Jamshedi Umarzoda is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Bordeaux Wealth Advisors, Chinook Capital Advisors, Turning Point Strategic Advisors, and ADM Capital. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jason Kronstad is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Parametric Portfolio Associates, M Financial Group, and served in academic roles at Purdue University and the University of Washington. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other vehicles, and offers specialized programs and educational content.

Grant Monson is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Integrity Alliance, LLC and previously worked at Lion Street Advisors and Penn Mutual. He serves as a board chairman for a charity organization. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of investment management and consulting services through a network of independent advisers.

Doug Wiedemeier Jr. is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Equitable Advisors, LPL Financial, and NYLife Securities. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to various clients, including retirement plans, high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations. The firm operates under fiduciary standards, offering services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for clients with significant net worth.

Aengus Dubendorf is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for four years. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm conducts annual reviews and offers investment recommendations across a range of asset classes while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

John Ritezel is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Issaquah, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and having 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securian Financial Services Inc, Minnesota Life Insurance Co, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. He also engages in fixed insurance sales, dedicating a small portion of his time to this activity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, working with clients to implement portfolios through a combination of internal model portfolios and external subadvisers.

Kevin Berry is a financial advisor at Corient with 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked for 15 years at Bristlecone Advisors LLC before joining Corient in 2025. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and customized asset allocation.

Luther Haugan is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience and has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Based in Seattle, WA, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Outside of his financial advisory role, he operates LHAUGAN PHOTOGRAPHY, specializing in underwater photography. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection to build client portfolios, while also acting as a qualified custodian.

Yali Sheneman is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including HSBC Securities (USA) Inc, Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, East West Bank, and Cathay Bank. She also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., selling bank-related products alongside her advisory role. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Jeffrey Morelan is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Bellevue, WA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has been with Centaurus Financial and Allen Capital Management & Planning, LLC since 2002. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates a tax preparation service focused on individual tax returns. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations, offering financial planning, portfolio management via the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services. The firm manages assets under both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and employs a variety of analytical approaches, including fundamental and technical analysis, with options for model overlay programs and approved third-party managers.

Alexa Willis is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Bellevue, WA, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials with 10 years of industry experience. Her career has been exclusively with Mercer Global Advisors since 2016. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Stephanie Roberts is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Bellevue, WA. She previously worked at The H Group Washington, Inc. and Harvest Capital Advisors. From 2018 to 2020, she was involved with When in Travel Series LLC. 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 blending passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Evan Wirkkala is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Clear Coast Partners, 30 North Group, Pathstone, and Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Whiteline Advisory, where he serves as a consultant to private family operating businesses, and is a majority partner in Clear Coast Partners, LLC, a firm focused on healthcare-related investments. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing a combination of affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Judith Wildes is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 42 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2000. In addition to her advisory role, she is an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. 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, consulting, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Qiang Lu is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 66, 63, and 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Merrill, Citigroup Services and Technology (China) Limited, and Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC. He also has part-time administrative experience with Howbuy Corporation. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, emphasizing a range of client-directed and discretionary portfolio options supported by strategic asset allocation and global fund due diligence.

Karen Henderson is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2007 to 2022. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed Notary Public in Seattle, WA. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers integrated services through affiliated trust and insurance entities and distinguishes itself with a recapitalized ownership structure and a platform that combines wealth, trust, and insurance capabilities.

Sasho Smileski is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding a Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Charles Schwab Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he owns residential rental properties in Washington. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models.

Michael Ersser Jr. is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Merriman Wealth Management, BlackRock, and Zulily. He also briefly worked in the food service industry with MOD Super-Fast Pizza. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, private funds, and various managed accounts.

Carol Parrish is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Bellevue, WA, with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including WCG Wealth Advisors, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and financial entities. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Tayler Drynan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Since 2021, Drynan has operated Drynan Strategic Financial Solutions and also serves as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.