<p>Abbot Downing serves clients in all 50 states through offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Scottsdale, Minneapolis, Chicago, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Winston-Salem, Palm Beach, Naples and other regional offices. Abbot Downing is the world’s eighth-largest family office based on assets, according to the 2013 Bloomberg Markets survey. Wells Fargo launched the Abbot Downing &nbsp;brand on April 2, 2012, combining two Wells Fargo businesses. The original Abbot Downing built the iconic stagecoaches that have come to represent Wells Fargo.</p>