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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)38 years in industry

MICHAEL CHARLES BROWN

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | Boynton Beach, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 13, 2004 to Sep 14, 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: Nov 25, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 38derivedfrom 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|S65
First exam: Nov 25, 1987
First registration: Jan 13, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 715584

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 23, 2026	n/a	yes	Boynton Beach, FL\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 25, 2021	Apr 8, 2026	no	SUMMIT, NJ\|Boynton Beach, FL	Previous registration
DYNASTY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Asset manager	Apr 13, 2016	Dec 19, 2018	no	ST. PETERSBURG, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2009	Dec 14, 2010	no	NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jan 13, 2004	Oct 23, 2009	no	NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY	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 23, 2026	15	Firm change	RIA to ibd
DYNASTY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	Dec 19, 2018	Jan 25, 2021	768	Firm change after gap	RIA to new firm
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	DYNASTY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Dec 14, 2010	Apr 13, 2016	1,947	Firm change after gap	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
153377:310648:FL:2018-12-19	Dec 19, 2018	Jan 25, 2021	ST PETERSBURG, FL	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 23, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 25, 2021 to Apr 8, 2026factForm ADV
→ DYNASTY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 13, 2016 to Dec 19, 2018factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2009 to Dec 14, 2010factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 2004 to Oct 23, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 8, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Michael Charles Brown left Journey Strategic Wealth Llc for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-04-23)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago