Wayne Stephen Babst
Advisor at W&S BROKERAGE Services, Inc. — Tampa, FL
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
31 years
Location
Tampa, FL 33624
Wayne Babst is a financial advisor with W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Suntrust Advisory Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Uvest Financial Services Group. He is also a full-time sales agent for Western & Southern Life. W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. is a dually-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with Western & Southern Financial Group. The firm offers a model-driven, discretionary allocation program with multiple risk profiles and investment objectives, combining asset management, brokerage, and insurance services for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities.
Based on W&S BROKERAGE Services, Inc.
$0 - $250,000: 1.50% annually $250,001 - $500,000: 1.40% annually $500,001 - $750,000: 1.30% annually $750,001+: 1.10% annually
Account minimum: $250,000 Minimum fee: Minimum quarterly fee of $500 for most Investment Objectives; $250 for EnFocus™; $75 for Companion Account with EnFocus™ Fee-only: W&S Wealth Solutions Fee is asset-based with no commissions on program assets
Tampa, FL
3903 Northdale Blvd, Suite 290 E
Tampa FL 33624
Advisors at this office
3
Florida
31 years of industry experience
W&S Brokerage Services, INC.
2026 - Present • 1 year
Tampa, FL
Western & Southern Life
2025 - Present • 1 year
Tampa, FL
Unemployed
2024 - 2025 • 1 year
Odessa, FL
Suntrust Advisory Services, Inc.
2017 - 2024 • 7 years
Atlanta, GA
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, Inc.
2017 - 2024 • 7 years
Atlanta, GA
Wells Fargo Clearing
2016 - 2017 • 1 year
Tampa, FL
Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc.
2002 - 2006 • 4 years
Tampa, FL
Wells Fargo Advisors
2000 - 2002 • 2 years
Clearwater, FL
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