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Evan Mitchell is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Grand Prairie, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has over a decade of experience, including ten years managing Mitchell's Furniture and Mattress City before joining Bankers Life and its affiliates in 2024. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

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.

John Wessels is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fusion Capital Management, Merrill, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Since 2017, he has also been involved in insurance life and annuity sales as an agent and owner. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating under Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and business entities. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform with both fundamental and technical analysis, managing over $1.1 billion in client assets while offering a broad range of investment strategies and continuous portfolio monitoring.

Robert Hrnicek is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Raymond James Financial and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional and municipal entities. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary financial planning and investment consulting, supporting clients through tailored strategies and a broad affiliate network.

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.

Dominic Hilario Javier is the principal of DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting, holding a Series 65 license and entering his first year in the financial advisory industry. He has prior experience with DEAJ Investments LLC and SGC Investments Limited. Outside of advisory services, he is involved with DEAJ Oil and Gas Consulting. DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting provides financial planning and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm combines licensed insurance brokerage and risk-management services with investment advice, offering portfolio approaches that include both third-party managed accounts and actively managed investments across a broad range of asset classes.