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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. CRD 134139

$139B regulatory AUM 68,815 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management (individuals)
  • Portfolio management (institutions)
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Market timing

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

Current Employers
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

1776 Pleasant Plain Rd., Fairfield, IA 52556-8757 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
NJ RA APPROVED 2025-06-23
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2024-07-08
AZ RA APPROVED 2021-11-26
  • NJ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-06-23
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2024-07-08
  • AZ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-11-26

Branch Locations

River Vale, NJ • United States

3707 E Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ 85206 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
First Allied Securities, Inc San Diego CA 11/2010 10/2017
First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. Chesterfield MO 07/2012 10/2017
Morgan Stanley Lexington KY 08/2019 02/2020
Home Lexington KY 11/2017 07/2019
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Fairfield IA 11/2021 Present
Home Chandler AZ 03/2020 10/2021
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Fairfield IA 11/2021 Present
  • 11/2010 → 10/2017
    First Allied Securities, Inc
    San Diego, CA
  • 07/2012 → 10/2017
    First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.
    Chesterfield, MO
  • 08/2019 → 02/2020
    Lexington, KY
  • 11/2017 → 07/2019
    Home
    Lexington, KY
  • 11/2021 → Present
    Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
    Fairfield, IA
  • 03/2020 → 10/2021
    Home
    Chandler, AZ
  • 11/2021 → Present
    Fairfield, IA
Previous Registrations
  • 2019-09-06 → 2020-03-09
    Lexington, KY
  • 2012-07-02 → 2017-10-30
    First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.
    Muncie, IN
  • 2010-11-16 → 2012-07-02
    First Allied Securities, Inc.
    San Diego, CA
    Muncie, IN
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Saline, MI
  • 2008-08-29 → 2009-05-04
    Denton, TX
  • 2006-08-08 → 2007-10-25
    Owings Mills, MD
  • 2004-11-02 → 2006-07-20
    A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
    Muncie, IN
    Muncie, IN
Other Businesses

1) CIRA, 1776 Pleasant Plain Road, Fairfield IA 52556, 11/2023, W2 Employee, CIRA Affiliation, NIR, 160 HR/MO, 120 HR/MO TRADING. 2) TAG ADVISORS, 3707 E SOUTHERN AVE, MESA, AZ 85206, 11/2023, W2 EMPLOYEE, PARAPLANNING, NIR, 80 HR/MO - 40 HR/MO TRADING. 3) SIMPLICITY FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC, 3787 E SOUTHERN AVE, MESA, AZ 85206, 12/2023, PARAPLANNER, USING A TRADE NAME/DBA, NIR, 40 HR/MO - 20 HR/MO TRADING. 4) MELISSA NAYLOR INSURANCE AGENT/SALES, 3707 E Southern Ave, Mesa AZ 85206, United States, 09/23/2024, Agent, Insurance/Benefits/Human Resources, NIR, 8 HR/MO - 4 HR/MO TRADING. 5) MELISSA NAYLOR, Chandler AZ 85249-3621, United States, 06/01/2025, Owner, Real Estate, NIR, 1 HR/MO - 0 HR/MO TRADING. 6) MELISSA NAYLOR, 200 Piermont Ave, Hillsdale NJ 07642, United States, 03/2026, Treasurer, Volunteer, NIR, 2 HR/MO - 0 HR/MO TRADING

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2004-11-01
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2004-11-01
Other Names
  • Melissa R. Naylor
  • Melissa R Obermann

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