Hightower Nearing Launch of Centralized Advisor Platform

Ortolani, A. (2026, April 14). Hightower Nearing Launch of Centralized Advisor Platform. Wealth Management. https://www.wealthmanagement.com/ria-news/hightower-nearing-launch-of-new-centralized-advisor-platform

• Hightower Advisors plans to launch Hightower One, a new centralized wealth management platform, this summer with a full rollout expected by the end of 2026.

• The platform is designed to serve as the primary technology suite for the firm’s new Signature Wealth division while remaining an option for all Hightower-affiliated advisors.

• Randy Bullard, head of investment management, described the system as a flexible and open-architecture platform supported by NEPC institutional consulting and OCIO resources.

• The initiative aligns with CEO Larry Restieri’s strategy to integrate existing affiliated advisors and external firms into a cohesive, branded W-2 employee channel.

• A recent regulatory filing indicates the platform will feature a home-office team responsible for centralized trading, rebalancing, and processing client cash flows.

• Advisors within the Signature Wealth division, which manages nearly $29 billion in assets, will begin transitioning clients to the new platform during the initial summer launch.

• While promoting in-house investment strategies, Bullard emphasized that the platform will continue to offer a broad range of third-party options to the firm’s 663 advisors.

Knote: This makes sense. If you are looking to attract advisors to your platform, you need to be prepared to answer 4 questions. Three are "what is my payout going to be" but the fourth is "can you give me a unified system that just plain works?"