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RIA / WealthAdvisor22 years in industry

ERICK BYRUM DAHL

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

DALLAS, TX | CHICAGO, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 26, 2003 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: Nov 25, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 25, 2003
First registration: Nov 26, 2003
Dual registered: no
Other names: ERICK DAHL
IAPD individual key: 4710325

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 2, 2025	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL\|DALLAS, TX	Current employment
SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 4, 2017	Aug 8, 2025	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
MULVIHILL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Dec 2, 2010	Nov 30, 2017	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 20, 2009	Nov 30, 2010	no	DALLAS, TX\|RICHARDSON, TX\|RICHARDSON, TX	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 26, 2003	Mar 24, 2009	no	DALLAS, TX\|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
SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL, LLC	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Aug 8, 2025	Jul 2, 2025	-37	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
MULVIHILL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL, LLC	Nov 30, 2017	May 4, 2017	-210	Firm change after gap	Other
PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	MULVIHILL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Nov 30, 2010	Dec 2, 2010	2	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Mar 24, 2009	Mar 20, 2009	-4	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
144386:145323:TX:2025-07-30	Aug 8, 2025	Jul 2, 2025	DALLAS, TX	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 2, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 4, 2017 to Aug 8, 2025factForm ADV
→ MULVIHILL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 2, 2010 to Nov 30, 2017factForm ADV
→ PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2009 to Nov 30, 2010factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 26, 2003 to Mar 24, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 8, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Erick Byrum Dahl left Smith Anglin Financial, Llc for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-07-02)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago