James C. Balk

AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES ADVISORY

New York, NY

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CRD#: 7817532

Professional summary

James Campbell Balk, who also goes by Campbell Balk, J Campbell Balk, is a registered financial advisor currently at AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES ADVISORY, INC. located in New York, New York and AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. located in San Clemente, California.

James is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2023. James has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 7TO and SIE exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?

Yes

Aliases

Campbell Balk | J Campbell Balk

Other business activities

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1. JCB4 Holding, non-investment related, 10357 Lakeshore Dr., West Olive, MI 49460, holding company to hold and incubate various underlying start-up entities, start 1/2023, owner/founder, 5 hours per month outside of trading hours. 2. American Trust Investment Advisory Services, Inc.- Start date 6/20/25. Investment related. - RIA firm - Investment Adviser Representative. Approx. 32.5 hours per month.

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Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

June 24, 2025 - Present

AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES ADVISORY, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 299547

New York, NY

Current

June 23, 2025 - Present

AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

Office #1: 910 S El Camino Real #200, San Clemente, CA 92672

CRD#: 3001

San Clemente, CA

Past

June 12, 2024 - April 29, 2025

FORTIS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 309709

New York, NY

Past

January 27, 2024 - May 7, 2024

DOMINARI SECURITIES LLC

RIA

CRD#: 18975

NEW YORK, NY

Past

December 4, 2023 - May 7, 2024

DOMINARI SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 18975

NEW YORK, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR

means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

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IAR

Indiana
(6/24/2025)

New York
(6/23/2025)

IAR

New York
(9/12/2025)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 1/27/2024

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7TO

Date: 12/2/2023

General Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 7/14/2022

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

SRO Registrations

Nasdaq Stock Market

Current Firm

AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES ADVISORY, INC.

AMERICAN TRUST | AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES ADVISORY, INC. | AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES ADVISORY INC. | AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORY

CRD#: 299547 / SEC#:

Illinois

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/4/2019 Approved)

Indiana

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/14/2019 Approved)

New York

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/12/2025 Approved)

North Carolina

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (6/27/2019 Approved)

Wisconsin

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (6/23/2023 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

1244 119th Street, Whiting, IN 46394

Mailing Address

4722 Main St., Lisle, IL 60532

Phone number

(219) 473-5542

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

Documents

Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	84
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 14,893,426

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James C. Balk

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

Click below to view James Campbell Balk's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES ADVISORY, INC.

AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

FORTIS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

DOMINARI SECURITIES LLC

DOMINARI SECURITIES LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 1/27/2024

Series 7TO

Date: 12/2/2023

SIE

Date: 7/14/2022

FINRA

Nasdaq Stock Market

Current Firm

AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES ADVISORY, INC.

Contact information

Documents

Regulatory assets under management

Red Flags

Company Information

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