Accolades & Designations - Baller Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Dayton, OH

Wayne and David Baller have both been named as one of Wells Fargo’s Platinum Council Advisors, a distinction held by a select group of financial advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors as measured by completion of educational components, business production and professionalism. Additional criteria, including length of service, may also be used to determine recipients.

David Baller from 2018 – 2023
Wayne Baller from 2015 – 2023

David Baller is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. A Financial Advisor who is a CFP^® professional has demonstrated skill in analyzing and developing personal, long-term financial strategies. A CFP^® professional has completed hundreds of hours of rigorous courses and examinations offered by various colleges and universities across the country. These courses are then followed by a 10-hour comprehensive examination administered according to the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. The qualification process, comprehensive array of advice, and skill-based approach distinguish CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioners from other professional advisors, who typically focus on only one area of a client’s financial life.

Wayne Baller is a Private Investment Management (PIM) Portfolio Manager, a specially trained Financial Advisor who manages clients’ investment portfolios in a discretionary manner, guided closely by the research recommendations and collective insights of Wells Fargo Securities and external research firms whose services we subscribe to. Each portfolio follows an investment plan customized to the client’s needs and may represent a blend of stocks, cash alternatives, exchange traded funds, closed end funds and allowable mutual funds.

Wells Fargo Advisors’ PIM Portfolio Managers must meet eligibility requirements which include a minimum of two years of experience as a portfolio manager, five years of industry experience, and successful completion of stringent securities exams. They complete advanced training, including an ethics exam, proxy exam and a 40-hour portfolio management training course. Only five percent of the firm’s financial advisors have met the criteria to act as PIM Portfolio Managers.

_{The Platinum Council (previously known as Premier Advisor) distinction is held by a select group of Financial Advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors as measured by completion of educational components, business production based on the past year, and professionalism. Additional criteria, best practices and team structure, may also be used to determine recipients.}

_{The PIM program is not designed for excessively traded or inactive accounts and is not appropriate for all investors. Please carefully review the Wells Fargo Advisors advisory disclosure document for a full description of our services. The minimum account size for this program is $50,000.}