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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)40 years in industry

JON DAVID ARDELL

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

GOLD CANYON, AZ | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | BOZEMAN , MT

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 3, 1993 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: Mar 11, 1986earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 40derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 9derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 11, 1986
First registration: Jun 3, 1993
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BUD ARDELL
IAPD individual key: 1459842

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	Jan 6, 2017	n/a	yes	BOZEMAN , MT\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|GOLD CANYON, AZ	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Jan 17, 2017	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|BAKERSFIELD, CA\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	BAKERSFIELD, CA\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Nov 10, 2005	Apr 2, 2007	no	BAKERSFIELD, CA\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Jun 3, 1993	Dec 5, 2005	no	INCLINE VILLAGE, NV\|BAKERSFIELD, 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
MORGAN STANLEY	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 17, 2017	Jan 6, 2017	-11	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	Dec 5, 2005	Nov 10, 2005	-25	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 6, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Jan 17, 2017factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 10, 2005 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 3, 1993 to Dec 5, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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