My clients are primarily Gen X and Gen Y working professionals and pre-retirees. Many work in tech as well as in other industries. Many also work in the public sector and not-for-profit sector . My clients seek working with a Fee-Only CFP® who provides financial planning and investment expertise, affording them the ability to steward their financial resources towards their goals. They value the peace of mind that comes from working with a Fee-Only Financial Planner and, as a result, feel empowered to see through on their goals and dreams.

Fan Teng is the sole principal of US Fund Manager LLC, an independent investment advisory firm. He holds a Series 65 credential and has seven years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Teng works as a mortgage broker loan officer at Xpro Mortgage Inc and is co-owner of Lincoln & Lyndon LLC, where he manages IT, programming, data analysis, tax filings, and real estate brokerage activities. US Fund Manager LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equity and bond investments through a value-based, long-term approach grounded in intrinsic-value analysis and margin-of-safety principles. The firm maintains concentrated holdings, minimizes turnover, and occasionally uses put options to manage downside risk.

Christopher Pfau is a financial advisor at Lakemont Wealth with a Series 65 credential and experience dating from 2019 in related financial roles. He is also an accountant and co-owner of Lakemont Financial Group, which provides tax planning and compliance services. Additionally, he works as a Senior Analyst with the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Lakemont Wealth Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning tailored to client goals and risk tolerance. The firm applies modern portfolio theory with diversified asset allocations and uses discretionary authority for portfolio decisions, emphasizing long-term strategies while also incorporating options trading.

Shilpa Tiwari is a financial advisor at Helix Advisors LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Her background includes roles in technology and product development at companies such as Microsoft, Shipium, and Cubenexus Inc. She maintains an outside product and technology role alongside her advisory work. Helix Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on customized, non-discretionary portfolio management and written planning engagements. The firm’s approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction using mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, and alternative investments.

Bradley Van Vechten is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Private Wealth Management Solutions, LLC since 2013. Van Vechten serves on the board of directors and as Secretary of the East King County Estate Planning Council. Private Wealth Management Solutions is a small, independent firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, and select retirement plans. The firm employs modern portfolio theory and tactical asset allocation across various asset classes and uses third-party managers when appropriate, maintaining oversight to manage overall costs.

Thomas Castillo II is the sole advisor at Angeles Partners LLC in Seattle, WA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. He has led Angeles Partners since its founding in 2011. Angeles Partners LLC provides discretionary investment management for individual clients, including retirement accounts, using separately managed accounts. The firm employs long and short positions in U.S. equities, actively trades equity options and derivatives, and incorporates margin and futures strategies within its portfolios.

As a STEM professional, you likely prefer to manage your own finances — but you want to be sure you’re on the right track. When you partner with Synergos, you gain access to ongoing financial planning, expert guidance, and education tailored to help you make informed decisions and align your resources with your aspirations. As for me, I’ve always enjoyed working with people, numbers, and technology — and financial planning allows me to bring all three together. For the past 18 years, I’ve had the privilege of helping entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, technologists, and researchers align their finances with the lives they want to lead. Drawing on a diverse background in finance — and a deep interest in systems and strategy — I specialize in simplifying complexity, creating clarity, and delivering personalized, actionable advice. Whether it’s optimizing portfolios, navigating equity compensation, or building long-term planning frameworks, my goal is always the same: to empower you to make confident, informed decisions that support your version of success. Let’s do that together. ***What We Do*** • Comprehensive Financial Planning • Retirement Savings Strategies • Roth 401(K) and IRA Conversion Strategies • Investment Management Advice / Portfolio Framework • ISO, NSO, RS/RSU Tax Planning • Cash Flow Management • College Education Planning • Risk Management Strategies • Estate Planning Strategies ***How We Work Together*** • Intuitive onboarding process designed to guide you through the planning process at your pace • Advice to optimize your finances and provide you with a roadmap to achieving your aspirations • Access to collaborative planning tools giving you real-time financial snapshots • Flat monthly fees for financial planning and tax planning ***Qualifications*** • CFP® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ Practitioner • AAMS® Accredited Asset Management Specialist℠ • APMA® Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor℠ • Series 66 – Uniform Combined State LawEducation • Master of Science, Finance, Golden Gate University • Bachelor of Arts, Economics and International Relations, University of California, Davis

Michelle Fait is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. She has served as the sole advisor at Satori Financial LLC since 2001. Satori Financial LLC is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser based in Seattle that primarily serves working professionals and single individuals. The firm offers financial life planning, portfolio management, and consulting related to marriage and divorce, focusing on strategic asset allocation, passive investment implementation, and tax-aware planning tailored to client values and life goals.

Roy Hsu is a financial advisor with Evoke Financial Services, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for six years and has been involved with several film and media production companies, including Dragonary Ventures LLC and Sparkle Dragon Holdings LLC, where he serves as a producer, writer, and actor. Hsu is also a Certified Exit Planning Advisor and participates in business consulting. Evoke Financial Services provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment approach tailored to each client’s goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing. Additionally, the firm is notable for organizing private film financing through affiliated production entities.

Shalina Martos is a financial advisor with Martos Wealth Management in Bellevue, WA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. She has 17 years of industry experience, including roles at Personal Investment Management, Inc. and Avier Wealth Advisors. Martos Wealth Management is a fee-only firm providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting for employer plan sponsors, businesses, and individual clients. The firm uses model portfolios from outside managers within an institutional platform, combining passive and active strategies with options for ESG mandates and direct indexing.

Richard Hopkins is a financial advisor at Financial LifeMaps in Renton, WA, with 20 years of experience at the firm and a Series 65 designation. He has worked exclusively with Financial LifeMaps since 2006. Financial LifeMaps serves individuals and trustees, typically those with net worths between $500,000 and $2,000,000, providing comprehensive financial planning and investment advice through hourly consulting or fixed-fee multi-year engagements. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamentals-based investment strategies focusing on asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while clients retain custody and execute trades independently.

Wei Cao is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at JWC Advisors in Bellevue, WA, and has prior work experience at Amazon.com Services, Inc. and Chewy. Outside of advising, he holds insurance and real estate licenses and is involved in related sales activities. JWC Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including small business owners, by providing financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio management. The firm uses a Core + Satellite investment approach combining passive and active strategies, and offers educational seminars on financial topics.

Viral Shah is the sole advisor at An Irrational Mind, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Prudent Financial Planning, LLC since 2010 and works full-time as an internal medicine physician and hospitalist at Multicare Health System in Tacoma, WA. An Irrational Mind, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals, families, organizations, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes passive, buy-and-hold indexing and asset-allocation strategies using low-cost index mutual funds and ETFs, and offers short educational seminars. It does not manage client portfolios directly or take custody of assets, typically billing on an hourly or project basis.

Anamaria Lloyd is the principal and sole advisor at A.T. Lloyd's, Inc. based in Seattle, WA. She holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has 20 years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, she has worked as an insurance agent specializing in fixed life insurance and annuity contracts since 1982. A.T. Lloyd's, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to middle-class individuals, as well as to trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes long-term capital appreciation through a traditional buy-and-hold strategy, tailoring initial portfolio allocations to each client's goals and risk tolerance.

Jeremiah Job is a CFP® and ChFC® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Columbia Strategic Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc. He also works as a strategy consultant at Kaiser Permanente of Washington Health Plan, focusing on analytics and capital budget reporting. Columbia Strategic Wealth Advisors is an independent firm providing financial planning and investment management to individual clients, emphasizing a non-discretionary, personalized approach that incorporates various analysis methods and a range of planning engagement options.

Melinda Satterlee is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Marathon Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has operated Marathon Wealth Management since 2020 and previously worked as a domestic engineer for 19 years. Marathon Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $16 million across 14 client relationships. The firm focuses on strategic passive portfolios using asset-allocation modeling, periodic rebalancing, and tax-harvesting techniques, offering tailored financial planning and investment management without account minimums.

John Carmody is the principal of John N. Carmody D.D.S. CFP, Inc., an independent financial advisory firm based in Seattle, WA. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license, with 30 years of industry experience. Before founding his advisory firm in 1996, Carmody had a career in dentistry. The firm provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. It employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite approach that favors passive index funds and ETFs while selectively using active funds. The firm maintains a small client base and is notable for its work with pension and profit-sharing plans, which is uncommon for firms of its size.

Steven Mc Connell is a financial advisor at Rain Dog Financial in Bellevue, WA, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65 designations with one year of industry experience. He is also the founder and chairman of Construx Software Builders, Inc., a software development and consulting firm, and has authored books, although he is no longer actively writing. Rain Dog Financial provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a strategic investment approach that incorporates multiple analytical methods and detailed Monte Carlo modeling to tailor portfolios and retirement forecasts for a small client base.

Brian Betz is a financial advisor at Percension Wealth Advisors, LLC in Sammamish, Washington, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Percension Wealth Advisors since its founding in 2011. Percension Wealth Advisors provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs both active and passive management approaches, incorporating technical analysis, short-term trading, and options-writing strategies tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Maria Travieso is a financial advisor at Veltra Capital with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Veltra Capital since 2021, following roles at Blue Chip Finance LLC, Blue Chip Capital, and Banesco Banco Universal. Veltra Capital is an independent investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutions. The firm focuses on publicly traded equity and debt securities, combining fundamental and technical analysis with macroeconomic research to create customized portfolios tailored to each client's objectives and risk tolerance.