Brittney Ann De Luca

Carman Kubanda is a CFP® and ChFC® with six years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Innovative Wealth Building LLC and previously worked at Private Advisor Group, LLC, First Command Financial Planning, Inc., and RB Perry and Associates. Kubanda is also the owner of Wellbeing Financial, LLC, which provides insurance services and lead generation. Innovative Wealth Building LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $657 million in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, employing long-term investment strategies grounded in fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory.

David Morales is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 6, 63, and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, he served in the U.S. Navy from 2015 to 2019 and received his bachelor’s degree in Finance at the University of San Diego. First Command Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charities through a multi-service platform offering financial planning, discretionary asset management, brokerage, insurance, and banking products. The firm emphasizes advisor-led financial coaching and provides tailored professional services through structured engagement cycles.

Michelle Vargas, Certified Financial Planner™ is the President of Waymaker Financial Planning, a Fee-Only firm that provides transparent and accessible financial guidance. She enjoys helping clients navigate and plan all aspects of their financial life so that they will worry less about their future and free up more time to spend doing what they love. After earning a degree in Finance from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1990, she moved to Florida and started her career with Harcourt Brace Publishing. Her journey into personal finance began when she signed up for her 401K and wanted to learn about additional options to plan for retirement. This eventually led to working as a financial advisor and completing the extensive education requirements for becoming a CFP® in 1998. She believes her experience as a young professional searching for unbiased advice enables her to better serve Gen XY professionals because she remembers what it was like being in their shoes. As a former homeschool parent and the wife of a federal employee, she is passionate about helping women, homeschool families, and federal workers plan wisely for a comfortable financial future. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking in Colorado, barbecuing with family, and working in her garden.

Michael Babcock is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience currently serving as CEO and Financial Life Planner at Azure Sky Financial Life Planning, LLC. He has previously worked with Perryman Securities, Inc. and Legacy Consulting Group, and also holds a Series 66 designation. In addition to his role at Azure Sky, he provides financial planning services under an independent contractor relationship with Origin Financial. Azure Sky Financial Life Planning, LLC offers values-based Financial Life Planning to individuals, couples, families, and charitable organizations, integrating life planning, financial planning, tax planning, and investment management. The firm emphasizes aligning clients’ personal values with their investments, providing options including socially conscious and Biblically Responsible Investing alongside a mix of passive and active strategies.

Lacy Rogers is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience currently serving as the sole advisor at The Dedicated Dollar in Fort Worth, TX. Her prior roles include positions at Hilltop Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley. The Dedicated Dollar provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, including business owners. The firm utilizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with primarily passive portfolios and automated model platforms, offering project-based, hourly, and ongoing comprehensive planning engagements.

Matthew Beeby is a financial advisor at Harvest Capital Management in Aledo, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Stephens from 2014 to 2018. Outside of advisory work, he owns and manages residential real estate investments through MHB Real Estate Investments, LLC. Harvest Capital Management provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, modern portfolio theory approach with fundamental analysis, offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting.