Nelson Larson is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Financial Advocates Investment Management and Tallus Capital Management. Outside of finance, Larson has a background in youth soccer organizations, having spent several years with the Oregon Youth Soccer Association and Portland City United Soccer Club. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing model portfolios, sub-advisors, and various analytical techniques, supported by technology platforms for comprehensive wealth management.

Mary Kirk is a financial advisor at &Partners with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, StanCorp Equities, Charles Schwab, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of JMTL Reyven Co, Inc., a real estate investing business based in Clackamas, Oregon. &Partners serves a diverse range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, combining fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses across proprietary and third-party strategies.

Michelle Gagiano is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Steward Partners Global Advisory, LLC and Umpqua Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with the Oregon Fishing Club, which manages leased land for fishing access. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Gregory Bowen is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently a wealth advisor at Mariner and Msec, LLC, having held positions at Cascadia Advisory Services, Cetera Advisors, and Portland Community College. Outside of financial services, he is president of Bowen Consulting Group, an entity established for bookkeeping purposes. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and specialized tax and family office services. The firm utilizes customized discretionary portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and supports a range of strategies including alternatives and digital assets.

Dick Schulz is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Brookstone Capital Management, CL Wealth Management LLC, Cabot Lodge Securities LLC, and Wilbanks Securities Advisory. Schulz is also the founder of Jesus' Family Ministries, a nonprofit focused on promoting the importance of family, for which he authored a book and maintains a web presence. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, often incorporating third-party sub-advisers and custodians in its service delivery.

Nathan Engstrom is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) since 2006 and currently operates under Legacy Wealth Partners, Inc. Engstrom also holds a notary public commission. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services tailored to specific client and plan sponsor objectives.

Scott Smith is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Principal Financial Services since 2016 and at Principal Life Insurance Company since 2014. He is also involved in outside insurance sales related to life, annuities, long-term care, health, and disability insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisor and promoter arrangements.

Amber Wickersham Yee is a financial advisor at Fidelity with a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Fidelity Investments since 2021 and previously held a position at US Bancorp Investments, Inc. from 2018 to 2019. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including registered investment companies and an IRS-qualified Charitable Gift Fund. The firm combines proprietary fundamental research with quantitative analysis and algorithmic portfolio construction to deliver systematic, model-based investment solutions.

Alex Baasten is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise since 2020. Baasten serves as treasurer on the La Salle Catholic College Preparatory Alumni Board. He is also a co-owner of Cascade Wealth Advisors, LLC, which manages his Ameriprise business. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides tailored retirement-income planning advice and written Recommendation Reports to clients approaching or in retirement.

Matthew Harris is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Lake Oswego, OR, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2014. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a network of more than 23,700 advisors and offers a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds under a fiduciary standard.

Robin Welch is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Wilsonville, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management since 2007. Welch serves as a mentor for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, assisting firefighters and their families affected by cancer. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm focuses on holistic, goal-based planning covering retirement, tax, estate, and other financial topics, offering these services as standalone engagements separate from managed-account programs.

John Whitehead is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Pruco Securities, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Royal Alliance, and Hornor Townsend & Kent. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and corporate and charitable entities through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm primarily employs model-driven investment strategies and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and various non-securities products and services.

Susan Perry is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 41 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes over three decades at Foresters Financial followed by seven years with Foresters Advisory Services LLC before joining LPL Financial in 2019. She also holds a non-investment role with FINRA in Portland, OR. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, with advice delivered primarily through investment adviser representatives using both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Carrie Scott is a financial advisor at Cetera with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Cetera since 2019, following prior roles at Foresters Advisory Services LLC and Foresters Financial. She is also a 50% owner of Scott Wealth Management, a business related to her Cetera work. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management options and access to third-party managers, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Henry Murphy is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at RBC Wealth Management since 2015, with a two-year tenure at City National Bank from 2021 to 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he rents his primary residence to sellers of the home for short-term stays. RBC Wealth Management serves a broad client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses tailored investment strategies implemented through a mix of in-house and third-party managers and offers a range of advisory programs with various portfolio management options.

Matthew Floberg is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He works with individuals, families, and businesses to help them understand and achieve success in their financial lives. He leads the Floberg Fisher Group, a wealth management team that provides customized guidance and in-depth strategy. The team emphasizes a planning-based approach, focusing on understanding each client's unique goals and financial circumstances to create actionable plans that guide clients toward their distinctive visions. Matthew has received multiple recognitions from Forbes, including being named one of the Best-in-State Wealth Advisors for several consecutive years and acknowledged as one of the Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams in 2026. His role involves overseeing strategy and execution in areas such as portfolio management, retirement income planning, legacy planning, philanthropic planning, tax minimization, and liquidity management. He and his team strive to provide integrity and reliability in service, seeking to offer clients both direction and reassurance. A graduate of the University of Oregon with a bachelor's degree, Matthew holds several professional designations, including the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), Certified 401(k) Professional (CKP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He is involved in his community through organizations such as Friends of the Children, Jesuit High School, and St. John Fisher School.

Kristopher Sleeman is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Waddell & Reed, Inc. for approximately 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is listed as an agent for his wife's business, Element Design & Strategy, though he does not have operational responsibilities there. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and organizations. The firm uses analytical tools and tailored planning to support client goals and offers specialized programs including municipal and public-finance advisory services.

Jeffrey Inglis is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on creating personalized financial plans that align with each client's unique ambitions and priorities. His approach centers on connecting clients to the appropriate people, plans, and processes to pursue their personal goals. Jeffrey helps clients with various financial objectives, including planning and funding education, retirement lifestyle planning, managing potential health care costs, and developing long-term family strategies. He emphasizes simplicity and transparency in the investing process to make wealth planning approachable and effective. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Oregon and maintains the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Outside of his professional role, Jeffrey enjoys adventure sports, baseball, basketball, football, golfing, music, scuba diving, spending time with his family, traveling, and woodworking.

Nicholas Roberts is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Lake Oswego, OR. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors, he worked in education at the high school and middle school levels. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo that offers investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad planning menu covering areas such as retirement, education, risk management, and specialized services like business-owner transition and divorce planning.

Roxanne Waterman is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 39 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has a lengthy career including roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Alliance One, Inc. She is also a charter member of Soroptimist International of the Americas, an organization focused on humanitarian efforts supporting women and girls. OSAIC serves a diverse clientele ranging from individual investors to institutions, offering a wide array of brokerage, advisory, and managed account services. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and risk-tolerance analysis in constructing portfolios that may include various investment vehicles and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.