Wells Fargo team managing $239 million joins Ameriprise

Two Texas reps sign on to employee channel
MAY 03, 2017

Thomas Hughes and Bill Steele, who manage $239 million in assets at Wells Fargo Advisors, have joined the employee channel of Ameriprise Financial. They will work in Southlake, Texas, and Dallas, respectively. Mr. Hughes began his securities career in 1998 at PaineWebber, where he spent two years. He was with Prudential Securities from 2000 until he joined Wells Fargo in 2003. Mr. Steele began his career in 1990 at Fidelity and worked at several firms before joining Morgan Stanley in 1997. He was there for seven years before joining Wells Fargo in 2004.

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