Caleb Brown is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Composition Wealth, LLC since 2026. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company from 2013 to 2026. Outside of financial advising, Brown is a managing partner and handles bookkeeping for a non-financial services LLC. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategies using low-cost diversified funds, supplemented by individual securities and other instruments, with ongoing portfolio oversight and tax-sensitive rebalancing.

Miguel Villahermosa is a financial advisor at Trek Financial with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. His prior roles include positions at Bulwark Capital Management, Patriot Roofing, and Redeem Church. Outside of finance, he has worked as a professional singer since 1999. Trek Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary and non-fiduciary services. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical investment approaches, including the use of AI tools, and provides a wide range of model and alternative strategies along with direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Nathan Cruz is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Creative Financial Designs since 2015, following a one-year tenure at Next Financial Group, Inc. Outside of advising, he owns and manages short-term rental properties through several LLCs. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs asset-class model allocations guided by third-party research and an Executive Investment Committee, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with Biblically Responsible Investing strategies.

Robert Harkson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisory Alpha, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Phase 2 Wealth Advisors, Parker Financial, and Thrivent Investment Management. Advisory Alpha is an SEC-registered adviser managing over $4.3 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, supported by a team of approximately 60 advisors. The firm utilizes a centralized Investment Team with a fund-of-funds approach across diverse managed portfolio strategies and serves as a subadvisor and co-advisor to other registered investment advisers.

Lincoln Kopetski is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors in Tacoma, WA. He has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Triad Investment Management, and U.S. Bancorp Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Chinook Services LLC, which provides finance and accounting support for tax and investment purposes. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, retirement plans, ESOPs, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach managed by an internal team and uses both proprietary and third-party managers, offering a blend of discretionary and non-discretionary account services.

Geoffrey Johnson is a financial advisor with Symmetry Partners in Lakewood, WA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at firms such as VP Distributors, Virtus Investment Partners, Edward Jones, John Hancock, Merrill, Russell Investments, and Morgan Stanley. Symmetry Partners provides fee-based portfolio management and model-driven advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, qualified retirement plans, institutional pension plans, and investment companies. The firm employs a quantitative investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and manages proprietary investment companies, offering services through a scaled, platform-centric distribution model.

Peter Barnes is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Fiduciary Counselling, Inc. in Tacoma, WA. His prior experience includes roles at Parcion Private Wealth LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Fiduciary Counselling, Inc. offers investment advisory, accounting, tax, trust, estate planning, and estate administration services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes model portfolios driven by an asset allocation methodology that includes registered and unregistered funds, ETFs, private investments, digital assets, and sustainable strategies.

Gary Brooks Jr. is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with Mission Wealth Management, LP, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to this, he was with Brooks, Hughes & Jones, Inc. for 14 years and spent one year at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of advisory work, he serves as an official scorer for a professional baseball club and acts as a consultant on the investment committee for a nonprofit foundation. Mission Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients such as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services, integrating investment management with tax, estate, legacy, philanthropy, and risk planning through both internal management and select third-party sub-advisors.

Chad Johnson is a financial advisor at Trek Financial in Tacoma, WA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Clear Creek Financial Management and Edward Jones, as well as seven years at First Assembly of God Life Center. Trek Financial serves individual, high-net-worth clients, and institutional retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm employs a blend of strategic and tactical investment approaches that incorporate AI tools, quantitative models, and alternative strategies.

Baylee Bryant is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment adviser representative at Merit Financial Advisors in Tacoma, WA. Prior to joining Merit, Baylee worked at LPL Financial, Starbucks Corporation, and Wescom Credit Union. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified asset allocation using centrally managed sleeves and model portfolios, with oversight from an internal investment management team and committee.

Yu Li is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. With 12 years of experience in the industry, Yu has managed a range of investments including private placement funds, municipal bonds, upstream oil and gas drilling programs, and real estate development projects. Yu applies deep knowledge of investment and business operations to daily strategy development, focusing on analysis across different industries and company evaluations. Yu's expertise covers family wealth planning, corporate cash flow management, and tax efficiency in investments. Areas of client focus include divorce transition planning, employee benefits planning, family wealth management strategies, institutional investment consulting, international wealth management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. Yu provides number-driven investment advice to develop customized strategies tailored to clients' unique financial goals. Yu holds a Master's Degree in Engineering from Saint Martin's University and holds the CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. Yu is fluent in English, Chinese, Mandarin, and Wu, and is affiliated with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Personal interests include reading, scuba diving, table tennis, traveling, and woodworking.

Jason Hall is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. holding CFP® and Series 66 designations and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining D.A. Davidson, he worked at Key Bank NA for 33 years. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm operates under fiduciary standards and offers a range of services including ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.

Erwin Reguindin is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at Edward Jones, Anchor Financial LLC, and several other firms. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services, using customized portfolios comprised of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income with a predominantly long-term investment approach.

Matthew Ferguson is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Gig Harbor, WA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Bankers Life Securities Inc. Outside of investment advising, he is involved in the sale of fixed and traditional insurance products. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios constructed from mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Claude Conlin is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Tacoma, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and previously worked at Voya Financial Partners, LLC from 2000 to 2011. Conlin also operates Conlin Intellectual Capital, a consulting business focused on clients' thinking processes and goal setting unrelated to specific financial products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an advisory and broker-dealer firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and retirement-plan advisory services, combining in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to implement investment recommendations.

Linda Rutledge is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Tacoma, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of advising, she is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines investment policy statements, model portfolios, and technology-driven tools to manage accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis, with a product offering that includes both affiliated and unaffiliated investment options.

Connor Berkery is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed life insurance. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and retirement advisory services, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party strategies along with technology-enabled tools to implement client-focused investment recommendations.

Edward Grogan IV is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of industry experience. He is the president and owner of Summit Wealth Management and has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2005. Prior to that, he worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services from 2002 to 2005. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Austin Hill is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Lakewood, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes service in the U.S. Army and roles at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Outside of advising, he is a member of Phoenix Firms LLC, where he assesses and votes on capital contributions for property acquisitions in Wisconsin. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs using a centralized Investment Management Team to select and monitor model portfolios and third-party managers.

Guy Ridout III is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Principal Securities, Inc., Principal Life Insurance Company, Brighton Jones LLC, and Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office and retirement plan advisory services, and sponsors wrap-fee programs, offering customized portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income with a long-term investment approach.