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WELLS FARGO Advisors

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Firm-wide stats for WELLS FARGO Advisors

Total advisors

14,115

Across 1,523 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 Advisors

Occupation focus

Retired Founder/Business Owner

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Location

7 Brown and Howard Wharf

Newport RI 02840

Advisors at this office

6

Advisors at this office

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Hannah M

Series 66

Newport, RI

Wells Fargo Clearing

Hannah Mcnomee is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated from 2016 to 2024. 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 employs over 14,000 advisors and manages approximately $671 billion in assets, offering both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Gregory F

Series 66

Newport, RI

Wells Fargo Clearing

Gregory Fater is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2018, he worked at Northwestern Mutual and spent twelve years at DePuy Synthes. He has a minority ownership interest in a family property LLC based in Newport, Rhode Island. 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 notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Darcy C

Series 66

Newport, RI

Wells Fargo Clearing

Darcy Coyle is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 16 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2016, Coyle worked at UBS Financial Services from 2010 to 2013. 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 manages approximately $671 billion in assets with more than 14,000 advisors and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Andre F

Series 66

Newport, RI

Wells Fargo Clearing

Andre Freitas is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for eight years before joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains ownership of a building company in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice. The firm’s IPS-driven approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a broad range of financial products such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Charles E

Series 63, Series 66

Newport, RI

Wells Fargo Clearing

Charles Edenbach is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Newport, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously spent a year at A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage solutions. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and uses research and analytics grounded in diversification principles and modern portfolio theory.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Christopher Y

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Newport, RI

Wells Fargo Clearing

Christopher Yalanis is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Previously, he worked at Citigroup Global Markets from 2002 to 2009. He serves as an instructor for investment planning courses at Salve Regina University and is a member of the capital campaign and endowment committee at the Boys & Girls Club of Newport County. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm employs over 14,000 advisors and manages approximately $671 billion in assets, offering both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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