James Edwards is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 credential. He has 13 years of industry experience, including a 12-year tenure at Bank of America Private Bank before joining Beacon Pointe Advisors in 2026. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Annika Brown is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently advising at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Merriman Wealth Management, LPL Financial, and teaching at Brigham Young University - Idaho. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a comprehensive range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies supported by fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Alexa Willis is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Bellevue, WA, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials with 10 years of industry experience. Her career has been exclusively with Mercer Global Advisors since 2016. 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 follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Matthew Severs is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Seattle, WA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Key Investment Services and its affiliated entity Key Bank NA since 2013. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor serving individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plans through a broad network of financial professionals. The firm offers multiple wrap programs and leverages a multi-provider model combining platform services from Envestnet with portfolio management by the Key Wealth Chief Investment Office and third-party managers.

Riley Noonan is a financial advisor at Corient with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Ethic, Inc., Freestone Capital Management, and RUSSELL Investments. Prior to his advisory career, he spent four years at the University of Washington. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Christine Stensland is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. 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 the Advisers Act fiduciary standard and ERISA fiduciary duties.

Jamie Wieferich is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2004. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing qualitative and quantitative analysis to recommend and monitor investments.

Stephanie Roberts is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Bellevue, WA. She previously worked at The H Group Washington, Inc. and Harvest Capital Advisors. From 2018 to 2020, she was involved with When in Travel Series LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Evan Wirkkala is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 registrations and has previously worked at Clear Coast Partners, 30 North Group, Pathstone, Cornerstone Advisors, and Convergent Wealth Advisors. He is the owner of Whiteline Advisory, providing consulting services to private family operating businesses. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and incorporates proprietary research and various investment vehicles to deliver comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services.

Judith Wildes is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 42 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2000. In addition to her advisory role, she is an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Qiang Lu is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, 63, and 65 licenses and previously worked at firms including Merrill, Citigroup Services and Technology (China) Limited, and Howbuy Corporation. His outside activities include part-time administrative support for Howbuy Corporation, focusing on business registration and record-keeping. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, using a range of client-directed and discretionary investment options. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with ongoing fund due diligence, operating through several affiliated providers.

Karen Henderson is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated for a combined total of 15 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a Notary Public in Seattle, WA. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operates as a registered broker-dealer, and provides access to alternative investment vehicles through an integrated investment platform.

Sasho Smileski is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2026, he held positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Charles Schwab Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of advising, he is a landlord of residential properties in Washington State. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm’s advice is guided by Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools, with client authorization required for all trades.

Tate Engleson is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. based in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining D.A. Davidson, he worked at Renaissance Financial and has experience with Creighton University, Pacific Life, and other organizations. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, equity research, and a private wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.

Michael Ersser Jr. is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merriman Wealth Management and BlackRock, and has an additional background in the food service industry with MOD Super-Fast Pizza. Focus Partners Wealth serves a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering services such as investment management, financial and tax planning, and employee benefit consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Holt Wallin is an advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining the firm, he worked in education at several schools including Oregon State University and Mountainside High School. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor that serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of model-based advisory products through a multi-provider platform and integrates with KeyCorp affiliates for additional financial services.

Nhat Nguyen is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm utilizes a multi-provider model with discretionary implementation by Envestnet and portfolio design by its Chief Investment Office and third-party managers, offering a variety of wrap programs alongside custodial and trade execution services.

Yulia Aiden is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC since 2017. Previously, she operated a business called Vino & Picasso from 2013 to 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard on its RIA services.

Carol Parrish is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Bellevue, WA, with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including WCG Wealth Advisors, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and financial entities. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Tayler Drynan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Since 2021, Drynan has operated Drynan Strategic Financial Solutions and also serves as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. 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 emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.