Nils Wickman is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and currently serves at Ares Financial Consulting LLC. He has worked at Ares since 2017 and has prior experience with Ameritas Investment Corp. Outside of his advisory role, Wickman teaches a financial literacy class for Tacoma Public Schools and serves as Planned Giving Director at Urban Grace Church. He is also an advisory committee member of the 253 Youth Ultimate Program. Ares Financial Consulting serves individuals, families, small businesses, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using a long-term, diversified investment approach typically involving mutual funds and ETFs, alongside value-based pricing and business-focused services.

Frank Gallo is a CFP® with 34 years of experience in financial services, currently affiliated with Investors Portfolio Services LLC. He has held positions at multiple firms, including Fortune Financial Services, United Planners Financial Services, and FMT Solutions. Outside of advisory work, he acts as trustee of the Joan M Gallo Trust and prepares federal tax returns. Investors Portfolio Services LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm integrates portfolio construction based on Investment Policy Statements with technology-driven implementation and offers tax preparation, estate planning, and educational seminars.

Jun Chea is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Rainier Family Wealth, Inc. since 2024 and previously held roles at Financial Insights, Inc. and Key Bank NA, where he spent 29 years. Rainier Family Wealth, Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, using a combination of passive and active strategies grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.

Michael Ruff is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Rainier Family Wealth, Inc. since 2024 and previously held roles at Financial Insights, Inc. and Key Bank. Rainier Family Wealth, Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual, high-net-worth, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach centered on asset allocation using both passive and active strategies, integrating financial planning and tax analysis into ongoing account supervision.

Jeffrey Lang is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Seneschal Family Office in Tacoma, WA. He has been with Seneschal Advisors, LLC since 2012. Seneschal Family Office provides financial planning, investment management, and comprehensive family office services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm follows a structured financial planning process and emphasizes diversified asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party independent managers.

Thomas Bowman is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Investors Portfolio Services LLC and has held roles at TJB Advisory LLC and Fortune Financial Services, Inc. Bowman serves as treasurer for the Kiwanis Club of Puyallup Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Investors Portfolio Services LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm also offers financial planning, tax preparation, and educational seminars, utilizing a range of technology platforms and strategies including direct indexing and potential derivatives use in separately managed accounts.

David Jajewski is a financial advisor with Portfolio Strategies Inc in Tacoma, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Portfolio Strategies since 1992 and was previously with GWN Securities, Inc. for 11 years. Portfolio Strategies, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $50.2 million in assets through a small advisory team. The firm uses various model programs and treats cash as an asset class, managing accounts on a discretionary, custodian-neutral basis.

Michelle Robinson is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Stolz & Associates, PS since 2001. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a notary, providing occasional document notarization services to clients at no charge. Stolz & Associates advises individuals, families, and retirement plans, managing approximately $282 million in client assets. The firm emphasizes long-term investing and diversified, lower-cost portfolios, offering comprehensive financial planning and retirement consulting through a team of three credentialed advisors.

Timothy Rhee is a financial advisor at Rainier Family Wealth, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Cetera, East West Bank, KeyBank National Association, Bank of America, and Merrill. Rainier Family Wealth, Inc. serves individual, high-net-worth, charitable, and corporate clients with wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach combining passive and active strategies alongside integrated financial planning and tax analysis.

Jennifer Emmons Carlson is a financial advisor at Gould Capital, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Gould Capital since 2019 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for eight years. Carlson holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Gould Capital serves individuals, foundations, charities, institutions, estates, and trusts, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs proprietary strategies combining value-based fundamental analysis, asset allocation, and income-focused approaches, and offers ERISA 3(38) fiduciary services for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Patrick Rhodes is a financial advisor at PWR Financial Services with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has managed Rhodes & Associates since 1978. Outside of advising, he manages a certified public accounting firm and is involved in multiple business ventures, including ownership and operational roles in hospitality, property management, and manufacturing companies. PWR Financial Services provides investment advisory services exclusively to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on manager-of-managers and third-party money manager selection and monitoring. The firm emphasizes due diligence, asset allocation, and long-term, non-discretionary portfolio management.

John Hunt is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently practicing at PWR Financial Services in Federal Way, WA. He has been involved with Power Property Consultants, Inc. since 2012. Outside of advisory services, Hunt holds multiple director of operations roles in various businesses spanning real estate, hospitality, and manufacturing, including ownership interests in several properties and small businesses. PWR Financial Services provides investment advisory services exclusively to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on manager-of-managers and third-party money manager selection and monitoring. The firm manages client assets predominantly on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing due diligence, asset allocation, and a long-term investment approach.

Benny Heeb is a financial advisor at Stock Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Stock Management LLC since 1984. Stock Management LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $128 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach using Value Line data and manages portfolios with explicit sell rules and a bond-ladder strategy to reduce interest-rate risk.

Matthew Keefe is a financial advisor at MKT and Associates LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Columbia River Advisors LLC for nine years. MKT and Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning as an ancillary service. The firm employs individualized Investment Policy Statements and a range of investment strategies, including tax-managed model portfolios and the use of third-party money managers, and provides various retirement plan fiduciary services.

John Dubinsky is a financial advisor at North Financial Inc in University Place, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with North Financial Inc since 2009. Outside of advising, he is president and owner of North Financial, Inc., which provides accounting and tax preparation services. North Financial Inc serves individual and business clients with discretionary asset management and portfolio management, offering financial planning as a complimentary service. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis to manage three model portfolios and integrates tax and accounting services alongside its advisory business.

Charles Cutter is a financial advisor at Briarwood Financial with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC. Outside of financial advising, he is involved as a business development analyst at Relevant Concepts Marketing Group, a marketing company. Briarwood Financial Planning provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual clients with modest assets. The firm combines passive portfolio construction with fundamental and cyclical analysis, offers tax and accounting services alongside investment advice, and serves employer-sponsored retirement plans through fiduciary management and educational programs.

Nicholas Wold is a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS™) with six years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Alitus Financial Services and has previously worked at Madrona Financial Services and Triad Investment Management. Since 2014, he has also been a CPA and shareholder at Sutton-McCann & Company, a tax management firm. Alitus Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on value-driven fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio management, with services implemented through an external money manager.

Chad Glover is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Seneschal Family Office in Tacoma, WA. He has held various roles within KeyBank and its investment services affiliates since 2017 before joining Seneschal. Seneschal Family Office provides financial planning, investment management, and comprehensive wealth services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes a structured planning process and diversified asset allocation, combining a small advisory team with institutional-scale assets under management.

James Howatson is a financial advisor at Woodland Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before entering the financial field, he served in the United States Coast Guard Reserves for 31 years and worked with the Tacoma Police Department for 32 years. He has been retired since 2017. Woodland Wealth Advisors provides discretionary, individually tailored portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on long-term equity and ETF core holdings combined with options strategies to generate income and seek capital preservation. The firm manages a small, concentrated client base, allowing for more individualized oversight and employs a disciplined investment process with quarterly account reviews.

Hyun Park is the sole advisor at Park Wealth Management in Federal Way, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Park & Associates PS CPA, where he has worked since 1995. Outside financial advising, he devotes part of his time to his accounting practice and is a member of a small commercial real estate investment venture. Park Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and small businesses. The firm employs model-driven portfolio construction focusing on mutual funds, ETFs, and selected individual securities, with ongoing monitoring supported by third-party performance data.