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CFP
LB
CFP

Lewis Baker

31 Years of Experience
Silver Spring, MD
Sells Insurance

Lewis Baker is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Farther, based in Silver Spring, MD, with 31 years of industry experience. Lewis operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Alternative Investments, Investment Management, Retirement Planning, Socially Responsible Investing. Their firm serves 14,965 clients with $16B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
332 advisors
Number of Clients
14,965 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$1.1M average
Assets Under Management
$16.0B

Fee Structure

Investment management only (planning not offered)
Portfolio-Based Fees (Flat)
Portfolio ValueAnnual Fee
Any2.00%

Fees range from negotiable up to 2.00% depending on account complexity, asset amount, and independent managers utilized.

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Location

Silver Spring, MD

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Lewis is the founder of Rock Creek Wealth Planners and Advisors, LLC, a financial planning RIA, and a partner in DCMBA I LLC, owning 50% with his wife. He also serves as VP of Investor Development for The Academy Fund and Green Harvest Capital, and is a director for Yazam Inc. DBA Empower, a contractor for EveryIncome Inc, an advisory board member for Mid-Atlantic Legacy Fund, and runs Retirement Care Plans LLC, an insurance agency.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Farther
July 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos
Previous Registrations
Arete Wealth Management, LLCBroker
June 2020 - July 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Cetera Advisor Networks LLCBroker
September 2019 - June 2020 · 9 mos
Summit Brokerage Services, INC.Broker
May 2019 - September 2019 · 4 mos
Rock Creek Wealth Planners and Advisors LLC
May 2019 - October 2024 · 5 yrs 5 mos
Coliseum Wealth Management, LLC
October 2018 - June 2019 · 8 mos
Ifs SecuritiesBroker
September 2018 - May 2019 · 8 mos
United Planners' Financial Services of America a Limited PartnerBroker
July 2008 - September 2018 · 10 yrs 2 mos
Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, INC.Broker
October 2007 - July 2008 · 9 mos
Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, INC.
October 2007 - July 2008 · 9 mos
Piedmont Investment Advisors, LLC
January 2007 - October 2007 · 9 mos
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
April 2004 - October 2007 · 3 yrs 6 mos
Baker Schilling, INC.
July 2003 - November 2006 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Linsco/private Ledger CORP.
December 2002 - April 2004 · 1 yr 4 mos
Linsco/private Ledger CORP.Broker
December 2002 - April 2004 · 1 yr 4 mos
Morgan Stanley
August 1999 - December 2002 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Morgan Stanley Dw INC.Broker
July 1999 - December 2002 · 3 yrs 5 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
November 1994 - July 1999 · 4 yrs 8 mos
State Registrations2 states
MDTX
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