Edwards Named to Naples Philharmonic Board of Directors

Edwards Named to Naples Philharmonic Board of Directors

NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob Edwards, Managing Director-Investments and a Senior PIM Portfolio Manager for Moran Edwards Asset Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, has been named to the Naples Philharmonic/Patty and Jay Baker Naples Museum of Art's Board of Directors.

Edwards pursues an active interest in the arts and serves nationally on the boards of Sculpture magazine (Washington, DC) and The International Sculpture Center (Princeton, NJ) as well as several community boards, including serving as a new trustee for the Naples Winter Wine Festival.

A financial advisor for over 26 years, Edwards is a frequent industry speaker. In 2010 he is scheduled to address financial professionals at forums organized by Wells Fargo Advisors in Atlanta, Chicago, San Diego, Dallas, Wash. D.C. and New York City on investing for retirement assets in a post-crisis world.

He has earned numerous national and local recognitions including being named as one of America's Top Advisors in 2009 by Registered Rep, the leading journal for registered financial professionals, Barron's named Edwards as one of Florida's top ten financial advisors in 2010, and he was named a 5 Star Wealth Manager by Gulfshore Life. In addition, investment portfolios managed by Edwards have received national recognition for peer group performance in Nelson's World Best Money Managers including a recent number three ranking for US Equity Core performance over three years for his Strategic Equity Blend.

Moran Edwards Asset Management Group is a money management practice.* The group is responsible for managing in excess of $2 billion in client assets and has served the Naples Community for 29 years. The Group utilizes 15 distinct investment portfolios and has been acknowledged by Nelson's World Best Money Managers( )as the number one manager in their discipline on three separate occasions. In 2009, Moran's Conservative Growth Equity Portfolio was ranked number two in its investment category.

The offices of Moran Edwards Asset Management Group are located at 5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Suite 200 in Naples. For more information about The Moran Asset Management Group, call (239) 254-2200 or visit www.MoranEdwards.com.

SOURCE Moran Edwards Asset Management Group

Moran Edwards Asset Management Group

CONTACT: Gail Webster, +1-239-949-3034

Web Site: http://www.MoranEdwards.com

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