Hightower's CEO has told FWR that it wants to double in size. Its new division features a centralized brand, investment platform and middle- and back-office services for advisors who sign on.

Hightower Advisors has added five advisory practices as it expands its Hightower Signature Wealth (HTSW) brand. This means the business arm has more than $20.8 billion in AuM, as of September 30 last year.

The joiner firms are Fairport Wealth, Hightower Wealth Advisors | St Louis, HT|TC Wealth Partners, RDM Financial Group, and The Rikoon Group.

The HTSW brand – launched in October 2025 – operates across 19 locations nationwide, with more than 100 advisors, Chicago-headquartered Hightower Advisors said in a statement. It is designed to provide RIAs the advantages of a large-scale, nationally-recognized brand without losing the personalized guidance of a trusted advisor, Hightower says.

After a busy period of acquisitions, Hightower – like some of its peers – is pushing to integrate, capture economies of scale and centralize its operations. US correspondent Charles Paikert analyzed the HTSW strategy late last year. Larry Restieri, a Goldman Sachs veteran who became Hightower’s CEO in June 2025 told FWR last year: “We have to run the business differently to be double our size.” One observation is that if the HTSW model succeeds, it could spell the end of the aggregator model.

“Hightower Signature Wealth was created to open a new channel of growth for Hightower, while simultaneously elevating the client experience,” Larry Restieri, CEO of Hightower Advisors, said in a statement.

As part of the change, Matthias Kuhlmey, Hightower’s chief development officer, will lead expansion and integration of Hightower Signature Wealth, the firm said.

As of September 30, 2025, Hightower and its affiliates managed approximately $350.3 billion in assets.