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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)42 years in industry

BILL HOUGHTON

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

PLANO, TX | ST. LOUIS, MO | DANVILLE, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 15, 2000 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: Sep 5, 1984earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 42derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Sep 5, 1984
First registration: Sep 15, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BILL HOUGHTON|CLARENCE WINTHROP HOUGHTON
IAPD individual key: 1289717

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	Feb 10, 2023	n/a	yes	DANVILLE, CA\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|PLANO, TX	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 12, 2009	Feb 10, 2023	no	WALNUT CREEK, CA\|DIABLO, CA\|Plano, TX	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jan 12, 2009	no	WALNUT CREEK, CA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Sep 15, 2000	Apr 2, 2007	no	DANVILLE, CA\|DANVILLE, CA	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	Kind	Move type
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Feb 10, 2023	Feb 10, 2023	Channel change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 12, 2009	Jan 12, 2009	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 10, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 12, 2009 to Feb 10, 2023factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jan 12, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 15, 2000 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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