William Baldwin is a ChFC® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Continuity Wealth Management, Corp. in Portland, OR, where he has worked since 2011. Prior to and during his tenure at Continuity, he was associated with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. He is also licensed as an insurance agent offering fixed insurance products. Continuity Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs mutual funds, ETFs, and tax-managed strategies, utilizing a sub-advisory relationship with Orion Portfolio Solutions and distinctive operational tools like the Pontera platform.

Stacy Rerick is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Para Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2022 and previously spent 15 years at Russell Wilkinson Rerick, Inc. and 19 years at Security First Advisors. She also manages strategic operations for multiple private offerings through SFA Commercial, LLC. Para Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, businesses, and fiduciary entities, offering financial planning, investment management, and integrated wealth management services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis within an asset-allocation framework, focusing on long-term orientation while allowing for shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Nicholas Westly is a financial advisor at Rubicon Global Group and Rubicon Global Advisors based in Portland, OR. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previous experience working at Leaf & Cole, LLP, Armanino, LLP, and Grant Thornton, LLP. He has also spent time as a full-time student most recently since 2023. Rubicon Global Halal Advisors primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charitable organizations, trusts, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm provides discretionary investment management focused on aligning clients’ financial goals with their social and religious values through customized asset allocations and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis.

Yong Yang is a financial advisor at Westlake Wealth Management, LLC in Portland, OR, with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Westlake Wealth Management since 2009. Yang holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Westlake Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers institutional-style 401(k) plan services alongside retail portfolio management, employing fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Lance Johnson is a financial advisor with ROI Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with ROI Financial since 2011. Outside of advising, Mr. Johnson is involved in several business ventures, including a 26% ownership in ROI Tax LLC, which provides tax preparation services, and a one-third partnership in ROI Marketing & Creative Design LLC, a marketing services firm. ROI Financial Advisors serves individual investors, business owners, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and a variety of investment strategies, including long-term investing and short-term trading, and maintains affiliated tax and marketing businesses with supervisory controls to address related conflicts.

Shuaisong Feng is a CFA charterholder at Cognitiant Registered Investment Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cognitiant, Feng held positions at Morgan Stanley and Oregon Tool Inc. Cognitiant provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual, non-high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $40 million across about 82 client relationships. The firm operates with a small team of two advisors and employs a formal supervisory process with documented reviews of financial plans and client communications.

Jerry Davis is a financial advisor at Rain or Shine Planning, LLC in Portland, OR, holding the PFS™ designation and a Series 65 license, with 16 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Rain or Shine Planning and Davis & Graves, LLP since 2024, and previously worked at Davis & Graves, LLP from 2010 to 2023. Additionally, he operates Jerry J Davis CPA PC, a practice he has maintained since 1989. Rain or Shine Planning is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, with investment management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and passive indexing, incorporating socially responsible investing when requested, and applies Modern Portfolio Theory principles in portfolio construction.

Jamie Colonna is a financial advisor at My Personal CFO, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with My Personal CFO since 2019, including a recent role starting in 2024. My Personal CFO, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities, offering financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs an asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates fundamental and behavioral finance analysis, utilizing institutional-share mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally alternative investments or sub-advisors.

Kris Jamison is a financial advisor at Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked within various Uniplan entities since 2010, including Uniplan Institutional Advisors LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Uniplan Investment Counsel provides investment advisory, sub-advisory, and portfolio-modeling services to individual and institutional clients, including broker-dealer wrap program sponsors and other registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes fundamental security analysis across specialized strategies and supports a significant sub-advisory and model-portfolio business.

Aaron Hillman is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Skyline Financial Northwest in Portland, OR since 2008. He holds a Series 65 license and is a partner in OPM, LLC, a private real estate business focused on property analysis and management. Skyline Financial Northwest provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes structured portfolios based on written Investment Policy Statements, favoring low-cost passive vehicles and ETFs, and offers additional services including pension consulting and one-time asset allocation analyses.

Jeffrey Bloch is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Main Avenue Financial Services, LLC in Beaverton, Oregon. He has 11 years of industry experience and has been with Main Avenue Financial Services since 2014. Main Avenue Financial Services, LLC is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, family businesses, and retirement plan participants. The firm manages approximately $94 million for about 76 clients, employing a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach with tailored asset allocation and primarily non-discretionary portfolio management.

James Spangler is a financial advisor at TradeWinds Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Tradewinds Asset Management, Financial Advocates Investment Management, LPL Financial, BIOTRONIK Corporate Services US, and Micro Systems Engineering. TradeWinds Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement and estate planning, and tax consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a systematic, quantitatively driven investment process with multiple strategies utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities.

Taylor’s passion for financial planning started when she and her husband decided to take a break from their traditional career paths in Seattle to join the Peace Corps. She served for two years in Kyrgyzstan before joining her family-owned financial planning business in Vancouver, Washington. Since then, Taylor has found that she has a passion for serving clients who are ambitious in their career paths and hobbies alike. Most importantly, hearing about her clients’ travel plans and being able to assist them in making them happen is incredibly rewarding. The best challenge that Taylor faces is helping her clients build flexibility into their financial plans. When she is able to oversee and assist her clients execute a sabbatical that they have been dreaming of, this is not only satisfying for the client but her as well. Taylor began her career in consulting and as a project manager at large companies. With this experience, she knows what it is like to make decisions on benefits, to advocate for herself in annual reviews, and to navigate corporate work environments. Taylor brings her prior experience to her sabbatical planning work by adding creativity to the more technical side of financial planning. Mindmaps, roadmaps, and her favorite…. brainstorming with Post-Its are some of her favorite techniques in sabbatical planning because they create active engagement with clients and provide fresh and insightful perspective. Taylor would love to help you in your journey in planning for a break or transition in your current career. Vacations and doing what you love should not be an event that only happens once you retire. Contact Taylor if you would love to know the next steps to living your work and personal life to their fullest.

Alix Demartino is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Defined Wealth Management, LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Defined Wealth Management, she worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2016 to 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a residential painting business and provides financial services consulting through her own firm. Defined Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs both passive and active investment strategies, combining Modern Portfolio Theory and tactical asset allocation with various analytical techniques to manage approximately $254 million in assets.

Teresa Meyer is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Para Wealth Advisors, Inc., where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Security First Advisors and U.S. Trust, Bank of America, N.A. Para Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, businesses, and fiduciary entities, offering financial planning, investment management, and integrated wealth management services. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical analysis investment approach within an asset-allocation framework, focusing primarily on long-term orientation while allowing for shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Daniel Koerner is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at James R. Martin Consulting, Inc., where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, he was with NewFocus Financial Group, LLC for seven years. James R. Martin Consulting, Inc., doing business as JRM Capital Management, provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, ERISA/retirement plans, and charitable institutions. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk profiles, using research tools and Morningstar data, and offers ongoing monitoring, quarterly reports, and occasional financial-planning consultations.

Peter De Graff is a financial advisor at Taurus Capital Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Taurus Capital Advisors, he worked at Solid Rock Wealth Management, LLC and US Bank, N.A. He serves as an investment committee member for East West Ministries International. Taurus Capital Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, charitable organizations, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth planning. The firm uses a team-driven investment process focused on diversified, tax-conscious asset allocations and integrates tax preparation services through a contracted CPA.

Robert Bedritis is a financial advisor at Oswego Private Wealth Management with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with several Oswego-branded firms as well as LPL Financial. Oswego Private Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary investment management, wealth planning, and business transition services tailored to clients' goals and time horizons. The firm utilizes fundamental and cyclical analysis and offers access to third-party managed accounts and subadvisors.

Sirra Anderson Crum is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at TenBridge Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2017. Her background includes roles outside the financial industry, such as positions at Starbucks and The Original Dinerant, as well as a three-year period affiliated with Portland State University. TenBridge Partners serves a diverse clientele, including individuals across wealth levels, trusts, estates, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines written financial plans with an investment process driven by an internal committee, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and offering multiple client engagement formats along with insurance reviews as part of its services.

Matthew Yarbrough is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Encompass Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2018 and previously spent three years at RVK, Inc. Matthew is based in Portland, OR. Encompass Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services, implementing tailored investment plans through a mix of mutual funds, individual equities, ETFs, independent managers, and other securities while employing both fundamental and technical analysis.