Phillip Lloyd Smelser

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:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 10/2004 → Present
  The Householder Group
  Phoenix, AZ
• 11/2008 → Present
  Cambridge Investment Research, Inc
  Fairfield, IA
• 11/2008 → Present
  Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc
  Fairfield, IA

Previous Registrations

• 2005-01-12 → 2008-11-21
  Householder Group, Estate & Retirement Specialists
  Bradenton, FL
• 2001-01-22 → 2004-10-22
  Truist Investment Services, Inc.
  Sarasota, FL

Other Businesses

1) CIRA, 1776 PLEASANT PLAIN RD, FAIRFIELD, IA, AS ADVISORY REP OF A RIA, INV REL, 20 HRS/MO, 20 HRS/MO TRADING. SEE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY FOR START DATE. 2) FINANCIAL EDUCATION & ACHIEVEMENT, 2480 FRUITVILLE RD, STE 10, SARASOTA, FL, 12/2008, AS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT FOR VARIOUS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES, INV REL, 10 HRS/MO, 10 HRS/MO TRADING. 3) FINANCIAL EDUCATION & ACHIEVEMENT, 9 ELK MOUNTAIN RD, STE 2, WOODFIN, NC, 5/2018, AS INSTRUCTOR TEACHING RETIREMENT CLASSES, INV REL, 30 HRS/YR, 0 HRS/YR TRADING. 4) ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 372 RESERVOIR RD, BURNSVILLE, NC, 12/2022, TREASURER, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, NIR, 4 HRS/MO, 2 HRS/MO TRADING. 5) PHILLIP SMELSER, 3 Old Dairy Lane, Burnsville NC 28714, United States, START DATE 10/2025, Coach, In training to become a Professional Barbell Coach (PBC) in order to open a business at a later time in retirement, NIR, 12 HR/MO - 0 HR/MO TRADING

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2001-10-10
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1997-06-19

Other Names

• Phil Smelser