James Pirak is a financial advisor at Talbot Financial, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Talbot Financial since 2015. Talbot Financial provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to individuals, trusts, and pension plans, using a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach focused mainly on individual equities. The firm manages approximately $1.34 billion in discretionary assets and offers specialized real estate investment vehicles to qualified accredited investors.

David Mann is a financial advisor with Highland Capital Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Highland Capital Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC from 2015 to 2017. Highland Capital Advisors primarily serves institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and endowments, offering non-discretionary investment consulting and implemented solutions focused on pooled investment vehicles and third-party separate account managers. The firm employs institutional analytic techniques to develop investment policies and asset allocations and emphasizes ERISA fiduciary consulting without providing ongoing portfolio management or comprehensive financial planning.

Sarah Emanuels is a financial advisor at EQ Wealth Management in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining EQ Wealth Management, she worked at AlphaSights Inc. and Affirma. EQ Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable organizations, and pooled vehicles. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach overseen by an internal Investment Policy Committee and offers integrated financial planning alongside discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Brian Johnson is a financial advisor at Basecamp Wealth Advisors, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LNW Wealth Management, LLC and Filament, LLC. Basecamp Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and related entities with integrated wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and family-office services. The firm focuses on tailored, tax-aware portfolios using a blend of passive and active strategies and emphasizes family-office coordination and customized private investment access.

Monte Snider is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience. He is currently with Snider Financial Group, where he has worked for 25 years, following prior tenure at LPL Financial and Composition Wealth. Outside of advisory work, Snider is CEO and owner of FinTax Partners LLC, a tax preparation and accounting firm. Snider Financial Group provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $550 million in assets, employing a strategic asset-allocation approach with a tactical overlay and integrates tax, retirement, insurance, and estate planning into its client services.

Eric Lansford is a financial advisor at Aspire Capital Advisors LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked with firms including Sound Financial Investments, Inc. and Synergy Financial Management, LLC. Lansford is also the owner and managing member of LAKEN Investments, LLC, a private lending business. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach, creating customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and occasionally short-term trading, while serving clients through a multi-team advisor model.

Lucas Baker is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at MarsJewett Financial Group since 2022 and was previously with Brighton Jones from 2017 to 2022. MarsJewett Financial Group is a seven-advisor team serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with financial planning, consulting, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $900 million in mainly discretionary assets and employs a monthly investment planning committee that combines qualitative screening with quantitative portfolio analysis to construct portfolios primarily using mutual funds and ETFs.

Dieter Drews is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fortis since 2025. Prior to this, he was with Prism Capital Management, LLC for 21 years and Charles Schwab for four years. Outside of advisory work, he owns Glacier Holdings LLC, which operates in sporting goods and fiduciary services, and oversees Prism Tax and Accounting Services, LLC. Fortis Capital Management serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, foundations, charities, and private fund investors, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and recommendations on insurance as well as affiliated tax and accounting services. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment approaches, manages pooled private funds, and accepts performance-based fee arrangements.

Sandra Jones is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at Arrivity Financial Planning and previously held roles at Perkins Coie Trust Company. Outside of her advisory career, she is a distributor for a nutrition product company. Arrivity Financial Planning is a fee-only firm that offers comprehensive, hourly financial planning to individuals, couples, and families. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, low-cost passive index funds and provides clients with written Investment Policy Statements and periodic plan reviews, without taking custody or discretionary trading authority over client accounts.

William Cantus is a financial advisor at Pacific Sage Partners, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Johnson Sterling, Inc. for ten years and WR Cantus Group, LLC for one year before joining Pacific Sage Partners in 2022. Pacific Sage Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering discretionary investment management alongside financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm develops customized portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, combining delegated management and fiduciary plan advisory services with a client base of approximately 804 clients and nearly $1 billion in assets under management.

Heike Lautenschlaeger is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Chicory Wealth. Prior to joining Chicory Wealth, she worked for seven years at the International Labour Organization. She volunteers with Savvy Ladies Inc., providing free financial education for women. Chicory Wealth delivers financial life planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, along with tax preparation, estate planning assistance, and business consulting. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach incorporating fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, quantitative methods, and ESG metrics to construct diversified, long-term portfolios.

Sabine Koenig is a financial advisor at Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. since 2002. Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored investment programs using a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and manages client assets held at Hilltop Securities and Charles Schwab without imposing a firmwide account minimum.

Stanislav Vorobets is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Management LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Royal Eagle Inc. and Equitable Advisors, LLC. His background also includes roles outside finance, such as positions at Doordash and the University of Washington. Fortis Capital Management serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, foundations, charities, and private fund investors by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and related insurance and tax referral services. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies across various asset classes and manages pooled private funds with performance-based fee arrangements.

Zachary Cleveland is a financial advisor at Parcion Private Wealth LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Parcion, he worked at Cresset Asset Management, LLC and CH Investment Partners. Parcion Private Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities, typically managing relationships with a minimum size of $10 million. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and consulting services, employing a tailored investment approach that includes individual equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Arlie Skurdal is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in the financial industry and is affiliated with Fortis Capital Management LLC in Seattle, WA. He serves as the club secretary for the University Kiwanis Foundation and provides professional consulting, including conducting Goals & Money seminars. Fortis Capital Management serves individuals, families, and institutional clients by offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across a wide range of investments. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies, combining low-cost index allocations with concentrated equity approaches and thematic strategies.

Janet Welcher is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fulcrum Capital, LLC since 2015. She is based in Seattle, WA, and works within a team of seven advisors at the firm. 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 mix of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, incorporating equities, fixed income, ETFs, and occasionally illiquid investments, while focusing on serving affluent households.

James Black is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The Retirement Solution LLC. He has worked at Absolute Return Insurance Solutions, LLC and Retirement Income Solutions Inc. He is also the manager of Geldboom, LLC, an administration business. The Retirement Solution LLC provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and insurance assessments to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and various organizations. The firm employs model-based portfolio construction using mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on fundamental and technical analysis and strategic asset allocation.

Grayson Unger is a financial advisor at Auxano Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked seven years at F1 Consultancy before joining Auxano Advisors. Auxano Advisors provides comprehensive Family Office Services and investment advisory solutions to individuals, high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion across around 724 client relationships, employing both fundamental and technical analysis in tailored investment strategies and maintaining the ability to utilize derivatives and borrowing within separately managed accounts.

Tyler Proffitt is a financial advisor at Aspire Capital Advisors LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Pacific Life Insurance for 13 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance professional involved in the sales of fixed and traditional insurance products. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis, utilizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and operates multiple offices with approximately $1 billion in client assets.

Dakota Cryer is a Series 65-licensed advisor with WaFd Wealth, Inc. in Seattle, WA, and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining WaFd Wealth, Cryer held positions in various retail and service roles, including at Westchase District and CycleGear. WaFd Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and ongoing account monitoring tailored to client objectives.