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

KELLY WAITE

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

RENO, NV | SAN JOSE, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 20, 2003 to Sep 15, 2026

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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 18, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63|S66
First exam: Dec 18, 1998
First registration: Jun 20, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KELLY SMULDERS|KELLY LYNN WAITE
IAPD individual key: 2920663

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	Sep 16, 2020	n/a	yes	RENO, NV\|SAN JOSE, CA	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 15, 2010	Jul 18, 2011	no	WAYNE, PA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Oct 15, 2009	no	SHORT HILLS, NJ	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 14, 2008	Jun 1, 2009	no	PHILADELPHIA, PA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jul 1, 2003	Jul 10, 2008	no	PHILADELPHIA, PA\|PHILADELPHIA, PA	Previous registration
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC	n/a	Jun 20, 2003	Jul 1, 2003	no	RENO, NV	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jul 18, 2011	Sep 16, 2020	3,348	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 15, 2009	Dec 15, 2010	426	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to wirehouse
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Jul 10, 2008	Jul 14, 2008	4	Firm change	Other
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jul 1, 2003	Jul 1, 2003	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 1, 2003 to Jul 10, 2008factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2010 to Jul 18, 2011factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Oct 15, 2009factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 14, 2008 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 20, 2003 to Jul 1, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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