Jeffrey M. Davis added to Hightower Advisors registration; 1,407 affiliation changes

Jeffrey M. Davis shows up as an added affiliation with Hightower Advisors, LLC in a registration observation dated October 20, 2026, which lists a California registration approved October 19, 2026, and branch locations in Chicago, Illinois, and Newport Beach, California. An added affiliation record means the registration now lists the firm; it does not by itself establish a hire or a change in current employment. That distinction applies across the day's roster of 1,407 affiliation changes.

The complete count for October 20, 2026, breaks into 299 added records, 1,033 updated records and 75 removed records. Updated records include Maureen T. Bellotti, whose registration lists her with Morgan Stanley and now shows a Cupertino, California, branch where the earlier observation listed Burlingame, California, and Christopher A. Valley, whose Citizens Securities, Inc. registration includes an additional Boston, Massachusetts, location alongside its Westwood, Massachusetts, branch.

The 75 removed records include two Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated affiliations: Gary Davis, whose prior observation listed a Beverly Hills, California, branch, and Chase M. Baumgartner, whose prior observation listed an Aurora, Colorado, branch. A removed affiliation means the latest registration observation no longer lists that firm; it does not establish a departure or current employment status. One added record shows Tyler McQuilkin with LPL Financial LLC, listing a Spokane, Washington, branch and a Washington registration approved October 19, 2026.

Adviser affiliation records

The appendix lists all 1,407 affiliation records on 10/20/2026. These entries describe affiliation records; they do not establish hiring or departure dates, and an adviser may appear more than once.