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Justin Cook is a financial advisor at Ambition Financial LLC in Nipomo, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has over 12 years of combined experience, including his corporate finance role at Cisco Systems since 2015. Ambition Financial LLC is an independent firm that provides fee-only wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes modern portfolio theory, asset allocation, and passive strategies using mutual funds and ETFs, along with access to third-party managers and model portfolios.

Paul Kramer is a financial advisor at Miles Brown Asset Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Kramer Wealth Management, Miles Brown and Associates, and several companies outside of finance, such as OhmConnect Inc and Vision Dental Plan Inc. Miles Brown Asset Management provides fee-only, fiduciary advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management using individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, along with a proprietary automated ETF-only platform for smaller accounts.

Paul Laughton is a financial advisor with Diversified Capital Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Diversified Capital Management LLC since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, Laughton serves as the president of a homeowners association in Park City, Utah. Diversified Capital Group provides discretionary asset and portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs multiple analysis methods and a range of strategies, focusing on individualized portfolios with continuous monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

Thorne O Connell is a financial advisor with X Advisors, LLC in Santa Maria, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Pash & Benson International, Independent Financial Group, and Cambridge Investment Research, among others. X Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach includes tailored portfolios using a combination of active strategies and indexing, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Alexander Koury is a financial advisor with X Advisors, LLC in Santa Maria, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. He has worked with Paxton Consulting Group and Independent Financial Group LLC, and he owns and manages a consulting firm that provides online media marketing services. X Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s portfolios are tailored to individual goals and include a range of investment options with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, employing both indexing and active strategies.

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.