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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

FRED LECKIE WILLIAMS

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | HOUSTON, TX

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Relationships: 8
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 10, 2002 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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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: May 28, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: May 28, 2002
First registration: Jun 10, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2803138

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 29, 2018	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL\|HOUSTON, TX	Current employment
HIGHTOWER PRIVATE CLIENT	Former SEC adviser	Aug 10, 2017	Dec 31, 2018	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
SALIENT CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 4, 2011	Oct 10, 2017	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
GHE ADVISERS, L.P.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 4, 2009	Oct 5, 2011	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
CYPRESS CREEK PARTNERS	Asset manager	Jun 4, 2009	Oct 10, 2017	no	AUSTIN, TX	Previous registration
SALIENT ADVISORS, L.P.	Asset manager	Jun 4, 2009	Oct 10, 2017	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.	Other adviser	Jun 10, 2002	May 27, 2009	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
VAUGHAN NELSON TRUST COMPANY	Former SEC adviser	Jun 10, 2002	May 27, 2009	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
HIGHTOWER PRIVATE CLIENT	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 31, 2018	Nov 29, 2018	-32	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
SALIENT ADVISORS, L.P.	CYPRESS CREEK PARTNERS	Oct 10, 2017	Jun 4, 2009	-3,050	Firm change after gap	Other
CYPRESS CREEK PARTNERS	SALIENT CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 10, 2017	Feb 4, 2011	-2,440	Firm change after gap	Other
SALIENT CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	HIGHTOWER PRIVATE CLIENT	Oct 10, 2017	Aug 10, 2017	-61	Firm change after gap	Other
GHE ADVISERS, L.P.	SALIENT ADVISORS, L.P.	Oct 5, 2011	Jun 4, 2009	-853	Firm change after gap	Other
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.	GHE ADVISERS, L.P.	May 27, 2009	Jun 4, 2009	8	Firm change	Other
VAUGHAN NELSON TRUST COMPANY	VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.	May 27, 2009	Jun 10, 2002	-2,543	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
288687:145323:TX:2018-12-31	Dec 31, 2018	Nov 29, 2018	HOUSTON, TX	Firm change after gap
122833:129346:TX:2017-10-10	Oct 10, 2017	Jun 4, 2009	DALLAS, TX	Firm change after gap
153914:288687:TX:2017-10-10	Oct 10, 2017	Aug 10, 2017	HOUSTON, TX	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 29, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ HIGHTOWER PRIVATE CLIENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018factForm ADV
→ SALIENT ADVISORS, L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2009 to Oct 10, 2017factForm ADV
→ CYPRESS CREEK PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2009 to Oct 10, 2017factForm ADV
→ SALIENT CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 4, 2011 to Oct 10, 2017factForm ADV
→ GHE ADVISERS, L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2009 to Oct 5, 2011factForm ADV
→ VAUGHAN NELSON TRUST COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 10, 2002 to May 27, 2009factForm ADV
→ VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 10, 2002 to May 27, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

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