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Wells Fargo Advisors is a premier financial services firm, serving investors nationwide through nearly 14,000 Financial Advisors. Driven by a strong and abiding commitment to service, we help our clients succeed financially with investment planning and advice for helping them achieve their life needs and financial goals.

As part of Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Advisors draws on extensive experience and products across the company to help satisfy our clients’ financial needs.

Executive Summary*

Wells Fargo Advisors provides investment advice and guidance to clients through nearly 13,000 Financial Advisors and referrals from more than 5,000 Licensed Bankers in Wells Fargo branches across the U.S. Wells Fargo Advisors administers $1.7 trillion in client assets.

*Data as of December 31, 2020

Areas of Distinction

Our unique structure and scale combines the capabilities and best practices available through a large, national firm with a client focus more typical of smaller, regional firms. We are dedicated to Financial Advisors and their relationships with clients.

Business Models

Nearly 9,000 advisors work in the traditional brokerage channel of Wells Fargo Advisors through Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, with branch offices located in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, the firm’s in-bank brokerage channel includes more than 3,000 advisors and over 5,000 Licensed Bankers located in Wells Fargo bank branches.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. offers various advisory and fiduciary products and services including discretionary portfolio management. Wells Fargo affiliates, including Financial Advisors of Wells Fargo Advisors, a separate non-bank affiliate, may be paid an ongoing or one-time referral fee in relation to clients referred to the bank. The bank is responsible for the day-to-day management of the account and for providing investment advice, investment management services and wealth management services to clients. The role of the Financial Advisor with respect to the Bank products and services is limited to referral and relationship management services. Some of The Private Bank experiences may be available to Clients without a relationship with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.