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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)23 years in industry

HOWELL LEWIS FLORENCE

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

Dallas, TX | CHICAGO, IL

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 21, 2007 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: Jun 10, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 10, 2003
First registration: Dec 21, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BO LEWIS FLORENCE
IAPD individual key: 4662599

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	Jun 3, 2022	n/a	yes	Dallas, TX\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
FISHER INVESTMENTS	Independent wealth	Oct 15, 2020	May 25, 2022	no	PLANO, TX\|PLANO, TX	Previous registration
USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANY	No RAUM reported	Jan 8, 2018	Jun 15, 2020	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Nov 15, 2011	Jan 8, 2018	no	ADDISON, TX	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 4, 2010	Oct 18, 2011	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 21, 2007	Jun 8, 2010	no	ARLINGTON, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|ARLINGTON, TX\|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
FISHER INVESTMENTS	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	May 25, 2022	Jun 3, 2022	9	Firm change	RIA to ibd
USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANY	FISHER INVESTMENTS	Jun 15, 2020	Oct 15, 2020	122	Firm change	Other
USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANY	Jan 8, 2018	Jan 8, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	Oct 18, 2011	Nov 15, 2011	28	Firm change	Wirehouse to new firm
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 8, 2010	Jun 4, 2010	-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
5475:107342:TX:2020-06-15	Jun 15, 2020	Oct 15, 2020	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 3, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FISHER INVESTMENTSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2020 to May 25, 2022factForm ADV
→ USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2018 to Jun 15, 2020factForm ADV
→ USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 15, 2011 to Jan 8, 2018factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2010 to Oct 18, 2011factForm ADV
→ CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 21, 2007 to Jun 8, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 25, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Howell Lewis Florence left Fisher Investments for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-06-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago