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James Craven

Board of Managers at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

Broker registration; no current adviser registration

James Craven is Board of Managers of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, a St. Louis investment adviser managing $252B. James Craven has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 7, Series 66 and Series 24.

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

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

Career

James Craven has been Board of Managers of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network since May 2024. James Craven 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.

  1. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
    – · 2 years
    Princeton, NJ · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 7691

Credentials and registrations

Examinations

SIECredited
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Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 2411 July 2015
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General Securities Principal Examination
Series 663 July 2001
Name
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
Series 713 March 2001
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
James J Craven
CRD
4323533

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

Common questions

Where does James Craven work?

James Craven has been Board of Managers of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC since May 2024, and is a control person of the firm.

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

Does James Craven have a current investment-adviser registration?

James Craven has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has James Craven passed?

James Craven has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 66 and Series 24. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in March 2001. FINRA credited James Craven with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Where was James Craven previously registered as an investment adviser?

James Craven has past investment-adviser registrations through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, April 2006 to May 2008, across 1 firm.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 4323533. 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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