# BALLAST ADVISORS, LLC

BALLAST ADVISORS, LLC of WOODBURY, MN is an SEC-registered investment adviser.

## Registration

- CRD: 285991
- Type: SEC-registered investment adviser
- SEC file number: 801-108984
- Location: 683 BIELENBERG DRIVE, SUITE 208, WOODBURY, MN, 55125
- Phone: (651) 478-4644
- Latest filing: 2026-03-26
- Regulatory AUM: $674.5M
- Discretionary AUM: $652.6M
- Non-discretionary AUM: $21.9M
- Clients: 15
- Accounts: 2,582

## Business model

- Compensation: % of AUM, Fixed, Commissions
- Clients served: Individuals, High net worth, Pooled vehicles, Pensions

## Officers, owners & control persons (8)

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| William Henry Speacht | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| Steven Andrew Schmidt | PRINCIPAL AND WEALTH ADVISOR; PRINCIPAL, WEALTH ADVISOR | — |
| Paul Louis Parnell | MANAGING PRINCIPAL AND WEALTH ADVISOR; PRINCIPAL AND WEALTH ADVISOR | — |
| Richard Gerard Gerczak | PRINCIPAL AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; PRINCIPAL, WEALTH ADVISOR, & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| BERNSTEIN DANIEL ADAM | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| SCHMIDT STEVEN ANDREW | MANAGING MEMBER; PRINCIPAL AND WEALTH ADVISOR | — |
| PARNELL PAUL LOUIS | MANAGING MEMBER; MANAGING PRINCIPAL AND WEALTH ADVISOR; PRINCIPAL AND WEALTH ADVISOR | — |
| GERCZAK RICHARD GERARD | MANAGING MEMBER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; PRINCIPAL AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; PRINCIPAL, WEALTH ADVISOR, & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |


## Related pages

- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/285991/brochure
- Similar advisers: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/285991/similar
- Related entities: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/285991/related
- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/285991

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