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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.

He holds the following designations:

  • CFA® Chartered Financial Analyst®
  • CRPC® Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠
  • APMA® Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor℠

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.