# Financial advisors in Kentucky

> AdvisorCensus lists 166 investment advisory firms with a principal office in Kentucky, drawn from Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Metro areas in the state are listed first; firms are listed alphabetically, and you can sort by years registered or assets band using the controls below. Firms may request removal from the directory, so this count can differ from the number of firms that file Form ADV.

Source: Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Rebuilt monthly. HTML page: https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky/page/2

## At a glance

- Investment advisory firms: 166
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser: 85, State-registered investment adviser: 75, Exempt reporting adviser: 6
- How firms are compensated (Form ADV Item 5.E; shares of the firms that file it): Fee-only (AdvisorCensus test) 61 (38%); Percentage of assets 148 (93%); Hourly charges 70 (44%); Subscription fees (newsletter or periodical) 1 (1%); Fixed fees 103 (64%); Commissions 1 (1%); Performance-based fees 20 (13%); Other 16 (10%); No compensation arrangements reported 6
- Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F): Under $25 million 34 (20%); $25 million to $100 million 32 (19%); $100 million to $500 million 46 (28%); $500 million to $1 billion 14 (8%); $1 billion to $5 billion 19 (11%); Over $5 billion 2 (1%); Not reported 19 (11%)
- Years registered: Under 5 years 61 (37%); 5 to 9 years 44 (27%); 10 to 19 years 41 (25%); 20 years or more 19 (11%); Not reported 1 (1%)

## Firms (page 2 of 4, 51 to 100 of 166, sorted by name)

| Firm | CRD | City | Registration | Assets band | Years registered | Compensation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Farnsley Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/farnsley-advisors-louisville-ky-288491) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/farnsley-advisors-louisville-ky-288491.md)) | 288491 | Louisville, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 9 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Federal Hill Capital Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/federal-hill-capital-management-bardstown-ky-151499) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/federal-hill-capital-management-bardstown-ky-151499.md)) | 151499 | Bardstown, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 16 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Fenwick Financial](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fenwick-financial-new-haven-ky-331235) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fenwick-financial-new-haven-ky-331235.md)) | 331235 | New Haven, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 2 | % of assets, Hourly, Subscription, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Fire Wealth Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fire-wealth-management-llc-mayfield-ky-327958) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fire-wealth-management-llc-mayfield-ky-327958.md)) | 327958 | Mayfield, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 3 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [First Kentucky Securities Corp](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-kentucky-securities-corp-louisville-ky-7524) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-kentucky-securities-corp-louisville-ky-7524.md)) | 7524 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 19 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Performance fee, Other |
| [Fortress Financial Partners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fortress-financial-partners-florence-ky-328804) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fortress-financial-partners-florence-ky-328804.md)) | 328804 | Florence, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 2 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Foster Investment Services](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/foster-investment-services-lexington-ky-286471) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/foster-investment-services-lexington-ky-286471.md)) | 286471 | Lexington, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 9 | % of assets |
| [Four Quarters Capital](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/four-quarters-capital-lexington-ky-333753) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/four-quarters-capital-lexington-ky-333753.md)) | 333753 | Lexington, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [FWG Investments, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fwg-investments-llc-lexington-ky-284064) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fwg-investments-llc-lexington-ky-284064.md)) | 284064 | Lexington, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 8 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Graeter Wealth Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/graeter-wealth-advisors-llc-louisville-ky-170046) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/graeter-wealth-advisors-llc-louisville-ky-170046.md)) | 170046 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 0 | % of assets |
| [Griggs Capital LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/griggs-capital-llc-168137) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/griggs-capital-llc-168137.md)) | 168137 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 13 | Performance fee |
| [Guidance Capital, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guidance-capital-inc-louisville-ky-323541) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guidance-capital-inc-louisville-ky-323541.md)) | 323541 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 3 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Hafele Investments](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hafele-investments-louisville-ky-341803) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hafele-investments-louisville-ky-341803.md)) | 341803 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 0 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Hannegan Wealth Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hannegan-wealth-management-llc-edgewood-ky-312062) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hannegan-wealth-management-llc-edgewood-ky-312062.md)) | 312062 | Edgewood, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Harvey Investment Company, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/harvey-investment-company-llc-louisville-ky-110482) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/harvey-investment-company-llc-louisville-ky-110482.md)) | 110482 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 25 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [High Knoll Wealth Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/high-knoll-wealth-advisors-llc-lexington-ky-300412) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/high-knoll-wealth-advisors-llc-lexington-ky-300412.md)) | 300412 | Lexington, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Hinton Financial](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hinton-financial-bowling-green-ky-334377) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hinton-financial-bowling-green-ky-334377.md)) | 334377 | Bowling Green, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 1 | Other |
| [Hunsicker Investment Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hunsicker-investment-management-llc-lexington-ky-318866) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hunsicker-investment-management-llc-lexington-ky-318866.md)) | 318866 | Lexington, KY | Exempt reporting adviser | Not reported | 0 | Not reported |
| [Inspire Private Wealth Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/inspire-private-wealth-management-louisville-ky-314961) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/inspire-private-wealth-management-louisville-ky-314961.md)) | 314961 | Louisville, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 4 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Invest Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/invest-inc-lexington-ky-146357) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/invest-inc-lexington-ky-146357.md)) | 146357 | Lexington, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 4 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Investment Answers](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/investment-answers-louisville-ky-168119) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/investment-answers-louisville-ky-168119.md)) | 168119 | Louisville, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 13 | % of assets |
| [Investments & Financial Planning, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/investments-and-financial-planning-llc-lexington-ky-164333) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/investments-and-financial-planning-llc-lexington-ky-164333.md)) | 164333 | Lexington, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 6 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Itrust Asset Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/itrust-asset-management-llc-lexington-ky-164193) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/itrust-asset-management-llc-lexington-ky-164193.md)) | 164193 | Lexington, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [J. Hagan Capital, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/j-hagan-capital-inc-louisville-ky-168467) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/j-hagan-capital-inc-louisville-ky-168467.md)) | 168467 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Jennings & Associates Financial Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/jennings-and-associates-financial-advisors-llc-paducah-ky-312706) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/jennings-and-associates-financial-advisors-llc-paducah-ky-312706.md)) | 312706 | Paducah, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 3 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [JLA Capital, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/jla-capital-llc-335218) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/jla-capital-llc-335218.md)) | 335218 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 1 | % of assets |
| [Journey Advisory Group, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/journey-advisory-group-llc-covington-ky-171919) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/journey-advisory-group-llc-covington-ky-171919.md)) | 171919 | Covington, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 12 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Journey Financial Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/journey-financial-management-llc-bowling-green-ky-153404) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/journey-financial-management-llc-bowling-green-ky-153404.md)) | 153404 | Bowling Green, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 16 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Keepsake Management Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/keepsake-management-inc-lexington-ky-129359) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/keepsake-management-inc-lexington-ky-129359.md)) | 129359 | Lexington, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 26 | % of assets |
| [Key Financial Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/key-financial-advisors-llc-291129) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/key-financial-advisors-llc-291129.md)) | 291129 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 8 | Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Keystone Financial Group, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/keystone-financial-group-llc-lexington-ky-170201) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/keystone-financial-group-llc-lexington-ky-170201.md)) | 170201 | Lexington, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 12 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Kinson Wealth Group LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kinson-wealth-group-llc-330141) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kinson-wealth-group-llc-330141.md)) | 330141 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 2 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [KPP Advisory Services LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kpp-advisory-services-llc-louisville-ky-289507) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kpp-advisory-services-llc-louisville-ky-289507.md)) | 289507 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 9 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Kwma](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kwma-319076) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kwma-319076.md)) | 319076 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 3 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Lach Financial](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lach-financial-louisville-ky-157065) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lach-financial-louisville-ky-157065.md)) | 157065 | Louisville, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 15 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Lanier Asset Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lanier-asset-management-llc-louisville-ky-150888) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lanier-asset-management-llc-louisville-ky-150888.md)) | 150888 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 10 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/legacy-financial-advisors-inc-covington-ky-158675) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/legacy-financial-advisors-inc-covington-ky-158675.md)) | 158675 | Covington, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 15 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Legacy Financial Independent Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/legacy-financial-independent-advisors-llc-louisville-ky-324258) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/legacy-financial-independent-advisors-llc-louisville-ky-324258.md)) | 324258 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 3 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Leif Clarke Wealth Management, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/leif-clarke-wealth-management-inc-ashland-ky-146369) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/leif-clarke-wealth-management-inc-ashland-ky-146369.md)) | 146369 | Ashland, KY | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 15 | % of assets |
| [LFG Wealth Partners, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lfg-wealth-partners-llc-elizabethtown-ky-331339) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lfg-wealth-partners-llc-elizabethtown-ky-331339.md)) | 331339 | Elizabethtown, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 2 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Life Advisors Financial Planning and Wealth Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/life-advisors-financial-planning-and-wealth-management-llc-munfordville-ky-148573) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/life-advisors-financial-planning-and-wealth-management-llc-munfordville-ky-148573.md)) | 148573 | Munfordville, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 17 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Lifetime Wealth Design LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lifetime-wealth-design-llc-louisville-ky-165086) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lifetime-wealth-design-llc-louisville-ky-165086.md)) | 165086 | Louisville, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 8 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Lightpath Wealth & Tax Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lightpath-wealth-and-tax-advisors-312276) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lightpath-wealth-and-tax-advisors-312276.md)) | 312276 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Lloyd Financial Group LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lloyd-financial-group-llc-union-ky-335332) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lloyd-financial-group-llc-union-ky-335332.md)) | 335332 | Union, KY | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 1 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Lockshield Partners, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lockshield-partners-inc-glasgow-ky-175433) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lockshield-partners-inc-glasgow-ky-175433.md)) | 175433 | Glasgow, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Magnate Advisory Services, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/magnate-advisory-services-llc-louisville-ky-283056) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/magnate-advisory-services-llc-louisville-ky-283056.md)) | 283056 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 6 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Mark Investment Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mark-investment-advisors-340413) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mark-investment-advisors-340413.md)) | 340413 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 0 | % of assets |
| [Market Cycle Investments LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/market-cycle-investments-llc-323986) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/market-cycle-investments-llc-323986.md)) | 323986 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 2 | % of assets, Performance fee |
| [MCF Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mcf-advisors-llc-lexington-ky-130372) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mcf-advisors-llc-lexington-ky-130372.md)) | 130372 | Lexington, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 22 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Mercurio Wealth Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mercurio-wealth-advisors-louisville-ky-283632) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mercurio-wealth-advisors-louisville-ky-283632.md)) | 283632 | Louisville, KY | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 5 | % of assets, Fixed fee |

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## Questions people ask

**How many financial advisory firms are there in Kentucky?**
AdvisorCensus lists 166 investment advisory firms with a principal office in Kentucky, from Form ADV filings as of October 2026: 85 SEC-registered, 75 state-registered, and 6 exempt reporting advisers. Firms may request removal, so the count can differ slightly from the number of firms that file Form ADV.

**How many fee-only financial advisors are in Kentucky?**
61 of the 166 firms meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test: paid only by a percentage of assets, hourly charges, fixed fees, or subscription fees on Form ADV Item 5.E (no commissions, performance-based fees, or other compensation), with no sales-related compensation ties in the same filing: no employee registered with a broker-dealer or licensed as an insurance agent (Item 5.B), no brokerage, insurance, real estate, or other product sales business (Item 6.A), no related broker-dealer, insurance company, real estate broker, or futures commission merchant (Item 7.A), and no referral fees from others or other sales interest (Item 8). Form ADV has no fee-only box, so this is derived from the filing; it is not a fee-only certification, and a firm's own page lists its compensation arrangements as filed.

**How many financial advisors in Kentucky offer financial planning?**
109 of the 160 firms in Kentucky that answer Form ADV Item 5.G, which asks what advisory services a firm provides, report financial planning services, as of October 2026. Exempt reporting advisers do not answer Item 5.G. Each firm page lists every advisory service the firm reports.

**Are the financial advisors in Kentucky fiduciaries?**
Every firm on this page is an investment adviser that files Form ADV, and an investment adviser owes its clients a fiduciary duty under federal law, made up of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty: it must act in the client's best interest and not put its own interests ahead of the client's, and must eliminate its conflicts of interest or disclose them fully and fairly. Form ADV has no fiduciary box because the duty comes with being an investment adviser. The duty covers the firm's advice; a firm or its people may also sell securities through a broker-dealer or insurance as licensed agents, roles held to other standards. The 61 firms that meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test report none of those sales ties.

**How do I check whether a financial advisor has disciplinary disclosures?**
Each firm page shows how many Form ADV Item 11 disciplinary questions the firm answered yes and links to the firm's record on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site (adviserinfo.sec.gov), where the detail of each disclosure is public. Individual advisers' records are on the same site and on FINRA BrokerCheck.

**Does AdvisorCensus rate, verify, or recommend these firms?**
No. The directory shows what each firm filed, in alphabetical order unless you choose another sort, and no firm's position depends on payment. Firms that claim their page can add a description and links, marked as provided by the firm; the filed facts are never changed by that content.

**What does regulatory assets under management mean?**
Regulatory assets under management (RAUM) is the figure a firm reports on Form ADV Item 5.F: the securities portfolios it provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services for, at market value, including assets managed without discretion. It measures scale, not performance or quality.

## Related pages

- [Financial advisors in Kentucky](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky) (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky.md)
- [Fee-only financial advisors in Kentucky](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky/fee-only) (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky/fee-only.md)
- [Flat-fee financial advisors in Kentucky](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky/flat-fee) (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky/flat-fee.md)
- [Hourly financial advisors in Kentucky](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky/hourly) (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky/hourly.md)

Every firm in this list as CSV: https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky.csv

Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Financial advisors in Kentucky: 166 firms from Form ADV filings as of October 2026.