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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

BRIAN SMITH

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

GREENSBORO, NC | TARPON SPRINGS, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 7, 2005 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: Oct 29, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S66|S63
First exam: Oct 29, 2001
First registration: Jan 7, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRIAN W. SMITH|BRIAN WESLEY SMITH|BRIAN WESLEY SMITH|BRIAN SMITH
IAPD individual key: 4426859

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	Jun 17, 2025	n/a	yes	TARPON SPRINGS, FL\|GREENSBORO, NC	Current employment
FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 28, 2021	Jun 18, 2025	no	Greensboro, NC\|Raleigh, NC	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Feb 27, 2020	Aug 23, 2021	no	TARPON SPRINGS, FL\|WINSTON SALEM, NC	Previous registration
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 24, 2015	Nov 23, 2016	no	RALEIGH, NC\|WINSTON-SALEM, NC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2009	Aug 10, 2015	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|GREENSBORO, NC\|GREENSBORO, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Apr 4, 2006	Oct 23, 2009	no	GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	n/a	Jan 7, 2005	Jan 31, 2006	no	RALEIGH, NC	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
FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 18, 2025	Jun 17, 2025	-1	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	Aug 23, 2021	Sep 28, 2021	36	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Nov 23, 2016	Feb 27, 2020	1,191	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Aug 10, 2015	Aug 24, 2015	14	Firm change	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Jan 31, 2006	Apr 4, 2006	63	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 27, 2020 to Aug 23, 2021factForm ADV
→ FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 28, 2021 to Jun 18, 2025factForm ADV
→ FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2015 to Nov 23, 2016factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2009 to Aug 10, 2015factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 4, 2006 to Oct 23, 2009factForm ADV
→ BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2005 to Jan 31, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 18, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brian Smith left First Horizon Advisors, Inc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2025-06-17)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago