Wells Fargo Advisors


Wells Fargo Advisors is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo, located in St Louis, Missouri. It is the ninth largest brokerage firm in the United States as of August 17, 2017 with $490 billion retail client assets under management.
The subsidiary was formerly known as Wachovia Securities until May 1, 2009, when it legally changed names following Wells Fargo's acquisition of Wachovia Corporation.

History

Wells Fargo Advisors traces its history to 1879, where it grew through mergers with many of the industry's regional and national firms. These include Wachovia Securities, A. G. Edwards, and Bache & Co..
The current CEO is David Kowach.