St. Louis, MO Office
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Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc.
Enterprise
Firm-wide stats for Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc.
Clients per advisor
207 Very HighAvg AUM per client
$3,112,446 Very HighHNW client ratio
98% Very HighAbout
Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII) is an SEC‑registered, bank‑affiliate advisory and research organization that provides manager due diligence, issuer‑level securities research, capital market assumptions, tactical and strategic asset‑allocation guidance, and model portfolios primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses and, on a limited basis, to at least one non‑affiliated investment adviser. Its operating units — Global Manager Research, Global Investment Strategy, Global Portfolio Management, Global Securities Research and Global Asset Allocation — produce manager ratings, thematic lists, CMAs, and model constructs for affiliates to implement.
WFII’s advice is generally impersonal and non‑discretionary: model portfolios and allocation guidance are delivered to affiliate businesses for those entities to adopt and implement at their discretion rather than being individually tailored or directly managed by WFII. Research and strategy development are team‑based and use both qualitative and quantitative analysis, operational due diligence of managers, proprietary forecasting tools, and CMAs that include tax‑agnostic and tax‑adjusted forecasts across roughly 40 asset classes.
What is noteworthy relative to many peers is WFII’s formal integration with a banking institution and the resulting client mix that explicitly includes bank fiduciary and trust divisions, as well as other investment‑adviser clients via custom arrangements. The institute also publishes impersonal research outputs and CMAs for internal use, has recently formalized disclosures and guidance on Cryptocurrency ETF risks, and participates in centralized proxy‑voting practices—operational features that are less common among enterprise advisory groups.
Expertise
Location
1 North Jefferson Avenue
St. Louis MO 63103
Advisors at this office
3
Advisors at this office
Joseph B
Series 63, Series 66
Saint Louis, MO
Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc.
Joseph Buffa is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Wells Fargo-affiliated firms since 2009, including roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo Investment Institute is an SEC-registered, bank-affiliate advisory and research organization that offers manager due diligence, securities research, and asset allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses. The firm’s team-based approach combines qualitative and quantitative analysis to deliver model portfolios and strategic investment insights used across affiliated entities.
Daniel M
Series 63, Series 65
Saint Louis, MO
Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc.
Daniel Meehan is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include seven years at Wells Fargo Clearing before joining his current firm in 2023. Wells Fargo Investment Institute is a bank-affiliate advisory and research organization that provides manager due diligence, securities research, and asset allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses. The firm’s investment approach is team-based and combines qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop model portfolios and capital market assumptions delivered to affiliate businesses for implementation.
Arsene B
Series 63, Series 66
St. Louis, MO
Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc.
Arsene Ble is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Charles Schwab, and TD Ameritrade, among other firms. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses and select external clients. The firm’s work spans specialized divisions focused on manager research, securities research, asset allocation, and portfolio management, offering research and model guidance without exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.
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