Erika Wood
Advisor at Balefire, LLC
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Advisor at Balefire, LLC
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Location
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Credentials
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
18 years
Erika Wood is a financial advisor at Balefire, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Principal Securities, and Principal Life Insurance. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as an assistant coach for a high school girls' swim team. Balefire, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA-focused corporate solutions. The firm employs a team-based investment process with an Investment Committee that utilizes a core-plus-tactical philosophy and third-party research to customize client portfolios.
Based on Balefire, LLC
Based on Balefire, LLC
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4450 Excelsior Blvd, Suite 460
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
California · Illinois · Iowa · Minnesota · Texas · Wisconsin
Integrity Alliance, LLC
2025 - Present (1 year)
Lion Street Financial
2025 - Present (1 year)
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
2022 - 2025 (3 years)
Balefire, LLC
2020 - Present (6 years)
VisionPoint Advisory Group
2020 - Present (6 years)
LPL Financial, llc
2020 - 2022 (2 years)
Bjorklund Wood Financial
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Principal Securities INC
2016 - 2020 (4 years)
PRINCIpAL LIFE INSURANCE
2007 - 2020 (13 years)
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