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

STEVEN MACLEN BONAVITA

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

BETHESDA, MD

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 23, 1999 to Sep 14, 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: Dec 17, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Dec 17, 1998
First registration: Sep 23, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 3090778

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	Aug 7, 2026	n/a	yes	BETHESDA, MD	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	May 27, 2016	Aug 7, 2026	no	WASHINGTON, DC\|COLUMBIA, MD\|MCLEAN, VA\|WASHINGTON, DC\|WASHINGTON, DC\|WASHINGTON, DC\|BETHESDA, MD\|WASHINGTON, DC\|BETHESDA, MD	Previous registration
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 10, 2012	Jun 1, 2016	no	ROCKVILLE, MD\|BETHESDA, MD\|OLNEY, MD\|POTOMAC, MD\|POTOMAC, MD	Previous registration
NAVY FEDERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 14, 2009	Oct 9, 2012	no	VIENNA, VA	Previous registration
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 14, 2005	Apr 4, 2008	no	LAUREL, MD\|LAUREL, MD	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 3, 2003	Oct 3, 2005	no	COLUMBIA, MD	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Sep 23, 1999	Jan 7, 2003	no	CHEVY CHASE, MD	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Aug 7, 2026	Aug 7, 2026	0	Channel change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 1, 2016	May 27, 2016	-5	Firm change	Other
NAVY FEDERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Oct 9, 2012	Dec 10, 2012	62	Firm change	Other
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	NAVY FEDERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Apr 4, 2008	Oct 14, 2009	558	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Oct 3, 2005	Oct 14, 2005	11	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2003	-4	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 7, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 27, 2016 to Aug 7, 2026factForm ADV
→ PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 10, 2012 to Jun 1, 2016factForm ADV
→ NAVY FEDERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 14, 2009 to Oct 9, 2012factForm ADV
→ SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 14, 2005 to Apr 4, 2008factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2003 to Oct 3, 2005factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 23, 1999 to Jan 7, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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