Kyle Dodrill is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Portland, OR. His prior roles include positions at Deschutes Investment Consulting, Empirical Wealth Management, and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of finance, he assists occasionally with floral design at Swoon Floral Design. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering a range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and specialized portfolios, supported by client education and integrated affiliated service lines.

Stephen Engle is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2025 and previously spent a decade at Thompson Advisory Services, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he was involved with The Engle Group dba ELR Legal Search from 2009 to 2019. Thompson Advisory Services primarily serves individuals and families, including trusts, estates, and workplace retirement plans, providing financial and tax planning services. The firm employs a disciplined asset allocation strategy focused on equities, global diversification, and high-quality fixed income, delivering advice on a non-discretionary basis and offering fiduciary retirement-plan consulting.

Jacob Nelson is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC in Portland, OR, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Securities America, Inc. and the NorthWest Investment and Retirement Group. Before entering the financial industry, he held positions in the hospitality sector. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and governmental entities. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related advisory offerings through multiple program models and a variety of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Caitlin Walker is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. She currently works at D.A. Davidson & Co. and previously held roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Securities Company, and First Republic Investment Management. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Candace Stogin is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Vancouver, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 7 years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Securities America, Inc. She is currently affiliated with Allworth Financial and AW Securities. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite, index allocations, and options-based overlays, and utilizes third-party sub-advisers alongside technology solutions to manage held-away accounts.

Travis Poulos is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously worked at The Vanguard Group and Charles Schwab. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, providing investment advisory and comprehensive financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, alongside various packaged and tax-managed programs.

Joshua Keller is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Missoula, MT, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, he worked at Agia and spent ten years with Billings Public Schools. Outside of his advisory role, Keller serves on the board of the Greater Yellowstone Valley United States Bowling Congress, helping to support local bowling programs. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Timothy Schreck is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Portland, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. He worked at Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. for 21 years before joining D.A. Davidson in 2020. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards while incorporating both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Eugen Trifan is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, based in Portland, OR, and has eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Agia, Equitable Advisors, Axa Advisors, Edward Jones, and self-employment. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as secretary of the Portland chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII). Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed portfolio models with National Financial Services as custodian.

Cassondra Johnson is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Johnson has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2000 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and provides managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm uses Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and operates with over 1,200 advisors managing approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets.

Houston Thom is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., GWN Securities, and Iron Mountain Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Wealthbridge Advisors Inc. in Lake Oswego, OR. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Jerod Patterson is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Boise Cascade Co, Securities America, Inc., OSAIC, and AW Securities. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of model strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary services, incorporating technology to manage held-away retirement accounts without client login credentials.

Mario Foncea Roman is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Portland, OR, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and has held various roles including ownership and management positions in construction and remodeling through PNW Residential, LLC, and wine production consulting with Anton Farms, LLC. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting through multiple program structures such as Unified Managed Account wrap programs and third-party money manager access.

Michael Harter is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Agia and CNH Finance. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed to sell non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes unified managed accounts and overlay services, managing approximately $29.2 billion and serving nearly 300,000 clients.

Yury Dzhishkariani is a financial advisor at Farther in Portland, OR, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience before joining Farther in 2026. His career history includes roles at Northwestern Mutual, U.S. Bank, Kia America, and several other companies across different sectors. Farther provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform combined with in-person meetings. The firm applies a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and AI tools, focusing on ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Joshua Davis is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has prior work history at TIAA, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and MSI Financial Services. Joshua is based in Oregon City, OR. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment process combining passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Will Dietz is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a managing member and co-owner of Iron Mountain Wealth Management, LLC and has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2014. His work includes fixed insurance sales and operating a private entity to facilitate securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Larry Mc Clanahan is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 25 years of industry experience. His career includes previous roles at Secondhalf Planning & Investment, LLC, Kms Financial Services, Inc., and Valic Financial Advisors. He also engages in fixed insurance business activities through Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory AUM and utilizes a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Hugo Grimaldi is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Milwaukie, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of experience to his role. Prior to joining Money Concepts in 2003, he worked for over three decades as a CPA. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in client assets using model-driven and asset-allocation approaches, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio programs supported by third-party managers and technology platforms.

Laura Gorton is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Portland, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. She has worked at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2004 and is also associated with Agia, where she deals with non-securities insurance products. Additionally, she serves as Head Deaconess and a board member at her local church. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing Envestnet’s platform and third-party model managers to provide discretionary unified managed accounts.