Brandon Thomas Hughes

Employer firm

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

Authority	Category	Status	Date
TX	RA	APPROVED_RES	2025-01-02
MI	RA	APPROVED	2022-04-28

TX RA
APPROVED_RES

Since 2025-01-02
MI RA
APPROVED

Since 2022-04-28

Branch Locations

31313 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 100, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 • 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

Organization	City	State	From	To
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.	Fairfield	IA	12/2019	02/2023
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.	Fairfield	IA	09/2021	Present
Michigan Pension & Financial, Inc.	Farmington Hills	MI	12/2019	02/2023
Metro Benefits, Inc.	Pittsburgh	PA	06/2019	11/2019
Westinghouse Electric Company	Cranberry	PA	05/2018	08/2018
Pension Consultants, Inc	Farmington Hills	MI	05/2017	08/2017
Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock	PA	08/2016	05/2017
Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock	PA	08/2017	05/2018
Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock	PA	08/2018	05/2019
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc	Fairfield	IA	04/2022	Present
Michigan Pension & Financial, Inc.	Farmington Hills	MI	02/2023	Present

12/2019 → 02/2023

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.

Fairfield, IA
09/2021 → Present

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.

Fairfield, IA
12/2019 → 02/2023

Michigan Pension & Financial, Inc.

Farmington Hills, MI
06/2019 → 11/2019

Metro Benefits, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA
05/2018 → 08/2018

Westinghouse Electric Company

Cranberry, PA
05/2017 → 08/2017

Pension Consultants, Inc

Farmington Hills, MI
08/2016 → 05/2017

Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock, PA
08/2017 → 05/2018

Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock, PA
08/2018 → 05/2019

Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock, PA
04/2022 → Present

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc

Fairfield, IA
02/2023 → Present

Michigan Pension & Financial, Inc.

Farmington Hills, MI

Other Businesses

1) CIRA, 1776 PLEASANT PLAIN RD, FAIRFIELD, IA, 02/2023, AS ADVISORY REP OF AN RIA, INV REL, 160 HR/MO, 120 HR/MO TRADING. 2) MICHIGAN PENSION AND FINANCIAL INC, 31313 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, 10/2023, W2 EMPLOYEE, DBA Name, INV REL, 200 HR/MO, 200 HR/MO TRADING. 3) MICHIGAN PENSION & FINANCIAL, 31313 Northwestern HWY, Suite 100, Farmington Hills MI 48334, 06/2025, Owner, Insurance/Benefits/Human Resources, INV REL, 160 HR/MO, 160 HR/MO TRADING. 4) HJ Capital Partners, LLC, 31313 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington Hills MI 48334, United States, 08/2025, W2 Employee, Insurance/Benefits/Human Resources, Investment Related, 160 HR/MO, 160 HR/MO Trading

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S66	Uniform Combined State Law Examination	2022-04-02

S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination

2022-04-02

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