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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)36 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER D FAY

Advisor at BALEFIRE, LLC

Ridgeland, MS

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 13, 1990 to Sep 14, 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: Sep 7, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom 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: S63|S65
First exam: Sep 7, 1990
First registration: Sep 13, 1990
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRISTOPHER D FAY|Chris D Fay|CHRISTOPHER DERRICK FAY
IAPD individual key: 2071791

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	Apr 24, 2025	n/a	yes	Ridgeland, MS	Current employment
CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Independent wealth	Feb 20, 2020	Mar 31, 2025	no	Plano, TX\|CLEARWATER, FL	Previous registration
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 25, 2002	Aug 28, 2014	no	DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
HFG ADVISORS, L.L.C.	n/a	Sep 13, 1990	Nov 5, 2002	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 13, 1990	Jul 26, 2002	no	DALLAS, TX	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
CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	BALEFIRE, LLC	Mar 31, 2025	Apr 24, 2025	24	Firm change	RIA to RIA
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Aug 28, 2014	Feb 20, 2020	2,002	Firm change after gap	Other
HFG ADVISORS, L.L.C.	NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Nov 5, 2002	Jul 25, 2002	-103	Firm change after gap	Other
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	HFG ADVISORS, L.L.C.	Jul 26, 2002	Sep 13, 1990	-4,334	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
131167:168733:FL:2025-03-31	Mar 31, 2025	Apr 24, 2025	CLEARWATER, FL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ BALEFIRE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 24, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 20, 2020 to Mar 31, 2025factForm ADV
→ NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 2002 to Aug 28, 2014factForm ADV
→ HFG ADVISORS, L.L.C.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 1990 to Nov 5, 2002factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 1990 to Jul 26, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 31, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Christopher D Fay left Csenge Advisory Group, Llc for Balefire, Llc (registered 2025-04-24)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago