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Brian T. Hinson

CFP®, CPA/PFS, ChFC®

Managing Partner / Financial Advisor / Member Owner

256.970.6888

Overview

Brian Hinson is a managing partner and financial advisor in Savant’s Huntsville, Alabama, office. He focuses on helping families protect, grow, and transfer complex wealth through a family office-style approach that integrates advanced tax strategy, evidence-based investing, and comprehensive estate and succession planning.

With more than 30 years of experience, Brian has guided clients through liquidity events, retirement transitions, and multigenerational wealth planning. He is committed to helping clients assemble and coordinate their advisory teams to simplify decision-making, align family governance, while striving to create durable, tax-efficient outcomes across generations.

Brian works extensively with business owners, executives, and retirees in the defense and aerospace, engineering, and healthcare sectors. These industries feature concentrated equity positions, complex compensation structures, and regulatory considerations that require disciplined planning and execution. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®), and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) credential from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Brian brings deep technical expertise and practical judgment to complex financial and tax-related decisions.

Brian has been recognized on the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list in 2022, 2023, and 2024. He is active in both professional and community organizations, including the AICPA, the Financial Planning Association of North Alabama, and the Village of Promise Advisory Council. He also serves as a trustee for the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville and Randolph School and is a deacon at Mayfair Church of Christ.

A magna cum laude graduate of the University of North Alabama, Brian earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting and played collegiate tennis. A native of Decatur, he and his wife, Jane, live in Huntsville with their two children, Emma and Andrew. In his free time, Brian enjoys traveling, playing golf and tennis, and spending time with the family’s dogs Toby, Henry, and Ollie.

Brian's Awards & Recognition

Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors 2022, 2023, and 2024

2024 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors: The 2024 Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list published in April 2024 is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria learned through telephone, virtual and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data such as revenue trends and assets under management. The algorithm additionally weighs factors such as service models, compliance records and industry experience, and focuses on those that encompass best practices in their approach to working with clients. All advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years’ experience. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. Savant did not pay a fee to be included in this ranking.

Areas of Focus

Brian’s Approach

A personal approach and thoughtful guidance delivered with care, clarity, and insight shaped by your vision and goals.

Comprehensive Wealth Management

Integrated guidance for your full financial life, bringing together investment, tax, estate, and retirement planning to support your goals.

Comprehensive Wealth Management

Financial Planning

Our planning process helps you evaluate key areas of your financial life, uncover opportunities, and make decisions aligned with your goals.

Financial Planning

Investment Management

Evidence-based investing designed to help you stay focused on long-term goals while navigating changing market conditions.

Investment Management

Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer

Thoughtful estate planning guidance to help organize your affairs, support your wishes, and prepare for future generations.

Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer

Trust Services

Comprehensive trust administration supported by integrated investment, tax, estate, charitable, and business succession planning services.

Trust Services

Equity Compensation

Guidance for navigating equity compensation, including stock options, restricted stock, and other awards, as part of your broader financial and tax planning strategy.

Equity Compensation

Family Office Services

Designed for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, our Family Office services coordinate investment, tax, estate, and accounting guidance in one place.

Family Office Services

High-Net-Worth Divorce

Navigate the financial complexities of divorce with coordinated guidance across investments, tax planning, estate considerations, and wealth management.

High-Net-Worth Divorce

Tax Advisory & Preparation

Working year-round to help you stay ahead of changing laws, find strategies to help lower your tax burden, and find new opportunities.

Tax Advisory & Preparation

Technology Professionals

Guidance for tech professionals navigating stock options, RSUs, equity compensation, and related tax considerations as part of a broader financial plan.

Technology Professionals

Education

  • University of North Alabama 
    Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting, magna cum laude

Professional Designations

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional
  • Certified Public Accountant / Personal Financial Specialist
  • Chartered Financial Consultant®

Affiliations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) – member
  • Financial Planning Association of North Alabama – member
  • Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville – trustee
  • Mayfair Church of Christ – deacon
  • Randolph School – trustee
  • Village of Promise Advisory Council – member

Insights & Perspectives

Thought leadership on wealth management, tax strategy, and financial planning.

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Office Locations

Serving clients from our Huntsville office.

Huntsville

3810 Governors Drive NW
Suite 100 Huntsville, AL 35805
t. 256.970.6888

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Disclosures

CFP®

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.

2024 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors: The 2024 Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list published in April 2024 is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria learned through telephone, virtual and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data such as revenue trends and assets under management. The algorithm additionally weighs factors such as service models, compliance records and industry experience, and focuses on those that encompass best practices in their approach to working with clients. All advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years’ experience. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. Savant did not pay a fee to be included in this ranking.

2023 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors: The 2023 Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list published in April 2023 is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria learned through telephone, virtual and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data such as revenue trends and assets under management. The algorithm additionally weighs factors such as service models, compliance records and industry experience, and focuses on those that encompass best practices in their approach to working with clients. All advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years’ experience. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. Savant did not pay a fee to be included in this ranking.

2022 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors: The 2022 Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list published in April 2022 is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria learned through telephone, virtual and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data such as revenue trends and assets under management. The algorithm additionally weighs factors such as service models, compliance records and industry experience, and focuses on those that encompass best practices in their approach to working with clients. All advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years’ experience. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. Savant did not pay a fee to be included in this ranking.

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