Ariel Romero is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. for 22 years before joining Schwab Wealth Advisory and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in 2026. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, relying on Charles Schwab & Co.'s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to tailor recommendations based on each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Jung Lee is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group since 2008 and was previously with PRUCO Securities, LLC from 2003 to 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business activities including co-owning real estate consulting and investment firms, and serving as a volunteer assisting small businesses with grant information translation in Pierce County, WA. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party asset manager programs through multiple platforms, employing a mix of strategic asset allocation and active and passive investment exposures.

Matthew Kane is a financial advisor at Corient in Seattle, WA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient and its affiliated entities since 2022, as well as Columbia Pacific Wealth Management from 2015 to 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Tsuneko Nakatani is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bellevue, WA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Eagle Strategies LLC, NYLife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. She volunteers with the Renton Chamber of Commerce, promoting local business networks. 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 provides tailored advice via multiple program types and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Briana Keydel is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2024. She previously worked at Private Ocean, Mutual Securities, Lakeview Financial Group, and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is a board member of Knit for Life, a nonprofit organization. Wealthspire Advisors manages approximately $34.3 billion in assets and serves nearly 9,700 clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offers comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting services.

Marcie Mayer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc., a division of Oppenheimer, since 2003. Prior to that, she worked at CIBC World Markets Corp. from 2001 to 2003. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with advisory approaches spanning equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios through both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Julie Paul is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a personal rental property as a sole proprietor. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes fiduciary standards and offers services such as retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.

Wim Schut is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2003 and previously spent 11 years at CIBC World Markets Corp. Additionally, he serves as trustee of his personal living trust. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs and combines discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches, maintaining custody of client assets while operating both advisory and brokerage businesses.

Jacob Bond is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2023. Prior to joining Cresset, he spent 16 years at TRUE Capital Management. He is also a licensed insurance agent with True Capital Insurance Services, LLC, an affiliated insurance company, though he does not receive compensation for those services. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering services such as portfolio management, wealth planning, private fund advisory, and family office services. Cresset employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach combining active and passive strategies with a structured due diligence process for manager selection and ongoing monitoring.

Jeremy Burger is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously spent 12 years at Merriman in various roles. He also serves as a general partner and committee member managing the wind-down and liquidation of a private fund. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nina Rose is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Coldstream Securities, Inc. and Coldstream Wealth Management. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and various entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services including point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Graham Peterson is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. based in Seattle, WA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has recent experience working with D.A. Davidson since 2023. Prior to his advisory role, he was affiliated with Coe College and the Woods Tennis Center. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Anne Chao is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer since 2003 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals—including high net worth clients—corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Pin Wen Wang is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with two years of industry experience. Wang holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has also worked as a notary public in Washington. Prior roles include positions at World System Builders, 4DMT, and several other firms. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, serving both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Steven Schwartz is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of a financial life advisory firm used for branding purposes. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management via the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Darryl Lynch is an Executive Director of Investments at Oppenheimer with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2003 and previously worked at CIBC World Markets Corp. from 1996 to 2003. Lynch holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He serves as successor registered representative of the England Kalama Takai Trust, managing investment decisions in accordance with regulatory requirements. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Kyle Gionet is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Bordeaux Wealth Advisors and Ernst & Young. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using a blend of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Isabelle Scott is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Seattle, WA. She has one year of experience at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and previously worked at Empire State Development and Westwood Country Club. Her background also includes roles at Cornell University, Westlake High School, and Hill Country Middle School. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth services. The firm uses a range of strategic allocation models, investment manager selections, and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, supported by proprietary analytics and integration with the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Alexandra Bogacz is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Senior Planning Advisors, LLC, Strategic Investment Advisors, LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities, among others. She serves as a board member for the Institute for Conflict, a nonprofit organization, where she leads and supports fundraising campaigns. 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 operates under fiduciary standards and offers services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for clients with more than $20 million in net worth.

Michael Joslin is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Joslin Capital Advisors, LLC and Kms Financial Services, Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a manager-of-managers approach with both active and passive strategies supported by a formal due-diligence process. The firm also sponsors proprietary investment vehicles and serves as an operating general partner for multiple private funds.