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Fiduciary advisors in Kentucky

Kentucky exempts Social Security benefits from state income tax and offers partial exclusions on other retirement income. Louisville and Lexington are the main advisory markets, with growing services in Northern Kentucky near Cincinnati. Kentucky advisors specialize in retirement planning for state government employees, bourbon industry wealth management, equine industry estate planning, and healthcare system retirees. The state's affordable cost of living makes it increasingly attractive for retirees from higher-cost neighboring states.

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Financial Partners Group

Ashland, Kentucky

Financial Partners Group is an independent advisory firm with three Kentucky locations, including a newly opened office in downtown Ashland. Founded by Gino Cox, a former ER nurse, and Carla Adkins, the firm began serving hospital staff and has expanded to include advisors Greg Rankin and Anna Fry. The firm provides investment strategy development and financial planning services grounded in collaborative consultation about client goals, risk tolerance, and timelines. Operating from Ashland, Monticello, and inside King's Daughters Medical Center, the firm emphasizes long-term client relationships and community focus.

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Strategic Wealth Architects

4.0

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Strategic Wealth Architects is a financial advisory firm based in Bowling Green, Kentucky that specializes in retirement and income planning. The firm offers financial planning and insurance analysis services, with a stated focus on building personalized retirement strategies aligned to individual goals and risk tolerance. The practice emphasizes transparency and ethical standards in client relationships and maintains ongoing professional development in retirement planning strategies.

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Biggs Financial Services

5.0

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Biggs Financial Services in Bowling Green, Kentucky offers financial planning, investment management, tax planning, retirement planning, and insurance solutions to individuals, families, business owners, and corporate executives. The firm employs a relationship-based process centered on discovery, design, customization, and implementation, with stated expertise in areas including Roth conversions, Social Security planning, and service to federal employees and veterans. The firm manages client accounts and provides tax strategy guidance as part of its comprehensive planning approach.

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Blue Collar Retirement By Oliver Financial

5.0(1)

Buckner, Kentucky

Retirement Planning

Oliver Financial is an independent advisory firm based in Buckner, Kentucky that provides retirement planning, Social Security planning, investment management, and insurance services including life and long-term care coverage. The firm works with clients across various account types such as IRAs, Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, and professionally managed accounts, serving savers at different stages of the planning process regardless of account size. Oliver Financial offers both virtual and in-person consultations and emphasizes a straightforward approach to financial and retirement planning.

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HICKS & MANN WEALTH MANAGEMENT

5.0(66)

Cold Spring, Kentucky

Investment Management Wealth Management

Hicks & Mann Wealth Management, located in Cold Spring, Kentucky, provides financial planning and investment management services with a focus on clients in or approaching retirement. Founded in 2012 by Matt Hicks, the firm specializes in designing tax-efficient investment strategies for pre-retirees and retirees with accumulated assets of at least $500,000, intentionally limiting its client base to deliver personalized attention. The firm takes a holistic advisory approach centered on each client's complete financial picture, with a stated process that includes education about the firm's methodology before clients commit to working together.

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Ross Kline - Financial Advisor

5.0(23)

Frankfort, Kentucky

Retirement Planning Investment Management

Ross Kline is a financial advisor in Frankfort, Kentucky, holding the CWMS® credential, who provides financial planning and investment management services with a focus on retirement income planning for professionals and retirees. His practice follows a fiduciary standard and employs a three-stage planning process—organize, formalize, and implement—that includes comprehensive goal review, portfolio analysis, insurance needs assessment, and customized investment selection using various vehicles such as managed accounts, ETFs, mutual funds, and annuities. Kline emphasizes personalized strategy development based on individual objectives, time horizon, risk tolerance, and tax situation, with regular monitoring and adjustments to keep plans aligned with client goals.

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Keystone Financial Group

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Keystone Financial Group is an independent SEC-registered investment advisory firm founded in 2008 with offices across Kentucky, including Leitchfield. The firm offers financial planning and investment management services through advisors holding credentials such as CFP and CPA, using a structured process (EGPRIM) that emphasizes fact-gathering, strategic recommendation, and ongoing monitoring. The firm partners with LPL Financial as custodian and provides access to research and diverse investment options, with a stated approach centered on understanding client needs and meeting twice yearly for review.

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Joseph McFarland at Meridian Wealth Management, LLC

Lexington, Kentucky

CFA

Investment Management Retirement Planning Wealth Management

McFarland Chase Group, based in Lexington, Kentucky, offers investment management and retirement planning services to clients with over $340 million in assets under management. The firm's advisors hold CFA credentials and bring approximately 50–60 years of combined professional experience. The firm structures its approach around understanding individual client circumstances and integrating multiple aspects of financial life, including investment strategy, tax planning, and estate considerations.

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Peter McFarland at Meridian Wealth Management, LLC

5.0(16)

Lexington, Kentucky

CFA

Investment Management Retirement Planning Wealth Management

McFarland Chase Group, based in Lexington, Kentucky, offers investment management and retirement planning services with a focus on integrating multiple aspects of clients' financial lives. The firm's team brings 50 years of combined experience and includes professionals with CFA credentials. The firm works with clients to develop strategies around asset allocation, tax considerations, and estate planning aligned with individual objectives.

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Cetera Investors- Triple Crown Financial

Lexington, Kentucky

Triple Crown Financial is an independent financial advisory firm in Lexington, Kentucky, offering financial planning services with a focus on personalized strategies aligned to individual goals and circumstances. The team, with over 50 years of combined experience, works with clients on retirement planning, education funding, estate planning, tax-efficient income strategies, and risk management, and maintains particular expertise in public school 403(b) plans and public pension vehicles including KTRS and CERS. The firm operates as fiduciaries and emphasizes direct client relationships and transparent communication in developing financial strategies.

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Accurate Advisory Group - Kentucky

5.0(2)

Lexington, Kentucky

Accurate Advisory Group is a Lexington-based financial advisory firm serving high-net-worth families with integrated wealth management, tax planning, and estate planning services. The firm offers clients ongoing access to tax planning and estate planning professionals at no additional hourly charge, along with investment management and alternative investment opportunities through partnerships. The team includes partners with designations in trust and wealth advisory roles, and the firm emphasizes in-house expertise across tax, estate, real estate, and investment disciplines rather than fragmented external referrals.

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Consort Financial Partners, LLC

5.0(25)

Lexington, Kentucky

Consort Financial Partners is a fee-based fiduciary firm in Lexington, Kentucky, founded by Wilson Wise, CRPC, a former Air Force veteran and educator. The firm serves veterans, widows, educators, and small business owners, offering holistic financial planning and investment management that encompasses emergency funds, retirement planning, insurance needs assessment, small business transition planning, and estate planning. The advisory process begins with an initial consultation to establish fit, followed by comprehensive financial planning across multiple life areas, with annual account reviews and ongoing client access.

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Five Star Life and Wealth

5.0(3)

Lexington, Kentucky

Five Star Life and Wealth is a Lexington, Kentucky–based financial advisory firm that serves individuals and businesses with retirement planning, life insurance strategies, Social Security guidance, and income planning. The firm offers targeted education and planning services for women and provides a digital document storage platform called Generational Vault. Services include coordination with tax professionals and risk analysis, with referral relationships to Gradient Investments, LLC for investment management.

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Family Financial Partners

5.0(16)

Lexington, Kentucky

Family Financial Partners is a fee-based financial planning firm in Lexington, Kentucky that works with families to develop customized financial plans addressing legal, tax, investment, insurance, and estate matters. The firm takes a comprehensive approach that considers clients' complete financial situation and long-term objectives, with team members including David Smyth and Alex. They conduct initial complimentary consultations and ongoing quarterly reviews to help clients work toward stated financial goals.

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Thrivent - Inspired Wealth Advisors

5.0(5)

Lexington, Kentucky

Insurance Planning

Thrivent - Inspired Wealth Advisors is an investment advisory firm in Lexington, Kentucky. Services include Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Insurance Analysis, and Investment Management. The firm specializes in Insurance Planning. Service options include onsite meetings. The office has a wheelchair-accessible entrance. The office is open five days a week. It holds a 5-star rating from 5 Google reviews.

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Paradigm Partners UBS Financial Services

5.0(1)

Lexington, Kentucky

Independent RIA

Investment Management Retirement Planning Wealth Management

Paradigm Partners is an independent registered investment advisory firm in Lexington, Kentucky, operating under the UBS brand. The firm serves business owners with assets exceeding $5 million, high-net-worth individuals, and families, with an average relationship size around $2 million, providing estate planning, financial planning, insurance analysis, investment management, and retirement planning services. The team includes Managing Directors Mark Korona and David Demarest, both Senior Vice Presidents with backgrounds in wealth management and both holding Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designations, along with support staff including a Financial Advisor and Wealth Strategy Associate. The firm specializes in business succession planning, exit strategies, and post-liquidity wealth management, having facilitated approximately $210 million in transactions since 2015.

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Harris Federal Financial Advisors

5.0(1)

Lexington, Kentucky

Retirement Planning Investment Management

Harris Federal Financial Advisors serves federal employees in Lexington, Kentucky, with financial planning centered on retirement and benefits administration. The firm's team includes a Certified Financial Planner and a Certified Federal Retirement Consultant among its partners, collectively bringing over two decades of experience in federal employee benefits and retirement strategy. The practice addresses TSP management, Social Security timing, survivor annuity elections, life insurance, and tax planning specific to FERS and federal retirement programs.

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Meritrust Wealth Management

1.0(1)

Louisville, Kentucky

Estate Planning Investment Management Wealth Management

Meritrust Wealth Management, established in 1999 in Louisville, Kentucky, offers estate planning, investment management, and wealth management services, often in conjunction with tax and accounting expertise through its relationship with MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP. The firm's team includes professionals with credentials such as JD, CFP, CPA, and MBA designations, with combined experience exceeding 170 years. The firm is affiliated with Kestra Financial as its broker-dealer and utilizes National Financial Services for trade processing and client reporting.

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Sequoia Advisor Group

5.0(15)

Louisville, Kentucky

Independent RIA

Sequoia Advisor Group is an independent registered investment advisor based in Louisville, Kentucky, offering investment management, financial planning, estate planning, and tax strategy services. The firm's team includes Jason Hunsucker (CEO with 25 years of planning experience), Michael Lindemann (14 years as an advisor), Jason Magar, CFP® (Chief Operating Officer with over 20 years in financial services), and Ingrid Martinez, MS (business development and relationship management). The firm uses a collaborative planning approach that begins with understanding client goals and circumstances, followed by customized plan implementation and ongoing monitoring.

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Keystone Financial Group

5.0(9)

Louisville, Kentucky

Keystone Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm founded in 2008 with offices across Kentucky, including Louisville. The firm provides investment management services and uses a structured planning process (EGPRIM) that emphasizes understanding client needs, building customized strategies, and ongoing portfolio monitoring with recommended meetings at least twice annually. Led by advisors including Mike Hobbs, a CFP and CPA with over 30 years of experience in retirement and family financial planning, the firm partners with LPL Financial as custodian and had surpassed $2 billion in assets under management as of November 2021.

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Stegner Investment Associates, Inc. (SIA)

Louisville, Kentucky

Stegner Investment Associates is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment advisor and employee-owned firm established in 1994 in Louisville, Kentucky. The firm serves high net-worth individuals, corporate retirement plans, and nonprofit institutions with investment management and financial planning services, including asset allocation, tax-efficient strategies, retirement planning, and estate planning coordination. SIA operates as a fiduciary using an in-house investment research process and manages approximately $2 billion in assets. The firm's leadership and investment specialists collectively bring over 125 years of industry experience.

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The Wealth Management Group

Paducah, Kentucky

Investment Management Wealth Management

The Wealth Management Group is an investment and wealth management firm based in Paducah, Kentucky that serves individuals planning for or in retirement. The firm offers personalized financial strategy development, retirement planning, money management, insurance, and estate conservation services, emphasizing client education and long-term guidance. Operating as a boutique practice, the firm provides direct attention to each client while accessing institutional investment and insurance products.

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Baird Private Wealth -Darrin Rudolph

Paducah, Kentucky

Baird Private Wealth in Paducah, Kentucky, led by Darrin Rudolph, offers wealth management services grounded in a client-first philosophy emphasizing listening, integrity, and understanding individual financial circumstances. The practice draws on Baird's institutional resources and over 150 years of experience to develop personalized financial strategies aligned with clients' goals and values. The team includes client assistants and specialists committed to delivering attentive service across planning and advisory needs.

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AppaFinancial - Chase Caudill, CFP®️

Paintsville, Kentucky

CFP

AppaFinancial, led by CFP® Chase Caudill, offers investment management, retirement planning, asset protection, and insurance planning services from Paintsville, Kentucky. Caudill customizes strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, fixed income, and annuities, serving individuals, families, business owners, and pre- and post-retirees. With credentials including Series 7 and 66 licenses and CFP® certification since 2013, he emphasizes transparent fee disclosure and personalized financial problem-solving based on individual circumstances and goals.

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Mercurio Walker Financial Advisors of Louisville

4.9

Prospect, Kentucky

Insurance Planning

Mercurio Walker Financial Advisors of Louisville, based in Prospect, Kentucky, provides insurance analysis and planning services alongside financial planning. The firm was formerly known as Wealthcare Investments & Insurance and rebranded to reflect its founding principals; co-owner Mark Mercurio has worked in financial services since 2002 and holds licenses in life, health, property, and casualty insurance. The practice emphasizes a personalized planning process designed to align clients' financial decisions with their stated goals and values, with no stated minimum investment requirement to begin.

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Visionary Horizons Wealth Management

Somerset, Kentucky

Investment Management Wealth Management

Visionary Horizons Wealth Management, based in Somerset, Kentucky, provides investment management and wealth management services through a model they call the Community Family Office™. The firm offers holistic financial planning that spans personal and business finances, active investment management, and ongoing client communication, with advisors positioned to address financial questions across multiple life areas including retirement planning, education funding, business succession, and family financial coordination.

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Lloyd Financial Group

Union, Kentucky

Lloyd Financial Group is a financial planning firm based in Union, Kentucky, serving clients nationally from the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati area. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and tax planning services on a fee-based, fiduciary basis, with a focus on customized retirement planning that includes net worth analysis, Social Security optimization, tax-efficient withdrawal strategies, and scenario testing. Luke Lloyd, who holds the CRPC® credential, leads the firm with an emphasis on transparency and client-focused decision-making.

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