Minhua Shao is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. She is involved with the MKM Foundation, a family-established 501(c)(3) charitable organization, where she manages daily operations and serves as the primary contact. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Davis Zhen is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2022. In addition to his financial advisory role, he serves as a Division Director at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he promotes voluntary environmental programs and enforces environmental laws. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm utilizes a model portfolio approach delivered through multiple program platforms and a large advisor network.

Grant Hartvigson is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Rainier Financial Group, Inc., and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a board member of an online apparel retailer and serves as a managing partner in a real estate partnership. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a manager-focused investment approach that includes discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions. The firm sponsors proprietary investment vehicles and acts as an operating general partner for multiple private funds.

John Mortola is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Seattle, WA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2026, he worked at Journey Strategic Wealth LLC and owned 8th Avenue Investments LLC, through which he manages personal non-marketable securities and makes and services loans secured by real estate. He was retired from 2006 to 2020. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its network of Advisor Practices.

Alexander Collins is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 24 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Collins is actively involved in professional organizations and currently serves as President Elect of NAIFA. Outside of advising, he produces a marketing podcast titled "Beer and Money" and participates in local political campaign volunteering. Park Avenue Securities LLC, where Collins practices, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs through a combination of proprietary and third-party models.

Taylor Koivu is a financial advisor at Corient with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient and its related entities since 2022, including ten years at Columbia Pacific Capital Management. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates in-house strategies, third-party managers, and risk management tools, and offers specialized services through affiliated entities.

Jack Bell is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Lion Street Financial, Lion Street Advisors, Financial Forum, Inc., and Digital Observer Inc. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm operates as a large advisory network with over 300 independent representatives managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of investment programs through multiple platforms and approaches.

Donald Davies is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, he worked at Microsoft for 24 years. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches chess to children through the Grand Knights Chess Academy. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of fee-based and commission-based programs supported by proprietary and third-party investment models.

Lance Rounds is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer And Co. Inc. since 2003 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as International Sales Director for MedFlightOne, a critical care air transportation company. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment vehicles, with a notable role as a qualified custodian and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management programs.

Seth Radler is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Bellevue, WA, and has previously held roles at Pacific Investment Management Company LLC and Morgan Stanley. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program sponsored by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. The firm offers annual financial reviews and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools, while final trading decisions remain with clients.

Sabine Birlenbach is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 40 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and KMS Financial Services, Inc. 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 offers ERISA retirement plan advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for clients with significant net worth, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative investment analyses.

Vishnu Alse is a CFP® and CFA® with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Envestnet and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of wealth management and advisory services using a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with a variety of investment strategies and integrated reporting.

Kyle Richards is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding the Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2009. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides 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 operates under the Advisers Act fiduciary standard and ERISA fiduciary duties for retirement accounts, offering a range of services such as retirement plan advisory, equity research, comprehensive financial planning, and a specialized private wealth program for clients with significant assets.

Virak Mann is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Redmond, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Financial Advocates Investment Management, LPL Financial LLC, First Financial Northwest Bank, and UnionBanc Investment Services. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a range of advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment model selection supported by non-binding recommendations, ongoing monitoring, and oversight of third-party advisory products.

Peggy Maravilla is a financial advisor at TIAA‑CREF with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank prior to joining TIAA‑CREF in 2023. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, offering both model and customized portfolio solutions.

Adam Guenther is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient in Bellevue, WA, having joined the firm in 2025 after spending 14 years at Bristlecone Advisors. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates both in-house strategies and third-party managers, with ongoing risk management and portfolio monitoring.

Khoi Cung is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 1998. 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 offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Grant Williams is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2025, he worked at Ameriprise and Humana, among other roles. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals linked to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm differentiates its one-time planning services from ongoing management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated group that includes affiliated funds.

Thomas Martin is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Dental Wealth Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Martin is involved as a transitions advisor with DG Transitions and provides tax-related contracting services through DG Accounting Professionals, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC offers wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Kristoffer Sun is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial and Barnhorn Financial, LPL. His experience includes multiple roles at Raymond James over several years. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a variety of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs diverse investment strategies and manages approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 2025.