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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

JOHN RYAN ADAMS

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

BISMARCK, ND | DICKINSON, ND | MINOT, ND | MANDAN, ND

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 26, 2002 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: Aug 21, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 13derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 21, 2002
First registration: Aug 26, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4545416

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, 2013	n/a	yes	BISMARCK, ND\|DICKINSON, ND\|MANDAN, ND\|BISMARCK, ND\|MINOT, ND\|BISMARCK, ND	Current employment
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	National bd RIA	Sep 11, 2009	Jun 3, 2013	no	BISMARCK, ND	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Aug 12, 2006	Sep 11, 2009	no	BISMARCK, ND	Previous registration
PIPER SANDLER & CO.	Institutional manager	Aug 26, 2002	Aug 12, 2006	no	BISMARCK, ND\|BISMARCK, ND	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
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 3, 2013	May 28, 2013	-6	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Sep 11, 2009	Sep 11, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Wirehouse to ibd
PIPER SANDLER & CO.	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Aug 12, 2006	Aug 12, 2006	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 28, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 11, 2009 to Jun 3, 2013factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 12, 2006 to Sep 11, 2009factForm ADV
→ PIPER SANDLER & CO.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 26, 2002 to Aug 12, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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