About Hilltop

Our People and Our Values

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Chapel Hill, NC. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Old Well.

An Intergenerational, Independent Firm

Since 1989 Hilltop has helped clients weather global financial crises and countless personal life events. In an era when most client-advisor relationships were based on product sales, founders Don Rutledge and Deborah Hining used a fee-based financial planning approach. As franchise owners with a national brokerage firm, they began crafting their own team with a mentorship culture which we carry on today.

In 2016 we became a fully independent, fee-only firm to better serve our clients. We offer a personal touch, transparency, and leading technology.

Our Team

You will have a primary advisor, but our team works together to give you a seamless experience.

Advisors

Rusty Eriksen
Partner
rusty@hilltopwa.com


Chris Hostetler
Partner
chris@hilltopwa.com


David Wise
Partner
david@hilltopwa.com


Ben Yeager
Partner
ben@hilltopwa.com


Brittany Brinckerhoff
Financial Advisor
brittany@hilltopwa.com


Stephen Neubig
Associate Advisor
stephen@hilltopwa.com


Tyler Bayless-Edwards
Associate Advisor
tyler@hilltopwa.com


 

operations associates

Wesley Pitman
Chief Compliance Officer,
Director of Operations
wesley@hilltopwa.com


Justin Borreggine
Client Service Team Lead
justin@hilltopwa.com


Max Buico
Client Service Associate
max@hilltopwa.com


Dawn Black
Office Manager
dawn@hilltopwa.com


Alice Clements
Client Experience Associate
alice@hilltopwa.com


 
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Our Values

 

Relationship

Great results come from working together; we take time to listen and get to know you, so we can better understand your goals and fears.

Stewardship

As grateful beneficiaries of a legacy built by our firm’s founders, we help you also pursue a better future for your heirs and community.

PERSONAL Growth

In a constantly changing world, we emphasize continual education and foster an intellectual climate, so we can best help you grow.


You deserve to work with an advisor who cares about you.
Our calling is to give you meaningful and personal advice.

 

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