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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)19 years in industry

Benjamin Scott Hearnsberger

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

WALNUT CREEK, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 2, 2016 to Sep 14, 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: Mar 15, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 15, 2007
First registration: May 2, 2016
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Benjamin Scott Hearnsberger|Benjamin Scott Hearnsberger|Ben Hearnsberger
IAPD individual key: 4962963

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	Apr 14, 2026	n/a	yes	WALNUT CREEK, CA	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 25, 2018	Apr 15, 2026	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Sep 25, 2017	Oct 23, 2018	no	WALNUT CREEK, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 20, 2017	Sep 5, 2017	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	May 2, 2016	Mar 14, 2017	no	WALNUT CREEK, 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	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Apr 15, 2026	Apr 14, 2026	-1	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2018	Oct 25, 2018	2	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Sep 5, 2017	Sep 25, 2017	20	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Mar 14, 2017	Mar 20, 2017	6	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:19616:CA:2026-04-08	Apr 15, 2026	Apr 14, 2026	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2016 to Mar 14, 2017factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2018 to Apr 15, 2026factForm ADV
→ DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 25, 2017 to Oct 23, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 15, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Benjamin Scott Hearnsberger left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2026-04-14)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago