Stephen Vircks is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed pyrotechnic operator who volunteers as a trainee at local professional fireworks shows, participating in setup, live firing, safety, and cleanup for several events each year. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm that serves over four million individual and institutional clients with a broad array of advisory programs and affiliated investment products, operating under a fiduciary standard with a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Matt Bridge is a Private Wealth Advisor with KBB Wealth Management at Merrill Private Wealth Management. He has earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification and holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. With more than 28 years of experience, Matt focuses on serving corporate executives and affluent families by providing integrated and customized wealth management strategies. His areas of expertise include executive compensation, equity compensation services, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, retirement planning, philanthropic planning, and tax minimization. Matt and his team work to educate clients and provide clarity in a complex financial landscape while combining state-of-the-art investment management with cash flow analysis and wealth management planning. Matt holds a bachelor's degree from Washington State University. His community involvement includes serving as president of McGilvra Soccer and coaching youth sports teams. In his personal time, he enjoys biking, music, running, skiing, and traveling.

Bijan Behboodi is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS Financial Services since 2013. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and offers proprietary research and affiliated banking products.

Jacob Klein is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Bellevue, WA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience, including eight years with Invest Financial Corp. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2018, he worked at Invest Financial Corp. Outside of his advisory role, Klein serves as an assistant varsity football coach at Liberty High School. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and access to research and third-party subadvisors.

Hyeon Kang is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, Kang is involved in business ventures including partial ownership in a Tennessee football-related enterprise and a Seattle restaurant. Wells Fargo Clearing specializes in retirement plan consulting for qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm employs an IPS-driven approach based on modern portfolio theory and provides a broad range of investment options, including insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep programs.

Robert Campbell is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services in Bellevue, WA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with UBS Painewebber since 2001. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory offerings, utilizing proprietary capital market assumptions and research from its Chief Investment Office and Global Research teams to tailor investment plans. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, including principal trading, market-making, and affiliated banking programs.

Subeer Manhas is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS Financial Services since 2009. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides a broad range of capital markets and research resources.

Nicole Christian is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 63 designation and 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC from 2008 to 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is a distributor for health care products through AdvoCare and serves as a notary public in the state of Washington. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s approach is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related investment options and bank deposit sweep programs among its offerings.

Heidi Schmitz is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 11 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has been with Ameriprise since 2003 in various capacities. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed foster parent providing respite care through the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement planning focused on income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

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.

Ian Hagley is a financial advisor at Merrill with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, JPMorgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Goldman Sachs, and the University of Washington. He served in the United States Navy for ten years. Hagley is also a board member at the Woodland Park Zoo, a nonprofit focused on wildlife conservation in Seattle. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Samuel Capps is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2002. Outside of advisory services, he holds a producer position at Mutual of Omaha related to insurance sales. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive written recommendations on various financial topics without direct implementation. The firm combines goal-based analyses with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option but does not offer portfolio management for institutional clients.

Kagan Wolfe is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Kirkland, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. Wolfe has been with Edward Jones since 2004. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of advisors and offers a range of advisory programs, including wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Jennifer Bromberg is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2018 and previously held roles at U.S. Bank from 2015 to 2018. Bromberg serves as Vice President and Board Member of the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce and is involved in career and personal management coaching. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement-plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent Financial Professionals, offering a range of portfolio management and model-based solutions tailored to client objectives.

Alessandro Gulino is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked at Okta, Federated Insurance, and Convoy. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and operates a large network of financial advisors and branch offices across the United States.

Scott Hill is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Kirkland, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2008 and concurrently at City National Bank since 2018. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations with a range of wrap fee advisory programs offering portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services. The firm employs tailored investment strategies combining in-house and third-party managers, with options for tax management and responsible investing.

Camille Adair Hatch is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Thrivent and its affiliated firms since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she and her husband occasionally sell a small number of sports event tickets at face value due to scheduling conflicts. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, providing comprehensive, goal-based financial analyses without discretionary trading authority. The firm’s services focus on planning topics such as retirement, tax, estate, and special needs planning, delivered through a large network of Financial Advisors.

Jake Elfstrom is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Bellevue, WA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, Jake was involved with the Liberty Select Basketball Association and worked in the food service industry. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, charities, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, brokerage services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs, operating through a dual SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer model.

Bruce Brundige is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Newcastle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2000 and operates Financial Advocates Advisory Services, an independent registered investment advisor, since 2009. He also provides fixed insurance through Financial Advocates Agency and offers fixed insurance products including long-term care, disability, and term life insurance. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage services, supported by research and model portfolios from LPL Research and third-party providers.

Loren Winter is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Edward Jones in Kirkland, WA, bringing 19 years of industry experience, all of which has been with Edward Jones since 2007. He serves as the head of finance at Arbor Church in Woodinville, WA, where he assists in overseeing the church’s financial operations. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm that serves over four million individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs and investment options, supported by a large national network of financial advisors and branch offices.