Kara Lebanik

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.

Ben is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® PROFESSIONAL specializing in helping (pre)retirees preserve their wealth over the long-term. Brenda is the Operations Manager and specializes in making things happen at the firm. Together, we’ve made it our life’s work to help (pre)retirees enjoy and preserve the payoff from their life’s work. We save our clients time, money, and stress as they mitigate retirement risks and answer THE critical retirement income question. We're going beyond the financial industry's traditional framing of "wealth preservation" with a straightforward approach to your retirement income plan and long-term investing.

You’ve worked hard to build your wealth—our role is to help you protect it, grow it, and use it intentionally. At ClearPoint, we make financial planning personal, purposeful, and crystal clear. We specialize in working with retirees and pre-retirees with $1M+ in assets—people who want to preserve what they’ve built, reduce taxes, and create a retirement that feels both secure and fulfilling. Our clients come to us seeking clarity, confidence, and purpose in their financial lives. Whether you’re preparing for retirement, navigating a major transition, or simply looking to align your wealth with your life, we’re here to walk alongside you—with insight, care, and intention.