Scottsdale, AZ E Via De Ventura 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.
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Location
8655 E Via De Ventura, Ste F166
Scottsdale AZ 85258
Advisors at this office
2
Advisors at this office
Scott B
ChFC®, Series 63
Scottsdale, AZ
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Scott Bergan is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cambridge in 2011, he worked at Geneos Wealth Management for five years. Bergan also operates Vineyard Financial Group, an independent insurance agency selling and servicing health and life insurance products. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs through thousands of financial professionals. The firm supports discretionary and non-discretionary management, provides access to third-party advisers, and offers proprietary model strategies under the Founders Gate Capital brand.
Margaret B
ChFC®, Series 66
Scottsdale, AZ
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Margaret Bergan is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Scottsdale, AZ, holding ChFC® and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2011, following four years at Geneos Wealth Management. Bergan is also engaged in financial literacy education through her ownership of PEGGY BERGAN LLC and serves as a volunteer teacher with Junior Achievement. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, pension, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs. The firm operates through a large network of financial professionals and offers access to multiple platforms, proprietary model strategies, and third-party advisory resources.
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