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RIA / WealthAdvisor21 years in industry

DAN C. DRUMMOND

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | DALLAS, TX

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 22, 2005 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: Mar 21, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Mar 21, 2005
First registration: Mar 22, 2005
Dual registered: no
Other names: DANIEL CALVIN DRUMMOND|DAN C DRUMMOND|DAN CALVIN DRUMMOND|DAN C. DRUMMOND|Daniel Calvin Drummond
IAPD individual key: 4516012

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	Jul 7, 2025	n/a	yes	DALLAS, TX\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 19, 2014	Jul 30, 2025	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	Bd affiliated wealth	May 6, 2013	Oct 28, 2013	no	FRISCO, TX	Previous registration
PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 9, 2011	Apr 22, 2013	no	DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Oct 26, 2011	no	PLANO, TX	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	PLANO, TX	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Mar 22, 2005	Apr 2, 2007	no	PLANO, TX\|PLANO, 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
SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL, LLC	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 30, 2025	Jul 7, 2025	-23	Firm change	RIA to ibd
STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL, LLC	Oct 28, 2013	Feb 19, 2014	114	Firm change	Other
PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	Apr 22, 2013	May 6, 2013	14	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	Oct 26, 2011	Nov 9, 2011	14	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	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
144386:145323:TX:2025-07-30	Jul 30, 2025	Jul 7, 2025	DALLAS, TX	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 7, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 19, 2014 to Jul 30, 2025factForm ADV
→ STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 6, 2013 to Oct 28, 2013factForm ADV
→ PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 9, 2011 to Apr 22, 2013factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Oct 26, 2011factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 22, 2005 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 30, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Dan C. Drummond left Smith Anglin Financial, Llc for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-07-07)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago