This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

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 11, 1985earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

41derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S63

First exam

Jan 11, 1985

First registration

Oct 6, 1994

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

1307196

• Occurred

  Dec 20, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Scott Allen Sheffield left Sovereign Wealth Advisors, Inc. for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-12-09)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:9ddf0d61-e7e2-5ea9-ae70-f82700fd82e4

First observed

Oct 6, 1994

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.