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Advice built around you — and your life

Your financial priorities are personal, and your plan should be too. We’ll partner together to clearly define what you’re working toward, follow your progress and make thoughtful adjustments as life changes — because it always does.

With regular check-ins and simple, secure digital access, your financial life stays organized and easy to manage. You’ll gain access to personalized investment solutions and ongoing advice that help you feel confident and supported at every stage.

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Areas of focus

  • Retirement Planning Strategies
  • Investment Management
  • Tax Planning Strategies
  • Estate Planning Strategies
  • Saving for Education
  • Executive Compensation and Benefit Strategies
  • Financial Planning for Small Business
  • Wealth Preservation Strategies
  • Retirement Income Strategies
  • Charitable Giving Strategies

Awards & recognition

  • Compass Wealth Partners, Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023-2026
  • Steven Ballard, Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2018, 2022-2026
  • Compass Wealth Partners, Ameriprise Client Experience Award, 2020-2021, 2023, 2025
  • Steven Ballard, Ameriprise Circle of Success, 2006-2008, 2011-2025
  • Steven Ballard, Ameriprise Circle of Success Diamond Ring, 2020

Community participation

Our volunteer crew at The Gospel Mission in June 2022
Our volunteer crew at The Gospel Mission in June 2022
  • Ameriprise Financial National Day of Service: In 2022, Since 2010, the Ameriprise National Day of Service has brought advisors, clients and employees together to help end hunger in our communities. Did you know that hunger exists in every county in every state in the United States? In fact, according to the USDA, more than 38 million people, including 12 million children, in the U.S. struggle with hunger.