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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)20 years in industry

MICHELLE Kuzma KEMPF

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | Charlotte, NC

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 19, 2006 to Sep 14, 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: Sep 15, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 15derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 15, 2006
First registration: Sep 19, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHELLE Kuzma KEMPF|MICHELLE CATHERINE KUZMA|MICHELLE KUZMA KEMPF
IAPD individual key: 5179162

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 8, 2011	n/a	yes	Charlotte, NC\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Jul 27, 2011	no	VIENNA, VA\|Mclean, VA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	VIENNA, VA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Sep 19, 2006	Apr 2, 2007	no	VIENNA, 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
MORGAN STANLEY	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 27, 2011	Jul 8, 2011	-19	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

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 8, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Jul 27, 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
Sep 19, 2006 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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