Marius Grigoriu is the principal advisor at Left Coast Investment Strategies LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 license and four years of industry experience. He also serves as a broker at Columbia Partners Real Estate, where he identifies and manages residential and investment real estate transactions. Prior to founding Left Coast, he held positions at Smartsheet Inc. and Nordstrom. Left Coast Investment Strategies provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a quantitative, factor-based investment approach that incorporates value, momentum, and lower-volatility factors, combined with tax-aware trade execution and the use of derivatives for hedging and risk management.

Keyi Zhang is a financial advisor at Fempire Mindset LLC with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to founding Fempire Mindset, Zhang worked at Liu Holdings LLC and Deep Blue AI. Fempire Mindset LLC provides personalized financial planning and consulting services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on comprehensive written plans and one-time consultations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis in its recommendations and operates under a fee-only model without managing client assets or executing transactions.

Michael Lizon is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Provident Living Advisors LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at H.D. Vest Advisory Services and H.D. Vest Investment Services from 2014 to 2017. Outside of advisory work, he operates a tax preparation and accounting business. Provident Living Advisors LLC provides fee-based discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis within a multi-role structure, offering quarterly account reviews and ERISA-focused fiduciary services for qualified retirement plans.

Mark Kruse is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Brackenwood Capital Management, LLC since 2005. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates from Bainbridge Island, WA. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance producer in Washington State, offering life and disability insurance. Brackenwood Capital Management, LLC is a small, supported firm with two advisors.

Jeffrey Martin is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Since 2002, he has been with CIM Financial Group, Inc., now operating as Capital Investment Management in Edmonds, WA. Capital Investment Management is a small, state-registered adviser serving primarily individual clients who are retired or preparing for retirement. The firm offers continuous investment advice and discretionary portfolio management alongside retirement-focused financial planning, employing a value-oriented approach with fundamental analysis across various asset classes.

Igor Vuletic is the sole advisor at Matchpoint Capital Management, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has led Matchpoint Capital Management since its founding in 2008. Matchpoint Capital Management serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations with customized portfolio management primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, and individual equities. The firm employs a top-down asset allocation strategy that integrates fundamental and technical analysis to build Growth, Growth/Income, and Income portfolios, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Kirk Clothier is a financial advisor at CSW Partners, LLC in Seattle, WA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with CSW Partners since 2013. In addition to his advisory work, Clothier is an owner and CPA at Clothier & Willsey, LLC, an accounting firm where he dedicates the majority of his time. CSW Partners serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and retirement plan trustees by recommending third-party portfolio managers and facilitating client relationships with those managers. The firm customizes its recommendations based on clients’ goals and monitors manager performance without directly managing client assets or charging traditional advisory fees.

Jamie Clark is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Ruby Pebble Financial Planning LLC. Prior to founding Ruby Pebble in 2022, Jamie worked at 603 Financial, Inc. from 2020 to 2022 and has held roles at Northwestern University and the University of Washington. Jamie holds a Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning and a certificate in Financial Therapy. Ruby Pebble Financial Planning LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management for individuals and high-net-worth clients, along with retirement plan consulting and participant education for plan sponsors. The firm integrates Modern Portfolio Theory into its investment approach and combines one-on-one planning with retirement plan services, utilizing custodians such as Altruist and Schwab.

Ward Williams is a financial advisor at Better Tomorrow Financial in Seattle, WA, with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Amazon, Uber, Facebook, and Nuwest Group LLC, where he also serves as a Senior Business Analyst. Better Tomorrow Financial primarily serves individual clients who are not high-net-worth, as well as small trusts, nonprofits, and employer groups. The firm offers fiduciary, fee-only financial planning and portfolio management with a focus on passive, low-fee index-fund strategies, emphasizing tax and fee minimization and providing extensive client engagement through a structured planning process.

Kevin Reed is a financial advisor at Diogenes Financial LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at RCUH from 2015 to 2017 and had a period of unemployment from 2018 to 2021. Diogenes Financial LLC serves individuals, individual retirement accounts, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, hourly financial consultations, and federal income tax preparation. The firm constructs personalized portfolios based on client timelines, risk tolerance, and social-investing preferences, utilizing fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis, and may employ derivative strategies when suitable.

Kassondra Dykema is a financial advisor at Family Retirement LLC in Seattle, WA, with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Adams Financial Concepts, LLC, and R and R Retirement Services. Outside of advising, she operated a family restaurant business for four years. Family Retirement LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small business owners, providing investment management, financial planning, consulting, and educational retirement classes. The firm focuses on technical analysis for investment strategy and manages portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, ADRs, and publicly traded equities, excluding derivatives and certain other securities.

Lisa Eaton is a financial advisor at Firm Footing Financial Planning in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. She has prior experience at CPA Dream Team and Leece FP LLC and worked for over a decade at Cascade Dizziness Physical Therapy. In addition to her advisory role, Lisa provides tax preparation services through CPA Dream Team. Firm Footing Financial Planning offers fee-only financial planning and education to individuals, couples, families, and employers, focusing on limited-scope engagements addressing retirement, estate and tax coordination, cash flow, debt management, and business planning. The firm emphasizes an asset-allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and typically recommends passive, low-turnover investment vehicles, with clients responsible for implementation and custody.

Roger Werner is the sole advisor at Werner & Co. RIA, PLLC in Seattle, WA, with 35 years of industry experience. He has held the Series 63 designation and has led Werner & Co. RIA, PLLC since 2014. Werner & Co. RIA, PLLC is a state-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, non-profits, and retirement plans. The firm operates on a non-discretionary basis, utilizing fundamental analysis to recommend various securities while emphasizing low-cost, no-load funds and requiring clients to custody with Altruist Financial LLC.

My clients are primarily Gen X and Gen Y working professionals and pre-retirees. Many work in tech as well as in other industries. Many also work in the public sector and not-for-profit sector . My clients seek working with a Fee-Only CFP® who provides financial planning and investment expertise, affording them the ability to steward their financial resources towards their goals. They value the peace of mind that comes from working with a Fee-Only Financial Planner and, as a result, feel empowered to see through on their goals and dreams.

Emanual Kahsai is the sole advisor at Aksum Wealth, LLC in Lynnwood, WA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of experience as a financial advisor. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Kahsai is employed full-time as a pharmacist, a position he has held for over ten years. Aksum Wealth provides hourly financial planning services for individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement, estate, education, and cash-flow planning. The firm emphasizes passive, broadly diversified investment strategies and does not manage portfolios on a discretionary basis, with client implementation arranged through outside managers when requested.

Krystal Oien is a financial advisor at Brackenwood Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Rogowski Wealth Management since 2022. Her prior roles include multiple positions at Seattle Pacific University and other organizations. Brackenwood Capital Management is a small SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.6 million in discretionary assets for around 86 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth individuals, small businesses, and trusts. The firm offers long-term, asset-class diversified portfolio management using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, along with hourly financial planning and consulting services.

Thomas Castillo II is the sole advisor at Angeles Partners LLC in Seattle, WA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. He has led Angeles Partners since its founding in 2011. Angeles Partners LLC provides discretionary investment management for individual clients, including retirement accounts, using separately managed accounts. The firm employs long and short positions in U.S. equities, actively trades equity options and derivatives, and incorporates margin and futures strategies within its portfolios.

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Michelle Fait is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. She has served as the sole advisor at Satori Financial LLC since 2001. Satori Financial LLC is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser based in Seattle that primarily serves working professionals and single individuals. The firm offers financial life planning, portfolio management, and consulting related to marriage and divorce, focusing on strategic asset allocation, passive investment implementation, and tax-aware planning tailored to client values and life goals.

Hans Berkenhoff is a CFA charterholder with 35 years of industry experience. He serves as the sole advisor at Parkside Family Office LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2025 after a 34-year career at Harbour Investment Management. Parkside Family Office LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing discretionary investment management and personalized planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, with select service to non-profits and small businesses. The firm employs a blend of Modern Portfolio Theory, asset allocation, and various analytical methods to manage concentrated, long-term portfolios on a discretionary basis.