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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)48 years in industry

Bruce Neil Goodman

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | Lynnfield, MA | Boca Raton, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 10, 2004 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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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: Sep 1, 1978earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 48derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 7, 1994
First registration: Aug 10, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 225208

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 25, 2023	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL\|Lynnfield, MA\|Boca Raton, FL	Current employment
BICKLING FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 15, 2021	Apr 21, 2023	no	Boca Raton, FL\|LEXINGTON, MA	Previous registration
SHEPHERD FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 17, 2016	Nov 16, 2020	no	Lynnfield, MA\|WINCHESTER, MA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 12, 2006	Nov 17, 2020	no	LYNNFIELD, MA\|LYNNFIELD, MA	Previous registration
BRUCE N. GOODMAN	n/a	Aug 10, 2004	Oct 4, 2016	no	LYNNFIELD, MA	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
BICKLING FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 21, 2023	Apr 25, 2023	4	Firm change	RIA to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	SHEPHERD FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC	Nov 17, 2020	Oct 17, 2016	-1,492	Firm change after gap	Other
SHEPHERD FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC	BICKLING FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Nov 16, 2020	Jan 15, 2021	60	Firm change	RIA to RIA
BRUCE N. GOODMAN	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 4, 2016	Jan 12, 2006	-3,918	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
128544:145323:MA:2023-04-21	Apr 21, 2023	Apr 25, 2023	LEXINGTON, MA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 25, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BICKLING FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 15, 2021 to Apr 21, 2023factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 12, 2006 to Nov 17, 2020factForm ADV
→ SHEPHERD FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 17, 2016 to Nov 16, 2020factForm ADV
→ BRUCE N. GOODMANRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2004 to Oct 4, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Bruce Neil Goodman left Bickling Financial Services, Inc. for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-04-25)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago