This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

Current firm class

broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Oct 25, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

35derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

4

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Oct 25, 1990

First registration

Jul 30, 1997

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

COLE DAWSON|III JOHN COLEMAN DAWSON|JOHN COLEMAN DAWSON|COLE COLEMAN DAWSON

IAPD individual key

2099737

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:37a8a7f6-b917-f164-4db7-e2270776a0db

First observed

Jul 30, 1997

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.