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

Jun 5, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

35derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Jun 5, 1991

First registration

Feb 16, 1999

Dual registered

no

Other names

STEVE MERDINGER

IAPD individual key

1430517

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:f3d37a6c-cf3a-8875-1496-81e12cd354b4

First observed

Feb 16, 1999

Last observed

Sep 15, 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.