at Wise Planning, Inc. in Seattle, WA, with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Plexus Scientific Corporation for 14 years before joining Wise Planning in 2021. Wise Planning, Inc. serves individuals, families—including high net worth clients—and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes comprehensive personal financial planning and portfolio management, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, with investment strategies focused on low-cost, broad-market index funds and ETFs.

Kyle O'Connor is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience, currently serving at Kutscher Benner Barsness & Stevens, Inc. since 2015. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Seattle, WA. Kutscher Benner Barsness & Stevens advises individuals, families, and trustees, providing integrated financial planning and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a disciplined planning process with routine written reports and operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, seeking client approval before implementing portfolio changes.

Ryan Dusenberry is a financial advisor at American Northwest Advisory Services L.L.C. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with American Northwest in various roles since 2018, including prior experience at AXA Advisors LLC and the University of Washington. American Northwest Advisory Services, L.L.C. provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, small businesses, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and pension consulting, managing a large concentration of assets in pension relationships while employing a range of analysis methods and discretionary trading authority.

Marcus Knauss is a financial advisor at Decker Retirement Planning Inc. in Bellevue, WA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Joslin Capital Advisors, LLC, Independent Financial Group LLC, and Comprehensive Wealth Management. Decker Retirement Planning provides personalized retirement and comprehensive financial planning, along with discretionary investment management, serving individuals, plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses primarily quantitative, computer-driven models and third-party trading signals, offering portfolios that include ETFs, alternative exposures, and a client financial planning process prior to asset management.

Ralph Chiocco Jr. is a financial advisor with Elliott Cove Capital Management in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Elliott Cove Capital Management since 2003. Elliott Cove Capital Management provides fee-based portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government clients. The firm employs a disciplined asset-allocation approach using index-style, allocation-based model portfolios primarily composed of Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds and ETFs, with quarterly account reviews and fiduciary services for employer retirement plans.

Luke Collova is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bear Mountain Capital Inc. in Seattle, WA. He has been with Bear Mountain Capital Management, Inc. since 2013. 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 separate hourly financial planning engagements. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient portfolios with index ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed-income securities.

Thomas Swoffer is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Talbot Financial, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at RW Baird and Asset Planning and Management. Talbot Financial provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to individuals, trusts, and pension plans, focusing on value-oriented, fundamental analysis and portfolios composed mainly of individual equities. The firm manages approximately $1.34 billion in discretionary assets and offers specialized unregistered real estate SPVs to qualified accredited investors.

Stanley Woodrome is a financial advisor at Paul R. Ried Financial Group, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has been with Paul R. Ried Financial Group since 2015. Paul R. Ried Financial Group offers investment advisory and standalone financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach centers on a dynamic asset allocation process informed by long-term fundamental valuation and behavioral finance, with an emphasis on client education and personalized reviews.