Garrett Grigas is a financial advisor at Gevers Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Cetera and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice-president of the CFA Society of Seattle. Gevers Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering discretionary investment management and stand-alone financial consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and business entities. The firm employs a range of investment strategies using quantitative and qualitative analysis, with regular portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Christopher Kenney is a financial advisor with Waystone Advisors LLC in Redmond, WA, holding a Series 65 credential and 17 years of industry experience. He has held roles at multiple firms including Forthright Capital Partners and MassMutual Investors Services. Kenney is also associated with Christopher Dean and Associates PC, where he provides financial and retirement planning as well as insurance services. Waystone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a fiduciary approach focused on strategic asset allocation, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, and manages approximately $179 million in client assets.

James Ridgeway is a financial advisor at Leeward Financial Partners, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Manning & Napier Associates. Outside of his advisory role, Ridgeway serves as chair of the finance committee for a boat and RV storage business in Boise, Idaho. Leeward Financial Partners serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as select foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach focused on risk management, cost control, and transparency.

Sally Mccray is a CFP® professional with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is affiliated with FAP, LLC and Commonwealth Financial Network and has been involved with Financial Advisory Partners since 2001. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in fixed insurance sales and owns a private entity that facilitates advisory business and manages commercial real estate in Bellevue, WA. FAP, LLC is a small advisory firm serving a limited number of clients with financial planning services, including retirement, tax, estate, business planning, risk/insurance analysis, and rollover guidance. The firm focuses on hourly planning engagements without discretionary portfolio management or custody of client assets, often coordinating implementation through licensed representatives at Commonwealth Financial Network.

Donald Dempster is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DLK Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC and DLK Investment Management. Outside of finance, he is a partner and CFO of Adaptive Motion Group LLC, a software robotics firm, where he contributes to accounting and strategy. DLK Investment Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental relative-value investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation and operates on a fee-only basis with a focus on discretionary management and tailored client relationships.

Austin Dean is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Waystone Advisors LLC, having joined in 2024, and previously held roles at Lion Street Financial and Guide Advisors. Outside of advising, he owns Dean Family Real Estate LLC, which focuses on personal real estate investing and private lending. Waystone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized approach with portfolios commonly constructed from ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Alexander Brueske is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with B3 Wealth Strategies in Bellevue, WA, where he has worked since 2019, and has prior experience at LPL Financial, Financial Advocates Investment Management, and Waddell & Reed. Brueske also provides limited services through Brueske Advisory Services, an independent RIA he founded in 2016 to facilitate asset transitions. B3 Wealth Strategies offers discretionary asset management and investment advice to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a customized asset-allocation strategy using LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management platform and emphasizes strategic asset allocation with long-term holdings, supporting clients with ongoing monitoring, educational workshops, and access to wrap-fee programs.

Justin Vestman is a financial advisor with Lake Avenue Financial LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Golden State Equity Partners, LPL Financial, LLC, and Golden State Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a basketball coach at Bellevue High School. Lake Avenue Financial provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and referrals to third-party advisers for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and brokerage clients. The firm offers a subscription education and coaching product and employs a multi-method research approach with a range of strategies implemented through both traditional discretionary management and a web-based platform.

Tyson Farmer is a financial advisor at Vega Financial LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for 10 years before joining Vega Financial in 2020. Vega Financial serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using primarily passive portfolio construction complemented by tactical analysis and options strategies tailored to client-specific investment policies.

Clarissa Candelario is a financial advisor with Private Asset Management Inc in Kirkland, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, The Retirement Solution Inc., HighTower Advisors LLC, Coldstream Wealth Management, and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Private Asset Management Inc provides wealth management and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, and charitable foundations, offering customized portfolio construction across multiple asset classes and regular, bound quarterly reporting with market-overview letters. The firm also facilitates direct and pooled real estate investments and supports clients with educational resources, hourly advisory engagements, and specialized services such as retirement-plan rollovers and tax-report preparation.

Tera Probst is a financial advisor at Sound Legacy Wealth Advisors, LLC in Kirkland, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. She previously worked for Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. for 20 years and Seafirst National Bank for 27 years. Sound Legacy Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, qualified purchasers, and some institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of passive and active investment techniques tailored to client suitability, risk tolerance, and time horizon, and offers multi-generational legacy and family-office style services.

Steven Rosenthal is a financial advisor at Fulcrum Wealth Advisors, LLC in Bellevue, WA, with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in both financial advisory and tax-related roles, including serving as a CPA providing tax planning and preparation services through his own accounting practice and as a senior tax expert at Intuit Inc. Fulcrum Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, wealth management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and third-party manager allocations to manage approximately $208 million in discretionary assets.

Thai Duong Tran is the sole advisor at XSTAR Fund Management LLC in Redmond, WA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has five years of experience managing investments at XSTAR following roles at Neotech Ltd and Skyfarm JSC. XSTAR Fund Management LLC serves accredited and high-net-worth investors through a privately offered pooled investment vehicle and separately managed accounts. The firm employs a combined top-down macro and bottom-up fundamental research approach focused on undervalued U.S. publicly traded equities, using a concentrated and long-biased portfolio strategy with discretionary management.

Gregory Radovich is a financial advisor at Johnson & Shute Investment Advisors, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Johnson & Shute Investment Advisors since 1997. Additionally, he is employed as a manager at Johnson & Shute, P.S., a CPA firm, where he prepares financial statements, tax returns, and provides business consulting. Johnson & Shute Investment Advisors offers investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business organizations. The firm employs a non-discretionary, long-term buy-and-hold approach using client-selected model portfolios composed of low-cost, passively managed mutual funds.

Dominic Hubert is a financial advisor at Schmidt Financial Management with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked for Deloitte & Touche LLP for 15 years. Hubert joined Schmidt Financial Group in 2021 before continuing with Schmidt Financial Management. Schmidt Financial Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth households, including trusts, estates, and retirement accounts. The firm utilizes a customized, non-model portfolio construction approach, blending fundamental and technical analysis and leveraging third-party research, while delegating manager due diligence to an external provider.

Christopher Steward is a financial advisor at Steward Capital LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Legacy Group Capital LLC since 2017 alongside his role at Steward Capital, which he joined in 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he invests as a limited partner in various apartment buildings and developments. Steward Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients, including high-net-worth and accredited investors. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering discretionary management and access to a range of investment vehicles, including alternatives and private placements.

Michael Coe is a financial advisor at Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bellevue, WA, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. since 2025. Coe previously spent over a decade with Cetera and its affiliated firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed as a nonvariable insurance agent through a sole proprietorship. Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. provides written financial planning and retirement plan participant advisory services to individuals and institutional clients. The firm focuses on delivering detailed, non-discretionary recommendations through hourly-billed planning engagements and does not offer discretionary portfolio management.

Benjamin Koval is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Soundpath Retirement Strategies, LLC and has previously worked at Decker Retirement Planning, Inc. and Mindray NA. Koval serves as a chapter president for the American Financial Education Alliance, focusing on public education regarding investment topics. Soundpath Retirement Strategies, LLC provides financial consulting and planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside retirement-focused services. The firm uses an annual flat fee structure based on engagement complexity and provides ongoing services such as portfolio monitoring, tax-efficiency analysis, and income planning.

Daniel Wilkison is the sole advisor at Wilkison Investment Services, LLC in Snoqualmie, WA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has operated his independent firm since 2001. Wilkison Investment Services provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and constructs diversified portfolios using a combination of passive index funds, actively managed mutual funds, and individual securities, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis.

Richard Mellor is a financial advisor at Mellor & Associates LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at United Parcel Service from 2012 to 2017. Mellor & Associates provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, and businesses, focusing on retirement planning, wealth maintenance, and intergenerational transfers. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach, utilizing equities, fixed income, ETFs, and selected non-traded REITs to align portfolios with clients’ liquidity needs and risk tolerance.