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RIA / WealthAdvisor15 years in industry

Travis Jon Busch

Advisor at BALEFIRE, LLC

St. Louis Park, MN | DALLAS, TX

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 9, 2014 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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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: Aug 12, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Aug 12, 2011
First registration: Jan 9, 2014
Dual registered: no
Other names: Travis J Busch|Travis Jon Busch
IAPD individual key: 5874924

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
BALEFIRE, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 18, 2025	n/a	yes	St. Louis Park, MN\|DALLAS, TX	Current employment
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 20, 2021	Jun 18, 2025	no	GOLDEN VALLEY, MN\|MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Previous registration
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Independent wealth	May 30, 2019	Aug 23, 2021	no	LA CROSSE, WI\|BLOOMINGTON, MN	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Nov 18, 2016	May 14, 2019	no	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Previous registration
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 9, 2014	Sep 28, 2016	no	MINNETONKA, MN	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	BALEFIRE, LLC	Jun 18, 2025	Jun 18, 2025	0	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Aug 23, 2021	Sep 20, 2021	28	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	May 14, 2019	May 30, 2019	16	Firm change	Other
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Sep 28, 2016	Nov 18, 2016	51	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ BALEFIRE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 18, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 20, 2021 to Jun 18, 2025factForm ADV
→ MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 30, 2019 to Aug 23, 2021factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2016 to May 14, 2019factForm ADV
→ PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 9, 2014 to Sep 28, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 18, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Travis Jon Busch left Thrivent Investment Management Inc. for Balefire, Llc (registered 2025-06-18)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago