Elmira, NY Office

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Wells Fargo Clearing

Institution

Firm-wide stats for Wells Fargo Clearing

Total advisors

14,118

Across 1,476 offices

Clients per advisor

92 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$475,575 High

HNW client ratio

50% Very High

About

Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap‑fee programs and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations. The firm operates at large scale—reporting roughly $671 billion in assets under management and more than 14,000 financial advisors—and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

For retirement plans it offers a mix of non‑discretionary consulting and discretionary Plan Level Investment Selection 3(38) services, along with IPS development, investment search and recommendation, benchmarking, participant education and periodic performance reporting. The firm relies on research and analytics from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third‑party databases and generally evaluates managers and options using diversification principles and modern portfolio theory, while noting that available investment options are typically limited to a plan’s custodian platform.

A noteworthy operational feature is the firm’s role in distributing and facilitating a range of other financial products through bank and insurance affiliates—such as deposit sweep options, lending and trustee services, and insurance/annuity arrangements—and the Form ADV discloses referral and product‑related compensation that can affect advisor incentives. The brochure also discloses several recent regulatory enforcement actions and settlements related to cash sweep disclosures, advisory billing and supervisory controls, which are material considerations for prospective clients.

Based on Wells Fargo Clearing

Occupation focus

Retired Founder/Business Owner

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Location

100 W Waters St

Elmira NY 14901

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Richard W

Series 63, Series 66

Elmira, NY

Wells Fargo Clearing

Richard White is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2017, following a 12-year tenure at Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he has ownership interest in Chesapeake Energy related to mineral rights. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines in-house research and third-party analytics to support a range of brokerage and advisory solutions.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Andrew S

Series 66

Elmira, NY

Wells Fargo Clearing

Andrew Smith is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Tioga, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing since 2009. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s approach is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a broader investment menu that includes insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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William R

Series 63, Series 65

Elmira, NY

Wells Fargo Clearing

William Reilly is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Elmira, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a range of investment options including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Jill B

Series 63

Elmira, NY

Wells Fargo Clearing

Jill Boyce is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 63 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as treasurer for Called to Love Outreach Inc., a nonprofit organization. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s IPS-driven advisory process incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a range of investment options such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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