Paresh Kamdar is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Merriman for 18 years. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC offers wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework and provides a wide range of financial and fiduciary services.

Brett Skogstad is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capstone Wealth Advisors and Lincoln Financial 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 assets and employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Mary Butler is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2018, and her prior roles include positions at Foresters Financial Services, Macy's, and Western Washington University. Outside of her advisory work, Butler is a social media content creator through her business, MIX IT UP WITH MARY, LLC. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of services from ERISA retirement plan advisory to comprehensive financial planning and private wealth management, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative investment analyses.

Jeffrey Huston is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA since 2004. Based in Seattle, WA, Huston's career has been focused at TIAA-CREF throughout this time. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing ties to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Kylee Nemeth is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Olympic NW Advisors and Kitsap Bank. Outside of her advisory roles, she has a background in education, having worked at Trinity Western University and Lethbridge Collegiate Institute. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Michael Bils is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2011 and with New York Life and its related entities since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Michael is involved in stage performances and coordinates actors as an independent contractor with Unexpected Productions and also works as an auctioneer, emcee, and bid-spotter at various auctions. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory programs, emphasizing tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Tyler Walters is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Walters Wealth Management and Charger Ranch LLC prior to his current role. 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 offers a broad platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Michael Savio is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and a brief tenure at Menchies Frozen Yogurt. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, utilizing a range of client-directed and discretionary investment programs supported by strategic asset allocation and fund due diligence conducted with HSBC Global Asset Management and affiliated providers.

Molly Brown is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. She has worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. and its affiliated trust company since 1999. Brown also serves as a Notary Public for the State of Washington. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, equity research, and a Private Wealth program for clients with more than $20 million in net worth, operating under fiduciary standards and using both qualitative and quantitative analysis to guide investment decisions.

Gabriella Chilczuk is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Key Investment Services, LLC and KeyBank. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, operating under fiduciary standards with a range of planning and portfolio management services.

Zhipan Huang is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and having 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining HSBC in 2018, Huang worked at JP Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Chase Bank from 2016 to 2018 and briefly at the US Postal Service. Outside of finance, Huang is the owner of a residential rental property in Seattle. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through a range of client-directed and discretionary options. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fund due diligence and monitoring, offering both onshore and offshore investment programs.

Dennis Williams Jr. is a Series 66-registered advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Farther, where he has worked since 2025, following roles at Wells Fargo, Farther Finance Advisors, Edward Jones, and Merrill Lynch. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of My Financial Therapist, an educational business based in Seattle. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform alongside in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, combining traditional asset classes with AI tools to support advisor judgment.

Sierra Butler is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2025. She previously worked at Merriman Wealth Management, LLC and Dimensional Fund Advisors. Focus Partners Wealth serves a wide range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis, and offers a variety of services such as investment management, financial counseling, and retirement plan fiduciary services.

Matthew Fox is a financial advisor with \u0026PARTNERS in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining \u0026PARTNERS in 2026, he worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill. \u0026PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services, employing both proprietary and third-party strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary platforms.

Ryan Risch is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2025, he worked at Wealth Solutions...By Design, LLC, Saxony House Furniture, New York Life, and Cigna. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving nearly 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients nationwide, managing approximately $212.7 billion in assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Keith Vernon is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Clearstead Advisory Solutions in Seattle, having joined the firm in 2026 after 11 years at The Clarius Group, LLC. Clearstead serves affluent private clients and institutional investors, providing investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and family office services. The firm employs institutional disciplines such as portfolio analytics and manager research, offering a range of investment vehicles including a proprietary Direct Indexing strategy.

Jesse Bond is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Eagle Strategies since 2006 and operates Bond Financial, PLLC, which provides insurance brokering services. Outside of his advisory work, Bond serves on the board of Transforming Age and volunteers with Full Life Care, as well as coaching girls' basketball at Lakeside Middle School. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice primarily through non-discretionary accounts and maintains a broad network of affiliated advisers within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Juergen Schatzer is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Shoreline, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones and spent fourteen years at Western Safety Products Inc. Schatzer serves on the boards of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Seattle Area German American School, and the Austria Club of Washington. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions, typically implementing investments on a discretionary basis through these managers.

Margaret Kineke is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 designations and bringing 42 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2006. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm operates under the Advisers Act fiduciary standard and ERISA duties for retirement accounts, offering services ranging from retirement plan advisory to comprehensive financial planning and a private wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.

Cole Bonipart is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at Oppenheimer with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2022 and previously held roles at Progeny 3 Inc., Sand Point Country Club, Gonzaga University, and Seattle Preparatory School. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection across multiple asset classes, and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.