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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner19 years in industry

SHANA LESCH BALLARD

Advisor at MISSION CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 4, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MISSION CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.
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: Dec 4, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Apr 5, 2022
First registration: Dec 4, 2006
Dual registered: no
Other names: Shana LeAnn Lesch|SHANA L LESCH|Shana Lesch
IAPD individual key: 5195706

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
MISSION CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.	Independent wealth	May 14, 2025	n/a	yes	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 26, 2021	Apr 29, 2025	no	NEW YORK, NY\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
BRIO FINANCIAL GROUP	Independent wealth	Jun 4, 2020	Aug 17, 2020	no	San Francisco, CA	Previous registration
EP WEALTH ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Aug 29, 2019	Feb 14, 2020	no	Lafayette, CA\|TORRANCE, CA	Previous registration
PERSONAL FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 14, 2018	Sep 6, 2019	no	PLEASANT HILL, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 28, 2017	Apr 11, 2018	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|MILL VALLEY, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 1, 2010	Oct 1, 2015	no	WINTER HAVEN, FL\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 21, 2007	May 28, 2010	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Dec 4, 2006	Jan 17, 2007	no	San Francisco, CA	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MISSION CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.	Apr 29, 2025	May 14, 2025	15	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
BRIO FINANCIAL GROUP	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Aug 17, 2020	May 26, 2021	282	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
EP WEALTH ADVISORS	BRIO FINANCIAL GROUP	Feb 14, 2020	Jun 4, 2020	111	Firm change	RIA to RIA
PERSONAL FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC.	EP WEALTH ADVISORS	Sep 6, 2019	Aug 29, 2019	-8	Firm change	RIA to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PERSONAL FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC.	Apr 11, 2018	Sep 14, 2018	156	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	May 28, 2010	Jul 1, 2010	34	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Jan 17, 2007	Mar 21, 2007	63	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
26440:111147:CA:2019-09-06	Sep 6, 2019	Aug 29, 2019	PLEASANT HILL, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ MISSION CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
May 14, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 26, 2021 to Apr 29, 2025factForm ADV
→ BRIO FINANCIAL GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2020 to Aug 17, 2020factForm ADV
→ EP WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 29, 2019 to Feb 14, 2020factForm ADV
→ PERSONAL FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 14, 2018 to Sep 6, 2019factForm ADV
→ U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 21, 2007 to May 28, 2010factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 4, 2006 to Jan 17, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 29, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Shana Lesch Ballard left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc. (registered 2025-05-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago