Branden Sears, AAMS, Financial Advisor/ Paraplanner

Branden is the junior member of Independent Financial Services team since 2013. He has completed his Series 7, Series 66 and maintains his Florida Life, Health and Variable Annuity insurance licenses. Branden performs all of the necessary tasks in developing a financial plan for clients which includes but not limited to gathering financial reports for review, creating and modeling different possible financial scenarios as well as assisting the advisors in preparing the presentation of the information to the client.

Branden was born in Merritt Island, Florida and raised in Brandon, FL. After graduating from Stetson University with his Bachelors in Business Management, he quickly found a spot here at IFS where he helps makes sure that clients have a mapped outcome for their retirement.

When not researching new stocks and working on financial portfolios, Branden enjoys running races. He has already run 6 obstacle races this year including the Tough Mudder. Some of his other interests include ultimate Frisbee and spending time catching up on his reading.

“Know what you own and know why you own it.”
— Peter Lynch