Hingham, MA Pond Park Road Office
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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
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About
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered adviser that serves a broad mix of clients—individuals (including both non-HNW and high-net-worth clients), pension and profit‑sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts and estates, and other retirement-plan sponsors—by offering financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and financial-wellness services. Services are delivered through a network of independent Financial Professionals and include direct portfolio management, wrap-fee programs (WealthPort), model-based solutions, and referrals to approved third‑party managers.
Investment implementation is offered across multiple custody and platform arrangements (CMAP, FlexMAP, WealthPort, UMA/CAAP) and can be either discretionary or non‑discretionary, with Financial Professionals tailoring strategies to client objectives. The firm maintains both proprietary model strategies under the Founders Gate Capital brand and access to unaffiliated strategists, and the brochure notes that some advisers use tactical approaches and, in a minority of cases, market‑timing services rather than only buy‑and‑hold allocations.
Noteworthy, and less common among peer institutions, is Cambridge’s explicit disclosure of affiliated‑strategy economics and related conflict‑of‑interest controls for Founders Gate Capital, along with documented advisor business relationships that include Financial Professionals who are attorneys or CPAs and may provide or refer legal and accounting services. The brochure also details institutional features tied to the firm’s scale—advisor transition loans/grants and equity participation arrangements, FDIC sweep options, and formal compliance and supervisory processes—which can materially shape how recommendations are selected and implemented.
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Location
4 Pond Park Road Suite LL1
Hingham MA 02043
Advisors at this office
3
Advisors at this office
Cristina D
Series 63, Series 65
Hingham, MA
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cristina Destefanis is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Cantella & Co., Inc., where she worked for nine years. She is also a member of the Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island Emerging Community Leaders Council. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing multiple custody platforms and both proprietary and unaffiliated model strategies.
John D
CFP®, Series 63
Hingham, MA
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
John Destefanis is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and previously worked at Cantella & Co., Inc. for over a decade. He also serves as president of Destefanis Financial Services, an insurance and benefits firm based in Hingham, MA. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm that provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and financial-wellness services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers a variety of investment solutions through independent Financial Professionals and employs both proprietary and third-party model strategies.
John D
Series 63, Series 65
Hingham, MA
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
John Destefanis is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Hingham, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cambridge, he worked at Providence Equity Partners for two years. He also serves as a committee member and volunteer at Boston College High School. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts and estates, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and financial-wellness services through a network of independent financial professionals, employing a range of portfolio management approaches and platform arrangements.
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