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Kimberly R Clouse

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS
BROOKLINE, MA
·CRD# 2346017·29 years experience

Professional Summary

Kimberly R Clouse, who also goes by Kim Clouse, Kimberly R Clouse, Kimberly Rector Clouse, Kim Rector, Kimberly Karole Rector, is a registered financial advisor currently at HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC located in Brookline, Massachusetts. Kimberly is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1993. Kimberly has worked at 10 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 66, Series 63 and Series 7 exams.

At a Glance

Always Fiduciary

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Other Aliases

Kim Clouse, Kimberly R Clouse, Kimberly Rector Clouse, Kim Rector, Kimberly Karole Rector

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Years of Experience

29 years in the financial services industry

Current & Past Employments

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC·CRD# 145323
RIA
1318 Beacon Street Suite #14a, Brookline, MA 02446
October 15, 2024 - Present
MARINER INDEPENDENT·CRD# 305418
RIA
Brookline, MA
May 10, 2022 - September 30, 2024
ADVICEPERIOD, LLC·CRD# 169828
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1318 Beacon Street, MA
November 3, 2020 - March 30, 2022
VIA GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC·CRD# 171399
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Brookline, MA
November 28, 2014 - October 16, 2020
INTERACTIVE ADVISERS, INTERACTIVE ADVISORS·CRD# 145694
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Boston, MA
October 8, 2013 - May 1, 2015
TPW FINANCIAL·CRD# 132797
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Newton, MA
March 6, 2012 - January 5, 2013
FIDUCIARY TRUST INTERNATIONAL, LLC·CRD# 124062
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Lincoln, MA
January 26, 2009 - February 8, 2011
SILVER BRIDGE·CRD# 105194
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August 18, 2005 - April 23, 2008
UST SECURITIES CORP.·CRD# 13906
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Stamford, CT
January 17, 2002 - June 7, 2005
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC·CRD# 361
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New York, NY
November 15, 1999 - March 7, 2000
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC·CRD# 361
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June 30, 1993 - August 1, 1995

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Current Firm

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC
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CRD#: 145323 / SEC#: 801-69625
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/3/2008 Approved)

Contact Information

Main Address

200 W. Madison St. Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60606

Phone Number

(312) 962-3800

# of Employees

1,983

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

Registered to provide investment advisory services in 53 US states and territories.

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

HTA FORM ADV PART 2A FIRM BROCHURE (AUGUST 2026) (8/19/2026)

Regulatory Assets Under Management

Total Number of Accounts

220,222

AUM (Assets Under Management)

$198,577,009,283

Accountant Surprise Examination Report

Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
03/30/2026Cover PageReport
01/02/2026Cover PageReport
12/23/2025Cover PageReport
11/26/2025Cover PageReport
11/25/2025Cover PageReport
11/24/2025Cover PageReport
11/05/2025Cover PageReport
10/28/2025Cover PageReport
10/28/2025Cover PageReport
09/29/2025Cover PageReport
09/17/2025Cover PageReport
09/15/2025Cover PageReport
08/28/2025Cover PageReport
01/28/2025Cover PageReport
01/28/2025Cover PageReport
01/28/2025Cover PageReport
12/12/2024Cover PageReport
12/06/2024Cover PageReport
11/11/2024Cover PageReport
10/25/2024Cover PageReport
09/27/2024Cover PageReport
09/26/2024Cover PageReport
12/21/2023Cover PageReport
12/19/2023Cover PageReport
12/19/2023Cover PageReport
12/19/2023Cover PageReport
12/11/2023Cover PageReport
11/20/2023Cover PageReport
11/15/2023Cover PageReport
11/08/2023Cover PageReport
11/07/2023Cover PageReport
10/30/2023Cover PageReport
10/25/2023Cover PageReport

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Other business activities

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OBA Name: YPO Gold New England. Boston, MA. Role: Secretary of Board - Keep records of the corporation including minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall be custodian of the corporate seal. Started July 2026. Time spent: approximately 2 hours/month during trading hours.

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Primary Firm SEC Registration

This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

2/13 STRATEGIC PARTNERS | XCEPTION ADVISORY GROUP | WOLF-COLLINS WEALTH MANAGEMENT | WISEHAUPT, BRAY ASSET MANAGEMENT | WHITE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | WHITE PINE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | WEALTHTRUST ADVISORS | WB WEALTH MANAGEMENT | VWG WEALTH MANAGEMENT | VIGILANT WEALTH MANAGEMENT | UNITED FIDUCIARY PARTNERS, LLC | UNITED FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC | TWICKENHAM ADVISORS | TRUE WEALTH ADVISORY GROUP | TRESNAN FERST WEALTH ADVISORS | TREASURY PARTNERS | THREE BRIDGE WEALTH ADVISORS | THE THRUSH GROUP | THE RIKOON GROUP | THE RAND GROUP | THE OTTO GROUP | THE NULMAN GROUP | THE MORGIA GROUP | THE MCGUIRK & DE NEVI GROUP | THE LEVIN GROUP | THE LEVENTHAL GROUP | THE LERNER GROUP | THE KELLY & WOHLNER GROUP | THE HAUSBERG GROUP | THE G3 ADVISORY GROUP | THE DILLIG GROUP | THE DEGGELMAN/PARKER GROUP | THE BLANKE SCHEIN GROUP | THE BAHNSEN GROUP | THE ANDRIOLE GROUP | TEN CAPITAL WEALTH ADVISORS | TEAK TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | SYNERGY CAPITAL SOLUTIONS | STRATA WEALTH PARTNERS | STRATA WEALTH MANAGEMENT | STEARNS FINANCIAL GROUP | SOMERSET ADVISORY | SMITH ANGLIN FINANCIAL | SIMMONS-WILKES INVESTMENT ADVISORS | SIMMONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS | SILLER & COHEN | SHAFFER WEALTH MANAGEMENT | SCHULTZ COLLINS | SCANNELL WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP | ROSENAU/PAUL GROUP | ROSE ADVISORS | RJ WEALTH MANAGEMENT | RESOURCE CONSULTING GROUP | RESOLUTE INDEPENDENT ADVISORS | RDM FINANCIAL GROUP | PRIVATE VISTA | PRESIDIO WEALTH PARTNERS | PDS WEALTH MANAGEMENT | PAGNATO-KARP GROUP | OSBORN, WILLIAMS, & DONOHOE | ONEARC CAPITAL ADVISORS | NUCLEUS ADVISORS | NATOMA WEALTH | MURRAY WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MORSE, TOWEY, WHITE & HOFFMAN | MORSE TOWEY & WHITE | MORGIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MOLNAR/NORDLICHT GROUP | MK WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MEYER CAPITAL GROUP | MATTHIAS KUHLMEY AT HIGHTOWER | MASTERSON, EMMA, & ASSOCIATES | LYON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. | LYON WEALTH MANAGEMENT AT HIGHTOWER | LUMA WEALTH ADVISORS | LRG WEALTH ADVISORS | LOURDMURRAY | LOUIS WEALTH MANAGEMENT | LK WEALTH & ASSET MANAGEMENT | LINDBROOK CAPITAL | LEXINGTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. | LEXINGTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT | LEONETTI AND ASSOCIATES | LEGACY WEALTH ADVISORS | LCK WEALTH MANAGEMENT | LANDSBERG BENNETT PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | KLEIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT | KELLY WEALTH MANAGEMENT | IRONGATE PARTNERS | INVESTMENT SECURITY GROUP | HWM ADVISORS | HUMMER MOWER ASSOCIATES | HT|TC WEALTH PARTNERS | HSW ADVISORS | HILL WEALTH MANAGEMENT | HIGHTOWER/THOMAS MCGUIRK | HIGHTOWER/THE BAPIS GROUP | HIGHTOWER/LYMAN GROUP | HIGHTOWER WESTCHESTER | HIGHTOWER WEALTH ADVISORS|ST. LOUIS | HIGHTOWER TEXAS | HIGHTOWER SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT | HIGHTOWER SIGNATURE WEALTH | HIGHTOWER SCOTTSDALE | HIGHTOWER OMAHA | HIGHTOWER NAPLES | HIGHTOWER LAS VEGAS | HIGHTOWER LAKEWATER | HIGHTOWER GREAT LAKES | HIGHTOWER GAYLE JOHNSON | HIGHTOWER FORT MYERS | HIGHTOWER BUFFALO | HIGHTOWER BETHESDA | HIGHTOWER BELLEVUE | HIGHTOWER AUSTIN | HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC | HIGHTOWER | HIGHLAND PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | HIERAX WEALTH PARTNERS | GREEN SQUARE WEALTH MANANGEMENT | FORTRESS WEALTH PLANNING | FISCHER STRALEM ADVISORS | FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES | FINANCIAL PLANNING AND INFORMATION SERVICES | FIDUCIARY PLAN ADVISORS | FEINBERG STEIN FINANCIAL SERVICES | FARR, MILLER AND WASHINGTON | FALCON WEALTH ADVISORS | FAIRPORT WEALTH | ENVISION FINANCIAL GROUP | EGAN WEALTH ADVISORS | DSG ADVISORS | DEGGELMAN/PARKER GROUP | DECHTMAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT | D3 WEALTH PARTNERS | CREST CAPITAL ADVISORS | COGNETIC CAPITAL ADVISORS | CLEAR PERSPECTIVE ADVISORS | CLARITY POINT FINANCIAL PARTNERS | CHARLES D. HYMAN & COMPANY | CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP | OF NEW YORK | BOSTON HILL ADVISORS | BLUEROCK WEALTH MANAGEMENT | BLANKE SCHEIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT | BICKLING FINANCIAL SERVICES | BEL AIR INVESTMENT ADVISORS | ARGENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT | ANDERSON FINANCIAL GROUP @ HIGHTOWER | AMIDEI ROMANO GROUP | ALTIUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT | ALINE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | ALEXANDRIA CAPITAL | ACACIA WEALTH ADVISORS | 6 MERIDIAN

CRD#: 145323 / SEC#: 801-69625
RIA
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State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.
IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.
IAR
Massachusetts
(10/15/2024)

Don't see your state listed? The advisor may still be able to work with you under the federal De Minimis Rule, which allows up to five investment advisory clients in a state without registration. Some states, like TX, LA, NE, and NH, may still require registration or notice filing. Contact the advisor or their firm to confirm their investment advisory availability in your state.

Exams

Financial professionals may take different exams throughout their careers based on the types of services they provide and roles they perform.

Series 65 — Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

Passed Nov 2013About the Series 65 exam

Series 66 — Uniform Combined State Law Examination

Passed Jun 2007About the Series 66 exam

Series 63 — Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

Passed Nov 1999About the Series 63 exam

Series 7 — General Securities Representative Examination

Passed Nov 1999About the Series 7 exam

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC — Registered Investment Advisory firm

Version Date: Fri, Mar 01, 2024

Hightower Advisors, LLC (“HTA”, “we”, or “us”) is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Brokerage and investment advisory services differ and it is important to understand the differences. Free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational materials about broker dealers, investment advisers, and investing.

HTA offers investment advisory services to retail investors on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis through a network of investment adviser representatives known as financial advisors. Our discretionary investment advisory services are offered through a wrap fee program or through an unbundled fee structure. Additionally, we offer other services to retail investors such as financial planning. When you open an advisory account with us, a financial advisor will meet with you to discuss your investment goals and collaborate with you to design an investment strategy. Our management of your account is guided by your investment objectives (e.g., capital appreciation, growth, income, or growth and income), risk tolerance, and tax considerations. We and your financial advisor conduct ongoing monitoring of your advisory account tailored to your advisory relationship and type of advisory account. Your financial advisor will contact you at least annually to discuss your portfolio.

If you provide us with discretionary authority, your financial advisor makes investment decisions to buy, sell or hold securities in your account. If you provide us with non-discretionary authority, you make the ultimate decision regarding the purchase or sale of investments. We will exercise the type of authority you have granted to us, depending on the type of account you choose, until your advisory agreement is terminated by you or your financial advisor.

Depending on your choice of account type, strategy, and/or model, you may receive advice with respect to a broad range of investments, or you may receive advice regarding a limited range of investments. Our financial advisors and their practices each have an advisory focus and strategy driven primarily by the types of clients they service and their particular expertise. We provide advice on proprietary and non-proprietary products. HTA typically does not impose a minimum account size or a set minimum annual fee for its investment advisory services, though some of our financial advisor practices do have minimums for fees and/or account size.

For additional information about our investment advisory services, please see Items 4, 7, 13, and 16 of our Form ADV, Part 2A brochure (the “Brochure”) and Items 4.A and 5 of our Form ADV Part 2A Appendix 1 (the “Wrap Fee Program Brochure”).


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • Given my financial situation, should I choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not?
  • How will you choose investments to recommended to me?
  • What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education, and other qualifications? What do these qualifications mean?

We generally charge an asset-based fee (a percentage of the assets in your accounts) on quarterly or monthly basis. The more assets you have under our management, the more you will pay to us in fees; we therefore have an incentive to encourage you to increase the assets in your account to increase our fees. Other ways we may calculate and charge fees include hourly fees, flat fees, a retainer, and/or service fees. We charge our fee whether your account is profitable or not and even if we did not buy or sell assets in your account. Fees vary depending on the type of services provided and the amount of assets we manage for you, and are negotiable.

Fees paid to us for an account within our wrap program include our advisory fees in addition to one or more of: (i) brokerage commissions, (ii) custodial fees, (iii) certain periodic reporting or (iv) management fees paid to affiliated or third-party managers. As a result, wrap fees for these accounts are typically higher than the non-wrap advisory fees.

In addition to fees paid to us, you will incur costs related to the investments in your account such as the fees and expenses charged to investors by mutual funds, variable annuities, exchange traded funds, alternative investments, and other types of securities; depending on your account setup and activities occurring in your account, you may also incur investment platform administration fees, management fees for services provided by an affiliated or third-party manager, custodian fees, account maintenance fees, transaction costs, and other related fees and expenses.

You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying.

For additional information about our fees and other costs associated with investing, please see Items 5, 10, and 14 of our Brochure and Items 4 and 9 of our Wrap Fee Program Brochure.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?

When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can affect the investment advice we provide. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means.

  • Some of our affiliates serve as investment managers for certain investment products and earn a management fee for those services. We therefore have a financial incentive to recommend these proprietary products over third-party products.

  • We may invest or recommend investing your assets with affiliated managers that provide asset management services for an additional fee. The ability to earn additional fees for an affiliated manager creates an incentive for us to invest or recommend investing client assets with these affiliated managers and thus presents a conflict of interest.

  • Certain of our financial advisors are (i) licensed to sell insurance, and (ii) registered to offer you brokerage services with Hightower Securities, LLC, an affiliated broker dealer. In both instances, you would pay a commission for these services and your financial advisor could receive a portion of that commission, which presents a conflict of interest.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?

Our financial professionals’ compensation generally varies based on the revenue HTA earns from their advisory services or recommendations, the amount of client assets they service, the time and complexity required to meet a client’s needs, and the cost structure of their advisor practice. The compensation that your financial professional receives will typically increase as revenue earned from their client accounts increases. Therefore, they are incentivized to increase revenues on your and other clients’ accounts.

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