Blair Anderson

Blair Anderson

Wealth Advisor, Managing Director
Traverse City
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Certification(s) & Designation(s)

Awards

  • Prudential Securities Career Builder Award
  • Forbes’ Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, 2021-2025*

* This rating was provided on August 6, 2025, by Forbes/SHOOK Research. It covers the period of data as of March 31, 2025. There was no compensation exchanged in consideration for or the use of this rating. For more information, please click here.

About Blair

Blair Anderson is the managing director at Hightower Signature Wealth (formerly Hightower Great Lakes). Blair joined Hightower Signature Wealth (formerly Hightower Great Lakes) in 2009 to provide his clients with an unobstructed view of their financial landscapes. He brings with him more than 34 years of industry experience and focuses on developing comprehensive, goals-based investment management strategies for institutional and individual clients.

Prior to joining Hightower Signature Wealth, Blair was a senior vice president with PaineWebber (UBS Financial Services) and served on their president’s council. He also spent six years with Prudential Securities and received their Career Builder Award. Blair began his career by trading commodities through Lind-Waldock. With a desire to serve his country, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers and served during the Panama invasion. Blair then returned to Oak Brook, IL to continue his career in the financial industry.

Blair has been honored on Forbes’ list of the Best-In-State Wealth Advisors for the years 2021-2025.*

Blair is active in community affairs, serving in board and committee capacities across children’s organizations, including treasurer of the Board of Trustees for Camps Leelanau & Kohahna and president of the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Michigan. Blair and his family have also spent time fundraising for the Principia School / Simunye Project in South Africa.

 

Blair’s Recommended Reads

  • 3 minutes

    Moe’s Market Memo – September 18, 2026

    Weekly data-driven insights on the markets and economy Mohammad Abouchleih, MBA, CIMA®Senior Investment Consultant Fed Hikes Rates The Federal Reserve approved a quarter-point interest rate increase on Wednesday, lifting its benchmark rate to 3.75%-4%. The move reflects ongoing concerns about elevated inflation, driven in part by higher energy prices and other economic pressures. Most Fed…

  • 5 minutes

    Weekly Wisdom: Fed Meeting Recap – Higher Rates, Stronger Growth

    The Fed Delivers a Rate Hike The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00% at its September meeting, marking the first rate increase in more than three years.1 The decision was unanimous and largely anticipated by markets, but the more important message came from the Fed’s updated projections and…

  • 2 minutes

    The Most Powerful Financial Tool Women Have Isn’t Money. It’s Their Voice.

    Why Asking Questions May Be the Key to Financial Empowerment For years, conversations about women’s financial empowerment have centered on income, investing, and retirement planning. While those topics remain important, new research suggests the real catalyst for financial confidence may be something much simpler: asking questions. According to the Savvy Ladies 2026 Mid-Year National Women’s…