You and Your Advisor
HighTower Advisors are free of those conflicts typically found in traditional brokerage firms. In fact, we are totally independent and supported in ways that enable us to view the financial lives of our clients more completely, more effectively and without distraction.
A More Congenial Setting
Free from the obligation of selling for the firm or from reaching an annual sales goal, we can put considerably more focus on client interests and on building a sustainable and rewarding advisory practice. It’s a business model that brings transparency to our role, and gives you, as a client, reassurance and certainty.
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An Unbreakable Bond of Loyalty
For most advisors and clients, there exists the kind of relationship that our fiduciary agreement merely contractualizes. And yet, we think it’s important to be clear: the nature of the relationship between a HighTower advisor and a HighTower client is like the relationship between doctor and patient, or lawyer and client.
Simply, a HighTower advisor is legally obligated to act in your best interest. There’s great clarity in knowing that your advisor’s #1 obligation is to you and to your best interests.
A New Business Model
HighTower represents a new model, based on transparency and professional standards.
| Old |
New |
| Broker, Selling Products |
Advisor, Providing Guidance |
| Working on Commission |
Earning Professional Fees |
| House Products |
Open Architecture |
| Sales Agent |
Fiduciary |
| Conflicted |
Aligned |
| Confusing |
Clear |
| Opaque |
Transparent |
| Traditional Brokerage |
Independent Financial Advisor |