Wachovia Securities

• Ben Edwards is Back: Opens 11th Branch in St. Louis

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 27, 2010

  The broker-dealer, led by the former president of A.G. Edwards, now has close to 40 financial advisors nationwide and about 45 staff members at its St. Louis headquarters.

• Wells Fargo Moves to Fix Wachovia Tax-Withholding Issue

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2010

  The bank began letting legacy Wachovia advisors set their own tax-withholding level on commissions in August, after automatically withholding 25% for the past seven months.

• Wells Fargo Moves to Fix Tax-Withholding Issue

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2010

  The bank began letting legacy Wachovia advisors set their own tax-withholding level on commissions in August, after automatically withholding 25% for the past seven months.

• Morgan Stanley Adds Team From Wells Fargo, Faces FINRA Fine

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2010

  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney recently recruited a team of financial advisers from Wells Fargo Advisors, which followed a fine by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) over disclosure rules.

• Morgan Stanley Adds Team from Wells, Faces Fine

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2010

  Boca Raton-based advisor team with $100 million-plus in assets joins MSSB a few days after FINRA fined the broker-dealer $800,000.

• Stepping Out

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  April 1, 2010

  JIM HAYS: PRESIDENT; PRIVATE CLIENT GROUP; WELLS FARGO ADVISORS; ST. LOUIS, MO. SOUND BITE: "The Wells Fargo brand has been phenomenal. It's been a big win-win." Sometime...

• Wachovia Securities Rebrands, Becomes Wells Fargo Advisors

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2009

  Wachovia Securities is now using the Wells Fargo Advisors name, officially rebranding its business under its new parent, Wells Fargo & Company, the company says. "Today,...

• Choose Your Partner

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  April 1, 2009

  It's not a question of any port in a storm -- it's the right port ... in a tsunami. That's what independent broker-dealers are seeking...

• Wachovia FAs Learn of New Brand

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2009

  After completing its merger with Wells Fargo, Wachovia has outlined its retention and branding efforts to advisors: Retention bonuses are not being offered, and the...

• Advise Together, Rise Together

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  March 1, 2009

  J. Christopher Cooke never entertained the idea of working with his financial advisor father for fear that, he says, they "might kill each other." Similarly, Mike...