Gregory Hobson, CFP®, AIF®

Partner & Practice Lead

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Experience & Expertise

Greg is a Partner & Practice Lead in the firm’s Institutional Consulting Group. He has provided retirement plan consulting services to publicly traded and privately held corporations and non-profit organizations since 1994. He was a Senior Vice President – Financial Advisor at Institutional Consulting Group with RBC, and earlier in his career, he worked in the Retirement Plan Services Department at Alex. Brown & Sons in Baltimore and Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Company in Wilmington. Greg specializes in developing and managing corporate retirement plans by providing independent advice on fiduciary oversight, investment due diligence, fee benchmarking, plan design, and vendor management. Greg is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Additionally, Greg is a member of the Retirement Advisor Council and the National Association of Plan Advisors.

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Favorite Thing About Working With Clients

“It is a wonderful feeling to know that when we make recommendations to our plan sponsor clients about plan design, fees, investments, wellness programs, and employee advice solutions, we are making a positive impact on the financial success of thousands of people.”

My Philosophy On Client Service

“We are in the service business, and I have always used the expression ‘ask the next question’ to understand the client’s challenge or problem. Never settle for ‘let’s just get it fixed’. When a client has an issue it is our responsibility to do three things: 1) fix the problem, 2) determine the reason for the error and 3) implement procedures to ensure it does not happen again.”

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Maryland 
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Education Awards Recognition
B.A. from the University of Delaware
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
Accredited Investment Fiduciary®
2015 Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers in the US
2016 Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers in the US
2017 Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers in the US
Member Advisor of the Retirement Advisor Council
2024 PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Adviser

Please see below for award disclaimers.
Hometown
Wilmington, DE
Alma Mater
University of Delaware
Favorite Philanthropy
GB Charities and Back on My Feet
Interests
Golf
Squash
Hiking
Spending time with my family
Volunteering in the community
Favorite Greenspring Value
Love Your Neighbor
What I Love About Greenspring

“That our firm embraces our core purpose of improving lives by helping people make better decisions for themselves and those who depend on them. All employees follow this approach when considering how we service our clients and our community.”

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The 2015 Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers in the US was awarded by the Financial Times on May 28, 2015 based on the time period of the years prior. Greenspring Advisors did not pay for consideration, this was awarded to Greg Hobson while he was employed at RBC Wealth Management. The 2016 Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers in the US was awarded on September 15, 2016 by the Financial Times based on the time period of the year prior. Greenspring Advisors did not pay for consideration, this was awarded to Greg Hobson while he was employed at RBC Wealth Management. The 2017 Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers in the US was awarded on September 27, 2017 by the Financial Times based on the time period of the year prior. Greenspring Advisors did not pay for consideration. The 2024 PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers recognition recognizes the top retirement plan advisers in the industry based on quantitative measures from the year prior. To be listed, advisers had to have a minimum requirement of 50 plan clients or retirement plan assets under advisement of $400 million or more. After meeting the minimum plan or asset count, advisers are also highlighted if they meet the following categories: meaning, 91% – 100% of clients that are 401(k) plan sponsors, or 10 or more 403(b), 457, nonqualified, DB, cash balance, SEP, SIMPLE or MEP/PEP plan clients. As this recognition is based solely on quantitative figures, there is no judging or subjective measurement, and it is not indicative of any adviser’s future performance. Neither advisory firms nor their employees pay a fee in exchange for this recognition. Third party rankings and recognitions are no guarantee of future investment outcomes and do not ensure a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance results. Greenspring Advisors has a reasonable basis for believing that any questionnaire or survey used in the preparation of these third-party ratings are structured to make it equally easy for a participant to provide favorable and unfavorable responses and are not designed or prepared to produce any predetermined result.