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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)23 years in industry

Chris Ambrose

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

NAPERVILLE, IL | ST. LOUIS, MO

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 11
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 18, 2002 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 17, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S65
First exam: Dec 17, 2002
First registration: Dec 18, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Christopher M Ambrose|Chris M Ambrose|Chris Ambrose|Christopher Michael Ambrose
IAPD individual key: 4524422

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	Jul 9, 2026	n/a	yes	ST. LOUIS, MO\|NAPERVILLE, IL	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Nov 20, 2024	n/a	yes	NAPERVILLE, IL	Current employment
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 19, 2023	Nov 22, 2024	no	CHICAGO, IL\|Chicago, IL	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Jun 28, 2022	Jul 10, 2023	no	Chicago, IL\|Columbus, OH\|Chicago, IL\|WESTERVILLE, OH\|Columbus, OH\|Chicago, IL	Previous registration
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 16, 2021	May 31, 2022	no	CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Dec 11, 2019	Jun 29, 2021	no	CHICAGO, IL\|SCHAUMBURG, IL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 8, 2016	Dec 5, 2019	no	CHICAGO, IL\|CHICAGO, IL\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
MERCER ADVISORS	n/a	May 16, 2005	May 17, 2005	no	SCHAUMBURG, IL	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Jul 17, 2003	Mar 5, 2004	no	CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	n/a	Apr 28, 2003	Jul 16, 2003	no	LOMBARD, IL	Previous registration
WADDELL & REED	Former SEC adviser	Dec 18, 2002	Feb 6, 2003	no	OAK BROOK, IL	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
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Nov 22, 2024	Nov 20, 2024	-2	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Jul 10, 2023	Jul 19, 2023	9	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	May 31, 2022	Jun 28, 2022	28	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Jun 29, 2021	Jul 16, 2021	17	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Dec 5, 2019	Dec 11, 2019	6	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MERCER ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	May 17, 2005	Jul 8, 2016	4,070	Firm change after gap	Other
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	MERCER ADVISORS	Mar 5, 2004	May 16, 2005	437	Firm change after gap	Other
1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	Jul 16, 2003	Jul 17, 2003	1	Firm change	Other
WADDELL & REED	1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	Feb 6, 2003	Apr 28, 2003	81	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 9, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 11, 2019 to Jun 29, 2021factForm ADV
→ BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 19, 2023 to Nov 22, 2024factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 28, 2022 to Jul 10, 2023factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 2016 to Dec 5, 2019factForm ADV
→ MERCER ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 16, 2005 to May 17, 2005factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 17, 2003 to Mar 5, 2004factForm ADV
→ 1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 28, 2003 to Jul 16, 2003factForm ADV
→ WADDELL & REEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 18, 2002 to Feb 6, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 22, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Chris Ambrose left Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2024-11-20)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 10, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Chris Ambrose left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2023-07-19)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
May 31, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Chris Ambrose left Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2022-06-28)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago