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Zachary Seidman is a financial advisor at Phase Line Financial, an independent advisory firm. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to founding Phase Line Financial in 2023, he worked at Barrett Financial Group and several mortgage and insurance firms. He is also a licensed life insurance agent, dedicating part of his professional time to insurance sales. Phase Line Financial provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining passive management with fundamental and technical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

William Buckingham is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license, operating as the sole advisor at W. C. Buckingham, CPA in Arroyo Grande, CA. He has been with the firm since 1993, totaling 33 years of experience in accounting and investment advisory services. W. C. Buckingham, CPA is a fee-only accounting and investment advisory practice serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selective active managers, and offers both project-based financial plans and ongoing advisory services integrated with accounting and tax considerations.

Thorne O Connell is a financial advisor at X Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Pomona College, Sallie Mae, and Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union. X Advisors, LLC is a seven-advisor team managing approximately $190 million for about 275 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of wealth management and financial planning services, employing fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis to construct and continuously monitor diversified portfolios.

Alexander Koury is a financial advisor with X Advisors, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been working in the financial services industry since 2022 and also owns and manages a consulting firm focused on online media marketing. His prior work experience includes roles outside finance such as at Crunch Fitness and Texas Roadhouse. X Advisors, LLC is a seven-advisor team managing approximately $189.9 million for about 275 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and defined contribution plan consulting, using a variety of investment approaches and continuously monitoring portfolios to align with client goals.

Dennis Jackson is a financial advisor at Southland Equity Partners, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Osaic Wealth, Inc., FSC Securities Corporation, and has operated D&J Jackson & Associates, Inc. since 2003. Outside of financial advising, he teaches massage therapy and compassionate communication and is a fine art photographer. Southland Equity Partners advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, direct asset management, and retirement plan consulting, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage mostly discretionary portfolios.

Irene Timmons is a financial advisor at Monarch Wealth Strategies with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked with Monarch Wealth Strategies since 2018, following a tenure at LPL Financial beginning in 2005. Monarch Wealth Strategies provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting to affluent individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and brokerage customers. The firm focuses on clients with at least $750,000 in investible assets and employs a range of investment strategies including asset allocation, tax-loss harvesting, and use of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative instruments on a case-by-case basis.