William Mcelroy

Sean George is a financial advisor at Elderrock Financial LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has worked previously at Berknell Financial Group, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Edward Jones. Sean is involved in community and professional organizations, including the Rotary Club of Everett and the Everett Rotary Youth Foundation, where he serves as secretary. Elderrock Financial LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual investors and sponsors of employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm combines investment management with comprehensive planning, offering discretionary and non-discretionary account management, and works actively with pension and profit-sharing plan clients on ERISA fiduciary and non-fiduciary consulting.

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 the sole advisor at Focus Advisory, LLC in Everett, WA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has led Focus Advisory since 2008. Focus Advisory, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individual private clients, managing approximately $32.6 million for about 22 clients. The firm employs a global asset management approach based on macroeconomic analysis and implements asset allocation primarily through mutual funds, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis.

Aaron Farrell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Quantca Financial with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Comcast for nine years and currently serves as CEO of Sapien LLC, a consulting firm. Since 2023, he has volunteered as CFO and board member for Volunteers for Ukraine Inc, a charity providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Quantca Financial offers discretionary portfolio management through a web-based platform, using automated algorithmic investment models with market-timing and tactical allocation features. The firm serves retail, accredited, and institutional clients and combines internet advice delivery with both standard AUM fees and performance-based fees for qualified investors.

Mohammed Khalid is an investment advisor at Nabata Investment Group, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Rubicon Halal Investment Advisors and Symetra Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a ride-share service and provides educational consulting through Golden Orchard Group, LLC. Nabata Investment Group, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with asset allocation and securities selection, offering both investment supervisory services and standalone financial planning.

Chris Folgmann is the sole advisor at Folgmann Financial Group LLC in Woodinville, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 30 years of industry experience. His prior work includes seven years at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., and ongoing experience since 2009 with Financial Advisers Of America, LLC. Folgmann Financial Group serves individual investors, company retirement plans, trusts, and estates by providing financial planning, non-discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs model-based allocations using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual equities guided by investment policy statements and a proprietary fund-ranking methodology, and offers specialized services such as ERISA 3(21) advisory work, vendor search and cost assessment, and participant education for plan sponsors.