Luis D. Alvarado

Luis D. Alvarado is a Global Fixed Income Strategist for Global Investment Strategy (GIS) for Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII), a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank N.A., which is focused on delivering the highest quality investment expertise and advice to help investors manage risk and succeed financially. WFII serves Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management (WIM), a division of Wells Fargo & Company.

In his role, Luis researches and analyzes economic and market trends for GIS. In addition, he contributes to several WFII publications and has been quotes in media publications in Bloomberg, Market Watch, and Fortune. Luis joined GIS in 2012 from Wells Fargo Advisors where he served as a client service associate, supporting the sales and trading functions for brokerage clients. Prior to Wells Fargo Advisors, Luis worked as a personal banker in Los Angeles.

Luis earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Universidad de Costa Rica and a Master of Science in Financial Analysis from the University of San Francisco. He is located in San Francisco.

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