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RIA / WealthAdvisor14 years in industry

Kathleen Barlow

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | Spearfish, SD

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 22, 2013 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: Aug 24, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Aug 24, 2012
First registration: Jan 22, 2013
Dual registered: no
Other names: KATHLEEN MCGARRY
IAPD individual key: 6101970

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	Apr 9, 2026	n/a	yes	Spearfish, SD\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 4, 2022	Apr 8, 2026	no	Spearfish, SD\|SUMMIT, NJ\|MIDWAY, UT	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 1, 2019	Oct 25, 2022	no	Salt Lake City, UT	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Aug 9, 2016	Jul 1, 2019	no	COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, UT\|PARK CITY, UT\|Park City, UT	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jan 22, 2013	Aug 11, 2016	no	PARK CITY, UT\|ST LOUIS, MO\|PARK CITY, UT	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
JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 8, 2026	Apr 9, 2026	1	Firm change	RIA to ibd
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	Oct 25, 2022	Oct 4, 2022	-21	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Jul 1, 2019	Jul 1, 2019	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EDWARD JONES	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Aug 11, 2016	Aug 9, 2016	-2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 9, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 4, 2022 to Apr 8, 2026factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 1, 2019 to Oct 25, 2022factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 9, 2016 to Jul 1, 2019factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 22, 2013 to Aug 11, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 8, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Kathleen Barlow left Journey Strategic Wealth Llc for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-04-09)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Oct 25, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Kathleen Barlow left Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc for Journey Strategic Wealth Llc (registered 2022-10-04)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago