Best Investors Account Sign in
Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED 2024-11-30
GA RA APPROVED 2024-11-15
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-11-30
  • GA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-11-15

Branch Locations

10000 Avalon Blvd, Alpharetta, GA 30009 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Angel Oak Capital Advisors Atlanta GA 05/2022 08/2024
Merrill Lynch Alpharetta GA 02/2021 11/2021
Pauley's Crepe Bar Athens GA 10/2018 01/2019
Capital City Crabapple Milton GA 05/2018 08/2019
Bruster's Ice Cream Woodstock GA 03/2016 08/2018
Lifetime Fitness Woodstock GA 03/2014 10/2016
Student Athens GA 08/2019 02/2021
Student Athens GA 08/2018 10/2018
Student Athens GA 11/2021 05/2022
Foreside Fund Services, Llc Atlanta GA 08/2022 08/2024
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Atlanta GA 10/2024 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Atlanta GA 11/2024 Present
  • 05/2022 → 08/2024
    Angel Oak Capital Advisors
    Atlanta, GA
  • 02/2021 → 11/2021
    Merrill Lynch
    Alpharetta, GA
  • 10/2018 → 01/2019
    Pauley's Crepe Bar
    Athens, GA
  • 05/2018 → 08/2019
    Capital City Crabapple
    Milton, GA
  • 03/2016 → 08/2018
    Bruster's Ice Cream
    Woodstock, GA
  • 03/2014 → 10/2016
    Lifetime Fitness
    Woodstock, GA
  • 08/2019 → 02/2021
    Student
    Athens, GA
  • 08/2018 → 10/2018
    Student
    Athens, GA
  • 11/2021 → 05/2022
    Student
    Athens, GA
  • 08/2022 → 08/2024
    Foreside Fund Services, Llc
    Atlanta, GA
  • 10/2024 → Present
    Atlanta, GA
  • 11/2024 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Atlanta, GA
Other Businesses

I*: 2066393Name of the other business DubClubWhether the business is investment-related NoAddress of the other business Chicago, IL 60657Nature of the other business Informational ServicesTitle, or relationship with the other business Independent ConsultantStart date of your relationship06/15/2023Approximate number of hours/month you devote to the other business20 hours/monthNumber of hours you devote to the other business during securities trading hours0 hoursBriefly describe your duties relating to the other business Provide information on fantasy sports to subscribers I*5136281, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: GoldBoys, Address: Atlanta , Georgia, 30309, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: ["Consultant/Independent Contractor"], Employee Start Date: 08/01/2026, No Hours: 10 Weekly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Weekly, Duties: My responsibilities include sharing my opinions/thoughts/research/information on a weekly basis to the members of the channel. GoldBoys is a discord channel used to discuss sports and fantasy sports. The discord has many creators, like myself, that post and share their opinions on certain sports, teams, and players. I*5136282, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: OverHerd Inc, Address: Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: ["Consultant/Independent Contractor"], Employee Start Date: 08/15/2026, No Hours: 10 Weekly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Weekly, Duties: My responsibility with OverHerd is to be a Independent Contractor strictly brought on to help the team market the apps. I assist in all aspects of marketing and work alongside the owner on projects to help grow the number of users within the apps. OverHerd is a company that creates phone apps. The company has a number of applications in their portfolio and has been around for years. The company includes a number of software developers working on the backend and independent contractors hired for marketing.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2024-09-23
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2022-08-19
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2024-09-23
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2022-08-19
Other Names
  • Patrick David Ballance
  • Patrick Ballance

View on SEC IAPD

Other Firms

Other Investors

Other Offices

More in Alpharetta, GA

Reviews

Want to share your experience?

Sign in to leave a review
Loading reviews...

Reach out to this advisor