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

Sep 28, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

26derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S65

First exam

Sep 28, 1999

First registration

Aug 12, 2021

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

4521671

• Occurred

  Feb 27, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Brian Michael Geary left Linwood Investment Advisors Inc. for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-09-25)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:e806a3d2-5289-b18d-acee-c7b5662eb3f0

First observed

Aug 12, 2021

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.