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.

Kyle Parsons is a financial advisor at Rock Creek Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Cross Financial Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Parsons has been involved in providing investment advisory services through Cross Financial Advisors, an independent registered investment advisor. Rock Creek Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment manager that serves primarily institutional and pooled-vehicle clients, offering discretionary investment supervisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs an asset allocation and fundamental analysis approach within a longer-term buy-and-hold framework and offers stand-alone, hourly financial planning engagements.

Quinn Kahn is a financial advisor at Dyad Capital LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services. Dyad Capital provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as corporate pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach focused on equity securities and manages individualized portfolios with diversification and documented trade processes.

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.

Daniel Retzlaff is a financial advisor at Rock Creek Wealth Management with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Retzlaff has experience providing investment advisory services through Cross Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent advisory firm. Rock Creek Wealth Management focuses on serving corporations, partnerships, charitable organizations, and other non-retail entities by offering discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan advice. The firm employs asset allocation and fundamental analysis while engaging third-party independent managers as part of its investment process.

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.

Trevor Bruno is a financial advisor at ROI Financial in Beaverton, OR, holding a Series 65 credential with five years of industry experience. He has worked with ROI Financial Advisors since 2020 and ROI Tax, LLC since 2021. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed tax preparer and part-owner of ROI Tax, where he assists with tax return preparation during tax season. ROI Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business owners, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses and provides services including margin transactions, short sales, and options writing, with custodial relationships primarily at Schwab Institutional.

Petr Burunov is a financial advisor with Ambassador Wealth Management, LLC in Vancouver, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial and has operated Ambassador Wealth Management since 2009. In addition to advising, he provides tax preparation and bookkeeping services through Ambassador Tax Consultants, LLC, a business he has managed since 2013. Ambassador Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, business entities, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, debt instruments, and private placements, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular reviews.

Hayley Haslett is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lake Road Advisors, LLC since 2022. Her prior roles include positions at Blue Water Wealth, Inc. and work experience within the brewing industry. Outside of financial advising, she is involved in social media content creation and brand management for a private residence in Ridgefield, WA. Lake Road Advisors provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting to individual clients and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes passive, asset-class-based investment strategies primarily implemented through third-party managers and maintains ongoing oversight and planning reviews for its clients.

Elizabeth Van Vleet is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with TenBridge Partners LLC in Portland, Oregon, where she has worked since 2020. She has four years of industry experience and previously consulted on internship program management at Saturday Academy. TenBridge Partners provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a discretionary asset management approach guided by a quarterly Investment Committee and offers various planning models including hourly, flat-fee, and subscription services.

Andrew Smith is a financial advisor with Consolidated Financial Management Corp. in Beaverton, OR. He holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience, including prior roles at Golden State Wealth Management, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. He has a background that includes involvement with Gonzaga University and Skyhawks Sports Academy. Consolidated Financial Management Corp. provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on written plans, implementation support, and ongoing consulting without managing client assets. The firm’s approach includes fundamental and technical analysis, recommending asset allocation and a buy-and-hold strategy with periodic reallocation as needed.

Alejandra Peaña is a financial advisor at Modernist Financial, LLC in Portland, OR, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Modernist Financial since 2021 and has previous experience with B-Line Urban Delivery, Presidio Graduate School, and the Karuna Foundation. Modernist Financial is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses, with a focus on high-net-worth clients. The firm provides customized, long-term portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing low-cost funds and third-party sub-advisors to emphasize cost management, tax efficiency, and discretionary implementation.

Katherine Fox is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Sunnybranch Wealth LLC in Portland, OR. She previously worked at Arnerich Massena and is the founder of Sunnybranch Philanthropy LLC, a firm providing philanthropic advice and guidance. Fox also contributes articles on financial planning and charitable giving as a consultant for theSkimm, Inc. Sunnybranch Wealth LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth management services. The firm employs a fiduciary approach combining passive and active strategies, emphasizes philanthropy and intergenerational planning, and provides educational workshops alongside integrated written financial planning for wealth management clients.

Mark Bernazzani is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at My Personal CFO, LLC since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Brighton Jones LLC from 2013 to 2018. He holds the Series 63 license and is based in Vancouver, WA. My Personal CFO serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans, offering financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs an asset-allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, utilizing institutional mutual funds, ETFs, and, when appropriate, options and alternative investments.

Garrett Porter is a financial advisor at Soaring Investment Management, LLC in Portland, OR, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc and Strategic Wealth Design. Before entering the financial industry, he served six years in the United States Navy. Soaring Investment Management advises individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and ongoing financial planning. The firm utilizes multiple analytical methods to construct portfolios that may include a wide range of securities, and it serves clients with no stated account minimum and a capped hourly pricing model for financial planning.

Warren Vanotterloo is a financial advisor at Acentrus Financial Partners LLC with 9 years of industry experience. He has been with Acentrus since 2015 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Acentrus Financial Partners provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services primarily for individual clients, utilizing proprietary model portfolios that integrate macroeconomic analysis, quantitative screening, and traditional investment tools. The firm offers discretionary account management and employs advanced trading strategies, including option writing and short sales.

Zhe Liao is a financial advisor with Westlake Wealth Management, LLC in Portland, OR, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Westlake Wealth Management since 2012. Westlake Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers 401(k) plan services, combining fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes, and manages accounts on a discretionary, fee-only basis with institutional-style plan support despite its small, two-advisor structure.

Thomas Hamlin is the founder and CEO of Somerset Wealth Management, LLC in Portland, OR, with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been involved with multiple Somerset-related entities since 2008, including roles in consulting and insurance services. Outside of his advisory work, Hamlin leads Somerset Charitable, a nonprofit group that distributes grants to various charities. Somerset Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach using institutional-style managers and offers access to annuities, private placements, and third-party money managers.

Robert Walker is a financial advisor at Liberty Capital Investment Corporation in Portland, OR, with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Liberty Capital since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he offers life insurance and fixed annuity products as an additional service to clients. Liberty Capital provides non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis and offers a range of strategies including long- and short-term purchases, option writing, and the use of leveraged and inverse ETFs.

Asoka Weeraratne is a financial advisor with UTA LLC in Vancouver, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory work, he serves as CEO of Kelly International, a clothing manufacturing and retail business. UTA LLC advises individuals, businesses, and ERISA plans, offering portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, with a focus on macroeconomic and tax considerations.