Donald Kaplan is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors. Prior to his current role, he worked at Cipher Skin and Boyett Petroleum, and he spent 28 years at Phillips 66. Kaplan also maintains a CPA license and operates a consulting business focused on providing accounting and administrative services to other ventures. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management programs. The firm utilizes various advisory models and third-party sponsors to deliver customized investment solutions.

Po Wei Chang is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at MML Investors Services Inc and MassMutual Life Insurance Co since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative annual planning engagements and a range of investment programs and educational seminars.

Danny Edwards is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Duvall, WA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience, all with Edward Jones since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, Edwards serves on the Riverview School District Board of Directors and has held leadership positions with the Washington State School Directors Association, including President and Past President. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients with over $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Taylor Sporcic is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Issaquah, WA, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 designations with seven years at Edward Jones and a total of four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked at Auburn License Agency and Gosney Motor Parts Inc. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a broad range of advisory programs, discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, and affiliated investment products. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard and is notable for its extensive retail advisor and branch network.

Brandon Roberts is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Snoqualmie, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed agent involved in life, health, disability income, and long-term care insurance sales. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides ongoing financial planning, asset management, and educational services, utilizing firm-approved analytical tools to develop collaborative, written financial recommendations.

Jason Hewett is a financial advisor with Cetera and holds the Series 66 designation. He has seven years of industry experience, including prior roles at Voya Financial Advisors and Cetera Wealth Services. Hewett is also an independent insurance agent and owns an expense management business, PlanningPoint, LLC. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through a multi-manager platform.

Adam Bishop is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 2012, including its predecessor, Axa Advisors. Outside of finance, he is involved in music as a band member, manager, promoter, and songwriter. Equitable Advisors serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients by providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of asset-management programs. The firm utilizes a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party asset managers to deliver customized investment solutions.

Karri Bruntz is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in North Bend, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 1999. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an agent for several LLCs related to Edward Jones joint ventures and other business entities. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large national network of advisors and branch offices.

Sheila Dempski is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and has experience assisting financial advisors at Addison Avenue Investment Services. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers goal-based planning covering various financial topics and allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan.”

Stuart Ardissono is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with Raymond James Financial in Issaquah, Washington. He has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Industrial Scientific and the University of Washington, and served in the U.S. Navy for five years. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary advisory services supported by analytical tools and maintains specialized programs for municipal and public finance clients.

Michael J. Hammar is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Issaquah, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS Financial Services since 1998. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, operating as a broker-dealer, investment adviser, and futures commission merchant.

Jeffrey Loomans is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Issaquah, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He worked at Verde Capital Management, Inc. for seven years prior to joining Ameriprise, where he has been since 2020. Loomans is also co-owner of Steller Wealth Planning LLC, managing an advisory business outside of his Ameriprise role. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, with a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing tax-aware retirement income planning focused on dependable income sources and adaptive withdrawal strategies.

Autumn Zarkos is a financial advisor with Ameriprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments and Seattle Pacific University. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Kevin Hansen is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2011 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and distribution of mutual funds and alternative products. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides research and capital markets services through its platform.

Jennifer Talbot is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has been with Edward Jones since 2015, working out of the Redmond, WA office. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including households across various wealth levels, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Thomas Barrett is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMORGAN Chase Bank, N.A. since 2018 and previously at Edward Jones from 2014 to 2018. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with broker-dealer, investment adviser, and commodity-related registrations, delivering non-discretionary wealth advisory services supported by an in-house manager solutions team and a centralized due diligence framework.

Robert Hamilton is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Sammamish, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 43 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Voya Financial Advisors, Voya Financial Partners, and Cetera Wealth Services. He serves as a trustee and co-trustee for several family trusts. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser providing advisory and brokerage services through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions.

Amber Trader is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience and holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2018, she worked for Vashon Natural Medicine PLLC for eleven years. She is involved in managing a family land business in Texas related to oil. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of investment advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large national network of advisors.

Veena Rao is a financial advisor at Merrill in Sammamish, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America, N.A. and H & R Block. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Eric Black is a Planning Consultant currently working at Fidelity Investments. He assists clients in identifying suitable investment options to help them achieve their financial goals and manage their financial resources effectively. He has experience as a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments since 2023. Prior to this role, he worked as an Investment Solutions Representative at Fidelity Investments from 2021 to 2023. Before joining Fidelity, Eric was a Financial Advisor at Thrivent Financial from 2018 to 2021. Outside of his professional work, Eric has interests in cooking and baking, exploring food as a foodie, participating in social events with friends, hiking, singing, and traveling.