Kristopher Kohtz is a CFP® certificant and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Two Firs Financial and has previously worked at firms including Nestle and H.D. Vest Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Thirty9 Twenty9 LLC, a real estate rental business. Two Firs Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and includes the use of options strategies, such as covered calls, to manage risk and generate income.

Michael Emery is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is an advisor at Leeward Financial Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. Emery also serves as Co-Head of US Equity Portfolio Management and a senior portfolio manager at Rainier Investment Management, LLC, focusing on domestic growth equity strategies for institutional investors. Leeward Financial Partners serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as select foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services with an institutional investment approach emphasizing long-term asset allocation, risk management, and cost control.

Leonard Skiena is a financial advisor with S. R. Schill & Associates, Inc. in Mercer Island, WA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 20 years of industry experience, all with his current firm since 2006. S. R. Schill & Associates provides discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a range of model portfolio allocations across multiple asset classes and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical investment analysis methods.

Leland Jeppesen is a financial advisor at Waterrock Global Asset Management in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has managed Jeppesen Financial Services LLC since 2019 and previously worked at Jeppesen Financial Services from 2009 to 2019. Waterrock Global Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering tailored model portfolios that incorporate stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, and ETFs. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across passive and active strategies, with the option for performance-based fees on selected models.

Qing Lu is a financial advisor at Kavout Algo Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with related entities since 2016, including serving as CEO of Kavout Corporation, a technology company providing software and technology support. Lu dedicates part of his professional time to this role in addition to his advisory work. Kavout Algo Financial provides continuous asset management services primarily on a non-discretionary basis to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines quantitative and traditional investment methods with a value-oriented, long-only approach while allowing tactical strategies and executes trades through an institutional relationship with Interactive Brokers.

Baltej Kochar is a financial advisor at Cedar River Capital, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He previously operated Kochar Capital for two years before joining Cedar River Capital in 2017. Kochar is also a limited partner and minority shareholder in a private equity fund, TOC Equity Partners Alpha, LLC. Cedar River Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, while also serving institutions and other advisers through subadvisory and model-portfolio offerings. The firm employs multiple equity-focused investment strategies that integrate fundamental research with macroeconomic, technical, and quantitative analyses.

Erik Schei is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor at Gates Pass Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Aria Wealth Management, Sowell Management Services, Omniscient Holdings, and Concert Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a consulting business, SVGRP, LLC, based in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Gates Pass Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware portfolio construction, often implementing client portfolios through third-party independent managers and pooled investment vehicles accessed via a turn-key asset management platform.

John Robertson is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Greystone Financial & Estate Services, Inc. He previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and KMS Financial Services Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Robertson operates as an independent insurance agent, providing sales and consulting services related to life insurance and annuities. Greystone Financial & Estate Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients and offers retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors and fiduciaries. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial consulting, managing approximately $103.6 million across about 196 clients.

Nicoletta Schaff is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in financial planning. She is currently with FAP, LLC and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and KMS Financial Services, Inc. Schaff's background includes roles focused on financial advisory and bookkeeping. FAP, LLC is a small firm that provides financial planning services such as retirement, tax, estate, business planning, risk analysis, and rollover guidance. The firm focuses on hourly planning engagements without discretionary portfolio management and typically refers clients to licensed representatives for implementation.

Donald Foy is a financial advisor at Columbia River Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Columbia River Advisors since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Summit Tax Services and is the sole member of a personal LLC holding interests in Columbia River and other entities. Columbia River Advisors manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement consulting primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension/profit-sharing plans and certain pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses internally developed model portfolios supplemented by third-party managers and serves clients primarily through discretionary portfolio management.

Jeffrey Atkin is a financial advisor at Kunath Karren Rinne & Atkin LLC in Seattle, WA, with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Kunath Karren Rinne & Atkin since 1986. Kunath Karren Rinne & Atkin LLC provides discretionary investment management and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth families, institutions, and corporations. The firm constructs diversified portfolios based on academic research and emphasizes strategies across equity and fixed income, managing approximately $345.6 million with a small client base and a low advisor-to-client ratio.

Dan Kanivas is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Triple Summit Advisors, LLC since 2015. Triple Summit Advisors, LLC manages approximately $90.3 million in discretionary assets for around 170 clients, including individuals, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of investment strategies, including ETF-based global asset allocation, global compounding value, and event-driven approaches that incorporate performance-based fees and specialized techniques such as merger arbitrage and options trading.

Daniel De Whitt is a financial advisor at Waystone Advisors LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Outside of advising, he serves as president of Continents for Christ, a nonprofit missions organization. Waystone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a customized fiduciary approach focusing on fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Richard Philipovich is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Adair Wealth Management in Bellevue, WA, where he has worked since 2022. He has four years of industry experience and previously worked at BNBuilders and Cornerstone General Contractors. Adair Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other entities with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes customized plans and ongoing oversight, using asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, ETFs, mutual funds, and selective individual securities or third-party sub-advisors.

Paul Latta is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience currently serving at Cedar River Capital, LLC since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at PL Consulting and Glacier Peak Capital. He is an advisory board member of GMJ Technologies and holds stock options in the company. Cedar River Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, institutional investors, and other advisers through separately managed accounts and model-portfolio arrangements. The firm employs four equity-focused strategies and operates multiple offices while managing approximately $51 million in assets.

Kelsey Gray is a financial advisor at WLFB Inc with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been the owner and operator of Spectrum, LLC since 2008, providing labor relations and efficiency consulting services. WLFB Inc. is a supported registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, closely held businesses, and pension plans. The firm offers financial and retirement planning and refers clients to third-party investment managers, focusing on diversified, non-discretionary manager allocation plans rather than direct portfolio management.

Matthew Mckellar is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group since 2013 and has been affiliated with MyICON and LPL Financial since 2005. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in non-variable insurance activities and manages a commercial rental property. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Austin Collins is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Advisors, LLC in Bellevue, WA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Ameriprise Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network. Collins is also involved in fixed insurance sales. Integrated Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of in-house management and third-party platforms to deliver customized investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Ryan Rourke is a financial advisor at The Planner’s Edge LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at MassMutual and Northwest Asset Management prior to joining The Planner’s Edge. Rourke serves as a volunteer member of the Board of Trustees at The Bertschi School, a child education nonprofit in Seattle. The Planner’s Edge serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households and trusts, providing customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management through its Serious Money Approach™, which emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and disciplined investment principles. The firm offers personalized reporting and a monthly client newsletter as part of its service.

Brent Davidson is a financial advisor with FinSym Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He is based in Seattle, WA. FinSym Partners is an independent, SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and select employer retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a research-based approach that emphasizes efficient markets and structured passive strategies, with systematic tilts toward value, small-cap, and higher-profit companies, managing roughly $188 million across about 90 client relationships.