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Gary Hyde Jr.

Advisor at SHEPHERD Financial LLC

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Location

Woodstock, GA 30188

Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Industry experience

10 years

About

Gary Hyde is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial services. He is the principal of Shepherd Financial LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2020. Prior to founding Shepherd Financial, he worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2015 to 2020. Outside of his advisory work, Hyde provides baseball instruction to children. Shepherd Financial LLC offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning primarily to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is long-term and ETF-oriented, with additional use of individual securities and occasional shorter-term trades, and it combines individual wealth management with retirement plan consulting services.

Client services

Based on SHEPHERD Financial LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on SHEPHERD Financial LLC

General retirement planning Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fee financial planning engagements from $2,500 to $10,000 per engagement

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,000 - $3,000,000: 0.85% $3,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.70% $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.55% $10,000,000 - $20,000,000: 0.40% $20,000,000+: 0.25%

Other

Account minimum: No minimum account size; however, a minimum annual fee of $5,000 applies to wealth management services (may be reduced at Advisor's discretion) Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $5,000 for wealth management services, payable quarterly Fee-only: Financial planning fixed engagement fees ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 per engagement, negotiated based on complexity

Location

220 Heritage Walk, Suite 203

Woodstock, GA 30188

Most active in

Georgia

Work history

Shepherd Financial LLC

2020 - Present (6 years)

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company

2016 - 2020 (4 years)

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC

2015 - 2020 (5 years)

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE Insurance company

2015 - 2020 (5 years)

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