Meet Rosa
 
Financial Planner
Hi, I’m Rosa Ybarra.
I am a Financial Planner and Partner of Endurance Financial Planning.
I am a Rio Grande Valley (RGV) native and a University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) alumni.
In 2016, I moved back home after being away for several years for college and work. I made the decision to move back to the RGV to help the people of my community with their personal financial planning needs. You see, many people believe that only the ultra-wealthy individuals need or can afford a financial planner. With my career and experience in financial planning, I want to be able to change this belief and service clients of all ages and income levels because I strongly believe that we all need some form of financial advice regardless of our asset base and stage in life.
But let me tell you a little more about myself…
I come from a family of farmers and ranchers.
As you can imagine, we depended on the weather a lot and struggled financially when the weather didn’t work in our favor. Life was tough for us and we made many financial mistakes, like falling into massive credit card debt and not having an emergency savings fund. Although at the time I didn't know that I would eventually become a financial planner, I knew deep in my heart that I wanted to change my family's financial situation and wanted to make a difference in my family’s life and community with my career and education. Since then, I became a licensed Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™.


From Passion to Profession
Rosa has over 13 years of experience in the financial planning industry and is CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Before working with Endurance, Rosa worked as a Senior Financial Planner with Tranquility Financial Planning, and served as the Director of Client Services for Imperium Wealth Management in San Antonio. She has also worked with the Southern District Office of the U.S. Treasury Department – Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as well as Perryman Financial Advisory, a financial planning firm in Dallas, TX. Rosa received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) and received her Masters of Science in Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University, one of the most prestigious financial planning programs in the country. Rosa has achieved numerous accomplishments professionally and personally. While at UTPA, Rosa co-founded several student organizations including the Insurance & Financial Planning Association (IFPA) and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALFPA). She was also part of an undergraduate team that won the ALPFA/ KPMG National Case Study Team competition in 2008, and was named the 2009 National Latina of the Year by Deloitte. Rosa is a proud Edinburg Rotarian and was honored as the Rotarian of the Year in 2023 for all her work to the organization and most importantly to the Edinburg Community. She serves as the Edinburg Rotary Scholarship Chair and Rotary Youth Chair. She is passionate about helping her community and family and is always finding new ways to help give back to our youth and community.

"Love what you do. Invest in what you like. Find ways to improve yourself and others. Keep God present and your overall brand will increase in popularity."
- Rosa H. Ybarra MS, CFP (R)
If you wish to connect with Rosa, please contact her at rybarra@endurancefin.com or by phone at (956) 630–7231.