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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

MIGUEL RAFAEL VALDEZ

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

HOUSTON, TX | SPRING, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 1, 1999 to Sep 14, 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: Dec 21, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Dec 21, 1998
First registration: Mar 1, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MIGUEL RAFAEL VALDER|MIGUEL RAFAEL VALDEZ|MIGUEL RAFAEL VALDEZ
IAPD individual key: 3147525

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	Apr 15, 2024	n/a	yes	SPRING, TX\|HOUSTON, TX	Current employment
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jul 13, 2018	May 9, 2024	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Apr 25, 2011	Jul 13, 2018	no	THE WOODLANDS, TX	Previous registration
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Jan 13, 2010	Jun 21, 2010	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
STANFORD GROUP COMPANY	n/a	Sep 15, 2006	Mar 30, 2009	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 1, 1999	Sep 19, 2006	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX	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
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	May 9, 2024	Apr 15, 2024	-24	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Jul 13, 2018	Jul 13, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to new firm
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Jun 21, 2010	Apr 25, 2011	308	Firm change	Other
STANFORD GROUP COMPANY	NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	Mar 30, 2009	Jan 13, 2010	289	Firm change	Other
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	STANFORD GROUP COMPANY	Sep 19, 2006	Sep 15, 2006	-4	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 15, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 13, 2018 to May 9, 2024factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 25, 2011 to Jul 13, 2018factForm ADV
→ NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 2010 to Jun 21, 2010factForm ADV
→ STANFORD GROUP COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 15, 2006 to Mar 30, 2009factForm ADV
→ CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 1999 to Sep 19, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 9, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Miguel Rafael Valdez left Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2024-04-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago