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Ed Simmons has a doctorate from Harvard and a 24-year tenure with Merrill Lynch. He became an RIA on Friday.
February 24, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Chip Roame: This round of financial advisor aggregators is far better capitalized, and has far deeper management teams – and boards of directors.

This generation of advisor aggregators puts the roll-up ghosts to bed, for now

Questions linger about what some firms will look like post-IPO or merger

February 3, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Matthias Paul Kuhlmey: We’re in the beautiful position to buy best of class (products and services) nevertheless you need an in-house function to hold it together.

HighTower makes an executive out of a partner to fine-tune advisor access to investments

Former UBS advisor will simplify the bewildering investment-related choices afforded by open architecture

January 26, 2011 at 3:57 PM

Rich Saperstein's practice has doubled its high net worth assets under management since joining HighTower.
January 11, 2011 at 2:51 PM

David Wisehaupt: It's "the greatest utility that I have owned in my business life."

Advisor Tested: iPad proves ideal for advisors on-the-go; the surprise is the effect on clients

The rock star of the mobile world evolves into a tool for reassurance and retention

January 10, 2011 at 3:01 PM

Mark Hurley touched a nerve in 2010 by questioning the enterprise value of RIA practices.

The next 20 top stories and what they say about where the RIA business is headed

Big companies, big innovators, exclusive conferences and the 401(k) market riveted advisor attention

December 29, 2010 at 2:45 PM

Shirl Penney: We wanted [the company] built to last rather than built to flip.

What exactly is Dynasty Financial Partners and why is the Smith Barney execs' startup gaining so much attention?

Some combination of a bold business model, powerful backers and good PR -- lawsuit aside -- made for a good break out of the gate

December 13, 2010 at 2:05 PM

Barnaby Levin: When Morgan Stanley bought Smith Barney, their priority was to integrate platforms.

Inside the mind of one recent Morgan Stanley Smith Barney breakaway who landed at HighTower

Barnaby Levin chafed at how the wirehouse restricted the way he could serve a client list made up of top execs at start-ups

December 6, 2010 at 5:58 AM

Mike Papedis: Elliot [Weissbluth CEO of HighTower] and I have been all over the country and getting sleep-deprived.

HighTower hires top recruiters from Schwab and LPL to help populate five new offices

Explosive West Coast growth -- including new offices in Portland, Scottsdale, LA and San Diego -- coupled with openings in Washington DC and Boston demands hiring more recruiters for more bandwidth

December 3, 2010 at 5:51 AM

The Morgia Group breakaway to HighTower Advisors and Fidelity proceeded despite the big snow in Watertown, N.Y.
November 30, 2010 at 4:35 AM

Elliot Weissbluth: There are so many disaffected brokers at these firms.
October 27, 2010 at 5:31 AM

Charles Goldman: Off advisors' minds.

What do advisors care about? The new SEC that emerged in July, for one thing.

Plus, what a Smith Barney breakaway team is finding out about financial plans

August 12, 2010 at 3:50 AM

Andrew Morse: I have yet to work for an investment bank that hasn’t gone out of business or was brought back from the brink.

HighTower wins big UBS team and clinches 'critical mass'

The Chicago-based aggregator is breaking even and signing leases for more office space in three cities

August 3, 2010 at 4:25 AM

Brett Sharkey: Quite honestly, I was not interested in the idea at first. Look! We have done it; we are out [of Smith Barney]. That taste of freedom is sweet.

HighTower wins its first-ever existing RIA after offering the breakaway a new way to do business -- and a chat with David Pottruck

Three Bridge Wealth Advisors surpised itself by giving up its 'sweet' freedom to regain the advantages of scale

July 23, 2010 at 3:54 AM

Matt Camden shows off an iPad that is now compatible with HighTower's tech platform

HighTower Advisors and United Capital seek to stamp out wirehouse feel by embracing Apple technology

The aggregators see risk in standing pat with PC technology when advisors use Macs at home

May 6, 2010 at 6:28 AM

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