Baker Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors

Paul S. Baker, CFP®
Managing Director - Investment Officer
2011 Philadelphia Five Star Wealth Manager, Philadelphia Magazine*

Welcome to our Web site, where you'll find a wealth of information about our capabilities and how we can help you reach your financial goals. In addition, our site offers a wide variety of useful information, including calculators, articles, a portfolio tracker, and more.  

We hope your visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that become available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation.  

We created this Web site to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind investing, retirement, estate planning, and wealth preservation. Most importantly, we hope you see the value of working with us to pursue your financial goals.

We're here to help educate you about the basic concepts of investment planning, to help you learn more about who we are, and to give you fast, easy access to market performance and data. 

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*2011 Survey conducted by Crescendo, an independent third-party research firm, who surveyed 120,500 magazine consumers and 9,000 Financial Service Professionals to evaluate candidates in the Philadelphia area.  Scoring based on nine criteria, including customer service, integrity, knowledge/expertise, recommendations and overall satisfaction.  Selected are the top scoring candidates representing less than 7% of their market. The rating is not representative of any one client’s experience as the rating reflects an average, or a sample, of all client experiences, and is no guarantee as to a client’s future investment success or an advisors selection or performance in the future.  For more information: www.fivestarprofessional.com/2012/research.php.  

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