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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)21 years in industry

Chad Faulkenberry

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | Winter Springs, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 28, 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: Jun 25, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 25, 2005
First registration: Jun 28, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHAD D FAULKENBERRY|CHAD DWIGHT FAULKENBERRY
IAPD individual key: 4827957

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 9, 2026	n/a	yes	Winter Springs, FL\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 14, 2025	Apr 8, 2026	no	Richmond, VA\|Winter Springs, FL\|SUMMIT, NJ	Previous registration
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	No RAUM reported	Jul 23, 2014	Jun 13, 2024	no	ORLANDO, FL	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Mar 18, 2008	Jun 26, 2014	no	ORLANDO, FL	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jun 28, 2005	Mar 17, 2008	no	ORLANDO, FL\|ORLANDO, FL	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 9, 2026	1	Firm change	RIA to ibd
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC	Jun 13, 2024	Jan 14, 2025	215	Firm change	Other
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	Jun 26, 2014	Jul 23, 2014	27	Firm change	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Mar 17, 2008	Mar 18, 2008	1	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 9, 2026	SUMMIT, NJ	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 9, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 14, 2025 to Apr 8, 2026factForm ADV
→ SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 23, 2014 to Jun 13, 2024factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 18, 2008 to Jun 26, 2014factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 28, 2005 to Mar 17, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 8, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Chad Faulkenberry left Journey Strategic Wealth Llc for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-04-09)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jun 13, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Chad Faulkenberry left Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. for Journey Strategic Wealth Llc (registered 2025-01-14)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago