Ai Welch is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Life for 27 years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2023. Hightower Advisors serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, proprietary research, and customized portfolio construction involving a variety of investment vehicles.

John Ham is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. His prior roles include positions at Boston Hill Advisors, NEIRG Wealth Management, New England Investment Retirement Group, Arrowstreet Capital, and Bain Capital. He is also a general partner of the private funds managed by NEIRG through his involvement with TopRidge Capital Partners LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and access to alternative investments.