Mark Evers

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 2pm - 3pm

Dr. Mark Evers has over fifteen years of experience in education combined with over a decade of financial services and financial planning industry experience. Dr. Evers holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University, an M.S. in Finance and Economics and an M.B.A. from West Texas A&M University. Dr. Evers is also a Certified Financial Planner^TM (CFP^®) and a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor^TM (CRPC^®). Over the years, Dr. Evers has taught numerous finance and business courses at both the collegiate and secondary education level. Recently, he was recognized with the 2023 Faculty Award for Exceptional Teaching, 2023 Faculty Award for Exceptional Service, and the 2023 People's Award for Best Contributor by the G. Brint Ryan College of Business at UNT. Dr. Evers also earned the 2020 Instructor of the Year Award in the Personal Finance program at Texas Tech. Dr. Evers now serves the University of North Texas as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Director for the CFP Board Registered Financial Planning program. Dr. Evers has been featured in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, MarketWatch, WalletHub, MoneyGeek.com, the NAPFA Spring 2023 National Conference, and the Journal of Insurance Issues. Dr. Evers serves the university on numerous committees, serves on the NAPFA South Region Board of Directors, and serves the community teaching pro-bono Financial Workshops at local churches in North Texas. Professionally, Dr. Evers also serves as a Wealth Advisor and Chief Planning Officer at Concurrent Financial Planning.

Academic Interests

Dr. Evers' teaching interests are in personal finance, retirement, and behavioral finance. Dr. Evers' research interests are in financial literacy education, risk management and natural disasters, and consumer behavior.