Chris Abeyta
Principal and Co-Founder
Chris Abeyta
Principal and Co-Founder
Based in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado, Chris is the principal and co-founder of Confidence Wealth Partners.
Chris is a featured editorial contributor to FoxBusiness.com. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of New Mexico, Anderson Schools of Management, and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Texas, Tyler Branch. Chris has co-hosted a popular radio show called, “The Smartest Retirement Show,” the “Accelerated Wealth Radio Show” which broadcasts on the largest talk radio station in Colorado Springs.
Chris has also been published and featured on FoxBusiness.com. Chris’s background in Finance began when he helped launch Accelerated Wealth, LLC, and was one of the original creators of their 5 Point Retirement Defense Plan. Chris has also played key roles as a leadership level executive for different organizations such as Vice President of Marketing and Operations at Purpose Driven Church – founded by best-selling author Rick Warren (The Purpose Driven Life), Executive Director of Operations for INJOY and Maximum Impact – a leadership development company founded by best-selling author John Maxwell, Director of Church Outreach and Community Outreach at Focus on the Family founded by Dr. James Dobson, and Executive Director of Acquire the Fire Youth Conventions for Teen Mania Ministries. In addition, Chris spent 12 of his summers overseas leading teams of teenagers and young adults on Humanitarian aid trips to developing nations such as Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Albania, India, Ghana, Cameroon, Thailand, Bulgaria, Hungary, and others.
Today Chris lives in Monument, Colorado on the edge of Pike’s Peak National Forest with his wife, Kimi, and his three children, Ciara, Taryn, and Canyon. He enjoys mountain biking, motorcycling, camping, and hiking with his family.
Chris is a featured editorial contributor to FoxBusiness.com. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of New Mexico, Anderson Schools of Management, and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Texas, Tyler Branch. Chris has co-hosted a popular radio show called, “The Smartest Retirement Show,” the “Accelerated Wealth Radio Show” which broadcasts on the largest talk radio station in Colorado Springs.
Chris has also been published and featured on FoxBusiness.com. Chris’s background in Finance began when he helped launch Accelerated Wealth, LLC, and was one of the original creators of their 5 Point Retirement Defense Plan. Chris has also played key roles as a leadership level executive for different organizations such as Vice President of Marketing and Operations at Purpose Driven Church – founded by best-selling author Rick Warren (The Purpose Driven Life), Executive Director of Operations for INJOY and Maximum Impact – a leadership development company founded by best-selling author John Maxwell, Director of Church Outreach and Community Outreach at Focus on the Family founded by Dr. James Dobson, and Executive Director of Acquire the Fire Youth Conventions for Teen Mania Ministries. In addition, Chris spent 12 of his summers overseas leading teams of teenagers and young adults on Humanitarian aid trips to developing nations such as Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Albania, India, Ghana, Cameroon, Thailand, Bulgaria, Hungary, and others.
Today Chris lives in Monument, Colorado on the edge of Pike’s Peak National Forest with his wife, Kimi, and his three children, Ciara, Taryn, and Canyon. He enjoys mountain biking, motorcycling, camping, and hiking with his family.
Dustin West
Principal and Co-Founder
Dustin West
Principal and Co-Founder
Dustin is one of the creators and owners of Confidence Wealth Partners.
Dustin’s passion is helping people create a financial plan for the future. He takes great pride in actively listening to clients to understand their issues, concerns, and goals to customize a thorough retirement plan.
People often lack a checklist or process to ask the right questions before they make important decisions with their money. Dustin takes the time to walk each person through a customized process to ensure they are making decisions based on sound logic and facts & NOT misconceptions, myths, or emotion. He is knowledgeable in retirement and income planning, social security, life insurance, & legacy planning. Dustin, and his wife Toni, live in Colorado Springs with their two children.
He enjoys spending as much time outside with his family as possible. He also enjoys golf, working out, basketball, and fly-fishing.
He and his wife are involved with their home church, New Life Church, which actively serves the community with many ministries. Dustin and Toni’s primary passion is the fight against sex-trafficking locally and world-wide.
People often lack a checklist or process to ask the right questions before they make important decisions with their money. Dustin takes the time to walk each person through a customized process to ensure they are making decisions based on sound logic and facts & NOT misconceptions, myths, or emotion. He is knowledgeable in retirement and income planning, social security, life insurance, & legacy planning. Dustin, and his wife Toni, live in Colorado Springs with their two children.
He enjoys spending as much time outside with his family as possible. He also enjoys golf, working out, basketball, and fly-fishing.
He and his wife are involved with their home church, New Life Church, which actively serves the community with many ministries. Dustin and Toni’s primary passion is the fight against sex-trafficking locally and world-wide.
Susan Auer, NSSA
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ & Wealth Advisor
Susan Auer, NSSA
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ & Wealth Advisor
Susan is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, as well as a National Social Security Advisor (NSSA®), and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Confidence Wealth Partners Team.
Passionate about empowering every client to achieve their financial goals, she is excited to work with Dustin and his clients to continue to create excellent client experiences. She believes the key to client success is through well-established relationships and comprehensive individual plans. Susan loves getting to know each client, learn about their dreams, motivations, and goals – but also to listen and hear what issues or concerns may be present. She thrives on building and nurturing relationships and believes in really getting a holistic ‘big picture’ understanding of each client’s situation.
Prior to her role as a Wealth Advisor with her former RIA, Susan, she spent eight years helping the clients at USAA develop financial plans. Her engagement with USAA members included a full spectrum of different stages of life and their needs in building a strong financial future – from working with young Air Force Academy Cadets and College Campus ROTC Cadets, to complex strategies for retired senior officers and military veterans.
As a Financial Planner, Susan’s focuses on a holistic financial planning that includes savings goals, investment selection, retirement planning, estate planning, family and legacy planning, life insurance/protection planning, and health strategies (specifically Medicare Solutions).
A Colorado Springs native, Susan is enjoying raising her two children with her husband Mike. Susan and Mike feel blessed to reside in the same area, with a true love for the beautiful state we live in and the great outdoors. She and her family enjoy camping, hiking and biking and have a great appreciation for the blessings of nature. Susan also has a passion for fitness and improving the lives of those in the community.
Passionate about empowering every client to achieve their financial goals, she is excited to work with Dustin and his clients to continue to create excellent client experiences. She believes the key to client success is through well-established relationships and comprehensive individual plans. Susan loves getting to know each client, learn about their dreams, motivations, and goals – but also to listen and hear what issues or concerns may be present. She thrives on building and nurturing relationships and believes in really getting a holistic ‘big picture’ understanding of each client’s situation.
Prior to her role as a Wealth Advisor with her former RIA, Susan, she spent eight years helping the clients at USAA develop financial plans. Her engagement with USAA members included a full spectrum of different stages of life and their needs in building a strong financial future – from working with young Air Force Academy Cadets and College Campus ROTC Cadets, to complex strategies for retired senior officers and military veterans.
As a Financial Planner, Susan’s focuses on a holistic financial planning that includes savings goals, investment selection, retirement planning, estate planning, family and legacy planning, life insurance/protection planning, and health strategies (specifically Medicare Solutions).
A Colorado Springs native, Susan is enjoying raising her two children with her husband Mike. Susan and Mike feel blessed to reside in the same area, with a true love for the beautiful state we live in and the great outdoors. She and her family enjoy camping, hiking and biking and have a great appreciation for the blessings of nature. Susan also has a passion for fitness and improving the lives of those in the community.
