Brie Valant is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. She is currently with Farther Finance Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at WealthFactor LLC, NewFocus Financial Group, and Cairn Investment Group. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke allocations and proprietary algorithmic model portfolios, focusing on ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Traci Nelson is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2014. She also has a background with Advanced Wealth Management dating back to 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in custodial activities with family members unrelated to investment business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios and distinct program options.

Dominic Cain is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Amazon Inc., Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and various financial services firms. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through an integrated model connected to its recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Nickolas Depner is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Portland, OR, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Water Tower Financial and is involved as an independent insurance agent. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Adam Cornwell is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2026 and previously spent 12 years with North Ridge Wealth Advisors, Inc. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with a variety of actively managed strategies supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Durham Sundberg is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Cordant Wealth Partners for one year before joining Cerity Partners. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that combines proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities, and it offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, tax planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Rich Kelly is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Portland, OR, holding a Series 63 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life of Vermont since 1985. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and manages health and life insurance sales businesses in the Pacific Northwest. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, with a focus on both long-term strategies and options for shorter-term trading.

Alex Chan is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to this, Alex held roles at Allium Financial Advisors, SteelPeak Wealth, and UBS Financial Services, among others. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Stephen Astle is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has 33 years of industry experience. Since 2015, he has been a part owner of Astle Investment Management, Inc., an entity created for securities business conducted at his branch. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services along with operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support. The firm offers multiple investment program structures and manages discretionary model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Mark Lavalley is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Portland, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2017 and has been affiliated with New York Life and NYLife Securities since 2012. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a range of program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Noah Bylsma is a Series 66 licensed advisor at Mariner with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Standard, Fisher Investments, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Pacific Private Wealth Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm utilizes discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with additional capabilities in tax integration, financial wellness, and family office services.

Samantha Darnell is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at First Command in various advisory and insurance roles from 2012 to 2023. She is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts with tax-aware and ESG overlay options, operating at scale with a large client base and extensive use of technology and model solutions.

Taylor Sokolowsky is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC in Vancouver, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Key Investment Services, Taylor worked at KeyBank NA and Fisher Investments. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor that offers portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm uses a multi-provider model and integrates services with KeyCorp affiliates, providing a range of investment and advisory solutions.

Michael Parrott is a CFP® professional at Farther with one year of industry experience. He spent 19 years at KBF CPAs prior to joining Farther. Based in Vancouver, WA, Parrott holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory using proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, focusing on exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supplemented by AI tools and advisor judgment.

William Mcshane is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with various Steward Partners entities since 2009. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

Mia Werner is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. She has worked previously at Morgan Stanley and Corient Services LLC. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm operates under fiduciary standards and provides a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for clients with significant assets.

Jacob Goddard is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2021. He previously worked at TIAA-CREF from 2015 to 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he is a board member for a homeowners association and provides voice and music lessons. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs customized portfolios combining in-house research and third-party managers, and offers integrated tax services and family office capabilities uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Andrew Martinez is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Portland, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and operates within a vertically integrated group that includes affiliated funds.

Steven Bodo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Portland, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has held positions at several firms, including American Capital Corporation and Edelweiss International LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with mortgage loan processing through Right Choice Processing LLC and acts as a referral partner for estate planning legal documents at Netlaw. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary program options and manages a mix of fee-based and commission-based products.

Stephanie Taul is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes nine years at First Republic Securities Company, LLC and a year at J.P. Morgan Securities. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, providing investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm offers both digital and managed account advisory programs and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.