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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)22 years in industry

JAMES DAVID SCHNEIDER

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

MCLEAN, VA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 23, 2004 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: Jun 14, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 14, 2004
First registration: Jun 23, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4747988

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	May 22, 2020	n/a	yes	MCLEAN, VA	Current employment
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Apr 25, 2017	Jun 5, 2020	no	McLean, VA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Apr 21, 2015	Dec 22, 2016	no	VIENNA, VA	Previous registration
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Mixed wealth	Jul 25, 2007	Apr 21, 2015	no	RESTON, VA	Previous registration
FERRIS, BAKER WATTS, LLC	n/a	Apr 13, 2006	Aug 2, 2007	no	RESTON, VA	Previous registration
FERRIS, BAKER WATTS, LLC	n/a	Jun 23, 2004	Jan 30, 2006	no	RESTON, VA	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
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 5, 2020	May 22, 2020	-14	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Dec 22, 2016	Apr 25, 2017	124	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Apr 21, 2015	Apr 21, 2015	0	Firm change	Other
FERRIS, BAKER WATTS, LLC	ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Aug 2, 2007	Jul 25, 2007	-8	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
8174:19616:VA:2020-06-05	Jun 5, 2020	May 22, 2020	MCLEAN, VA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 22, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 25, 2017 to Jun 5, 2020factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 21, 2015 to Dec 22, 2016factForm ADV
→ ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 2007 to Apr 21, 2015factForm ADV
→ FERRIS, BAKER WATTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 13, 2006 to Aug 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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