Melissa Ann Villella

CRD 1938512 · Wells Fargo Advisors · Bloomington, MN

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Melissa Ann Held; Melissa Ann Held- Soderberg; Melissa Ann Held-Soderberg

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): Series 72SIESeries 7Series 66Series 63
Registered states (38): Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Washington · Wisconsin
Years in the industry (source record): 34
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

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Current firm

From the firm record

Firm: Wells Fargo Advisors
Firm CRD: 19616
SEC number: 801-37967
Assets under management: $671.4B as of Jun 23, 2026
Website: www.twitter.com/WFINVESTING ↗
Phone: 314-875-3000
Firm location: St. Louis, MO, 63103-2205

Employment history (12)

From the source registration record · current first

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCCurrent
Bloomington, MN · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCCurrent
Bloomington, MN · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Wells Fargo AdvisorsCurrent
Bloomington, MN · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,llc
Edina, MN · IA capacity

Nov 4, 2013 → Jun 7, 2019
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC
Edina, MN · BC capacity

Oct 31, 2000 → Jun 7, 2019
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Milwaukee, WI · BC capacity

Oct 31, 2000 → Jan 1, 2002
Equity Securities Investments, Inc.
Golden Valley, MN · BC capacity

Aug 21, 1998 → Sep 28, 2000
Fortis Investors, Inc.
Oakdale, MN · BC capacity

Mar 28, 1996 → Sep 2, 1998
Financial Network Investment Corporation
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

May 27, 1994 → Jul 22, 1995
The Prudential Insurance Company Of America
Newark, NJ · BC capacity

Aug 10, 1990 → Jul 7, 1992
Pruco Securities Corporation
Newark, NJ · BC capacity

Aug 10, 1990 → Jul 7, 1992
Marquette Financial Services, Inc.
BC capacity

Aug 12, 1989 → Jul 30, 1990

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