This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

BALEFIRE, LLC

Current firm class

independent wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Apr 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

12derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Chartered Financial Consultant

Exams

S63

First exam

Dec 17, 2021

First registration

Feb 8, 2024

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

6958436

• Occurred

  May 22, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Austin Leroy Vanhove left Mwa Financial Services, Inc. for Balefire, Llc (registered 2024-05-16)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:05883a5e-bebb-784c-0222-d09eb2b3d934

First observed

Feb 8, 2024

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.