Ben is a managing equity partner with Universal Producers Group and has been in the strategic retirement income planning business since 2015, prior to that he was heavily involved in commercial real estate valuation for 8 years forecasting income and expenses for commercial properties such as large retail shopping centers. During his time in the planning business, Ben has worked as the leading representative in the Carolinas with a large and nationally known retirement income planning firm, as well as serve as the lead expert on retirement strategies for hundreds of agents in the Southeast. Ben has successfully protected tens of millions in assets and has also helped educate agents and clients alike in retirement income planning using industry leading products and developing proprietary strategies. Ben is married to his wife Whitney and they have two daughters, Greer and Graylynn and their lab named Beau. They live in North Myrtle Beach, SC. He enjoys being on the water boating and fishing, golf cart rides, watching college basketball, hiking in the mountains, coaching his daughter’s soccer team, and just spending time with his family. Ben believes in putting the client’s needs first and lives by “If you take care of the client, the rest will take care of itself.”