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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner27 years in industry

ROBERT BENTON ARNOLD

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | Austin, TX

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 7, 2001 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: Jun 30, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 30, 1999
First registration: May 7, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: BEN ARNOLD|ROBERT B ARNOLD|ROBERT BENTON ARNOLD|ROBERT BENTON ARNOLD
IAPD individual key: 3223442

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	Sep 28, 2020	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL\|Austin, TX	Current employment
FRONTIER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	Former SEC adviser	Jan 18, 2013	Nov 16, 2020	no	DALLAS, TX\|AUSTIN, TX	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2009	Jan 18, 2013	no	AUSTIN, TX\|SAN ANTONIO, TX\|AUSTIN, TX\|AUSTIN, TX\|SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jun 24, 2005	Oct 23, 2009	no	AUSTIN, TX\|SAN ANTONIO, TX\|AUSTIN, TX	Previous registration
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Former SEC adviser	May 7, 2001	Jun 27, 2005	no	DALLAS, 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
FRONTIER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 16, 2020	Sep 28, 2020	-49	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FRONTIER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	Jan 18, 2013	Jan 18, 2013	0	Firm change	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Jun 27, 2005	Jun 24, 2005	-3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 28, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FRONTIER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 18, 2013 to Nov 16, 2020factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2009 to Jan 18, 2013factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 24, 2005 to Oct 23, 2009factForm ADV
→ CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 2001 to Jun 27, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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