Congratulations to Bavly Bebawy for finishing second at the IARFC Financial Planning National Championships in Orlando. He competed against teams from Texas Tech University and Utah Valley University. Only 1/2 a point separated the 1st place Utah Valley team from Bavly, making it the closest finish in the history of the competition. 

Bebawy was recently recognized as a 2024 UNT Great Grad. Read more about his accomplishments here.

Coached by UNT Alumni and Adjunct Professor, Dave Ragan, UNT Financial Planning has won first place twice (2019 and 2024) and won second place twice (2020 and 2025). 

The UNT Financial Planning program thanks the G. Brint Ryan College of Business, the Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law, the Department of Accounting for helping prepare our students for competitions like these and their future careers. 

Thank you to Dean Marilyn Wiley, Dr. Stephen Ferris, and Dr. Ananth Seetharaman for their leadership. The UNT Financial Planning program offers an MBA, BBA, and a Minor in Financial Planning.