Kathy Wills was named to the 2024 & 2025 edition of the Forbes list of Best-in-State Top Women Wealth Advisors
I am passionate about people – helping them, educating them, and most importantly – empowering them to take charge of their finances.
Since joining Addison Avenue in 2012, I have served the investment needs of clients in the Greater Seattle/East Side. My focus is on retirement planning, investment analysis, and risk management. I also specialize in minimizing taxes, estate planning and 529 plans.
It is my personal goal to help people understand how to make their money work for them. I do this by being a reliable resource for those who want to make good financial decisions that will benefit them now and into the future. My experience, combined with my friendly nature and sincere demeanor, enable me to truly connect with clients on a personal level.
I understand that individuals have unique financial goals and objectives. As an advisor working under a fiduciary standard of care, I am committed to working hard to carefully educate each client about personalized solutions that may help them achieve financial independence.
I am a native to the Seattle region and reside with my family in Sammamish. Outside the workplace, I enjoy camping, scrapbooking, kickboxing, traveling and participating in my children’s sporting events.
Contact me for a complimentary consultation. I look forward to meeting you!
Forbes America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State, WA, 2024
AdvisorHub 100 Solo Advisors to Watch, 2023
Top Wealth Advisor Mom List, Working Mother Magazine, 2020, 2021
Qualifications: holds series 7 and 66 securities licenses; life, long-term care and health insurance licensed with variable endorsements.
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The 2025 Forbes ranking of Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years of experience and weighing factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. This ranking is based upon the period from 9/30/23 to 9/30/24 and was released on 02/11/2025. Research Summary (as of February 2025): 48,220 nominations were received and 2,436 women won. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor’s future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients’ experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its financial advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Compensation provided for using the ranking. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. Please visit https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-women-advisors/?sh=64b505e81d11 for more info.
The Forbes ranking of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years of experience and weighing factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. This ranking is based upon the period from 9/30/22 to 9/30/23 and was released on 02/08/2024. Research Summary (As of February, 2024) 44,028 nominations were received and approximately 1991 women won based on thresholds. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor’s future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients’ experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. Please visit https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-women-advisors/?sh=7ae191421d11 for more info.
The 2023 AdvisorHub 100 Solo Practice Advisors to Watch ranking is based on an algorithm of criteria, focused on three key areas: Quality of Practice, YearOver-Year Growth, and Professionalism & Character. The rankings weigh the scores in Quality and Growth more heavily than other areas. Time period upon which the rating is based is from 1/1/2021 to 12/31/2022, and was released on 6/20/2023. Advisors considered have a minimum of seven years’ experience, a clean regulatory record with 2 or fewer complaints and no significant judgements, must have been with their current firm for at least two years and in good standing, and have at least $100 million in assets under management. Out of 1,246 total nominations received, 100 advisors received the award. This ranking is not based in any way on the individual’s abilities in regards to providing investment advice or management. This ranking is not indicative of advisor’s future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients’ experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with AdvisorHub. Please visit https://www.advisorhub.com/ advisors-to-watch-solo-2023/ for more info.
Top Wealth Advisor Moms 2021: SHOOK™ Research considered women advisors with children living at home under 21 years of age. The ranking algorithm is based on qualitative measures derived from telephone, virtual, and in-person interviews and surveys: service models, investing process, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations, etc. and quantitative criteria, such as assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Time period upon which the rating is based is from 03/31/2020 to 03/31/2021, and was released on 10/12/2021. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC. Neither SHOOK nor Working Mother receives compensation from the advisors or their firms in exchange for placement on a ranking. Research Summary (as of 3/31/2021): from a total universe of 300,000 advisors, based on our thresholds we received 33,123 nominations, of which approximately 20% (6,624) were women and less than a quarter (1,400) at the time were mothers with children under the age of 21 and living at home. A final list of the top 500 advisors was then compiled based upon the quantitative criteria. Raymond James is not affiliated with Working Mother or Shook Research, LLC. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor’s future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients’ experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. For more information see www.shookresearch. com.