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Served from our Covington office, about 25 minutes away.

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50 E RiverCenter Blvd, Suite 300, Covington, KY 41011 · (859) 392-8600

The MCF Advisors office in Covington, KY — Covington, KY

Union has grown quickly, drawing families out along the Boone County corridor for newer housing and the Ryle school district. The typical household here is younger than in the river cities: peak earning years, meaningful savings rates and a plan that needs to handle college and retirement at the same time.

Local retirement picture

What Union retires from

The employers and retirement plans we see most often from Union households. These are the details that decide when you can retire and what you keep.

Cincinnati corporate employers

A long commute north means Ohio income, Kentucky filing and equity compensation that is often mishandled.

CVG and the logistics corridor

Airport-adjacent careers with benefit-driven retirement timing.

Boone County Schools

Kentucky's Teachers' Retirement System, frequently paired with a spouse's private-sector 401(k).

Employer plans are described in general terms. Your own benefits, elections and deadlines govern, and we review them directly rather than assuming.

Planning services for Union

Questions

Questions from Union

We are saving for college and retirement at once. Which comes first?

Retirement, in almost every case, because there is no financial aid for retirement. That does not mean ignoring college; it means sizing the education savings against a retirement plan that has already been stress-tested, so you are not trading one for the other by accident.

How far is Union from your office?

About twenty-five minutes to the Covington office, longer if you are heading up during the morning rush. Families in this stage of life tend to prefer video for the routine check-ins and save the drive for the annual review, which works well.

I have restricted stock from my employer. What should I be watching?

Concentration and timing. Vesting creates taxable income whether or not you sell, and holding a large position in the company that also pays your salary doubles down on a single risk. Both are manageable with a plan set before the vest rather than after.

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