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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 financial advisor with Innovative Wealth Building LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 license and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Innovative Wealth Building in 2023, he worked at First Command Financial Planning, Inc. and several other firms. Kubanda is also the owner of Wellbeing Financial, LLC, which provides insurance services and lead generation. Innovative Wealth Building LLC offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs long-term trading strategies guided by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

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.

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.

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.