MICHAEL BARRY JOINS WELLS FARGO ADVISORS AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR, VICE PRESIDENT - INVESTMENTS

Wells Fargo Advisors announces an expansion of its financial team to include specialized institutional expertise with new hire Michael Barry, who will serve as Financial Advisor and  Vice President - Investments.

Barry has 30 years of experience in the financial industry advising mid-sized endowments, foundations, municipalities, corporate working capital and pension plans. His responsibilities will include creating and evaluating investment policy statements, understanding risk profile and investment objectives, determining appropriate asset allocation and providing portfolio guidance to help clients reach financial goals.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors, Barry spent 30 years with JP Morgan and its predecessor companies in Michigan in a variety of roles and most recently as Client Portfolio Manager and Client Advisor. As Client Portfolio Manager, Barry worked with more than 250 institutional client relationships in 15 states, representing $8 billion in assets invested in multiple asset classes. In addition, he worked as a Client Advisor for nearly 75 endowment, foundation, university, health care, insurance and public and private retirement plan relationships.

Barry has a Master’s Degree in finance from Wayne State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in business administration from Michigan State University. He has been an active member of the Council on Foundations, Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), Detroit Area Grantmakers (DAG) and Michigan Association of Public Employment Retirement Systems (MAPERS).  Currently, he is actively involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as a Fundraiser with their Team in Training endurance athlete program.

He resides in Novi with his wife, RoxAnne and two daughters, Bailey, 16 and Riley, 13.

About Wells Fargo Advisors

With $1.3 trillion in client assets as of September 30, 2013, Wells Fargo Advisors provides investment advice and guidance to clients through 15,285 full-service financial advisors and 3,347 licensed bankers.  This vast network of advisors, one of the nation’s largest, serves investors through locations 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.   www.wellsfargoadvisors.com

Investment products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC.

About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.4 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, and the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank’s customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States.  Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune’s 2013 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.  Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at blogs.wellsfargo.com.

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