Travis Jon Busch
Advisor at Balefire, LLC — St Louis Park, MN
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
15 years
Location
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Balefire, LLC
Multi-team
Travis Busch is a financial advisor with Balefire, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Thrivent Financial, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Guardian Life. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant varsity basketball coach at Providence Academy. 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 with discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning across a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $2 billion in assets.
Based on Balefire, LLC
Based on Balefire, LLC
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St Louis Park, MN
4450 Excelsior Blvd, Suite 460
St Louis Park MN 55416
Advisors at this office
8
Minnesota
15 years of industry experience
Thrivent Financial
2021 - Present • 5 years
Appleton, WI
Thrivent Investment Management Inc
2021 - 2025 • 4 years
Golden Valley, MN
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
2019 - 2021 • 2 years
Bloomington, MN
Mutual of Omaha Investor Services
2019 - 2021 • 2 years
Bloomington, MN
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
2016 - 2019 • 3 years
Minneapolis, MN
Guardian Life
2014 - 2016 • 2 years
Minnetonka, MN
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