Ballast Advisors, LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Woodbury, Minnesota
- CRD number
- 285991
- Registered since
- January 19, 2017
- Website
- www.ballastadvisors.com
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees, Commissions
- Client types
- HNWI54.77%
- Individuals42.53%
- Corporations / Businesses2.29%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.34%
- Charitable Organizations0.07%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension Consulting
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Ballast Advisors, LLC is an independent, SEC-registered registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and established in 2017. The firm serves both individual/family and institutional clients and combines advisory work with insurance brokerage services. Its advisory offerings include comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for business or institutional accounts, and pension consulting services. Fee arrangements are a mix of asset-based fees, fixed fees and commissions. Ballast does not position itself as an ESG-focused allocator and is not identified as a multi-state adviser. Ballast lists an accounting affiliation and operates with an owner structure that includes domestic entities and individuals. The firm is not described as a capital allocator to third-party managers in the available data.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds64%
- Exchange Traded Equities24%
- Investment Grade Corp Bonds5%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents4%
- US Government Bonds3%
Owners & executives
2 of 2
Paul Parnell
CEOCRD 2704387

William Speacht
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 2801842
Contacts
3 of 5
Noah Johnson
Financial Planning SpecialistCRD 8035237

James Heimler
Financial Planning SpecialistCRD 6791745

Richard Gerczak
PRINCIPAL & WEALTH ADVISORCRD 2489405
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 147Active vs passive
$274M in ETFs
96%
$262M
4%
$12M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB US LARGE-CAP VALUE ETF (SCHV) | Schwab | Passive | Large Value | $41.1M | 1,179,966 | 15.01% |
Location
Woodbury, MN
Washington
Location
Woodbury, MN
Headquartered in Woodbury, MN, anchoring the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI metro in the Midwest.
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
- Region
- Midwest
- County
- Washington
- Address
- 683 Bielenberg Dr
- Time zone
- CT (UTC-6)
- Office locations
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