Amy Secor is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. She previously worked at TIAA and Tiaa from 2004 to 2022. Secor serves on the University of Washington Planned Giving Advisory Board, providing advice on complex planned giving cases. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm uses discretionary, customized portfolios combining internal research with third-party managers, and provides integrated tax and administrative solutions uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Samuel Maxwell III is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Bordeaux Wealth Advisors, Executive Wealth Group, LLC, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach emphasizing tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies along with various specialized offerings.

Megan Ibrahimi is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at D.A. Davidson since 2017, following two years at Ameriprise Financial Services. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Cole Bonipart is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at Oppenheimer with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2022 and previously held roles at Progeny 3 Inc., Sand Point Country Club, Gonzaga University, and Seattle Preparatory School. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection across multiple asset classes, and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Derek Parsons is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Moore Wealth Management and Parsons since 2014 and is currently affiliated with Triad Hybrid Solutions. Outside of advising, he operates as an independent insurance agent focusing on life products. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms for portfolio management.

Liqin Song is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with four years of industry experience. Liqin holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Cathay Bank. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of advisory programs and investment products. The firm emphasizes client direction and model selection, providing recommendations and ongoing monitoring while facilitating access to third-party discretionary managers and offering periodic rebalancing, reporting, and oversight.

Reis Newburn is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2010. 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 operates under fiduciary standards and offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Nicholas Tarr is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Bellevue, WA, bringing two years of industry experience. He previously worked with Savant Wealth Management and Edward Jones Investments, among other roles. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach utilizing multiple asset classes and offers integrated wealth services across managed and held-away accounts.

Daniel Ruiz is a CFP® certificant with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner, where he has worked since 2021, following five years at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Outside of advising, he owns a photography business in Washington state. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers across a wide range of investment strategies and provides integrated tax and administrative solutions uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Anthony Baruffi is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2024, following a nine-year tenure at Garde Capital, Inc. Baruffi serves on the board of directors and as finance chair for Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services and employs multiple program structures combining in-house and third-party manager strategies, supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Melissa Haley is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2005. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning, managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals linked to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between discrete financial planning services and ongoing discretionary management through model or customized portfolios, operating under a fiduciary standard for its RIA services.

Janine Ruland is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Mill Creek, WA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 21 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance and its related entities since 2005 and led Ruland Financial Strategies in 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as vice-president on the board of The Pointe Home Owners Association. 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 provides tailored advice across multiple program types, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and relationships with a wide range of institutional sponsors.

Koshin Soga is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Reiwa Financial and Heir Associates and currently coaches a youth soccer school, Seattle Samurai Kids. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Cathleen Solaro is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson since 2010. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes fiduciary standards and combines qualitative and quantitative analysis to recommend and monitor investments, offering specialized services such as ERISA plan advisory, modular financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Jeffrey Edgbert is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 13 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He previously worked at Highland Private Wealth Management for 13 years before joining Hightower in 2022. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and planning services.

Bruce Brennen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Bellevue, WA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 40 years of industry experience, having worked with Nylife Securities Inc. and New York Life Insurance since 1985. Bruce also brokers non-registered, investment-related insurance products through outside insurance carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and maintains a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Vernon Klassen is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving with Valic Financial Advisors since 2010 and Agia since 2022. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and works in Lynnwood, WA. Klassen also acts as an agent for group and individual health insurance plans, including Medicare coverage. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Hannah Macias is a financial advisor at Mariner in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation. She has been with Mariner since 2022 and has prior experience at Seattle University and The Barton Law Firm. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized, committee-overseen portfolios combining in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax, accounting, and Financial Wellness Platform services.

Rachel Jones is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at D.A. Davidson since 2017 and previously at US Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a Notary Public for the state of Washington. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and wealth management programs, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative analysis in its investment recommendations.

Caleb Briggs is a financial advisor at Mariner in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience. Before joining Mariner, he served in the US Army and Army National Guard and worked in various roles including at the University of South Florida Veterans Office. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, and is notable for its integration of tax and accounting services alongside portfolio management.