Ben T. Mccollum

OCEANSIDE, CA

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CRD#: 6087460

Professional summary

Ben Thomas Mccollum was a registered financial advisor .

Ben is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2018. Ben had worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 99TO, SIE, Series 7 and Series 27 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?

Yes

Aliases

None

Other business activities

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(1) LIFE, HEALTH, DISABILITY INSURANCE POSITION: Independent Contractor NATURE: Insurance outside of Xton Financial INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 7/24/2003 ADDRESS: 937 Southcoast Hwy 101 Ste 210, Encinitas CA 92024, United States DESCRIPTION: Offers various types of insurance products. (2) Dually registered with Independent Financial Group, LLC (4) Dually registered as an investment advisory representative of X Advisors, offering investment advisory services, INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes, NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 hours a week during trading hours, START DATE: 03/2023 ADDRESS: 2646 Santa Maria Way, Suite 104, Santa Maria CA 93455 (5) BENJAMIN THOMAS MCCOLLUM POSITION: Agent/Representative NATURE: Insurance outside of IFG INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 8 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 2 START DATE: 07/01/2023 ADDRESS: 937 South Coast Highway 101, Suite 210, Encinitas CA 92024, United States DESCRIPTION: CA insurance offer life insurance (6) ADVISOR ASSOCIATES POSITION: Agent/Representative NATURE: DBA Name for Marketing Purposes Only INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 20 START DATE: 09/27/2023 ADDRESS: 2646 Santa Maria Way, Suite 104, Santa Maria CA 93455, United States DESCRIPTION: DBA for financial services offered at IFG Broker dealer. (7) PAXTON CONSULTING GROUP POSITION: Employee NATURE: Consulting Services INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 6 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 6 START DATE: 10/01/2022 ADDRESS: 1430 Hygeia Ave, Encinitas CA 92024, United States DESCRIPTION: Payroll and Health Benefits.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

October 3, 2025 - Present

OCEANSIDE, CA

Past

September 22, 2023 - August 13, 2025

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 7717

Santa Maria, CA

Past

September 22, 2023 - August 13, 2025

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 7717

Santa Maria, CA

Past

March 23, 2023 - August 27, 2025

X ADVISORS, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 315838

Encino, CA

Past

October 6, 2022 - September 1, 2023

XTON FINANCIAL LLC

CRD#: 132847

San Diego, CA

Past

August 24, 2018 - October 5, 2022

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 7717

SAN DIEGO, CA

Past

April 5, 2018 - October 5, 2022

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 7717

SAN DIEGO, CA

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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IAR

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IAR

California
(10/3/2025)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 8/24/2018

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 99TO

Date: 2/23/2023

Operations Professional Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 4/5/2018

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 27

Date: 4/30/2019

Financial and Operations Principal Examination

Current firm

No current employment

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Ben T. Mccollum

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

X ADVISORS, LLC

XTON FINANCIAL LLC

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 8/24/2018

Series 99TO

Date: 2/23/2023

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 4/5/2018

Series 27

Date: 4/30/2019

Current firm

No current employment

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