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

Mar 20, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

26derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

5

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Mar 20, 2000

First registration

Aug 17, 2004

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

BRIAN S SMITH

IAPD individual key

4139103

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:74a1dd04-0b35-71ae-b454-a2e7a94779d9

First observed

Aug 17, 2004

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 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.