What CFD Investments does

CFD Investments, Inc. is a privately-held, FINRA-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Kokomo, Indiana, founded in 1990 by Mick Owens to support a national network of independent financial advisers. The company operates as the brokerage arm of a dual-entity platform alongside its sister Registered Investment Adviser, Creative Financial Designs, Inc. (founded 1982), which delivers the underlying financial planning and portfolio management services. Together they offer securities brokerage, comprehensive financial planning, retirement and estate planning, college funding, and investment management to individual investors reached through the adviser network.

CFD does not build proprietary technology. Its stack is assembled entirely from third-party integrations surfaced through the CFD Adviser Portal, including Redtail for CRM, Riskalyze for risk profiling, Albridge, Black Diamond, Wealthscape, and DST Vision for portfolio analytics and reporting, Docupace for document workflow, Keeper for password security, and KnowBe4 for compliance training. Clearing and custody are routed through National Financial Services (Fidelity) and Charles Schwab. Compliance infrastructure produces SEC Form CRS, Conflicts of Interest disclosures, and quarterly NFS 606 order routing reports.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based commissions on securities trades executed via the adviser network, supplemented by advisory fees collected through Creative Financial Designs and a tiered corporate sponsorship program (Platinum at $25K+, Gold at $15K+, Silver at $7.5K+, Bronze at $2.5K+) with product partners including Fidelity/NFS, Corebridge Financial, Nationwide, Jackson, and Assetmark. Go-to-market is a channel-partner model: CFD recruits advisers through joincfd.com and supports them via the adviser portal, semi-annual conferences, compliance and training programs, and faith-based industry associations including the National Association of Christian Financial Consultants and Kingdom Advisors.

Name

CFD Investments

Legal name

cfd Investments, Inc.

Website

https://cfdinvestments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CFD Investments is a privately-held, FINRA-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Kokomo, Indiana, that supports a national network of independent financial advisers delivering securities brokerage, financial planning, and investment management services to individual investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kokomo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Securities brokerage and commissions: CFD Investments operates as a Registered Broker/Dealer earning commissions and transaction fees from securities trades executed through its network of financial advisers. The company also earns fees from advisory services offered through its affiliated Registered Investment Adviser, Creative Financial Designs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CFD Investments is a Registered Broker/Dealer that provides securities brokerage and a wide range of investment products (stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, and alternative investments) to a national network of independent financial advisers. Through its affiliated RIA, Creative Financial Designs, Inc., the firm delivers comprehensive financial planning, retirement planning, estate planning, college funding, and investment management services to adviser clients.

Product overview

CFD Investments operates as an independent Registered Broker/Dealer offering a comprehensive suite of financial services through its affiliated Registered Investment Adviser, Creative Financial Designs. The company provides financial advisers with access to a large variety of investment products including stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, and alternative investments, supported by comprehensive financial planning services, investment management platforms, and technology tools. The core offering combines the Broker/Dealer services (CFD Investments, Inc.) for securities with the investment advisory services (Creative Financial Designs, Inc.) for planning and portfolio management. The adviser-facing CFD Adviser Portal provides centralized access to client management, commission tracking, compliance resources, and business development tools. Regulatory disclosures are maintained through SEC Form CRS, Conflicts of Interest Disclosures, and quarterly NFS 606 order routing reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CFD Investments Broker/Dealer Services Registered Broker/Dealer providing securities brokerage through a national network of independent financial advisers, offering stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, and alternative investments to investor clients of those advisers.
• Creative Financial Designs Registered Investment Adviser Affiliated Registered Investment Adviser providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and portfolio management services including retirement planning, estate planning, college funding, and tax planning to clients served by the CFD adviser network.
• Financial Planning Services Comprehensive financial planning services delivered through CFD advisers, covering alternative investments, annuities, bonds, college funding, ETFs, financial planning, investment management, mutual funds, retirement planning, and stocks for individual investor clients.
• Investment Management Investment management services offered through the affiliated RIA and CFD advisers to help individual clients achieve financial goals with a focus on comprehensive planning and quality financial products.
• CFD Adviser Portal Secure online portal for registered financial advisers providing access to client management tools, commission dashboards, compliance resources, conference materials, forms library, and adviser communications.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Partnerships

33 partnerships are on record, tiered platinum, gold, silver, bronze, minor and core.

• Corebridge FinancialplatinumOthersPlatinum-level corporate sponsor paying $25,000 or more annually. Receives list of financial professionals, booth space at conferences, speaking time, and website listing.
• AshplatinumOthersPlatinum-level corporate sponsor paying $25,000 or more annually.
• Fidelity Investments (NFS)platinumOthersPlatinum-level corporate sponsor paying $25,000 or more annually. National Financial Services LLC provides clearing services.
• NationwideplatinumOthersPlatinum-level corporate sponsor paying $25,000 or more annually.
• Timothy PlanplatinumOthersPlatinum-level corporate sponsor paying $25,000 or more annually.
• JacksonplatinumOthersPlatinum-level corporate sponsor paying $25,000 or more annually.
• AssetmarkplatinumOthersPlatinum-level corporate sponsor paying $25,000 or more annually.
• AnnexusgoldOthersGold-level corporate sponsor paying $15,000 or more annually.
• EventidegoldOthersGold-level corporate sponsor paying $15,000 or more annually.
• InspiregoldOthersGold-level corporate sponsor paying $15,000 or more annually.
• AthenesilverOthersSilver-level corporate sponsor paying $7,500 or more annually.
• Lincoln FinancialsilverOthersSilver-level corporate sponsor paying $7,500 or more annually.
• PrudentialsilverOthersSilver-level corporate sponsor paying $7,500 or more annually.
• Tarkenton FinancialsilverOthersSilver-level corporate sponsor paying $7,500 or more annually.
• Sammons Retirement SolutionssilverOthersSilver-level corporate sponsor paying $7,500 or more annually.
• Capital GroupbronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• Catalyst FundsbronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• Brighthouse FinancialbronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• GBU LifebronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• Western & Southern LifebronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• Faith Investor ServicesbronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• TransamericabronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• Goldman SachsbronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• ProtectivebronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• Ave MariabronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• AlgerbronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• First TrustbronzeOthersBronze-level corporate sponsor paying $2,500 or more annually.
• Financial Services InstituteminorOthersIndustry membership organization that CFD and its advisers participate in.
• Financial Planning AssociationminorOthersIndustry membership organization.
• National Association of Christian Financial ConsultantsminorOthersFaith-based industry association aligned with the company's Christian values and approach.
• Christian Investment ForumminorOthersFaith-based investment organization aligned with company's values.
• Kingdom AdvisorsminorOthersFaith-based financial advising organization.
• Charles SchwabcoreTechnology or IntegrationCFD and Creative Financial Designs work with Charles Schwab for certain client account services and clearing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cfd_investments
• Facebookfacebook.com/cfdcompanies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cfd-investments-inc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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