Kristin Paystrup Scott is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Bellevue, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has seven years of industry experience, including roles at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank. Outside of advising, she is a 50% owner of a property management and remodeling business and is involved in insurance brokering for non-registered products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of programs tailored to client objectives, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Benjamin Keith is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner of a boat slip rental and manages a rental property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time financial planning services and ongoing discretionary management using both model and customized portfolios.

Theodore Cronin is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2026, he held various roles including positions at Keurig-Dr Pepper, San Juan Hard Seltzer, and Charles Schwab. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs diverse investment approaches across equity, balanced, and fixed income strategies, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

David Lee is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for six years before joining Commonwealth in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of the Northwest Investment & Growth investment club. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers extensive operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, with advisors having discretion to construct portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Vikram Kirikera is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 11 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Netlaw Inc, Seattle Financial Hub LLC, Seattle Financial Center, and the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts. He assists clients with online estate planning tools such as wills and trusts through his position at Netlaw Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of investment programs and access to third-party money managers, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Tarek Mcalee is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has worked at Mercer since 2021 and previously spent 15 years with Joslin Capital Advisors and 11 years with KMS Financial Services, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of investment solutions alongside financial, retirement, tax, and estate planning services.

Jennifer Anker is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. She previously worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF from 2013 to 2022. Anker is a board member of Washington Women in Need, a nonprofit organization based in Bellevue, WA. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal research team and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services and financial wellness tools.

Timothy Oster is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2026, he worked at MissionSquare for 11 years. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering various advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple strategies and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary relationships.

David Johnston is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of experience at TIAA-CREF in Bellevue, WA. His work history includes roles at TIAA Bank, UPS, Fernwood at the Park, Names Fitness Center, and Pacific Lutheran University. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm also advises donor-advised funds and operates a vertically integrated advisory model with both planning and ongoing portfolio management services.

Ned Jacobson is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Allstate Insurance Company and Sandler Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches private trombone lessons. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, focusing on a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and managing risk-based mutual fund portfolios. The firm offers education, support services, and personalized planning while acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans.

Troy Wingfield is a CFA® charterholder based in Seattle, WA, with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient, where he has worked since 2023, and has prior experience at Columbia Pacific Wealth Management and McCutchen Group. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and continuous portfolio monitoring.

Jeffrey Pierce is a financial advisor at Clearstead Advisory Solutions in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 credential with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Clarius Group, LLC and Fisher Investments, and spent four years at Washington State University. Clearstead serves affluent private clients and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial planning, tax planning, family office administration, and institutional consulting services. The firm manages approximately $33.9 billion in assets and uses an institutional investment process across a variety of account types, including a proprietary Direct Indexing strategy and specialized platforms like ClearAccess.

Gabrielle Corduan is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with four years of industry experience, currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Bellevue, WA. She has worked at Charles Schwab and Wells Fargo in various capacities since 2019. Prior to her financial services career, she was involved in the massage therapy and skincare spa industry. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools to recommend investments while leaving final trading decisions to clients. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and is distinguished by its fee arrangement and limited discretionary portfolio management.

Ben Peden is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Bellevue, WA. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he worked at Investor's Fiduciary Advisor Network, Sherpa Wealth Strategies, and Ameriprise. 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 range of services such as investment management, financial counseling, family office support, retirement plan fiduciary services, and sub-advisory solutions, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach with a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Randall Williams Gurian is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Hightower Advisors since 2014. Gurian also maintains an ongoing role at Triad Wealth Stewardship, LLC since 2013. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a model that emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a broad network of advisor practices.

Gavin Boespflug is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional affiliated with Schwab Wealth Advisory with four years of industry experience. He has been with Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. since 2022. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice within the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models, with final trading decisions left to clients.

Esther La Marche is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at The H Group Washington, Inc. and Harvest Capital Advisors, Inc. 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 through a large advisor network and uses a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Meiling Elsner is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Bellevue, WA, with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cetera and East West Bank. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, utilizing a range of program types from client-directed to fully discretionary portfolios. The firm’s investment process incorporates multiple risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation advice developed with HSBC Global Asset Management.

Sandra Cramer is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2026. She previously held roles at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and First Republic Bank. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and integrates tax and accounting services alongside operational financial wellness solutions.

Michael Brooks is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient in Seattle, WA. He has worked at Corient and its related entities since 2023 and previously was with Columbia Pacific Wealth Management and Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. from 2014 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, charities, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers, employing risk management tools and incorporating alternative investments and private fund options where appropriate.