Ira Utay

CFA, CFP^®

Director

Ira Utay brings considerable wealth management experience to his role at Hightower Signature Wealth (formerly known as Frontier). Prior to joining the practice, Ira spent nearly a decade serving USAA and its high-net-worth members. He also ran a wealth management practice at a full-service broker-dealer. Ira formally became an advisor in 2005, but learned the business firsthand from his late father, who was a 25-year industry veteran.

Ira is a Chartered Financial Analyst® charterholder and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner. He graduated with high distinction from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and earned an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

Ira enjoys visiting new baseball stadiums, reading about the capital markets, and using his BBQ smoker with friends and family.