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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)31 years in industry

JOSEPH RICHARD AZZARA

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

BEACHWOOD, OH | COLLEGEVILLE, PA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 21, 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: Nov 14, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 31derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 9derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Nov 14, 1994
First registration: Nov 21, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2540104

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 8, 2017	n/a	yes	COLLEGEVILLE, PA\|BEACHWOOD, OH	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Oct 5, 2009	Sep 13, 2017	no	CONSHOHOCKEN, PA\|Marlton, NJ\|CONSHOHOCKEN, PA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jul 3, 2003	Oct 5, 2009	no	CONSHOHOCKEN, PA\|HARRISBURG, PA\|SCRANTON, PA	Previous registration
CHOREO, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 21, 2002	Jul 10, 2003	no	MARLTON, NJ	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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Sep 13, 2017	Sep 8, 2017	-5	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Oct 5, 2009	Oct 5, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CHOREO, LLC	AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	Jul 10, 2003	Jul 3, 2003	-7	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 8, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2009 to Sep 13, 2017factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 3, 2003 to Oct 5, 2009factForm ADV
→ CHOREO, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 21, 2002 to Jul 10, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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