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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner16 years in industry

Angela Pridgen Lessor

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

Mooresville, NC | CHICAGO, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 19, 2010 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: Jan 14, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 16derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 14, 2010
First registration: Aug 19, 2010
Dual registered: no
Other names: ANGELA LEE PRIDGEN
IAPD individual key: 5445839

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 1, 2026	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL\|Mooresville, NC	Current employment
JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 30, 2022	Apr 8, 2026	no	SUMMIT, NJ\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
ONEPOINT BFG WEALTH PARTNERS	Independent wealth	Jun 1, 2022	Oct 11, 2022	no	PARSIPPANY, NJ\|Richmond, VA	Previous registration
PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 24, 2020	Jul 20, 2022	no	MORRISTOWN, NJ\|Richmond, VA	Previous registration
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Oct 19, 2011	Sep 24, 2020	no	RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Aug 19, 2010	May 3, 2011	no	RICHMOND, VA	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 1, 2026	-7	Firm change	RIA to ibd
ONEPOINT BFG WEALTH PARTNERS	JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	Oct 11, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	-11	Firm change	RIA to RIA
PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	ONEPOINT BFG WEALTH PARTNERS	Jul 20, 2022	Jun 1, 2022	-49	Bulk transfer	Ibd to new firm
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	Sep 24, 2020	Sep 24, 2020	0	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
310648:145323:NJ:2026-04-08	Apr 8, 2026	Apr 1, 2026	SUMMIT, NJ	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2022 to Apr 8, 2026factForm ADV
→ ONEPOINT BFG WEALTH PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2022 to Oct 11, 2022factForm ADV
→ PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 24, 2020 to Jul 20, 2022factForm ADV
→ NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 19, 2011 to Sep 24, 2020factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 8, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Angela Pridgen Lessor left Journey Strategic Wealth Llc for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 11, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Angela Pridgen Lessor left Onepoint Bfg Wealth Partners for Journey Strategic Wealth Llc (registered 2022-09-30)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago