Sean George is a financial advisor at Elderrock Financial LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Berknell Financial Group prior to joining Elderrock in 2018. Sean participates in community and networking groups, including the Rotary Club of Everett and the Everett Rotary Youth Foundation, where he serves as secretary. Elderrock Financial provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management to individuals and sponsors of employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers ERISA-focused fiduciary and administrative services for retirement plans alongside individual wealth management, using a blend of fundamental and technical analysis as well as modern portfolio theory to tailor investment strategies.

Huihwan Yu is the sole advisor at Waterhill Capital, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Kirkland, WA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Mr. Yu has managed Waterhill Capital since 2014. Waterhill Capital provides discretionary portfolio management to individual investors, including IRAs and trusts, as well as limited partners in a private investment partnership. The firm focuses on long-term capital appreciation with an emphasis on capital preservation, employing a "go anywhere, buy anything" investment approach across publicly traded securities without using leverage or private securities.

Nathan Frerichs is a financial advisor at Blue Mountain Wealth Management with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he served 20 years in the United States Coast Guard. Blue Mountain Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser providing wealth management and financial planning services primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fee-only, discretionary management approach that integrates Modern Portfolio Theory, fundamental analysis, and both passive and active investment vehicles, offering tailored portfolios and project-based financial planning.

Michael Smith is a financial advisor at Focus Advisory, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Focus Advisory, an independent registered investment adviser, since 2008. Focus Advisory, LLC provides investment management services exclusively to individual private clients, managing approximately $38 million. The firm employs a global asset management approach using macroeconomic, fundamental, and technical analysis, with portfolios tailored to client suitability and risk tolerance.

Timothy Walker is a financial advisor with Anchor Capital Management LLC in Marysville, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He previously served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years before transitioning to financial services, including a role at Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is associated with an insurance business through his principal role. Anchor Capital Management serves individuals, trusts, closely held businesses, and pension plans by providing financial planning and facilitating access to pre-screened third-party investment advisers. The firm focuses on diversified manager allocation plans without taking custody or exercising investment discretion, emphasizing retirement feasibility, cash flow analysis, and risk management.

Daniel Adams is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at CEG Life Financial Services. He has prior experience at Capital Enhancement Group, where he worked for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates an insurance agency, CEG Life Insurance Services. CEG Life Financial Services provides financial planning to individuals and families, offering comprehensive or segmented plans that address investments, insurance, taxes, and estate matters. The firm focuses on project-based planning engagements and does not manage client portfolios directly, recommending mutual funds and ETFs when appropriate.

Brian Wyatt is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal advisor at Wyatt Wealth Management, an independent firm he has led since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Pacific Wealth Management LLC, Financial Management, Inc., and Mcilrath & Eck. Outside of advising, he manages several rental properties through a third-party management company. Wyatt Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, technical methods, and quantitative analysis to create tailored investment strategies, managing approximately $69 million in assets for about 118 clients.

Martin Bublitz is a financial advisor with Treeview Capital holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Treeview Capital, he worked at Cornerstone Alternatives and has been the principal consultant at Cascade Cloud Services LLC, an IT consultancy, since 2016. Bublitz also serves as managing member of Bublitz Holdings LLC, a holding company. Treeview Capital provides fee-based investment advisory services primarily online, focusing on offering access to investment funds with high minimums but lower initial investment requirements. The firm uses a software-driven algorithm and comprehensive questionnaires to tailor fund-only advice for individuals, trusts, employer-sponsored plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities.

Jason Nelson is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of Viceroy Investment Advisors LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a part-time commercial real estate business as the managing member of BlueSteal LLC. Viceroy Investment Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals and their related entities. The firm focuses on U.S. exchange-traded securities and employs a risk framework that considers multiple layers of potential loss exposure while offering both discretionary portfolio management and project-based financial advisory.

Keyi Zhang is a financial advisor at Fempire Mindset LLC with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to founding Fempire Mindset, Zhang worked at Liu Holdings LLC and Deep Blue AI. Fempire Mindset LLC provides personalized financial planning and consulting services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on comprehensive written plans and one-time consultations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis in its recommendations and operates under a fee-only model without managing client assets or executing transactions.

Emanual Kahsai is the sole advisor at Aksum Wealth, LLC in Lynnwood, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has a background as a pharmacist, a role he continues to perform full-time alongside his financial advisory work. Aksum Wealth provides hourly financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on topics such as retirement, estate and incapacity planning, education savings, cash-flow and debt management, and investment analysis. The firm emphasizes passive, broadly diversified investment strategies and recommends outside managers without discretionary portfolio management or asset custody.

Thomas Nowak is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Quantum Financial Planning LLC in Langley, WA. He has been with the firm since 2005. Nowak is also a published author on low-fee socially responsible and vegan investing, earning royalty income from his books. Quantum Financial Planning LLC provides financial planning and investment consultation to individuals, families, and small organizations, including retirement-plan advice and rollovers. The firm offers hourly, fee-for-service advice emphasizing long-term, diversified, tax-efficient, and low-cost investment strategies without ongoing discretionary management.

William Mcelroy is a financial advisor with Guardian Plus Inc. in Mill Creek, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and accumulating 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Plus Inc. since 2005. Outside of advisory work, he serves as secretary and treasurer for Samantha Anne Person Inc., a retail and wholesale business. Guardian Plus Inc. is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, financial planners, corporations, and non-profit organizations. The firm focuses on asset allocation and active rebalancing using ETFs, bonds, equities, and limited option strategies, managing a range of portfolios including proprietary Plus+ tiers with income and covered-call enhanced strategies.

Jesse Deason is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She is the principal of Serene Wealth Planning, LLC in Everett, Washington, and also owns Serene Divorce Planning LLC, a divorce financial consulting firm. Her work history includes roles at HDR Engineering Inc., Madrona Financial Services, LLC, McDevitt & Duffy CPAs, and Finn Street Financial, LLC. Serene Wealth Planning LLC is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm creates personalized Investment Policy Statements and manages portfolios considering goals, risk tolerance, and tax factors, offering defined services such as divorce retirement projections and hourly engagements.

Robert Lockyer is a financial advisor with Business Wise Insurance, PLLC in Snohomish, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has led Business Wise Insurance entities since 2004, focusing on health insurance and financial advisory services. Outside of his advisory role, Lockyer serves as a board member of the Navy League of the U.S. Business Wise Insurance, PLLC is a state-registered independent advisory firm serving a small client base with services that include portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory. The firm primarily uses third-party investment advisers and custodian platforms to provide tailored investment solutions, and it also operates as a licensed insurance producer offering group and personal lines within business-benefit and estate planning contexts.

Rizwan Rizwi is a financial advisor at SAR Wealth Management with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with SAR Wealth Management since 2010. Outside of advisory work, he owns businesses in business consulting and rug import and distribution. SAR Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and other entities, including international clients and occasionally Royal Families and sovereign wealth funds. The firm emphasizes Sharia-compliant and socially responsible investment approaches and provides discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting.

Scott Minnig is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Services, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Capital Investment Services since 2002 and at Vine Dahlen PLLC since 1999. Capital Investment Services, LLC is a fee-only firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite approach emphasizing passive index and ETF core holdings alongside selective active funds, delivering advice primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Darron Kuehn is a financial advisor at Pacific Crest Financial Advisors, LLC in Everett, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Pacific Crest Financial Advisors since 2010. Pacific Crest Financial Advisors is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic, core-and-satellite asset allocation approach emphasizing passive index and ETF core holdings combined with selective active funds, providing discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and project-based advisory services.

Christopher Teofilak is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Clear Wealth Management, LLC since 2017, following roles at Index Fund Wealth Management, LLC and Northwest Asset Management. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Clear Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm utilizes a globally diversified, tax-efficient investment approach combining active management and modern portfolio theory, with ongoing portfolio oversight and educational seminars.

Cathie Arthurs is a financial advisor at Wayfinding Financial, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Financial Engines Advisors, Edelman Financial Engines, and Conover Capital Management. Arthurs has been with Wayfinding Financial since 2021. Wayfinding Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing a planning-driven consultative process combined with disciplined asset allocation and a range of investment options.