Matthew Severs is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with Key Investment Services and Key Bank NA since 2013. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client direction in investment strategy selection and provides ongoing monitoring and third-party manager due diligence within the KeyCorp group.

Riley Noonan is a financial advisor at Corient with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Ethic, Inc., Freestone Capital Management, and RUSSELL Investments. Prior to his advisory career, he spent four years at the University of Washington. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Christine Stensland is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under the Advisers Act fiduciary standard and ERISA fiduciary duties.

Jamie Wieferich is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2004. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing qualitative and quantitative analysis to recommend and monitor investments.

Stephanie Roberts is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Bellevue, WA. She previously worked at The H Group Washington, Inc. and Harvest Capital Advisors. From 2018 to 2020, she was involved with When in Travel Series LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Evan Wirkkala is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Clear Coast Partners, 30 North Group, Pathstone, and Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Whiteline Advisory, where he serves as a consultant to private family operating businesses, and is a majority partner in Clear Coast Partners, LLC, a firm focused on healthcare-related investments. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing a combination of affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Judith Wildes is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 42 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2000. In addition to her advisory role, she is an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Qiang Lu is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Howbuy Corporation, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC, Citigroup Services and Technology (China) Limited, Merrill, and HSBC Qianhai Securities Co., Ltd. Lu's outside business activities include administrative support for Howbuy Corporation in a non-advisory capacity. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses strategic and tactical asset allocation combined with global fund due diligence and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through several program types.

Karen Henderson is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated for a combined total of 15 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a Notary Public in Seattle, WA. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operates as a registered broker-dealer, and provides access to alternative investment vehicles through an integrated investment platform.

Tate Engleson is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. based in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining D.A. Davidson, he worked at Renaissance Financial and has experience with Creighton University, Pacific Life, and other organizations. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, equity research, and a private wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.

Michael Ersser Jr. is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merriman Wealth Management and BlackRock, and has an additional background in the food service industry with MOD Super-Fast Pizza. Focus Partners Wealth serves a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering services such as investment management, financial and tax planning, and employee benefit consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nhat Nguyen is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs and managed accounts, emphasizing client-directed model selection and ongoing portfolio monitoring. The firm operates within the KeyCorp group and collaborates closely with affiliated banking and capital markets entities.

Yulia Aiden is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she previously operated Yulia, LLC DBA Vino & Picasso for five years. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing TIAA retirement relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Carol Parrish is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Bellevue, WA, with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including WCG Wealth Advisors, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and financial entities. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Tayler Drynan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Since 2021, Drynan has operated Drynan Strategic Financial Solutions and also serves as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kevin Daniel Jr. is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer. He previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. Kevin dedicates time annually to assist soon-to-be business school graduates with networking and has served on a university board for over a decade in a charitable capacity. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer providing services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs that incorporate both discretionary and non-discretionary management, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis while maintaining custody of client assets.

Dag Olov Brandfors is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and co-owner of Steilacoom Investments Co., a private entity involved in securities and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages over $210 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, serving both individual and institutional clients.

Jason Tafoya is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at The H Group Washington, Inc., CS Planning Corp, Evergreen Wealth, LLC, Stratos Wealth Partners, and LPL Financial. He is also a commissioned notary. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network, offering financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm applies a diversified investment approach combining passive and active strategies, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Appel is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Primerica Advisors and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved in fixed insurance sales and is a registered agent for MKJ, LLC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Matthew Pearson is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Global Retirement Partners, LPL Financial, Usi Advisors, M Holdings Securities, and Kibble & Prentice Holding Company. He serves on the board of Global Underwater Explorers, a diving community and training organization. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.