Deborah Annebrames Michel

John Wessels is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Fusion Capital Management, Wessels Financial Services, Merrill, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, and Robert Baird & Co. since 2002. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance life and annuity sales as an agent and owner. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a broad investment toolkit and an open-architecture platform, managing over $1.1 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025.

I began in this industry in 2010 in the aftermath of the financial crisis, working in a largely transactional, commission-based role during my first year. My employer at the time focused heavily on investments and placed little emphasis on financial advice. My following employer was fee-based - favoring the AUM business model - and focused much more on financial planning. At face value, this was a great change for me. However, as my career progressed and I learned more about our industry, my feelings on the AUM business model began to evolve. Over time, I became disenchanted with the notion that an advisor should be entitled to a cut of a client’s portfolio. It also began to dawn on me that – in this industry – most employers would value me based on how much money I brought in each year, and not necessarily on how much I was helping my clients. This ultimately is what led me to breakaway, become fully independent, and establish Fair Asset Management. I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional. Back in 2010 when I got my start, this was considered the “gold standard” credential of the financial planning profession. This designation - while important & valuable - represents minimum, baseline knowledge, and serves as a starting point to furthering your expertise through continuing education. I went on to become a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® professional. The CPWA® curriculum focuses on serving the needs of clients with a minimum net worth of $5 million and goes far deeper than the CFP® into areas like high-net-worth estate planning strategies, and planning for corporate executives. My experience as a CPWA® professional uniquely qualifies me to develop specific strategies to minimize taxes, monetize & protect assets, maximize growth, and transfer wealth. I then became admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service as an Enrolled Agent (EA). Enrolled Agent status is the highest credential the IRS awards. As taxes are intertwined with virtually every aspect of financial planning, having such a broad base of knowledge & expertise allows me to help clients navigate an ever-changing tax landscape. Enrolled Agents, like tax attorneys & CPAs, are unrestricted as to what types of tax matters they can handle. In addition to the above credentials, I am also a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®), and Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®).

Jian Kong is a financial advisor with Amerina International Capital Management LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Alphabetwise Capital LLC for one year and has managed Amerina since its founding in 2012. Amerina International Capital Management LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis in managing portfolios primarily composed of equities, bonds, fixed income, ETFs, and REITs, with an international research focus supported by a collaboration with Fine Assets Investments Limited.

David Weber is a financial advisor with Uniplan Financial Investments Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Life Insurance Corp and Ameritas Investment Corp and has been involved in the financial services industry since 1986 as owner and president of Uniplan Financial Services, Inc. He serves as treasurer of the Dallas Association of Health Underwriters. Uniplan Financial Investments provides financial planning and consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, referring assets to third-party money managers. The firm offers customized advice based on documented investment objectives and conducts ongoing reviews without exercising discretionary trading authority over client accounts.

James Browne is the sole advisor at Coleman River Capital LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Coleman River Capital since its founding in 2003. Coleman River Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, corporations, and partnerships. The firm manages separately managed accounts and serves as general partner and manager for private pooled vehicles, employing a combination of technical and fundamental analysis across concentrated long and short U.S. equity portfolios, exchange-traded funds, and listed options, using both long-term and short-term trading strategies.

Collin Lafollette is a financial advisor at Bent Tree Trust Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Bent Tree Trust Advisors since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Lafollette is a partner and investor in KDL Medical Inc., a non-investment-related business. Bent Tree Trust Advisors is a single-adviser independent firm serving individual clients with financial planning, investment advisory, and portfolio oversight services, integrating insurance and annuity solutions alongside advisory work.