meet our advisors
OWNER | MANAGING DIRECTOR
carolyn horadan
Over her 25-year career, Carolyn has managed $5 billion in private wealth and serviced thousands of families first-hand. She’s worn nearly every hat in the financial services industry—institutional stock and bond trader, fundamental analyst for a mutual fund, risk control officer, advisor and consultant for $40 billion for Fortune 100 companies— among them Direct TV, Starbucks, Boeing, Hewlett Packard and Caesar’s Palace— portfolio manager for ultra-high and high net worth clients, plus more.
Carolyn is deeply passionate about bringing institutional-quality expertise and research to SCF and its diverse mix of clients, and helping clients navigate their very best lives.
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
michael sondheim
Michael has more than 30 years of experience in financial services. Over the course of his career, he’s helped thousands of families build better financial boats and navigate their very best lives.
Michael takes immense pride in—and receives a lot of personal joy from—helping clients protect their assets, preserve their wealth and fulfill their retirement dreams. His specialty areas include retirement, investment and estate planning, wealth preservation, family legacy planning, and medicare/long-term care planning. A strong believer in financial education, Mike teaches classes on how to create a safe and secure retirement.
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
bryan knutson, cfp
Bryan has over 25 years of experience in wealth advisory and portfolio management roles. Bryan graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA degree in History and has worked at a range of national brokerage firms and Seattle-area Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) companies.
Throughout his career, Bryan has helped clients understand financial terminology, create and follow cash flow plans, and develop plans to use their assets for personal needs and giving goals. He has also provided financial education for retirement plan participants, young investors, philanthropic finance committees, and charity boards. Bryan has served on investment committees, analyzed investment products, and constructed portfolios for clients with a wide range of asset levels.
Bryan is committed to helping people feel confident about their financial situation and use that confidence to make prudent decisions for utilizing their assets.