West Des Moines, IA 5th St. 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.
Expertise
Location
545 5th St.
West Des Moines IA 50265
Advisors at this office
3
Advisors at this office
Michael O
Series 66
West Des Moines, IA
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Michael Oetken is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in West Des Moines, IA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role since 2018, he worked at Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. from 2015 to 2018. Oetken is also involved with Capital Financial Planning as an independent insurance agent and advisory representative. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a range of investment approaches, including proprietary models and third-party strategies, tailored by independent financial professionals to client objectives.
Ryan B
Series 63, Series 65
West Des Moines, IA
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Ryan Brooks is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2018 and previously worked at Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. Brooks is also an independent insurance agent and owner of a financial planning business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing a range of portfolio management strategies and platform arrangements tailored to client objectives.
Kyle E
Series 63, Series 65
West Des Moines, IA
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Kyle Ellingson is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2018 and Investment Advisors Corp from 2006 to 2018. In addition to his advisory work, Ellingson operates as an independent insurance agent under Capital Financial Planning. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other clients. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services through independent financial professionals, utilizing both proprietary models and third-party strategies across multiple platform arrangements.
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