Benjamin Hawkins

Welsford Bishopric is a financial advisor at Hyperion Management Holdings, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with several years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at HGGC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Hyperion Management Holdings provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis using various investment vehicles and generally operates with discretionary trading authority on behalf of clients.

Vaughn Heydel is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Designs Corporation since 2007. He holds a Series 63 license and works in a team of three advisors based in Stokesdale, NC. Financial Designs Corporation provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plan participants. The firm uses an active management approach combining charting, technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary relationships through its proprietary wrap fee program.

Cody Mc Collem is a financial advisor at Credit Union Investment Services with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Members Trust Company and State Employees' Credit Union, among other related entities. Outside of his advisory roles, he provides DJ services for various meetings and events. Credit Union Investment Services serves individual investors and trust clients in North Carolina, offering non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement and financial planning, and a wrap-fee program. The firm emphasizes low-cost, index-based mutual funds and ETFs along with fixed-income products and a long-term, goals-based planning approach.

Dustin Garrett is a financial advisor with Credit Union Investment Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has nine years of industry experience and has worked at Credit Union Investment Services since 2017. He also holds roles with Members Trust Company, SECU Life Insurance Company, SECU Brokerage Services, and State Employees' Credit Union. Credit Union Investment Services serves primarily individual investors in North Carolina, offering non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement and financial planning, and a wrap-fee program. The firm focuses on low-cost, index-based mutual funds and ETFs, fixed-income products, and a goals-based, long-term planning approach.

Robert Gallert is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner and manager of Riverfront Capital, LLC, an investment-related business. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services including customized financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments through the CAIS platform. The firm’s advisory network employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and primarily manages non-discretionary assets.

John Donaldson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Germanton, NC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 36 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life Insurance Company since 1988 and NYLife Securities LLC since 1989. Donaldson also operates Donaldson Insurance and Financial Services, which sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions through third-party managers and model portfolios and manages over $25 billion in regulatory assets.