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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner25 years in industry

William F Clifford

Advisor at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

Portsmouth, NH | CHICAGO, IL

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 12, 2001 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: Jan 29, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 29, 2001
First registration: Dec 12, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: WILLIAM FRANCIS CLIFFORD|WILLIAM FRANCIS CLIFFORD
IAPD individual key: 4134347

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 30, 2023	n/a	yes	Portsmouth, NH\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
VIGILANT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Former SEC adviser	Oct 15, 2012	Jul 19, 2023	no	PORTSMOUTH, NH	Previous registration
PEOPLE'S SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 21, 2011	Sep 17, 2012	no	MANCHESTER, NH	Previous registration
CHITTENDEN SECURITIES, LLC.	n/a	Sep 8, 2005	Oct 28, 2009	no	MANCHESTER, NH\|MANCHESTER, NH\|MANCHESTER, NH	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jul 1, 2003	Mar 2, 2005	no	BETHESDA, MD	Previous registration
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC	n/a	Dec 12, 2001	Jul 1, 2003	no	BETHESDA, MD	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
VIGILANT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 19, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	-19	Firm change	RIA to ibd
PEOPLE'S SECURITIES, INC.	VIGILANT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Sep 17, 2012	Oct 15, 2012	28	Firm change	Other
CHITTENDEN SECURITIES, LLC.	PEOPLE'S SECURITIES, INC.	Oct 28, 2009	Apr 21, 2011	540	Firm change after gap	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	CHITTENDEN SECURITIES, LLC.	Mar 2, 2005	Sep 8, 2005	190	Firm change	Other
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jul 1, 2003	Jul 1, 2003	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
119642:145323:NH:2023-07-19	Jul 19, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	PORTSMOUTH, NH	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 30, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ VIGILANT WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2012 to Jul 19, 2023factForm ADV
→ PEOPLE'S SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 21, 2011 to Sep 17, 2012factForm ADV
→ CHITTENDEN SECURITIES, LLC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 8, 2005 to Oct 28, 2009factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 1, 2003 to Mar 2, 2005factForm ADV
→ PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 12, 2001 to Jul 1, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 19, 2023
Advisor changed firm
William F Clifford left Vigilant Wealth Management for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-06-30)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago