With wealth management experience dating back to the mid-1990s, the Rock Creek Wealth Team at Farther works in partnership with you to balance the complexities of your financial life directing both assets and liabilities to help you realize your most important financial goals. Our team’s 30-plus years of experience enables us to deliver pragmatic advice to orchestrate your wealth to fuel the experiences that make life truly meaningful.



Transform financial complexity into a clear, purposeful strategy that grows alongside your life — aligning your current reality with your future ambitions through a dynamic, holistic approach that turns uncertainty into confidence.

The perfect synthesis of human insight and advanced technology. We construct resilient investment strategies tailored to capture growth while aligning to your risk-reward parameters.
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Maximize after-tax return potential with our proactive Intelligent Wealth technology. We deploy sophisticated strategies to ensure your assets work harder for you with ongoing optimization.
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Define your next chapter with confidence by bridging the gap between today’s savings and tomorrow’s freedom. Farther's strategic foresight helps you transition from accumulation to independence on your own timeline.

Preserve not just your capital, but your family’s financial values across multiple generations. We facilitate the seamless transfer of stewardship, ensuring your hard-earned success continues to empower your family.
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Secure your legacy with a structured approach that protects your assets and legacy. We help navigate complexities of wealth transfer to provide peace of mind for you and your family.
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Farther Asset Management combines rigorous, research-driven strategies with cutting-edge technology, to build bespoke client portfolios designed for better risk-adjusted returns. We empower advisors to provide customized, tax-optimized investment programs without sacrificing time or expertise.

Align your company’s balance sheet with your personal wealth goals - optimizing your financial infrastructure to fuel growth and maximize long-term value.
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Stewardship that honors your mandate. We assume the weight of fiduciary responsibility, delivering sophisticated investment management that empowers your team to focus on the firms mission.

We believe financial planning should be a collaborative journey. Our team works interactively with you to understand your desired life experiences and bring your biggest goals into focus. Our aim is simple: to make sure you feel completely confident and always understand the why behind every financial decision we make together.
8607 Cedar Street
Silver Spring,
MD 20910

A data-driven roadmap that plots your current standing against future milestones, from funding a child's education to securing a work-optional lifestyle.
Works to protect what you've built through strategic tax-efficient entities and trusts that prioritize privacy and ease of transfer.
Selecting the right financial tools (investments, insurance, and credit facilities) that align with your structures to move you toward your targets.
We pair Rock Creek Wealth’s signature methodology with
Farther's Intelligent Wealth Platform to deliver:
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Including attorneys and physicians, who are balancing practice income, partnership equity, malpractice and disability planning, and complex tax exposure.

Including founders and business owners, navigate concentrated wealth, liquidity events, retirement plan design for their teams, and succession.
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With compressed earning windows, multi-state tax exposure, and the need for income that lasts long after the playing days end.





Gain a comprehensive view of your financial landscape — banking, investments, lending, insurance, and more — all organized on one platform.
Share specific financial data with your CPA, attorney, and family members — promoting transparent and collaborative wealth management.
Store every financial document in one organized, secure, and easily accessible location.
Our intelligent system continuously monitors your bank accounts — maintaining your liquidity, while ensuring excess cash is efficiently invested and working to increase your wealth.
Find answers and perform financial tasks swiftly with just a few clicks, from anywhere, at any time.
Lewis D. Baker, CFP®, is a wealth advisor with over 30 years of experience in comprehensive financial planning, retirement strategies, and tax efficiency. A West Point graduate, Lewis served as a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger Infantry Officer for 12 years.
He began his career in finance at Merrill Lynch in 1994 and served as a Vice President at Morgan Stanley by age 30. In 2002, he founded Baker Schilling Wealth Strategies which later became Rock Creek Wealth Planners and Advisors,an SEC-registered firm providing customized investment management and planning. In 2024 Lew brought the team to Farther. Beyond his professional work, Lew has mentored youth through Project North Star and Concerned Black Men.
He also serves as an outreach officer for West Point and is a member of the service academy selection board for Washington D.C. He is an avid golfer and as he says an “Old Dad” getting married later in life to his wife Melissa and having his first and only child, Sonam, at the age of 48.

Lewis D. Baker, CFP®, is a wealth advisor with over 30 years of experience in comprehensive financial planning, retirement strategies, and tax efficiency. A West Point graduate, Lewis served as a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger Infantry Officer for 12 years.
He began his career in finance at Merrill Lynch in 1994 and served as a Vice President at Morgan Stanley by age 30. In 2002, he founded Baker Schilling Wealth Strategies which later became Rock Creek Wealth Planners and Advisors,an SEC-registered firm providing customized investment management and planning. In 2024 Lew brought the team to Farther. Beyond his professional work, Lew has mentored youth through Project North Star and Concerned Black Men.
He also serves as an outreach officer for West Point and is a member of the service academy selection board for Washington D.C. He is an avid golfer and as he says an “Old Dad” getting married later in life to his wife Melissa and having his first and only child, Sonam, at the age of 48.
With more than 25 years of experience serving families, entrepreneurs, executives, and physicians, Mike Smith is dedicated to assisting retired and soon-to-be retired government employees in crafting robust retirement income plans, setting them up for continued financial security long after they leave the workforce.
With in-depth knowledge of the FERS pension program, federal health benefits, Medicare, and the Thrift Savings Plan, Mike specializes in “reading the fine print” and guiding pre-retirees through the complexities of these systems in an effort to secure the benefits they have earned.
Mike is an avid golfer, pool (billiards) enthusiast, and New Orleans Saints fan. You might spot him at a nearby park, food and wine tasting, or a local beachside watering hole enjoying a Maker’s Mark on the rocks.

With more than 25 years of experience serving families, entrepreneurs, executives, and physicians, Mike Smith is dedicated to assisting retired and soon-to-be retired government employees in crafting robust retirement income plans, setting them up for continued financial security long after they leave the workforce.
With in-depth knowledge of the FERS pension program, federal health benefits, Medicare, and the Thrift Savings Plan, Mike specializes in “reading the fine print” and guiding pre-retirees through the complexities of these systems in an effort to secure the benefits they have earned.
Mike is an avid golfer, pool (billiards) enthusiast, and New Orleans Saints fan. You might spot him at a nearby park, food and wine tasting, or a local beachside watering hole enjoying a Maker’s Mark on the rocks.
With over 10 years of experience, Ferris Dean began his journey in wealth management as a registered representative for a Fortune 100 company, helping individuals and families plan for and secure their financial futures. Through this invaluable experience, he learned about the need for financial planning and the importance of tailoring strategies to meet each client’s personal and professional goals across life’s key milestones, while also providing a safety net for the unexpected.
Ferris has worked in the financial services industry for notable companies, like PNC, Wells Fargo, Farmers Insurance, USAA, Bank of America, and more, focusing on fostering trusted relationships with each of his clients.
He now lives in Virginia with his wife Melissa and their daughter. During his freetime, Ferris enjoys exercising through playing sports and fishing, as well as cooking, grilling, and smoking delicious meals for his family and friends.

With over 10 years of experience, Ferris Dean began his journey in wealth management as a registered representative for a Fortune 100 company, helping individuals and families plan for and secure their financial futures. Through this invaluable experience, he learned about the need for financial planning and the importance of tailoring strategies to meet each client’s personal and professional goals across life’s key milestones, while also providing a safety net for the unexpected.
Ferris has worked in the financial services industry for notable companies, like PNC, Wells Fargo, Farmers Insurance, USAA, Bank of America, and more, focusing on fostering trusted relationships with each of his clients.
He now lives in Virginia with his wife Melissa and their daughter. During his freetime, Ferris enjoys exercising through playing sports and fishing, as well as cooking, grilling, and smoking delicious meals for his family and friends.

Laurel D'Andrea brings a progressive perspective to the team, empowering the next generation to navigate the historic wealth transfer with confidence. Passionate about bridging the industry's generational gap, she makes wealth management approachable, transparent, and forward-thinking.
Laurel’s dynamic role spans operations and client strategy. She manages the backend systems that maximize operational efficiency while directly collaborating with clients on cash flow planning. Committed to continuously expanding her industry expertise, she is currently studying for her Series 65 and CFP® designations.
Based in Chicago, Laurel lives with her husband and their cat. She channels her daily momentum into morning strength training and a great cup of coffee. Outside of her professional pursuits, she loves experimenting with new culinary recipes and prioritizing quality time with her family.

Laurel D'Andrea brings a progressive perspective to the team, empowering the next generation to navigate the historic wealth transfer with confidence. Passionate about bridging the industry's generational gap, she makes wealth management approachable, transparent, and forward-thinking.
Laurel’s dynamic role spans operations and client strategy. She manages the backend systems that maximize operational efficiency while directly collaborating with clients on cash flow planning. Committed to continuously expanding her industry expertise, she is currently studying for her Series 65 and CFP® designations.
Based in Chicago, Laurel lives with her husband and their cat. She channels her daily momentum into morning strength training and a great cup of coffee. Outside of her professional pursuits, she loves experimenting with new culinary recipes and prioritizing quality time with her family.
