Taylor’s passion for financial planning started when she and her husband decided to take a break from their traditional career paths in Seattle to join the Peace Corps. She served for two years in Kyrgyzstan before joining her family-owned financial planning business in Vancouver, Washington. Since then, Taylor has found that she has a passion for serving clients who are ambitious in their career paths and hobbies alike. Most importantly, hearing about her clients’ travel plans and being able to assist them in making them happen is incredibly rewarding. The best challenge that Taylor faces is helping her clients build flexibility into their financial plans. When she is able to oversee and assist her clients execute a sabbatical that they have been dreaming of, this is not only satisfying for the client but her as well. Taylor began her career in consulting and as a project manager at large companies. With this experience, she knows what it is like to make decisions on benefits, to advocate for herself in annual reviews, and to navigate corporate work environments. Taylor brings her prior experience to her sabbatical planning work by adding creativity to the more technical side of financial planning. Mindmaps, roadmaps, and her favorite…. brainstorming with Post-Its are some of her favorite techniques in sabbatical planning because they create active engagement with clients and provide fresh and insightful perspective. Taylor would love to help you in your journey in planning for a break or transition in your current career. Vacations and doing what you love should not be an event that only happens once you retire. Contact Taylor if you would love to know the next steps to living your work and personal life to their fullest.

Alix Demartino is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Defined Wealth Management, LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Defined Wealth Management, she worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2016 to 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a residential painting business and provides financial services consulting through her own firm. Defined Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs both passive and active investment strategies, combining Modern Portfolio Theory and tactical asset allocation with various analytical techniques to manage approximately $254 million in assets.

Teresa Meyer is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Para Wealth Advisors, Inc., where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Security First Advisors and U.S. Trust, Bank of America, N.A. Para Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, businesses, and fiduciary entities, offering financial planning, investment management, and integrated wealth management services. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical analysis investment approach within an asset-allocation framework, focusing primarily on long-term orientation while allowing for shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Daniel Koerner is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at James R. Martin Consulting, Inc., where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, he was with NewFocus Financial Group, LLC for seven years. James R. Martin Consulting, Inc., doing business as JRM Capital Management, provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, ERISA/retirement plans, and charitable institutions. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk profiles, using research tools and Morningstar data, and offers ongoing monitoring, quarterly reports, and occasional financial-planning consultations.

Sirra Anderson Crum is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at TenBridge Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2017. Her background includes roles outside the financial industry, such as positions at Starbucks and The Original Dinerant, as well as a three-year period affiliated with Portland State University. TenBridge Partners serves a diverse clientele, including individuals across wealth levels, trusts, estates, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines written financial plans with an investment process driven by an internal committee, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and offering multiple client engagement formats along with insurance reviews as part of its services.

Gavin Morton is a financial advisor at Ravensview Capital Management, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Encore Financial Strategies, Pacific University, Dutch Bros Coffee, FlipPoint LLC, and Glencoe/University. Ravensview Capital Management provides discretionary investment counsel and special-project advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $95 million across a small client base. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and a broad set of investment strategies, with regular account monitoring and detailed client reporting.

Matthew Ebeling is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fort Vancouver Investment Management, LLC since 2016. He holds a Series 65 license and works at a firm based in Vancouver, WA. Fort Vancouver Investment Management, LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered adviser that provides discretionary investment management and retirement planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses an evidence-based approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on broadly diversified portfolios with ETFs and institutional no-load mutual funds, while incorporating tax-aware management and financial planning services.

Michael Hibbs is a financial advisor at Third Stanza Group with a Series 65 credential and no prior advisory industry experience. He has work experience as a facilities manager at a semiconductor manufacturing plant. Third Stanza Group is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using various securities and emphasizes bundled financial planning within its asset-based advisory services.

Paul Vermilya is a financial advisor at Compass Investment Advisers, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Compass Investment Advisers since 2004. Vermilya holds a Series 63 designation. Compass Investment Advisers is an independent SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $110 million across about 72 clients, employing diversified investment strategies that include mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, stocks, and derivatives, with a focus on fundamental and technical analysis and a long-term buy-and-hold approach.

Justin Curtiss is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Continuity Wealth Management, Corp. in Portland, OR, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., Sustainable Wealth Management Inc., and Landerholm, P.S. Continuity Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $214.3 million for about 270 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management combined with comprehensive financial planning, utilizing mutual funds and ETFs with periodic rebalancing and quarterly reviews.

Kibwe Cuffie is a financial advisor at Portland Private Wealth Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Portland Private Wealth Management since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he has extensive involvement in youth soccer organizations, including leadership positions at United PDX Soccer Club, Tualatin Hills United Soccer Club, and Southside Soccer Club. Portland Private Wealth Management serves individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, non-profits, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, portfolio management, and integrated financial planning. The firm emphasizes diversification, tax efficiency, and customized portfolio solutions, managing approximately $235 million in assets across over 400 client relationships.

Stuart Allen is a financial advisor with Allen Capital Management, LLC in Vancouver, WA, holding 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Allen Capital Management since 2005 and also serves as principal of Allen Trust Company, a role he has held since 1998. Allen Capital Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $200 million for individuals, corporate plans, and charitable institutions. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Erik Miller is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Interactive Wealth Advisors since 2013, following prior roles at Confluence Wealth Management LLC and CMC Advisers, LLC. Interactive Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $91 million for around 63 individual clients, including retirees, business owners, and executives. The firm provides ongoing wealth management and coordinated financial planning, employing a tactical, proactive asset-allocation approach that combines passive and active strategies across multiple asset classes.

Becky Vogt Lundeen is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Trihelix Wealth Collective in Portland, OR. Her prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and several independent advisory practices. Outside of financial advising, she is the owner of a non-financial business focused on writing a memoir and is involved in nonprofit event planning. Trihelix Wealth Collective provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm specializes in tailored investment plans with an emphasis on medical-training financial planning and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Derek Kaufman is a financial advisor with Columbia River Financial Group in Vancouver, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Columbia River Financial Group since 2016, and previously worked at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Columbia River Financial Group provides investment management and financial planning services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs both quantitative and qualitative analysis to tailor portfolios across a wide range of instruments, managing most assets on a discretionary basis.

Garth Shinn is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with aLuman since 2015. Based in Portland, OR, he holds the Series 65 designation. aLuman primarily serves individual clients, including a significant number of high-net-worth individuals, and small business owners, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs an academically based, tactical buy-and-hold investment approach with broad diversification and emphasizes low turnover and periodic rebalancing.

Timothy Gallagher is a financial advisor at Vita Planning Group LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at AE Financial Services, Liberty Wealth Management, and Liberty Group. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through Vita Insurance Associates, Inc. Vita Planning Group serves participant-directed retirement plans and individual clients, offering retirement-plan advisory, discretionary and nondiscretionary investment management, and financial planning. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, provides ongoing plan monitoring, and maintains multiple branch offices despite a small advisor team.

Todd Newell is a financial advisor with Miller Financial Group, LLC in Portland, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Miller Financial Group since 2015. Miller Financial Group is a small, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index funds with actively managed investments and maintains discretionary trading authority and a timing service to adjust portfolios based on market conditions.

David Rasmussen is a financial advisor with Catalyst Financial NW Corporation in Gresham, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has been associated with American Service Corp. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Rasmussen owns and operates a wholesale tree farm, Red Barn Nursery, LLC. Catalyst Financial NW Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm primarily uses no-load mutual funds with a focus on long-term investments and customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Michael Baltzell is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Columbia River Financial Group since 2017. Prior to this, he worked for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management from 2004 to 2017. Columbia River Financial Group provides investment management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers customized advisory services, typically on a discretionary basis, and employs a portfolio construction approach that incorporates both quantitative and qualitative analysis across a broad range of investment instruments.