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Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, Llc

One North Jefferson Avenue Mail Code: H0004-05E, St. Louis, MO 63103-2205 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
FL RA APPROVED 2026-07-29
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2024-04-16
MD RA APPROVED 2024-03-14
  • FL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-07-29
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2024-04-16
  • MD RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-03-14

Branch Locations

572 Titus Ave, Rochester, NY 14617 • United States

Miami Beach, FL • United States

9801 Washingtonian Blvd 330 [Satellite], Gaithersburg, MD 20878 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Cambridge Investment Research Advsiors, Inc Fairfield IA 08/2012 12/2017
Summit Brokerage Services Inc. Laytonsville MD 12/2017 09/2019
Summit Financial Group Inc. Laytonsville MD 12/2017 05/2021
Cetera Advisor Networks Llc El Segundo CA 09/2019 03/2024
Rdm Financial Inc. Dba Merc Capital Management Laytonsville MD 01/2003 Present
Capital Estate Planners Laytonsville MD 08/2019 03/2024
Merc Capital Laytonsville MD 12/2017 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 06/2023 03/2024
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, Llc Gaithersburg MD 03/2024 Present
  • 08/2012 → 12/2017
    Cambridge Investment Research Advsiors, Inc
    Fairfield, IA
  • 12/2017 → 09/2019
    Summit Brokerage Services Inc.
    Laytonsville, MD
  • 12/2017 → 05/2021
    Summit Financial Group Inc.
    Laytonsville, MD
  • 09/2019 → 03/2024
    Cetera Advisor Networks Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 01/2003 → Present
    Rdm Financial Inc. Dba Merc Capital Management
    Laytonsville, MD
  • 08/2019 → 03/2024
    Capital Estate Planners
    Laytonsville, MD
  • 12/2017 → Present
    Merc Capital
    Laytonsville, MD
  • 06/2023 → 03/2024
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 03/2024 → Present
    Gaithersburg, MD
Previous Registrations
  • 2023-06-29 → 2024-03-19
    Lutherville, MD
    Gaithersburg, MD
  • 2021-05-20 → 2023-06-29
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Lutherville, MD
    Gaithersburg, MD
  • 2018-01-05 → 2021-05-20
    Summit Financial Group Inc
    Boca Raton, FL
    Laytonsville, MD
    Lutherville, MD
  • 2012-08-27 → 2017-12-20
    Laytonsville, MD
    Lutherville, MD
  • 2010-11-19 → 2012-09-07
    Laytonsville, MD
  • 2009-09-11 → 2012-08-29
    Fsc Securities Corporation
    Des Moines, IA
    Lutherville, MD
    Laytonsville, MD
    Owings Mills, MD
  • 2009-01-02 → 2009-09-03
    Saint Petersburg, FL
  • 2003-01-22 → 2009-01-02
    Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
    Rockville, MD
    Rockville, MD
  • 2001-06-21 → 2002-12-03
    Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
    Chevy Chase, MD
Other Businesses

NOTARY PUBLIC, NOT INV RELATED, GAITHERSBURG, MD, START: 10/14/2020, 36 HOURS A MONTH, 1 HOUR DURING TRADING.; CAPITAL ESTATE PLANNERS, INV RELATED, GAITHERSBURG, MD, 100% OWNERSHIP, START: 5/10/2024, 5 HOURS A MONTH, 1 HOUR DURING TRADING, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTS.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2001-06-05
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1993-09-16
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2001-06-05
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1993-09-16
Other Names
  • Richard David Mercado
  • Richard Mercado

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