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William Gordon Buckman

Advisor at Dollars & Sense Financial Fitness — Bowling Green, KY

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

2 years

Location

Bowling Green, KY

Dollars & Sense Financial Fitness

Independent

Total advisors

1

Clients per advisor

10 Low

Avg AUM per client

$400,000 Typical

HNW client ratio

60% High

About

William Buckman is a financial advisor at Dollars & Sense Financial Fitness with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Lord from 2004 to 2021 before a brief retirement. Dollars & Sense Financial Fitness serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and one-on-one financial coaching. The firm uses a long-term trading approach with cyclical and fundamental analysis, operates on a non-discretionary basis, and incorporates financial coaching methods such as the Dave Ramsey “7 baby steps” and a debt-snowball strategy.

Client services

Based on Dollars & Sense Financial Fitness

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Dollars & Sense Financial Fitness

Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $5,000: 0.00% $5,001 - $100,000: 0.50% $100,001+: 0.50%

Project-based

$300 per hour

Location

Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green KY

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Kentucky · Texas

Work history

2 years of industry experience

Dollars & Sense Financial Fitness LLC

2023 - Present • 3 years

Bowling Green, KY

Retired

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Bowling Green, KY

Lord

2004 - 2021 • 17 years

Bowling Green, KY

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