I've been a financial planner since 2008, and I take great pride in helping set my clients on a path toward a secure financial future for themselves and their loved ones. I'm also a big sports fan and love playing hockey. One of my favorite things to do is watch my son play on his baseball team. Together, we love cheering on the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners.

About Edelman Financial Engines, LLC

Since 1986, Edelman Financial Engines has been committed to always acting in the best interest of our clients. We were founded on the belief that all American investors - not just the wealthy - deserve access to personalized, comprehensive financial planning and investment advice. Today, we are America's top independent financial planning and investment advisor, recognized by both InvestmentNews¹ and Barron's², with 180+ planner offices across the country and entrusted by more than 1.1 million clients to manage more than $200 billion in assets. Our unique approach to serving clients combines our advanced methodology and proprietary technology with the attention of a dedicated personal financial planner. Every client's situation and goals are unique, and the powerful fusion of high-tech and high-touch allows Edelman Financial Engines to deliver the personal plan and financial confidence that everyone deserves. ¹Ranking and status for 2017. For independence methodology and ranking, see InvestmentNews Center (http://data.investmentnews.com/ria/); ²The Top 40 Independent Advisory Firm Ranking issued by Barron's is qualitative and quantitative, including assets managed, the size and experience of teams, and the regulatory records of the advisers and firms. Firms elect to participate, but do not pay to be included in the ranking. Investor returns/experience are not considered. 2018 ranking refers to Edelman Financial Services (EFS), which combined its advisory business in its entirety with Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. (FEA) in November 2018. For the same survey, FEA received a precombination ranking of twelfth.

Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM^™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA CEO, Chief Investment Officer Joe Maas is the Chief Investment Officer and lead portfolio manager for Synergy Financial Management LLC (SFM). A highly trained financial analyst, Joe is responsible for analyzing current and potential investments for the firm through deep fundamental analysis, researching industry trends, speaking to industry experts and through a thorough understanding and application of quantitative methods and technical analysis. Mr. Maas is very unique because he is certified in so many areas of expertise. He has earned certificates from nine prestigious organizations, and, with over two decades of financial industry experience, his unique core specialty is providing comprehensive investment management services for individual investors, business owners, and financial advisors. Mr. Maas holds a variety of world-renowned professional designations; he is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Charterholder, which is the world's most respected investment professional's achievement. In addition to the CFA, Mr. Mass is a certified valuation analyst (CVA) and is accredited in business appraisal review (ABAR). Mr. Maas professional capability also includes being a certified merger and acquisition advisor (CM&AA) trained and experienced in buying and selling middle-market companies with revenues from $5 million to $500 million. Mr. Maas earned his reputation as a Certified Financial Planner^™ (CFP®), having fulfilled the requirements of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, and is also a chartered financial consultant (ChFC) qualified to provide comprehensive advanced financial planning. Adding to Mr. Maas many skills are his specialties in life insurance and estate planning as a chartered life underwriter (CLU®) and being a certified commercial investment member (CCIM^™) with expertise in commercial and investment real estate. In 2000, Mr.Maas earned his Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) from The American College. Mr. Maas earned his reputation as a Certified Financial Planner^™ (CFP®), having fulfilled the requirements of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, and is also a chartered financial consultant (ChFC) qualified to provide comprehensive advanced financial planning. Adding to Mr. Maas many skills are his specialties in life insurance and estate planning as a chartered life underwriter (CLU®) and being a certified commercial investment member (CCIM^™) with expertise in commercial and investment real estate. In 2000, Mr. Maas earned his Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) from The American College.

About Synergy Financial Management, LLC

Synergy Financial Management, LLC (SFM) is a financial planning and Registered Investment Advisory firm headquartered in Bellevue, WA. The firm specializes in providing fee-based comprehensive financial planning services and investment advice to individuals and businesses. Since Synergy Financial Management, LLC is a fee-based advisor; potential conflicts of interest regarding compensation are removed.

Scott is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER" professional. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelors degree in business economics. Scott often works with clients who have complex considerations at play in their financial plans, whether they own homes in different states, are business owners, or are planning for multiple generations. He primarily works with clients in the Pacific Northwest and the Southwest. He began his career in the mortgage division at Bank of America and went on to open an office with a national insurance company as one of its youngest agents. After selling his business, he worked as the Vice President of Research for a national consulting firm based in Orange County, California. In 2009, after almost a decade working with real estate builders and developers, he began providing comprehensive financial planning services based upon his 25 years of experience in the following areas: " Banking/Mortgage " Insurance " Investment Advisory " Business Consulting " Tax Strategies " Financial Planning Scott holds the CFP®, Chartered Financial Consultant®, and Chartered Life Underwriter® professional designations. In his free time, you can find Scott on the lake water skiing and wakeboarding or hiking and mountain biking. Scott, his wife Alisa, and their three daughters enjoy dividing their time between the Seattle and Scottsdale areas.

About Barnum Financial Group | West Division

Barnum Financial Group | West Division is part of the Barnum family of financial services offices. When you partner with Barnum Financial Group to meet your protection and wealth management needs, you join a firm with a vast array of resources working in your best interests. In order to bring you quality, innovative programs and products to meet your specific needs, Barnum has strategic relationships with top industry leaders. We also leverage the experience and expertise of major institutions to help protect and service the assets you have entrusted to us.

Advisory Services Provided

Financial Planning, Portfolio Management, Retirement Planning, 401K Rollovers, Wealth Management, Money Management, Risk Management, Education Funding and Planning, Financial Advice & Consulting, Financial Planning for Individuals, Financial Planning for Businesses, Investment Advice & Management, Tax Advice and Services, Estate Planning & Trusts, Insurance Products & Annuities

Eric wants to live in a world filled with people who are at financial peace, unburdened by the anxiety that comes with trying to figure out how to never go broke. He also wants to live in a world where markets only go up, people never become chronically ill, and emergencies never occur. Unfortunately, that world doesn't exist. As a financial advisor and planner with more than 20 years of experience, he's worked with clients as young as 1 and as old as 93. He's seen clients' toddlers graduate from college, attended many retirement parties, and managed to navigate through some of the most tumultuous markets years in the history of our nation. That look in his eye is the look of someone who's seen it all but is always looking to learn more and pass that knowledge on. When he's not helping families of special needs children and adults figure out how to make their money last two lifetimes, you'll find him spending time with his patient and big-hearted wife, Heather, and their two wonderful children. His oldest is autistic (and amazing) and that has been a driving force behind his goal to be a significant long-term resource for other families that want to know that (a) its going to be okay, (b) they aren't alone, and (c) people are here to help. Eric knows first-hand how hard it is to plan for two lifetimes, let alone one.

About Spectrum Financial Partners

Our Advisors provide independent, local, and full-service personal wealth management through our SEC-Registered Investment Adviser. Providing this service that allows you to focus on the most important things in your life. We look to build long-term relationships built on trust. Keeping your best interests front and center, we break down your sometimes complex and confusing financial lives into manageable and actionable parts. Then, year after year, we help keep you on track within your unique vision for the future. Local - Based in Bellevue and Seattle, we live and work in your community, the Pacific Northwest. Our business is built on decades' worth of local relationships. When you need something that is beyond our capacity, we probably know someone local who can help. Straight talk - We will tell you what you need to know, not what we think you want to hear. Meet you where you are at - Whether you are an engineer who takes great comfort in spreadsheets and sophisticated analytical illustrations or a person for whom "graph" is a dirty word, our job is to explain findings and recommendations in the way that works best for you. We will not use jargon to impress or confuse you. We want to help you achieve financial independence. Our twin obsessions: Make sure - to the best of our ability - you don't run out of money. Help you achieve the life you want to live. Eric Chaney is dually registered as a registered representative and investment adviser representative of Commonwealth Financial Network. In these roles, Eric Chaney is able to offer two types of accounts: brokerage accounts and asset management accounts. When serving as your advisor on a brokerage account, Eric Chaney is required to act in accordance with the requirements of Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). When serving as your advisor on an asset management account, Eric Chaney is required to act in a fiduciary capacity.

Advisory Services Provided

Risk Management, Financial Advice & Consulting, Financial Planning for Individuals

Our Mission is to help protect, preserve and grow family wealth as it pertains to our client's individual goals, dreams, and legacy. Our priority is the preservation of capital. We seek appreciation only when it is consistent with prudent risk, using portfolio diversification as the cornerstone of our client's wealth growth strategy. We seek to minimize risk by utilizing our multi-dimensional approach to money management: global equity, global fixed income, alternative investments, and cash. We recognize the value of long-term planning, by seamlessly integrating cutting-edge investment strategy, modern portfolio theory, and non-traditional systems modeling into a complete plan.

About Fulcrum Wealth Advisors, LLC

Fulcrum Wealth Advisors was founded on integrity and trust, in order to meet the needs of sophisticated individuals, families, business owners and organizations who seek more from their financial advisor than what conventional financial services firms offer. We began this business in 2013 as a commitment to protect our clients from unnecessary fees, costs, and conflicts of interest, which are the mainstay of traditional "Big-Box" financial institutions. Fulcrum Wealth Advisors is owned by the partners and has no outside shareholders or corporate parent. Thus, we strive to be free from the conflicts of interest that arise when a traditional firm needs to service the interests of its shareholders ahead of the interests of its clients. Our combined 121+ years of experience within such enterprises compelled us to offer a different kind of experience, one that puts people before profits and planning before product.

Advisory Services Provided

Portfolio Management, Retirement Planning, 401K Rollovers, Financial Advice & Consulting, Financial Planning for Individuals, Financial Planning for Businesses, Tax Advice and Services, Estate Planning & Trusts, Annuities, Insurance Planning

I have always felt that the medical profession's Hippocratic oath also applies in the financial industry. I am a fierce advocate for my clients, and more than anything else, I want to do no harm to the individuals and families who have entrusted their life savings to Edelman Financial Engines. Beyond work, I love spending time with my wife Jenn and sons Ryan and Ethan. When I have the time, I enjoy hiking and taking long walks in western Washington.

About Edelman Financial Engines, LLC

Since 1986, Edelman Financial Engines has been committed to always acting in the best interest of our clients. We were founded on the belief that all American investors - not just the wealthy - deserve access to personalized, comprehensive financial planning and investment advice. Today, we are America's top independent financial planning and investment advisor, recognized by both InvestmentNews¹ and Barron's², with 180+ planner offices across the country and entrusted by more than 1.1 million clients to manage more than $200 billion in assets. Our unique approach to serving clients combines our advanced methodology and proprietary technology with the attention of a dedicated personal financial planner. Every client's situation and goals are unique, and the powerful fusion of high-tech and high-touch allows Edelman Financial Engines to deliver the personal plan and financial confidence that everyone deserves. ¹Ranking and status for 2017. For independence methodology and ranking, see InvestmentNews Center (http://data.investmentnews.com/ria/); ²The Top 40 Independent Advisory Firm Ranking issued by Barron's is qualitative and quantitative, including assets managed, the size and experience of teams, and the regulatory records of the advisers and firms. Firms elect to participate, but do not pay to be included in the ranking. Investor returns/experience are not considered. 2018 ranking refers to Edelman Financial Services (EFS), which combined its advisory business in its entirety with Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. (FEA) in November 2018. For the same survey, FEA received a precombination ranking of twelfth.

Allworth Financial's Bret Butcher, CFP^®, MBA, serves the Seattle area and has more than 14 years of research and advisory experience in the financial sector. Bret grew up in Southern California, receiving his undergraduate degree from California State University San Bernardino before going on to earn an MBA from the School of Business at the University of California, Riverside. When not enjoying all his neighborhood of Ballard has to offer with his family, Bret spends time working for dog rescue organizations. “Easily, the most rewarding part of my career is guiding someone through the planning and implementation process, and then up to, into and through retirement,” he said. Adding: “I can’t emphasize enough that, when it comes to saving, it is always better to have a plan.”

About Allworth Financial

Based out of Sacramento, California, Allworth Financial is an independent financial advisory firm that specializes in retirement planning, investment advising, and 401(k) management with a direct approach to financial planning. Allworth delivers long- and short-term investment planning solutions and advice to help clients achieve their goals and plan strategically for retirement. The firm, which was founded in 1993, has grown to serve more than 12,000 clients and manages over $10 billion in client assets.

Advisory Services Provided

Retirement Planning, Tax Advice and Services, Estate Planning & Trusts