# Clarity Point joins Hightower Signature Wealth with about $380 million in AUM URL: https://www.financialadvsr.com/article/clarity-point-joins-hightower-signature-wealth-with-about-380-million-in-d4809e Published: November 12, 2026 By: Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent Section: Moves Publisher: Financial ADVSR (https://www.financialadvsr.com) Marlton, N.J., practice Clarity Point Financial Partners is moving into Hightower Signature Wealth, with the transition expected to take effect the day it was announced. InvestmentNews reported on November 12, 2026 that Clarity Point Financial Partners, an established Hightower practice in Marlton, New Jersey, is joining Hightower Signature Wealth, the division that the parent firm refers to as HTSW. Hightower's announcement put the addition at about $380 million in assets under management, a figure InvestmentNews described as assets for a southern New Jersey practice. No purchase price was reported, so the figure measures client assets rather than what the deal cost or what it earns in revenue. Hightower's release stated that the move was scheduled to become effective as of the announcement date. Per the release, the advisors will continue working with their existing clients and will also be able to tap a larger set of investment options and ongoing operational assistance. Fa-mag also covered the deal, reporting that Hightower Signature president Jennifer Frazier said the Clarity Point advisors will be able to draw on specialists and expanded investment resources. Clarity Point is led by Managing Directors and Partners Jim Ewing and Michael Cona. According to InvestmentNews, Clarity Point's client base includes professionals, families spanning several generations, corporate executives and business owners, and the firm also counsels employers on their retirement plans. The release said the team first joined Hightower in 2017. The firm's website says it was founded on the fiduciary standard of care and lists an office at Five Greentree Centre in Marlton. Ewing's firm biography says he spent nearly a decade as a First Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch, and Cona's bio lists CFP, CIMA and CRPC designations. Hightower Advisors, headquartered in Chicago, is the parent of the Signature Wealth division. WealthManagement.com describes Hightower as a Chicago RIA with $353.7 billion in AUM, citing its November 2026 announcement, and reports that Larry Restieri, who took the CEO job in June 2025, has pursued a unified, branded division. Hightower set up HTSW in October 2025, with Dallas-based Frontier Investment Management as its founding firm; the division is the parent's first nationwide practice serving consumers directly. InvestmentNews described Frontier at that time as a $3.3 billion practice. The Clarity Point addition follows a run of internal conversions. InvestmentNews reported that Altium Wealth, a Purchase, New York, practice with more than $9 billion in AUM, joined HTSW on November 3, 2026, a week earlier. The release says HTSW now has roughly $50 billion in AUM, more than 170 advisors and 47 locations nationwide, and InvestmentNews said the $50 billion figure is as of September 30. Citing Echelon Partners, InvestmentNews also reported seven Hightower transactions in the third quarter of 2026 that added about $10.1 billion in assets, four of which converted affiliates into the Signature Wealth model. Neither the release nor the coverage reviewed said whether further affiliations are planned. The $380 million figure and the $50 billion figure both carry footnotes in the release, and their as-of dates should be confirmed before they are cited elsewhere. Key facts: - Clarity Point Financial Partners, Marlton, N.J., is about $380 million in AUM according to Hightower's announcement; no purchase price was reported - Clarity Point is led by Managing Directors and Partners Jim Ewing and Michael Cona - The Clarity Point team first joined Hightower in 2017, according to the release - HTSW had roughly $50 billion in AUM as of September 30, per InvestmentNews - Altium Wealth, a Purchase, N.Y., practice with more than $9 billion in AUM, joined HTSW on November 3, 2026 Why it matters: For advisors weighing a move, a conversion into a wirehouse-style or affiliated platform can offer shared investment resources and operating support while the advisors keep their client relationships. Team leaders and recruiters should note that a steady flow of internal additions to a single division changes the competitive picture for independent and affiliated options in the same markets. Firm executives will be watching whether the W-2 channel's growth keeps pace with the broader RIA M&A activity InvestmentNews described. Firms in this story, from their SEC Form ADV filings: - Hightower Advisors (Chicago, IL; SEC CRD 145323): $199B regulatory assets under management, 64,035 clients, 953 advisory staff, 133 offices, custodians Fidelity, Charles Schwab, BNY Pershing; Form ADV filed 2026-09-03. https://www.financialadvsr.com/rias/hightower-advisors-llc Sources: - InvestmentNews: https://www.investmentnews.com/ria-news/hightower-signature-wealth-adds-380m-new-jersey-practice/268992 - financialcontent.com: https://www.financialcontent.com/article/bizwire-2026-11-12-hightower-signature-wealth-announces-addition-of-clarity-point-financial-partners - fa-mag.com: https://www.fa-mag.com/news/hightower-continues-w-2-channel-buildout-with-addition-of--380m-aum-firm-89204.html - claritypoint.hightoweradvisors.com: https://claritypoint.hightoweradvisors.com/contact-us.html - claritypoint.hightoweradvisors.com: https://claritypoint.hightoweradvisors.com/jim-ewing.html - claritypoint.hightoweradvisors.com: https://claritypoint.hightoweradvisors.com/team.html