Esmeralda Cortes Ruiz

Employer firm

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC CRD 19616

$671B regulatory AUM 5,302 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• INVESTMENT CONSULTING SERVICES TO INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 05/2020 → 10/2024
  Fidelity Investments
  Edina, MN
• 02/2020 → 05/2020
  Paige Donnelly, Ltd
  Saint Paul, MN
• 01/2018 → 01/2020
  Travelers Insurance
  Saint Paul, MN
• 04/2016 → 12/2017
  Tewksbury & Kerfeld, P.A.
  Minneapolis, MN
• 09/2024 → 06/2025
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Wayzata, MN
• 11/2024 → 06/2025
  Bank Of America, N.A.
  Wayzata, MN
• 06/2025 → Present
  Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc
  Minneapolis, MN

Previous Registrations

• 2024-10-29 → 2025-06-25
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Minneapolis, MN
  Wayzata, MN
  Saint Paul, MN
• 2022-09-20 → 2024-10-07
  Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors
  Edina, MN

Other Businesses

I*2042265, Entity Type, Name of OBA: Rental Property 1, Address: Saint Paul, MN, 55117, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Sole owner, Employee Start Date: 01/01/2019, No Hours: 1hr/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: I*2042266, Entity Type, Name of OBA: Rental Property 2, Address: Cottage Grove, MN, 55016, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Sole owner, Employee Start Date: 04/01/2021, No Hours: 1hr/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: I*2041261, Entity Type, Name of OBA: Rental Property 3, Address: South Saint Paul, MN, 55075, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Sole owner, Employee Start Date: 07/01/2022, No Hours: 1hr/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: I*2041263, Entity Type, Name of OBA: Rental Property 3, Address: Bloomington, MN, 55438, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Sole owner, Employee Start Date: 06/01/2023, No Hours: 1hr/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: I*2042268, Entity Type, Entity for Profit, Name of OBA: Flower Arranging, Address: Minneapolis, MN, 55403, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Owner, Employee Start Date: 05/20/2009, No Hours: 2hrs/Ann, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: Seldom flower arrangements for friends and family. I*2042269, Entity Type, Entity for Profit, Name of OBA: Arise Construction, Address: Saint Paul, MN, 55117, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Owner, Employee Start Date: 06/01/2024, No Hours: 2hrs/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: Project billing and negotiating.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2022-06-22
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2021-04-05

Other Names

• Esme Cortes Ruiz
• Esmeralda Gutierrez Garcia
• Esmeralda Garcia
• Esmeralda Cortes
• Esmeralda Cortesruiz
• Esmeralda Gutierrezgarcia