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Erik Karanik

Chief Executive Officer / Board of Managers at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

Broker registration; no current adviser registration

Erik Karanik is Chief Executive Officer / Board of Managers of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, a St. Louis investment adviser managing $252B. Erik Karanik has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 7, Series 24 and Series 99TO.

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Licensing exams

From the IAPD record · data retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Career

Erik Karanik has been Chief Executive Officer / Board of Managers of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network since April 2024. Erik Karanik is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.

Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC is a St. Louis, MO firm with $252B under management, 466,575 clients and 2,366 advisers across 1,339 offices, as of its September 2026 filing.

No adviser firm registrations are on Erik Karanik’s record.

Credentials and registrations

Examinations

Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 2425 March 2017
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 717 April 2012
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Erik Anthony Karanik
CRD
2260890

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

Common questions

Where does Erik Karanik work?

Erik Karanik has been Chief Executive Officer / Board of Managers of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC since April 2024, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 2 September 2026

Does Erik Karanik have a current investment-adviser registration?

Erik Karanik has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Erik Karanik passed?

Erik Karanik has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 24 and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in April 2012. FINRA credited Erik Karanik with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2260890. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, filed 2 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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