Rich Gerczak

Ballast Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Woodbury, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Richard Gerczak in 2017 and is a subsidiary of Parnell & Associates, Inc. Ballast Advisors offers a variety of advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities.

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (AFS) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of AMPF Holding Corp., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). AFS offers brokerage services that enable clients to invest in many different types of investments including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities and alternative investments.