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Investment management. Guided by your retirement plan.

For individuals and business owners in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati.

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LPL Financial

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CRPC™, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™

Bradley M. Howard
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™

QPFC, Qualified Plan Financial Consultant

Bradley M. Howard
Qualified Plan Financial Consultant

When life changes, your investments need a plan.

Retirement, an inheritance, a new business or a growing family can change how you need to invest. We help you review those investment decisions.

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Our services

Investment management is our core service. We use your retirement plan to guide how we invest.

Investment management
We manage your portfolio around your financial needs and the risk your plan calls for.
Retirement planning & income
Work through retirement timing, spending, Social Security and pension decisions.
Small-business retirement plans
401(k) and other retirement plans for business owners and their employees.
Life insurance & education savings
Life insurance and 529 plans as your family’s needs change.
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Plan for spending in retirement.

Retirement planning should help you understand what you can spend, as well as what you need to save.

  1. Start with your finances.

    We look at your savings, income and spending needs to build a retirement forecast.

  2. Assess investment risk.

    Your plan helps us assess how much investment risk makes sense for you.

  3. Manage the investments.

    We use that plan to guide the portfolio we manage for you.

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Fran Marcum and Brad Howard.

Meet Brad and Fran

Bradley M. Howard

Financial Consultant · CRPC™, QPFC

Brad has spent his 23-year career as a Financial Consultant in Northern Kentucky. He lives in Villa Hills and volunteers with Easterseals Redwood.

Fran Marcum

Administrative Assistant

Fran brings more than 20 years of administrative experience to her work with clients.

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Start with a conversation

Talk with Brad about your investments, or contact Fran to arrange a conversation.

Call 859-982-0511

Fran Marcum

Administrative Assistant

859-982-0511francis.marcum@lpl.com

Bradley M. Howard

Financial Consultant

859-888-0861brad.howard@lpl.com

Office hours
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

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