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Daniel Marc Berve

Advisor at Balefire, LLC — Aurora, CO

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

6 years

Location

Aurora, CO

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Balefire, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

37

Across 12 offices

Clients per advisor

47 Low

Avg AUM per client

$597,527 Typical

HNW client ratio

13% Low

About

Daniel Berve is a financial advisor with Balefire, LLC and holds a Series 66 credential. He has six years of industry experience, having previously worked at Principal Securities Inc, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Lion Street Financial among others. Outside of his advisory work, Berve serves as the head swim coach for high school teams in the Aurora and Cherry Creek school districts. Balefire, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical investment approach utilizing multiple asset types and third-party models, providing discretionary portfolio management and corporate ERISA solutions across a multi-advisor platform.

Client services

Based on Balefire, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Balefire, LLC

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Multi-generational wealth transfer

Occupation focus

Based on Balefire, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Aurora, CO

Aurora CO

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Arizona · Colorado · Illinois · Iowa · Minnesota · Montana · Wisconsin

Work history

6 years of industry experience

Integrity Alliance, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Centennial, CO

Lion Street Financial

2025 - 2025 • 1 year

Austin, TX

Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments

2023 - Present • 3 years

Albany, NY

VisionPoint Group, LLC

2023 - Present • 3 years

Dallas, TX

Principal Securities Inc

2020 - 2023 • 3 years

Denver, CO

Principal Life Insurance Company

2020 - 2023 • 3 years

Denver, CO

Minnetonka Public Schools

2007 - 2020 • 13 years

Minnetonka, MN

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CFP®

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