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 of A.T. Lloyd's, Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations with 21 years of industry experience. She has been associated with A.T. Lloyd's, Inc. since 1986 and has worked with Principal Life Insurance Company since 1982, where she serves as an insurance agent offering fixed life insurance and annuity contracts. A.T. Lloyd's, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual investors, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $126.8 million in client assets. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategy tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, and relies on Fidelity Investments for custody and reporting services.

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 with six years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Marathon Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Medina, WA. Prior to her financial advisory career, she worked as a domestic engineer for 19 years. Marathon Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with tailored investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a primarily strategic passive investment approach with an emphasis on risk management and diversification, and it includes alternative asset classes such as fund-of-fund hedge allocations and cryptocurrency exposure.

John Carmody is the principal advisor at John N. Carmody D.D.S. CFP, Inc., an independent advisory firm in Seattle, WA. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license and has 30 years of industry experience. Carmody has led his own firm since 1996. His firm is a fee-only independent practice serving individuals and pension and profit-sharing plans with comprehensive financial planning and ongoing asset management. The investment approach uses a core-and-satellite framework primarily with passively managed index funds and ETFs, focusing on strategic asset allocation and global diversification.

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.

Maria Travieso is a financial advisor at Veltra Capital in Seattle, WA, with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Veltra Capital since 2018, following roles at Blue Chip Finance LLC, Blue Chip Capital, and Banesco Banco Universal. Veltra Capital is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with macroeconomic research to invest across diverse markets, including emerging markets and foreign currencies, and serves a mix of U.S. and non-U.S. clients with various fee structures.

Rui Ma is the sole advisor at RMA Capital Management, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding the CFA® designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to founding RMA Capital Management in 2024, Rui Ma established Invest Rethink, LLC, an AI software development company focused on investment research, where he serves as a partner. He is also the head of Data, West Coast, at RIMES Technologies, a data management firm. RMA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a value-investing approach with concentrated portfolios and may use options, short sales, leverage, and derivatives within separately managed accounts, offering a performance-based fee option for qualified clients.

Amanda Chang is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Adele Brady Bolson CPA PS since 2001. Adele Brady Bolson CPA PS is a licensed CPA firm that provides accounting, tax, and related business services alongside investment advisory and financial planning for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate accounts. The firm emphasizes tailored investment policy statements, broad diversification, and a fee-only approach, with most of its workload focused on accounting and tax services.

Robert Dainard is a financial advisor at Hara Capital LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Evergreen Capital Management for 10 years before joining Hara Capital, where he has been since 2022. Hara Capital provides customized portfolio and asset management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable foundations, employing a fundamentally driven Quality-Value framework and Capital Cycle Analysis. The firm serves a range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable foundations, focusing on long-term diversification and centrally managed risk exposures.

Steven Toepel is the principal of Toepel Investment Counsel, Inc., an independent advisory firm he founded in 1995. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 31 years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his firm, his background includes broker-dealer and principal-level registrations. Toepel Investment Counsel, Inc. provides portfolio advisory and management services to individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and nondiscretionary account management, focusing on after-tax, after-inflation returns across broad asset classes, and uses both active management and market index funds or ETFs where appropriate.

Shubham Acharya is a financial advisor at Ninja Wealth Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked for the U.S. Government since 2004 as a Systems Analyst. Ninja Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning with a range of investment strategies and a long-term trading approach.

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Alexander Morrow is a CFP® with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Faire Capital Group, an independent firm based in Gig Harbor, WA. His prior work includes roles at KPMG, Cpwm, LLC, and Wright Investment Properties. Faire Capital Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, churches, and corporations. The firm constructs customized portfolios utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, employing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and cyclical analysis.

Scott Poepping is the sole advisor at Meridan Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Seattle, WA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Poepping has been with Meridan Capital in various capacities since 1999. Meridan Capital, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers portfolio management, financial consulting, and acts as general partner and investment adviser to a private investment fund that uses a proprietary quantitative model to capture short-term directional movements in U.S. equity indexes.

Krisanne Heinze is a financial advisor at AyurAsset LLC with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Her background includes roles at Ayur Impact LLC and the Association for Spiritual Integrity, as well as long-term involvement with Ace Concrete Finishing, Inc. She has been self-employed for over two decades. AyurAsset LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with a focused discretionary investment management strategy. The firm specializes in a single, concentrated portfolio approach targeting undervalued, capital-efficient small- and micro-capitalization companies with long holding periods.

Bruce Rinne is a financial advisor with Kunath Karren Rinne & Atkin LLC in Seattle, WA, holding 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Kunath Karren Rinne & Atkin since 1983. Kunath Karren Rinne & Atkin LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, institutions, and offers family office services for very large clients. The firm focuses on building diversified portfolios using a combination of individual securities, ETFs, mutual funds, and third-party managers, with strategies tailored to both equity and fixed income markets.

David Donhoff is a financial advisor at Leverage Planners Wealth Management, LLC in Renton, WA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Leverage Planners since 2017. Prior to this, he has been involved with No Bull Financial LLC since 2001, where he also engages in insurance sales and services on a limited basis. Leverage Planners primarily serves individual clients, offering discretionary asset management along with comprehensive financial planning and consulting. The firm emphasizes educational outreach through newsletters and public seminars, and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in investment decisions, supported by a third-party sub-advisor for portfolio implementation and tax-efficient strategies.

Eric Turloff is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Turloff Financial Consulting, where he has worked since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation services. He is a part of Eagle Harbor Asset Management, Inc., a firm that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high net worth clients, and trusts. The firm focuses on tailored asset allocation and primarily uses individual stocks and bonds, combining fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach.

Joel Mellor is a financial advisor at Mellor & Associates LLC in Bellevue, WA, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Mellor & Associates since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, Mellor provides tax preparation services and sells life and disability insurance. Mellor & Associates offers discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, and businesses, focusing on retirement planning, wealth maintenance, and intergenerational transfers. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach and uses cash-flow modeling and asset allocation to align portfolios with clients’ liquidity needs and risk tolerance.