Pasadena, CA 82 S Lake Ave Office
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Wells Fargo Clearing
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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
Location
82 S Lake Ave
Pasadena CA 91101
Advisors at this office
3
Advisors at this office
Maria K
CFP®, Series 66
Pasadena, CA
Wells Fargo Clearing
Maria Klahejian is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. She is based in Pasadena, CA. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm follows an IPS-driven advisory process grounded in modern portfolio theory and includes insurance-related vehicles among its investment offerings.
Preni K
Series 63, Series 66
Pasadena, CA
Wells Fargo Clearing
Preni Keshishi is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Preni worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and earlier at Sears Holdings Corporation/K-Mart. Outside of finance, Preni provides in-home supportive care to a family member. Wells Fargo Clearing offers retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, utilizing an investment policy statement-driven approach based on modern portfolio theory. The firm serves institutional clients with both discretionary and non-discretionary services, including investment selection, performance reporting, participant education, and plan benchmarking.
Marciano A
Series 66, Series 63
Pasadena, CA
Wells Fargo Clearing
Marciano Almeda is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Clearing, as well as positions at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank. 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 and provides both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.
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