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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

JOHN JOSEPH NIELSEN

Advisor at AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Fort Dodge, IA | FORT DODGE, IA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 7, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Nov 29, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 29, 2001
First registration: May 7, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: John J. Nielsen|John Nielsen
IAPD individual key: 4462616

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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Nov 15, 2024	n/a	yes	FORT DODGE, IA\|Fort Dodge, IA	Current employment
NIELSEN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	n/a	Mar 8, 2018	Nov 18, 2024	no	FORT DODGE, IA	Previous registration
BALEFIRE, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 3, 2018	Jun 1, 2018	no	WEST DES MOINES, IA	Previous registration
BALEFIRE, LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 6, 2015	Dec 31, 2017	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	May 7, 2002	Mar 16, 2015	no	WEBSTER CITY, IA\|FORT DODGE, IA\|FORT DODGE, IA	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
NIELSEN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Nov 18, 2024	Nov 15, 2024	-3	Firm change	Other
BALEFIRE, LLC	NIELSEN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Jun 1, 2018	Mar 8, 2018	-85	Firm change after gap	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	BALEFIRE, LLC	Mar 16, 2015	Mar 6, 2015	-10	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 2002 to Mar 16, 2015factForm ADV
→ NIELSEN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 8, 2018 to Nov 18, 2024factForm ADV
→ BALEFIRE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2018 to Jun 1, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 18, 2024
Advisor changed firm
John Joseph Nielsen left Nielsen Financial Management, Inc. for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2024-11-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago