Michael Greene is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He currently works at Hightower Advisors and previously spent six years with Highland Private Wealth Management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager portfolios, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Michael Alfstad is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been president and owner of Alfstad Capital, LLC since 2005. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, investment management, and compliance services.

David Seidel is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer based in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2009 and previously spent 18 years at Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a volunteer officer of the Bellevue Toastmasters Club. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services, including equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Molly Walters is a CFA® charterholder at Clearstead Advisory Solutions with two years of industry experience. She has held positions at Clearstead, The Clarius Group, and Canterbury Consulting, and has worked in both consulting and academic settings. Clearstead serves affluent private clients and institutional investors with investment management, financial planning, tax compliance, family office administration, and institutional consulting services. The firm manages approximately $33.9 billion in assets and employs institutional disciplines such as portfolio analytics, manager research, and strategic asset allocation across various investment vehicles.

Francis Piccolo is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Bellevue, WA, and has three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Key Investment Services and U.S. Bank before joining Mercer Global Advisors. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, utilizing diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other investment vehicles, while also offering specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Rebecca Wolff is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies LLC since 2021 and operates under the DBAs Rebecca Wolff and Associates and Lens Financial & Insurance Solutions, where she is involved in selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of advisers. The firm emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and manages the majority of its approximately $32 billion in assets under management on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Satterfield is a CFP® and ChFC® with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Bellevue, WA, where he has worked since 2021. His previous roles include positions at First Western Trust, LPL Financial, Arizona Bank & Trust, and Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools. The firm offers tailored recommendations and does not exercise discretionary trading authority, serving clients primarily through a fiduciary advisory model integrated with affiliated money managers.

Frances Smith is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Bellevue, WA. Her entire professional career has been with Mercer Global Advisors. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, using a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Julie Genjac is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. based in Seattle, WA, with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Hartford Funds Management Company, Hartford Funds Distributors, and Wells Fargo Investments. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers 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 provides a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative analyses in their investment approach.

James Harvey is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2021 and previously held roles at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America Advisors, and Kms Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a woodworker with Sweet Cedar Woodworking. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Blake Barr is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Wealthspire Advisors and has held roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and FIDELITY Brokerage Services. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets and serving nearly 9,700 clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm uses an institutional-style asset allocation approach with a diverse mix of investments and provides tailored wealth management and retirement-plan consulting services.

Trevor Seamons is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors since 2023. Prior to this, he spent 16 years at Trellis Advisors, LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory model focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers to deliver customized portfolio management and financial planning services.

Sasha Whyte is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2018 and previously worked at Wells Fargo and Wells Fargo Clearing. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, and it also serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Alexander D'agostino is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2015 and has longstanding affiliations with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company dating back to 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the South Dakota Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association Board of Directors and is a board member for After School All Stars, an organization providing after-school programs for middle school students. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional sponsors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and advisory services often linked with insurance and annuity products. The firm emphasizes tailored advice and non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Amanda Henley is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 credential and over seven years of industry experience, including seven years at Edward Jones. Her background also includes roles outside finance such as work with Greenpeace and positions in retail and service industries. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm delivers point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions focused on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

William Howard is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bellevue, WA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Oppenheimer, JPMorgan, and Bank of America. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Samuel Miller is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors, he worked at The Members Club at Aldarra and Sahalee Country Club and has a background in full-time education. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager investment approach that includes discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to affiliated and third-party managers.

Kelsey Morrison is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Duncan & Haley Ltd for 23 years, where she was involved in insurance and retirement plan consulting. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies supplemented by selective private market exposure and other tailored solutions.

Calvin Mccutchen is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Corient in Seattle, WA. His prior work includes seven years at McCutchen Group and two years at Accenture Plc. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and customized asset allocation, utilizing risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

Matthew Zager is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with &PARTNERS and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is also associated with Fisette & Kim Financial Services, LLC in a non-investment-related capacity. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.