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Andrew Kangas is a financial advisor and owner of Columbia Wealth Advisors LLC in Scappoose, Oregon. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at KMS Financial Services, Inc. and Realta Equities, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a musician who performs at events. Columbia Wealth Advisors LLC is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial advice using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and cyclical analysis, with ongoing account monitoring and coordination of estate-planning services.

Tyler Hilligoss is a financial advisor at Scout Asset Management with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and Signator Investors, Inc. Hilligoss also maintains a licensed insurance agent role, dedicating part of his time to insurance sales. Scout Asset Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis with an investment approach that emphasizes long-term positions and options strategies, offering tailored management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

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Aaron Nielsen is a financial advisor at Shared Prosperity Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America, Fisher Investments, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and H.D. Vest Financial Services. Shared Prosperity Group offers discretionary portfolio management and financial education primarily to individual clients, with services grounded in fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory. The firm emphasizes a long-term trading approach across diverse asset classes and incorporates a formal charitable giving framework allocating at least 10% of gross monthly revenue to U.S. nonprofits.

Jantz Hoffman is a financial advisor at CSLA Financial Inc. with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has worked at CSLA Financial since 2016 and previously at Portsmouth Financial Services in 2016. Outside of advising, Hoffman serves as chairman of the Certified Student Loan Advisor Board of Standards and is a board member of Fosterus, a nonprofit supporting student loan repayment assistance programs. CSLA Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and student loan repayment services to individuals and employer-sponsored programs. The firm combines ETF-focused asset allocation models with specialized student loan analysis software and offers both discretionary management and ongoing financial planning.

Joseph Eberhardt is a financial advisor at Ravensview Capital Management, LLC in Portland, OR, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Ravensview since 2016. Prior to that, he was employed at EDF Renewable Energy from 2014 to 2017. Ravensview Capital Management provides discretionary investment counsel and special-project advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, non-profits, and family offices. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes multiple analysis methods and offers both ongoing management and defined-scope advisory engagements.