Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (Fairfield)

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, market timing services, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 23,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. is $44.33 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2466% since the beginning of its operation, and $159.21 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $37.97 billion in discretionary accounts and $6.36 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $155.72 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $196.2 thousand.

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors has custody of $46.1 billion in cash and securities for 203,960 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 48% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 34% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Amy Lynn Webber serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Amy Lynn Webber is individuals with 176,711 clients and $27.47 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $44.33 billion for 196,039 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 2,857 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 99 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2,857 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 117 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Amy Lynn Webber has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2007. John Douglas Baxley joined the executive team most recently as the 1st Vice President, Fiduciary Services, Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Based in Fairfield

The principal office where Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1776 Pleasant Plain Rd., Fairfield, IA 52556 8757, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Cedar Rapids, IA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 641-472-5100 or by fax 641-470-1294. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cir2.com.

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