Shabrish Menon is a financial advisor at Finomenon Investments LLC with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Finomenon in 2024, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services for one year and spent seven years at Amazon. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chief Investment Officer for Panum Capital, his private family office in India, and is the Fundraising Chair for Voice of Planet, a nonprofit supporting small businesses. Finomenon Investments LLC offers investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies tailored to client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations, and provides educational seminars alongside personalized advisory services.

Shelby Miller is a financial advisor at Helmsman Financial Group, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Helmsman Financial Group since 2004. Helmsman Financial Group primarily serves individual clients as well as trusts, estates, and other non-individual entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a value-oriented, longer-term investment approach focused on current income, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and individual stocks and bonds.

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.

Brandon Springer is a financial advisor with Helmsman Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Helmsman Financial Group since 2012. Helmsman Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual clients, as well as trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm emphasizes an asset-allocation approach with a value-oriented, longer-term focus on current income, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management programs.

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.

Donald Creech is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Investor Resources Inc. since 1990. He is also the President and Owner of Donald Creech Consulting, providing investment consulting and pre-market analysis to advisors nationwide. Investor Resources Inc. offers discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and pension plans, with a focus on momentum-based investment strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and bond funds. The firm also provides qualified retirement plan trustee support and manages small, concentrated portfolios alongside formal retirement plan services.

Alexander Brueske is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at B3 Wealth Strategies since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Financial Advocates Investment Management, Northshore School District, and Waddell & Reed Inc. He also provides limited advisory services through Brueske Advisory Services during a transition of assets. B3 Wealth Strategies offers discretionary asset management and investment advice to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a customized asset-allocation approach with ongoing monitoring, using LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management platform for custody and execution.

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.

Benjamin Englund is a financial advisor at Ceva Advisors with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ceva Advisors, he worked at SLC Management for 16 years and held roles at several other firms including Aberdeen Capital LLC and NWAM, LLC. Ceva Advisors is a state-registered advisory firm that provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts and estates. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, using diversified, low-cost funds and bespoke portfolio adjustments, and offers private investment recommendations and direct digital-asset allocations as part of its services.

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 with Fulcrum Wealth Advisors, LLC in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He also operates an accounting business, Steven Rosenthal, CPA, providing tax planning and preparation services. Rosenthal has worked with firms including Cetera Advisor Networks and Intuit Inc. Fulcrum Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients with discretionary investment management, wealth management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and a range of investment vehicles, with portfolios reviewed at least quarterly.

Katy Cook is a Principal at Abacus Financial Planning and decided to change careers and go into financial planning after creating her parents’ retirement plan. She saw firsthand the peace of mind that comes with having a roadmap to guide investing and spending decisions. Katy helps women and their families use money to live the life they want. She enjoys helping people explore financial scenarios and understand the long-term impact of small (and large) choices. Prior to being a financial planner, Katy spent a decade in teaching and independent consulting focused on “data for do-gooders.” She completed a BS in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin and a financial planning certificate with Boston University. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Princeton University, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.

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.