This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

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

Jun 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Apr 15, 2019

First registration

Sep 4, 2020

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

JOHN FRANK STEFANELLI|John Frank Stefanelli

IAPD individual key

2352361

• Occurred

  Aug 20, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  John Frank Stefanelli left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2025-12-18)

  Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
• Occurred

  Mar 2, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  John Frank Stefanelli left Dalzell Trading, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-03-23)

  Form ADVobserved 3 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:cb2cf1be-b1bb-2f16-31d1-c567a2b230e4

First observed

Sep 4, 2020

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 4 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.