Benjamin Hines is a financial advisor with Waverly Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pacific Portfolio Consulting, LLC, PCF Management Services INC., and Valparaiso University. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual clients, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, and supports clients through institutional custodians, third-party platforms, and various planning tools.

Calvin Spranger is a CFA® charterholder with additional CIC, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials, and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers since 2016, including its predecessor entity Badgley Phelps & Bell. Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers provides personalized wealth and investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, endowments, and foundations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes disciplined asset allocation and multi-strategy portfolio construction, combining fundamental equity selection, ETF/model portfolios, fixed income, and liquid alternatives.

James Ayres Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2025, following a 21-year tenure at Pacific Portfolio Consulting, LLC. Based in Seattle, WA, Ayres holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private markets allocations and offers services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and multi-family office solutions.

Meaghan Mckenzie is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Wedbush Morgan Securities since 2003. Mckenzie also serves as Managing Director of Investments for Nautics Wealth Management, a wealth management DBA operating through Wedbush. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutions, offering brokerage and SEC-registered advisory services across multiple asset classes and managed account solutions. The firm combines broker-dealer functions with clearing, custody, and prime services, including commodities and derivatives activities.

Blaine Thompson is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Unionview Wealth Partners for four years and Kutscher, Benner, Barsness & Stevens, Inc. for one year prior to joining Composition Wealth in 2025. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategies utilizing low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and other investment vehicles, with regular portfolio reviews and tax-sensitive rebalancing.

Jason Bremer is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with United Capital Financial Advisors since 2012. The firm provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. United Capital employs discretionary portfolio management using asset-allocation models and offers customized strategies including ESG and faith-based preferences, supported by proprietary client technology and both internal and external research.

Brianna Thompson is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Brighton Jones in 2022, she worked briefly at Aero Precision LLC and Galuccis Catering Company, and spent several years as a full-time student. Brighton Jones advises individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive wealth-management services through its Personal CFO model and Lenora Family Office, combining financial planning, discretionary investment management, and family-office administrative support.

Heather Michail is a financial advisor at Freestone Capital Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at UBS Financial Services, Tschetter Group, and D.A. Davidson & Co. Freestone Capital Management is a wealth management firm serving approximately 2,900 individual and institutional clients, managing around $14.5 billion through a team of about 61 advisors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sponsors private investment funds, utilizing a combination of internally managed models, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments with a focus on downside risk.

Zanthe Hanleybrown is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Brighton Jones, Zanthe worked as a tutor and held roles in education and food service. Brighton Jones serves individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and trusts with comprehensive wealth services, including financial planning, discretionary investment management, and private investment opportunities. The firm employs a holistic, balance-sheet approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by continuous monitoring and independent managers.

Wade Smith is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Cooper McManus Wealth Management since 2023. Prior to this, he spent over two decades at KMS Financial Services and held roles at Securities America Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process that includes individual securities, pooled products, and various instruments tailored to client objectives, alongside model asset-allocation portfolios implemented via sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Rohit Sood is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC with a Series 66 designation and experience at firms including GT Securities, Inc., JB Were - National Australia Bank, Care Super, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He is based in Seattle, WA. Brighton Jones serves individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, business entities, and trusts. The firm provides comprehensive wealth services through a balance-sheet, holistic approach that includes discretionary and non-discretionary management, family office services, tax preparation, and access to private investment opportunities.

Peter Wicklund is a CFP® and CFA® with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Freestone Capital Management, LLC since 2008. The firm manages approximately $11.49 billion in assets for about 2,783 clients through a team of 42 advisors. Freestone Capital Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, and manages private pooled investment vehicles, employing a diversified investment approach that includes internally managed models, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments with an emphasis on downside risk management.

Richard Toban is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked with firms including Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, Center Street Securities, Inc., and Ashira Financial LLC. Outside his advisory role, he is also engaged as a rabbi educator providing teaching and counseling. Realta Investment Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice and typically implements strategies using diversified asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Brady Mcswain is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Empirical Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empirical, he worked in various roles including positions at Seattle University and the Oscar Lasko YMCA & Childcare Center. He has also been involved with Brother's Pizza & Pasta for six years. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, providing diversified investment management and financial planning grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm offers a range of services including tax preparation, retirement-plan consulting, and affiliated insurance, estate-planning, and residential real-estate brokerage services.

Iyla Mitteco is a financial advisor at Freestone Capital Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Windawi & Associates, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Freestone Capital Management is a comprehensive wealth management firm serving approximately 2,900 clients with around $14.5 billion in assets under management. The firm employs a combination of internally managed model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments to create diversified portfolios with a focus on downside risk.

Chloe Chase is a financial advisor with Freestone Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Freestone Capital Management in 2026, she worked at Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, First Republic Bank, and Washington Trust Bank. Freestone Capital Management, LLC is a wealth management firm serving approximately 2,783 clients with $11.49 billion in regulatory assets under management. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, managed accounts, and financial planning, employing a diversified investment approach that includes internally managed portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments.

Quinn Snell is a CFA® charterholder currently with Empirical Wealth Management in Seattle, WA. He has experience at firms including Parcion Private Wealth and SLC Management. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as an insurance agent involved in multi-line insurance brokerage. Empirical Wealth Management serves a broad client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified asset class portfolios and offers a range of investment management, financial planning, and affiliated real estate, insurance, and estate-planning services.

Jake Riddell is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Empirical Wealth Management since 2024 and prior to that spent nine years at Fisher Investments. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and private pooled vehicle investors. The firm utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory with diversified model portfolios spanning 12–21 asset classes and offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, retirement-plan consulting, and in-house affiliated services in real estate, insurance, and estate planning.

Carla Avendano is a financial advisor at LNW with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services and the Montgomery County Government State's Attorney's Office. LNW provides integrated wealth management and trust services primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities. The firm combines investment management, wealth planning, and coordination with outside professionals, using a customized investment policy and a strategic asset-allocation approach that includes global diversification and active manager due diligence.

Simon Liu is a financial advisor with Empirical Wealth Management in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Financial Services, LLC, doing business as Empirical Wealth Management, since 2013. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and investors in its private pooled vehicle. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory across diversified asset classes and offers a range of investment management, financial planning, and affiliated insurance, estate-planning, and real estate services.