Paul Doak is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and KMS Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a board member of a homeowners association. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a goals-based advising approach incorporating proprietary software and behavioral economics, using both passive and active investment strategies alongside dynamic rebalancing.

Nathaniel Barnard is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation, with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC (LNW) and previously spent seven years with LNW Wealth Management, LLC. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities such as trusts and foundations. The firm offers integrated services including financial and estate planning, emphasizes strategic asset allocation and global diversification, and sponsors private funds that provide client access to alternative strategies.

Benjamin Hines is a financial advisor with Waverly Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pacific Portfolio Consulting, LLC, PCF Management Services INC., and Valparaiso University. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual clients, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, and supports clients through institutional custodians, third-party platforms, and various planning tools.

Calvin Spranger is a CFA® charterholder with additional CIC, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials, and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers since 2016, including its predecessor entity Badgley Phelps & Bell. Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers provides personalized wealth and investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, endowments, and foundations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes disciplined asset allocation and multi-strategy portfolio construction, combining fundamental equity selection, ETF/model portfolios, fixed income, and liquid alternatives.

James Ayres Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2025, following a 21-year tenure at Pacific Portfolio Consulting, LLC. Based in Seattle, WA, Ayres holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private markets allocations and offers services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and multi-family office solutions.

Meaghan Mckenzie is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. in Seattle, WA, with 34 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wedbush Morgan Securities since 2003 and previously at RBC Capital Markets from 1997 to 2003. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets services.

John Gross is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Coldstream Wealth Management in Bellevue, WA. He previously worked at Paragon Wealth Advisors and Ameriprise, and has a background that includes roles in construction and education. Coldstream Wealth Management is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $13.9 billion in assets across 128 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate retirement plans, endowments, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and fiduciary services through team-based Wealth Management Teams supported by an internal Investment Strategy Group.

Casey Elkins is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Elevated Capital Advisors, Rust Automation & Controls, United Rentals, Baker Corp, and Ryan Herco Flow Solutions. In addition to his advisory role, he engages in fixed insurance sales, discussing fixed insurance products with clients as part of their overall financial planning. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and utilizes model portfolios with discretionary or non-discretionary authority assigned to its investment adviser representatives.

Blaine Thompson is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Unionview Wealth Partners for four years and Kutscher, Benner, Barsness & Stevens, Inc. for one year prior to joining Composition Wealth in 2025. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategies utilizing low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and other investment vehicles, with regular portfolio reviews and tax-sensitive rebalancing.

Jason Bremer is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with United Capital Financial Advisors since 2012. The firm provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. United Capital employs discretionary portfolio management using asset-allocation models and offers customized strategies including ESG and faith-based preferences, supported by proprietary client technology and both internal and external research.

Brianna Thompson is a financial advisor with Brighton Jones LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Aero Precision LLC and Galuccis Catering Company, along with several periods as a full-time student. Brighton Jones provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple brands, including Personal CFO and OpenPlan. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach, offering discretionary portfolio management and a range of financial and administrative services complemented by an affiliated ecosystem of private investment, trust, and legal entities.

Heather Michail is a financial advisor at Freestone Capital Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at UBS Financial Services, Tschetter Group, and D.A. Davidson & Co. Freestone Capital Management is a wealth management firm serving approximately 2,900 individual and institutional clients, managing around $14.5 billion through a team of about 61 advisors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sponsors private investment funds, utilizing a combination of internally managed models, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments with a focus on downside risk.

Zanthe Hanleybrown is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation. She has been with Brighton Jones since 2025 and has prior experience as a Devon Review Tutor. Brighton Jones provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands. The firm uses a whole-balance-sheet approach and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax preparation, real-estate consulting, and family office administrative support.

Rohit Sood is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC with a Series 66 designation and industry experience beginning in 2026. His prior experience includes roles at GT Securities, Inc., JB Were - National Australia Bank, Care Super, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Brighton Jones provides wealth-management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, tax preparation, real-estate consulting, and family office administrative support.

Peter Wicklund is a CFP® and CFA® with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Freestone Capital Management, LLC since 2008. The firm manages approximately $11.49 billion in assets for about 2,783 clients through a team of 42 advisors. Freestone Capital Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, and manages private pooled investment vehicles, employing a diversified investment approach that includes internally managed models, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments with an emphasis on downside risk management.

Richard Toban is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked with firms including Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, Center Street Securities, Inc., and Ashira Financial LLC. Outside his advisory role, he is also engaged as a rabbi educator providing teaching and counseling. Realta Investment Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice and typically implements strategies using diversified asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Brady Mcswain is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Empirical Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empirical, he worked in various roles including positions at Seattle University and the Oscar Lasko YMCA & Childcare Center. He has also been involved with Brother's Pizza & Pasta for six years. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, providing diversified investment management and financial planning grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm offers a range of services including tax preparation, retirement-plan consulting, and affiliated insurance, estate-planning, and residential real-estate brokerage services.

Iyla Mitteco is a financial advisor at Freestone Capital Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Windawi & Associates, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Freestone Capital Management is a comprehensive wealth management firm serving approximately 2,900 clients with around $14.5 billion in assets under management. The firm employs a combination of internally managed model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments to create diversified portfolios with a focus on downside risk.

Teresa Starman is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Northwest Asset Management since 2018. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC. Starman is licensed to sell life, disability, variable life, and variable annuity insurance in Washington and is a member of the Snohomish County Estate Planning Council. Northwest Asset Management provides customized investment management, retirement and financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment strategies and offers distinctive operational features, including fiduciary services and comprehensive back-office support.

Katherine Berntson is a financial advisor at Coldstream Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Paracle Advisors, LLC and Ogorek Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to her financial career, she was involved in the restaurant industry at Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant. Coldstream Wealth Management is an employee-owned firm serving affluent individuals, families, business owners, corporate executives, employee benefit plans, and endowments. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion in assets and offers team-based portfolio management, financial planning, and access to a range of investment strategies, including alternatives and private fund management.