Alec L Nielsen

CRD 5704314 · Wells Fargo Advisors · West Des Moines, IA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Alec Leon Nielsen; Alec Nielsen

Registration & licensing

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Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (4): SIESeries 7Series 6Series 66
Registered states (28): Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Maine · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · New Mexico · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington
Years in the industry (source record): 15
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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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 (14)

From the source registration record · current first

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCCurrent
West Des Moines, IA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCCurrent
West Des Moines, IA · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Wells Fargo AdvisorsCurrent
West Des Moines, IA · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Symetra Securities, Inc.
Bellevue, WA · BC capacity

May 23, 2019 → Nov 9, 2022
Investment Advisors Corp
West Des Moines, IA · IA capacity

Apr 4, 2016 → Oct 20, 2018
Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp.
West Des Moines, IA · BC capacity

Apr 4, 2016 → Oct 20, 2018
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC
West Des Moines, IA · IA capacity

Jun 24, 2015 → Mar 10, 2016
Arete Wealth Management, LLC
West Des Moines, IA · BC capacity

Jun 18, 2015 → Mar 10, 2016
Synergy Investment Group, LLC
Kannapolis, NC · IA capacity

May 23, 2014 → Jun 10, 2015
Jbs Liberty Securities, Inc.
West Des Moines, IA · BC capacity

May 5, 2014 → Jun 10, 2015
Directed Services LLC
Des Moines, IA · BC capacity

Sep 6, 2012 → Apr 7, 2014
Dewaay Capital Management
Clive, IA · IA capacity

Aug 31, 2011 → Aug 28, 2012
Dewaay Financial Network, LLC
Clive, IA · BC capacity

Feb 23, 2011 → Aug 28, 2012
Metlife Investors Distribution Company
West Des Moines, IA · BC capacity

Aug 27, 2009 → Mar 7, 2011

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