San Diego, CA 11622 El Camino Real Office

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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

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Firm-wide stats for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Total advisors

3,907

Across 2,196 offices

Clients per advisor

91 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$378,281 Low

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

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.

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Expertise

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

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Location

11622 El Camino Real, Suite 1018

San Diego CA 92130

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Carmel S

Series 65

San Diego, CA

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Carmel Spiteri is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Cambridge since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, Spiteri is an instructor for the California Association of Realtors and an adjunct professor at Woodbury University. She also has a longstanding role as a branch manager at Benchmark Mortgage. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs. The firm manages assets across multiple platforms and custodians, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management as well as proprietary model strategies.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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Tan N

Series 63, Series 65

San Diego, CA

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Tan Nguyen is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2017 and prior experience at National Planning Corporation and Trilogy Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Nguyen is an independent insurance agent. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors such as pension and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs through a large network of Financial Professionals and manages a multi-billion dollar asset base across multiple platforms and custodians.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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Sheryl S

Series 63, Series 65

San Diego, CA

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Sheryl Stern is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in San Diego, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cambridge in 2017, she worked at Trilogy Capital Inc and Trilogy Financial Services. Stern is also involved in coaching through her business, Simply Mentored, which she has operated since 2009. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs, managing a multi-billion dollar asset base through a wide network of financial professionals.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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Christopher G

Series 63, Series 65

San Diego, CA

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Christopher Gall is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 19 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Trilogy Capital, Trilogy Financial Services, and National Planning Corporation. Gall is president and CEO of Luminous Financial Group LLC and serves as a Den Leader for the Boy Scouts of America. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs, managing a multi-billion dollar asset base through thousands of financial professionals.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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