Anthony Hollerich is a financial advisor at The Institute with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Madison Private Wealth Management and has been with The Institute since 2025. The Institute for Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $1.37 billion across 803 clients. The firm utilizes an internally led Investment Committee to construct model portfolios and offers both firm-managed and advisor-managed investment options, with a strategy range that includes ESG-oriented core portfolios and tactical sector rotation.

Thomas Oakes is a financial advisor at American Northwest Advisory Services L.L.C. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Oakes is the owner and CEO of Oakway LLC, a business focused on education and entertainment involving activities such as video creation, tutoring, and music production. American Northwest Advisory Services, L.L.C. provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, small businesses, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a core-and-satellite approach and has a significant concentration of assets in pension consulting relationships.

James Hua is a financial advisor at Opal Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Emergent Capital, Inc. and Sheppard Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, Mr. Hua co-founded Bellevue Funding LLC, a specialty finance company focused on hard money lending, where he serves as Portfolio Manager. Opal Advisors is an SEC-registered, fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and pension consulting, employing a process that includes active security selection and the use of third-party managers.

Susanna Fraser is a financial advisor at Asset One Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Asset One, she held various roles including positions at Western Washington University, Makeworth Coffee Roasters, and Target Corporation. Asset One Wealth Management provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio construction based on client risk profiles and objectives, utilizing a mix of individual securities, ETFs, mutual funds, and Independent Managers.

Lindsey Hadfield is a financial advisor at Verus Financial Partners with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Verus Financial Partners since 2021. Prior to her advisory career, she spent time at James Madison University and Veritas School. Verus Financial Partners serves primarily individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary investment management along with optional financial and tax planning services. The firm focuses on mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, using fundamental analysis and actively managing cash positions, and is notable for its use of Dimensional Fund Advisors funds and independent proxy-voting services.

Alden Gwinn is a financial advisor at Tschetter Group in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Norris & Stevens. Tschetter Group provides asset management and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities, utilizing proprietary asset-allocation models and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm manages discretionary accounts and a private pooled fund focused on venture capital, private equity, and regional real estate investments.

Chad Bearden is a financial advisor at Hidden Cove Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously served in the United States Navy for 20 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent with One Strategic Capital, Inc. Hidden Cove Wealth Management provides tailored investment advice and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages diversified portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and Independent Managers, and serves several hundred client relationships.

Brooke Crawford is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Wise Planning, Inc. since 2023. Her prior roles include positions at The Vanguard Group and various companies outside the financial sector. Wise Planning, Inc. provides financial advice to individuals, families, and institutional clients through comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing low-cost, broad-market index funds and offering a flat, asset-and-complexity-based fee structure.

Erik Austin is a financial advisor with WaFd Wealth, Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has prior experience at RBC Wealth Management and Symetra. WaFd Wealth, Inc. serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, wealth and investment management, and retirement plan consulting, using tailored portfolios with exchange-traded funds, equities, debt securities, and independent managers.

Eli Gripp is an advisor at Tschetter Group with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Tschetter Group in 2023, he worked at RXA @ OneMagnify and held roles at the University of Washington Disability Resources for Students and Young Financial Services. Tschetter Group provides asset management and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses proprietary asset-allocation models and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across a diverse range of strategies, including a privately offered pooled vehicle focusing on venture capital, private equity, and regional real estate investments.

Joshua Moore is a financial advisor at Mainsail Financial Group in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mainsail Financial Group in 2025, he worked at Edward Jones for four years and was employed by SightLife for seven years. Mainsail Financial Group provides portfolio management, individualized financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses model portfolios developed by its investment committee and employs various analysis and strategies, delivering services on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Craig Chucka is a financial advisor with Snider Financial Group, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Snider Financial Group since 2020 and is also the owner and member manager of Geddes Chucka PLLC, a CPA firm he has managed since 2003. Snider Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, overseeing approximately $550 million in regulatory assets. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach with a tactical overlay, integrating comprehensive planning areas such as retirement, tax, insurance, and estate considerations into its client services.

Dustin Brumbaugh is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Tschetter Group, where he has worked since 2017. Prior to joining Tschetter Group, he worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. from 2015 to 2017. Tschetter Group provides asset management and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm’s investment process utilizes proprietary asset-allocation models and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, offering customized portfolios and managing a private fund-of-funds with exposure to venture capital, private equity, and real estate.

Jeffrey Hughes is a financial advisor at Investor Fan with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Investor Fan for 12 years. Investor Fan provides investment management, financial consulting, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and macroeconomic analysis to tailor portfolios to each client's goals.

Curtis Nilsen is a financial advisor at Hohimer Wealth Management, LLC in Seattle, WA, with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Mutual of America, Blue Nile Inc, and MassMutual Northwest. Hohimer Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pensions, trusts, corporations, and private investment funds. The firm employs a variety of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and qualitative investment strategies and acts as investment manager for private real estate funds and pooled investment vehicles.

Timothy Kimmel is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Paul R. Ried Financial Group, LLC since 1993 and previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC from 2013 to 2024. He serves as a board member for Monster and Sea, a charitable organization based in Redmond, WA. Paul R. Ried Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses, managing approximately $1.27 billion in assets across more than 1,000 client relationships. The firm employs a dynamic asset allocation process emphasizing longer-term fundamental valuation, manager specialization, and diversified selection, supported by third-party research and client education.

Samuel Rice is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with PCM Encore, LLC in Bellevue, WA. He has two years of industry experience, including eight years at Assurance IQ before joining PCM Encore. PCM Encore serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with comprehensive wealth management, family office services, and outsourced CIO engagements. The firm focuses on diversified, long-term portfolio construction using a mix of passive and active investment strategies and integrates tax-aware approaches such as Direct Indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Suhas Joshi is a financial advisor at Prospero Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Before joining Prospero Wealth in 2022, he worked at Stripe for three years and Facebook, Inc. for seven years. Prospero Wealth, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs tailored investment programs using individual securities, ETFs, derivative strategies, and offers assets-under-advisement consulting to other advisers.

Baljit Gill is a financial advisor at Hohimer Wealth Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for eight years and at Ohno Construction Company for two years. Hohimer Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pensions, trusts, corporations, and private investment funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and qualitative analysis across active and passive strategies, and manages private real estate funds and pooled investment vehicles.

Shawn Nelson is a financial advisor with Boone Wealth Advisors, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 license and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Boone Wealth Advisors since 2016 and also maintains a longstanding affiliation with LPL Financial dating back to 2000. Boone Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a multi-meeting intake process to develop tailored plans and offers a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and independent money managers.