Stephen Thomas Minihan

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

• 01/2013 → Present
  Westlake Financial Advisors, Llc
  Westlake Village, CA
• 11/2013 → 10/2025
  United Planners' Financial Services
  Scottsdale, AZ
• 04/2003 → Present
  University Of California Los Angeles
  Los Angeles, CA
• 01/2005 → Present
  Aarp Tax-Aide Program
  Moorpark, CA
• 06/2008 → Present
  Stephen T. Minihan
  Westlake Village, CA
• 04/2003 → Present
  Ucla Extension
  Westlake Village, CA
• 05/2013 → Present
  Personal Financial Planning Advisory Board
  Los Angeles, CA
• 10/2025 → Present
  Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
  Fairfield, IA
• 10/2025 → Present
  Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.
  Fairfield, IA

Previous Registrations

• 2013-11-15 → 2025-11-19
  United Planners' Financial Services Of America A Limited Partner
  Scottsdale, AZ
  Westlake Village, CA
• 2006-01-30 → 2013-11-18
  Financial West Group
  Westlake Village, CA
  Westlake Village, CA
  Westlake Village, CA
  Westlake Village, CA

Other Businesses

1) STEPHEN T. MINIHAN, 890 Hampshire Road, Suite W, Westlake Village CA 91361, United States, START DATE 09/2025, Independent Agent, Insurance/Benefits/Human Resources, NIR, 2 HR/MO, 8 HR/MO TRADING 2) WESTLAKE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC, 890 Hampshire Road, Suite W, Westlake Village CA 91361, United States, START DATE 11/2013, Member, Marketing, NIR, 0 HR/MO, 0 HR/MO TRADING 3) AARP TAX-AIDE PROGRAM, Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Ave., Moorpark CA 93021, United States, START DATE 09/2025, Volunteer Tax Preparer, Volunteer, NIR, 4 HR/MO, 4 HR/MO TRADING 4) CIRA, 1776 Pleasant Plain Road, Fairfield IA 52556, United States, START DATE 10/2025, Investment Advisor Representative, CIRA Affiliation, IR, 160 HR/MO, 120 HR/MO TRADING. 5) UCLA Extension, UCLA Extension Gayley Center, 1145 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles CA 90024, United States, 06/2026, W2 Employee, Author/Educator/Podcast/Speaker, NIR, 5 HR/MO - 1 HR/MO TRADING

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2006-02-22

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner