Clinton, MD Office
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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
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About
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients — including pension and charitable organization clients — by providing financial planning, ongoing investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs. The firm operates through thousands of Financial Professionals and manages a multi‑billion dollar asset base while offering account implementation across multiple platforms and custodians.
The firm supports both discretionary and non‑discretionary management via platforms described in the brochure (CMAP, FlexMAP and the WealthPort wrap program), offers access to unaffiliated third‑party advisers and sub‑advisors, and maintains proprietary model strategies under the Founders Gate Capital brand. The brochure also notes some Financial Professionals offer tactical services such as market‑timing strategies and that a subset of advisers maintain outside professional practices (including accounting and legal services) and may refer clients to those practices.
Notable distinctions in the brochure include the firm’s development and distribution of affiliated model strategies (Founders Gate Capital), with disclosed strategist fees and related conflict‑of‑interest procedures, and detailed governance around platform and third‑party relationships. The brochure also discloses recent regulatory matters — including an SEC consent with restitution and penalties totaling approximately $13.2 million (2025) and a Delaware consent order with penalties and restitution of about $1.05 million (2026) — and describes supervisory and procedural changes the firm has put in place.
Expertise
Location
7700 Old Branch Ave., Ste. E205
Clinton MD 20735
Advisors at this office
2
Advisors at this office
William S
Series 63, Series 65
Clinton, MD
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
William Smith Jr. is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked with Money Concepts Capital Corp and has operated Inov8ive Financial Solutions Consulting Group since 2010. Smith is also involved in financial literacy training through IFS Consulting Group LLC, where he serves as president. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension funds, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, access to third-party advisers, and proprietary model strategies under the Founders Gate Capital brand.
Woodroe L
Series 63, Series 65
Clinton, MD
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Woodroe Leach is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 45 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Money Concepts Capital Corp for 34 years and has been associated with Chesapeake Life since 1979. Leach is also involved in entrepreneurial activities, including ownership of Leach Wealth Management Group and The Woodlyn LLC, and plans to use technology services for estate planning through the Estate Guru platform. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs. The firm operates through a large network of financial professionals and manages a multi-billion dollar asset base with access to multiple platforms and custodians.
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