Mitchell Freedman is a financial advisor with Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC, bringing 24 years of industry experience. He previously spent 22 years at Genter Advisors LLC and has operated an accounting office, Mitch Freedman PS, since 1995. Freedman combines his financial advisory work with managing this accounting practice. Strait & Sound serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a mosaic research approach to create tailored portfolios focused on diversification and capital preservation.

Scott Benner is a financial advisor at Kutscher Benner Barsness & Stevens, Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 credential with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with KBBS since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, Benner practices law as of counsel at the law firm KHBB Law PLLC. Kutscher Benner Barsness & Stevens advises individuals, families, and trustees with integrated financial planning and portfolio management, emphasizing a disciplined planning process and client involvement. The firm employs proprietary asset-allocation models and a combination of active and passive managers, typically operating on a non-discretionary basis.

Emily Weed is a CFP® certified financial advisor with ten years of industry experience. She currently works at Emerald Advisors, LLC, where she has been since 2019, and previously held roles at M.S. Howells & CO, Bank of America, Merrill, and AXA Advisors. Emerald Advisors serves individuals, high net worth families, trusts, estates, foundations, and business entities through a multi-family office model combining financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tax-aware strategies while managing nearly $941.4 million in client assets with a small team, offering customized investment approaches and a variety of family office services.

Ashley Goggins is a financial advisor at Hidden Cove Wealth Management with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for 12 years. Goggins has been with Hidden Cove since 2022 and is also associated with One Strategic Capital, Inc. Hidden Cove Wealth Management provides tailored investment advice to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with integrated financial planning and consulting, managing client accounts with diversified portfolios and ongoing monitoring through a team of six advisors.

Lars Phillips is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Avier Wealth Advisors (formerly Retirement Asset Management) since 2012, serving the firm through its transition and growth. Avier Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning for individuals, families, and various business entities, emphasizing diversified asset allocation with institutional-class, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs informed by academic research. The firm operates as a larger multi-advisor team with a strong focus on credentialed professionals and incorporates documented due diligence and ongoing monitoring of sub-advisers in its approach.

Jared Kowalske is a financial advisor with The Retirement Solution LLC in Redmond, WA, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles within The Retirement Solution entities since 2021, along with prior positions in employment services and logistics. The Retirement Solution LLC offers comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and insurance assessments to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm employs model portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk profiles, incorporates tax-aware strategies, and integrates estate-planning coordination and third-party options-based programs into its services.

Hans Krippaehne is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Fulcrum Capital, LLC since 2022 and previously held positions at Coldstream Wealth Management and Paracle Advisors. Fulcrum Capital, LLC provides tailored investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and uses a variety of strategies including equities, fixed income, ETFs, and option overlays, with an emphasis on portfolio construction around liquid assets.

Loren Sanchez is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at WaFd Wealth, Inc. Since joining WaFd Wealth in 2025, he has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated from 2017 to 2025. WaFd Wealth, Inc. serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $348 million in assets across 274 client relationships. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, wealth management, investment management, and retirement plan consulting services using a combination of fundamental, technical, top-down, and bottom-up analysis.

Anne Marie Consentino is a CFP® with three years of experience in financial planning. She is currently with Arrivity Financial Planning in Seattle, WA. Prior to joining Arrivity, she worked at CPA Seattle. Arrivity Financial Planning offers fee-only comprehensive financial planning to individuals, couples, and families, focusing on cash flow, retirement, tax, estate, education, and risk-management topics. The firm emphasizes passively managed, low-cost index funds within globally diversified portfolios and provides advice without discretionary portfolio management or custody of client assets.

Brian Mars is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 19 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor and shareholder at MarsJewett Financial Group, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to that, he was with Cetera Advisor Networks for five years. Mars serves as treasurer for the nonprofit Worldview Matters. MarsJewett Financial Group manages approximately $735 million for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes discretionary asset management and employs a committee-based investment selection process focused on risk-adjusted returns, tailoring portfolios to client-specific needs.

Darryl Chouinard is a financial advisor at Nepsis, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Heritage Wealth Management and Elite Investment Team. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of Innovative Income Consulting, a business focused on consulting with CPAs and attorneys to enhance client relationships. Nepsis, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement accounts, charities, and businesses. The firm offers investment management primarily through a wrap-fee program and also markets research and educational services to other financial advisors.

Janiece Collopy is a financial advisor at WaFd Wealth, Inc with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill for three years. Outside of finance, she is involved in yoga and wellness and has served as a substitute yoga instructor. WaFd Wealth, Inc serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $348 million in assets across 274 client relationships. The firm offers financial planning, wealth management, and investment consulting with portfolios tailored to client objectives using a range of securities and independent managers.

John Chavez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with WaFd Wealth, Inc. in Seattle, WA, bringing 31 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at Merrill from 1994 to 2025. He is the owner of two LLCs, Innovative Concepts & Design and Practice Perfect Golf Solutions, which support his entrepreneurial ventures and invention pursuits. WaFd Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $348 million in client assets using tailored portfolios that incorporate ETFs, individual securities, and independent managers, supported by comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

Angedd Kalsi is a financial advisor at Elliott Cove Capital Management in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Elliott Cove, he worked at RSM US and Clobotics Global. Outside of his advisory role, Kalsi is a head coach for the Crossfire Premier Soccer 2009 Girls ECNL-RL Team, a position he has held since 2018. Elliott Cove Capital Management is a multi-team firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities. The firm focuses on disciplined asset-allocation strategies using index-style model portfolios primarily composed of Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds and ETFs, providing ERISA fiduciary services and quarterly portfolio reviews.

Lin Gong is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Basecamp Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to joining Basecamp, he was with LNW Wealth Management, LLC for five years and Filament, LLC for thirteen years. Basecamp Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, donor-advised funds, and related entities by providing integrated wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and family-office services. The firm builds tailored, tax-aware portfolios using a blend of passive and selective active strategies, strategic asset allocation, and ongoing rebalancing, focusing on deeper, higher-touch relationships.

Christopher Chambos is a financial advisor at Elliott Cove Capital Management in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 credential with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Elliott Cove since 2016 and also serves as a Retail & Investment Services Manager at Northrim Bank. Elliott Cove Capital Management provides fee-based portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach using index-style, allocation-based model portfolios and offers fiduciary services for employer retirement plans.

Marshal Mcreal is a financial advisor at Garde Capital, Inc. in Seattle, WA, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Garde Capital since 2009. Garde Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan clients. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with behavioral-finance insights to create customized, globally diversified portfolios, primarily using low-cost exchange-traded funds alongside select individual securities and alternatives.

Justin Evans is a financial advisor at Evans Capital Management Associates in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Mahaffey Enterprises, Inc., Pahlisch Homes, McKinstry, Wood, PLC, Apollo Mechanical, and Chicago Bridge & Iron. Evans Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes advice and asset allocation based on client objectives and risk tolerance, managing assets through both discretionary and largely non-discretionary programs.

Joey Dominick is a financial advisor at Snider Financial Group in Bellevue, WA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at LPL Financial, Princor Financial Services Corporation, and Principal Life Insurance Company. He is also an independent insurance agent. Snider Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $550 million in regulatory assets for about 514 clients, employing a strategic asset-allocation framework with a tactical overlay and integrating comprehensive planning in areas such as retirement, tax, insurance, and estate considerations.

Donald Safstrom is a CFP® and PFS™ with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with Truvestments Capital LLC and also serves as President and CPA at Safstrom CPAs & Advisors, PLLC. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Advisors Inc., Cambridge Investment Research Inc., and leadership at Safstrom & Company, PS. Truvestments Capital LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, and is notable for managing a private investment vehicle focused on long-term Bitcoin holdings.