NAPLES, FL — (Marketwire) — 03/22/12 — Bob Edwards, Managing Director – Investments Senior PIM Portfolio Manager of Moran Edwards Asset Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, was ranked among Barron-s Top 1,000 Financial Advisors for 2012, as announced in the weekly magazine-s February issue. This is the second consecutive year Edwards has received this honor.
Barron-s is a financial weekly newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company since 1921. Financial advisors included in this ranking are generally regarded as among the most successful and respected in their field.
A financial advisor for over 29 years, Edwards has earned numerous national and local recognitions. He has been consistently listed locally in Gulfshore Life Magazine as one of Southwest Florida-s “Five Star Financial Wealth Managers.” In addition to advising an affluent clientele in Naples, Bob counsels other wealth managers and has been a frequent industry speaker at conferences for financial professionals in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Orlando, Philadelphia, and San Diego.
Moran Edwards Asset Management Group, formerly known as the Moran Asset Management Group, is a money management practice. The group is responsible for managing in excess of $2 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2011 and has served the Naples Community for over 30 years.
Moran Edwards Asset Management Group is located at 5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Suite 200 in Naples. For more information, call 239.254.2200 or visit .
Ranking based on data provided by over 4,000 of the nation-s most productive advisors. Factors considered: Assets under management, revenues, regulatory record, quality of practice and philanthropic work. Institutional assets given less weight. Portfolio performance not explicit component
The Survey conducted by Crescendo, as an independent third-party research firm. Consumers and financial services professionals surveyed to evaluate 4,100 candidates in the Southwest Florida area as the 2011 Five Star Wealth Managers scoring highest in overall satisfaction. Evaluation based on nine criteria, including customer service, integrity, knowledge/expertise, recommendations and overall satisfaction. Award given to top scoring managers, totaling less than 7% of eligible candidates. Only candidates with five years of experience in the financial services industry are considered. Rating may not be representative of any one client-s experience because ratings reflect an average of all, or a sample of all, of the experiences of the financial adviser-s clients. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager is no guarantee of future investment success nor is there any guarantee that the selected Wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by Crescendo in the future. For more information on the rating methodology, go to .
With more than $1.1 trillion in client assets as of December 31, 2011, Wells Fargo-s brokerage businesses comprise 15,263 full-service financial advisors and 3,548 licensed bankers. This vast network of advisors, one of the nation-s largest, serves clients through offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Wells Fargo Advisors is the trade name used by two separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company: Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC (members SIPC). Statistics include other broker-dealers of Wells Fargo & Company.
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Investment products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer and a separate non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company
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Jennifer Hawke
Wells Fargo Advisors
P: 239.254.2238