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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)21 years in industry

ROBERT B GARDNER

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

PALO ALTO, CA | HALF MOON BAY, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 4, 2005 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 4, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Mar 10, 2015
First registration: Feb 4, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ROBERT BRUCE GARDNER
IAPD individual key: 4433080

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	May 28, 2024	n/a	yes	HALF MOON BAY, CA\|PALO ALTO, CA	Current employment
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Jan 26, 2022	May 9, 2024	no	San Mateo, CA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 22, 2015	Sep 7, 2023	no	San Mateo, CA\|SAN MATEO, CA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 22, 2015	Oct 14, 2022	no	San Mateo, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 11, 2015	Oct 12, 2015	no	SAN MATEO, CA	Previous registration
FISHER INVESTMENTS	Independent wealth	Feb 4, 2005	Oct 3, 2013	no	WOODSIDE, CA	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	May 9, 2024	May 28, 2024	19	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Sep 7, 2023	Jan 26, 2022	-589	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Oct 14, 2022	Oct 22, 2015	-2,549	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Oct 12, 2015	Oct 22, 2015	10	Firm change	Other
FISHER INVESTMENTS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 3, 2013	Mar 11, 2015	524	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:7870:CA:2015-10-12	Oct 12, 2015	Oct 22, 2015	SAN MATEO, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 28, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2022 to May 9, 2024factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 22, 2015 to Sep 7, 2023factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 22, 2015 to Oct 14, 2022factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 11, 2015 to Oct 12, 2015factForm ADV
→ FISHER INVESTMENTSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 4, 2005 to Oct 3, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 9, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Robert B Gardner left Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2024-05-28)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago