Dear Valued Clients:
I am pleased to announce that I have moved my practice to Wells Fargo Advisors. There are several reasons I decided to make this important change, and I would like to share with you how Wells Fargo Advisors is different from other firms.
Wells Fargo Advisors is one of the industry’s largest retail brokerage businesses, providing financial advisory, brokerage, asset management and other financial services through approximately 15,500 Financial Advisors nationwide.* Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC is a non bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. A key competitive distinction of Wells Fargo Advisors is its ability to combine the capabilities of a large national firm with a culture more akin to that of the regional firms from which it evolved. Central to that culture is a strong dedication to supporting the relationship of the firm’s Financial Advisors with their clients. In fact, Wells Fargo Advisors, formerly Wachovia Securities, was recently named the top-ranked U.S. investment firm in customer advocacy by Forrester Research, Inc. We know it’s easy to say you’re committed to putting clients’ interests first. It becomes meaningful when clients say it on your behalf.**
Wells Fargo Advisors enables me to offer you one of the broadest ranges of financial products and services available in the industry – including investment planning, asset management, equity research, portfolio strategy, wealth management, a varied assortment of mutual funds and annuities, and access to trust services and investment banking expertise through Wells Fargo affiliates. Through banking and non-banking affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company, I am able to refer you to lending services professionals that can help you with mortgage and home-equity loans, lending strategies, and more.
I will be following up with you personally over the next several weeks to discuss in detail the reasons that I feel Wells Fargo Advisors will help me to better service your investment needs. In addition you will be receiving a packet of information from me in the mail. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me at 480-315-5216 . I look forward to speaking with you soon.
*Based on number of Financial Advisors as of June 30, 2009.
**“Customer Advocacy 2009: How Customers Rate U.S. Banks, Investment Firms, And Insurers,” Forrester Research, Inc., May 2009.
Wells Fargo Advisors ranked #1 in percentage of customers of each firm who agree with this statement, “My financial provider does what’s best for me, not just its bottom line.” Forrester Research, Inc. surveyed 5,000 U.S. Consumers to rate their banks, investment firms and insurance companies on customer advocacy. Out of the 11 investment firms rated in the survey, Wachovia Securities was the #1 rated U.S. investment firm in customer advocacy. The ratings may not be representative of any one client’s experience as the rating represents a sample of the Firm’s clients and past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Lending and other banking services available through the Banking Services Group of Wells Fargo Advisors are offered by banking and non-banking affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company, including, but not limited to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Home Equity Group, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Wachovia Bank, National Association; Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association; or Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Services, Inc. All loans and lines of credit are subject to credit approval, verification and collateral evaluation. Products are not available in all states. Certain restrictions apply. Programs, rates, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Contact one of our Financial Advisors for details. Effective March 20, 2010, Wachovia Bank,
National Association, and Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association will become Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
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