HighTower Adds Prominent Woman Advisor Carol Nulman in New England

CHICAGO, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carol Nulman joins HighTower, establishing the firm's third practice in the New England region. Based in Providence, R.I., the Nulman Group manages $500 million in client assets for high net-worth individuals, trusts, non-profit organizations and institutions.

"Carol's approach to serving clients embodies HighTower's high standards and deeply rooted cultural values," said Elliot Weissbluth, HighTower CEO. "Our community is a premier destination for elite financial advisors, including some of the profession's most accomplished women."

Thirty percent of HighTower teams include at least one female advisor, and HighTower Managing Director of the Rosenau Group and Equity Market Strategist Pamela Rosenau has been featured three times on the list of Barron's "Top 100 Women Financial Advisors" as well as Barron's "Top 1,200 Advisors By State" and "Top 100 Independent Advisors" lists. Other HighTower teams with female leadership include Barron's honorees LCK Wealth Management (Laurie Kahmi) and Simmons Wilkes Investment Advisors (Gibson Wilkes), as well as Fiduciary Plan Advisors (Jania Stout), HighTower Fort Myers (Pamela Lynn Abraham) and HighTower Las Vegas (Sheila Delutri).

"HighTower's sophisticated culture fosters the sharing of knowledge and experience," said Ms. Rosenau, HighTower's number one contributor. "Women leaders like Carol bring valuable insight and perspective to the community, and that benefits our entire membership."

Carol Nulman has more than thirty years of experience in the financial services industry. She began her career managing high net-worth individuals and institutional clients at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb. She later moved to Wertheim Schroder, which then merged with Salomon Smith Barney, where she remained until bringing the Nulman Group to Oppenheimer in 2009.

"My goal as an advisor is to deliver exceptional service to clients, with an emphasis on women investors, who remain underserved by the financial industry," said Ms. Nulman. "HighTower's entrepreneurial spirit and open architecture platform perfectly support my vision for growth, and I am honored and privileged to join the HighTower community."

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