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.

Michael Thompson is the sole advisor at Thompson Financial LLC in Kenmore, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He founded Thompson Financial in 2014 and is also a licensed insurance producer in Washington State since 2011. Thompson Financial offers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual investors and sponsors of employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $74 million across about 225 client relationships, using a tailored planning process with primarily no-load mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, and provides both ERISA fiduciary and non-fiduciary consulting services.

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.

Krystal Oien is a financial advisor at Brackenwood Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Rogowski Wealth Management and multiple engagements at Seattle Pacific University. Brackenwood Capital Management is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.6 million for around 86 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth individuals, small businesses, and trusts. The firm focuses on long-term, asset-class diversified portfolios using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, combined with discretionary portfolio management and consultative financial planning offered on an hourly basis.

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.

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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.

Hans Berkenhoff is a CFA charterholder and Series 63 registered advisor with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Parkside Family Office LLC since its founding in 2025 and previously worked for Harbour Investment Management from 1991 to 2025. Parkside Family Office LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, non-profits, and small businesses. The firm uses a blend of Modern Portfolio Theory, asset allocation, and various analytical methods to provide discretionary investment management and personalized planning, maintaining a focused client base with a single-advisor structure.

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.

William Mcelroy is a financial advisor with Guardian Plus Inc. in Mill Creek, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and accumulating 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Plus Inc. since 2005. Outside of advisory work, he serves as secretary and treasurer for Samantha Anne Person Inc., a retail and wholesale business. Guardian Plus Inc. is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, financial planners, corporations, and non-profit organizations. The firm focuses on asset allocation and active rebalancing using ETFs, bonds, equities, and limited option strategies, managing a range of portfolios including proprietary Plus+ tiers with income and covered-call enhanced strategies.

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.

Dana Twight is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and is the principal of Twight Financial Education, LLC. She has worked at Zeiders Enterprises, Inc. since 2014 and provides personal financial counseling to military service members through that role. Additionally, she presents employee-assistance program workshops and webinars for My Secure Advantage. Twight Financial Education, LLC delivers financial education, written plans, and consulting to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, focusing on workplace retirement education and group seminars. The firm emphasizes education and planning without discretionary asset management, serving both individual and institutional clients, including military personnel, through hourly-fee engagements.

Frank Gallo is the sole advisor at Gallo Lupo LLC in Kirkland, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. He worked at UBS Financial Services for 25 years before retiring in 2020 and subsequently founding Gallo Lupo LLC in 2022. Gallo Lupo LLC provides retirement-focused financial planning and retirement plan sponsor services, serving individuals, families, and plan fiduciaries. The firm emphasizes retirement readiness, Social Security and Medicare guidance, and participant education through group sessions, operating on a fee-only, hourly basis without managing client assets.

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.

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.

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.

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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.