Bret Hamby, CFA® APMA® CRPC®
Partner, Senior Wealth Advisor
As a Wealth Advisor, Bret Hamby is a partner to our clients in weathering the sometimes-tumultuous storms of their financial lives. Leveraging his 20+ years of experience, he works closely with our clients to understand their needs, creating financial plans and portfolio strategies that serve as a lighthouse throughout all stages and market conditions while remaining tactical and responsive. Bret also acts as an investment and portfolio strategist for our firm, playing a key role in the creative application and implementation of the broader Composition Wealth investment viewpoint.
Bret was one of the founding Partners, CIO, and CFO of Vinoble Group, a financial consultancy in the Pacific Northwest that merged with Composition Wealth in March 2025.
Bret earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington.
- Holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation
- Holds the Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor™ (APMA™) designation
- Holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™ ) designation
Fun Facts:
- A post-bop jazz connoisseur, Bret was a gigging jazz musician as well as a Jazz Studies major at the University of Southern California before graduating from UW
- Bret is a painter whose work hangs on several walls in our office
- An avid reader, Bret is a Sherlock Holmes buff and has strong opinions on the perfect lighting for a reading nook