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First Kentucky Securities
Legal namestring
First Kentucky Securities Corporation
Websiteurl
firstky.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1977
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersLouisville, United States
HQ citystring
Louisville
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
wealth management services, municipal bond underwriting, institutional investment consulting, personal financial planning, broker-dealer services
NAICS code2 codes
  • Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage5231
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
SIC code2 codes
  • Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies6211
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Wealth Management and Municipal Finance
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model3 records
1Wealth Management Services
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

Comprehensive wealth management including investment planning, asset allocation, tax planning, estate planning, retirement planning, and insurance solutions. Revenue generated through advisory fees and commissions on financial products.

firstky.com
2Municipal Bond Services
TypeTransaction Fee
Description

Municipal bond issuance, underwriting, and trading. Revenue generated through underwriting fees, trading commissions, and advisory services for municipal finance clients.

firstky.com
3Institutional Consulting
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Investment manager evaluation, portfolio management, and policy development for institutional clients including investment policy statements, asset allocation strategies, and benchmarks.

firstky.com
Marketing channels3 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels2 records

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components6 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others
GTM typeB2B and B2C
B2B and B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

First Kentucky Securities is a full-service wealth management and municipal finance broker-dealer serving individuals, families, institutions, corporations, and municipalities. It delivers personal investing, institutional consulting, and municipal bond issuance, underwriting, and trading services through licensed financial advisors across its Lexington and Louisville offices.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

First Kentucky Securities is a full-service wealth management firm offering a portfolio of related financial services under multiple sub-brands. The core First KY Securities brand provides comprehensive wealth management while specialized groups including First Credit Advisors (municipal bond credit research), H2F Investments (financial planning), Kiper O'Connor Wealth Management, and Current Wealth Management offer targeted services. Services span personal investing, institutional consulting, and municipal finance including bond issuance, underwriting, and trading.

Product and service3 records
1Personal Investing
CategoryWealth Management
Description

Comprehensive wealth management services for individuals and families including investment planning, asset allocation, tax planning, estate planning, retirement planning, college funding, social security/medicare planning, gifting/charitable contributions, fixed income solutions, mutual funds, and insurance tax strategies.

2Institutional Consulting
CategoryInstitutional Investment Advisory
Description

Objective evaluation of institutional investment manager performance, comprehensive investment policy development, asset allocation strategies, benchmarks, and periodic reviews for institutional clients including endowments, foundations, and corporate plan sponsors.

3Municipal Finance
CategoryPublic Finance
Description

Municipal bond issuance, underwriting, and trading services including bond sales, official statements, fiscal agent services, financial advisory, and tax-free bond search for Kentucky government entities such as cities, counties, school districts, and authorities.

Scale indicator3 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Davenport & Company
TypeDirect peer
Description

Richmond, VA-based employee-owned regional broker-dealer offering wealth management and fixed income/municipal bond services with a similar multi-office regional model and comparable AUM scale.

2Stifel Financial
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

St. Louis-based broker-dealer with deep municipal underwriting franchise and regional wealth management offices; competes for both Kentucky institutional municipal bond mandates and HNW clients.

3Edward Jones
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

St. Louis-based national wealth management firm with a regional branch/advisor model that directly competes for Kentucky retail wealth clients with substantially larger advisor headcount and brand.

4Robert W. Baird
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Midwest-headquartered broker-dealer that has acquired multiple regional broker-dealers (Hilliard Lyons, Ross Sinclaire); operates at much greater scale in the same wealth management and municipal bond space.

5Wedbush Securities
TypeDirect peer
Description

Los Angeles-based regional broker-dealer with comparable wealth management and municipal/fixed income capabilities under a private, independent ownership structure.

6Hilliard Lyons
TypeDirect peer
Description

Long-standing Kentucky-headquartered regional broker-dealer with deep municipal bond and wealth management expertise, historically the most direct competitor to First Kentucky Securities in the Lexington/Louisville markets.

7Janney Montgomery Scott
TypeDirect peer
Description

Philadelphia-based regional broker-dealer with similar business mix of wealth management, fixed income trading, and institutional services; operates comparable advisor-led regional model.

8Raymond James Financial
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

National broker-dealer with a strong regional-office advisor model and significant fixed income/municipal capabilities; directly competes for the same HNW Kentucky clientele and advisor recruits.

9Ross Sinclaire & Associates
TypeDirect peer
Description

Ohio-based regional broker-dealer specializing in municipal bond underwriting and trading with comparable sub-advisory relationships; multiple First Kentucky team members (Barker, Pickrell) previously worked there.

10RBC Wealth Management (U.S.)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

U.S. broker-dealer arm of RBC with significant Kentucky advisor presence offering competing wealth management services to the same HNW clientele.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat4 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers5 records

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment3 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile3 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
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Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Subsidiaries1 record

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Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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First Kentucky Securities

Wealth Management and Municipal Financefirstky.com

First Kentucky Securities firmographics

Firmographics
Name
First Kentucky Securities
Legal name
First Kentucky Securities Corporation
Website
https://firstky.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1977
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where First Kentucky Securities is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Louisville
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

First Kentucky Securities business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B and B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

  1. Wealth Management Services: Comprehensive wealth management including investment planning, asset allocation, tax planning, estate planning, retirement planning, and insurance solutions. Revenue generated through advisory fees and commissions on financial products.
  2. Municipal Bond Services: Municipal bond issuance, underwriting, and trading. Revenue generated through underwriting fees, trading commissions, and advisory services for municipal finance clients.
  3. Institutional Consulting: Investment manager evaluation, portfolio management, and policy development for institutional clients including investment policy statements, asset allocation strategies, and benchmarks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

First Kentucky Securities product offering

Product offering

Core offering

First Kentucky Securities is a full-service wealth management and municipal finance broker-dealer serving individuals, families, institutions, corporations, and municipalities. It delivers personal investing, institutional consulting, and municipal bond issuance, underwriting, and trading services through licensed financial advisors across its Lexington and Louisville offices.

Product overview

First Kentucky Securities is a full-service wealth management firm offering a portfolio of related financial services under multiple sub-brands. The core First KY Securities brand provides comprehensive wealth management while specialized groups including First Credit Advisors (municipal bond credit research), H2F Investments (financial planning), Kiper O'Connor Wealth Management, and Current Wealth Management offer targeted services. Services span personal investing, institutional consulting, and municipal finance including bond issuance, underwriting, and trading.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Personal Investing Comprehensive wealth management services for individuals and families including investment planning, asset allocation, tax planning, estate planning, retirement planning, college funding, social security/medicare planning, gifting/charitable contributions, fixed income solutions, mutual funds, and insurance tax strategies.
  • Institutional Consulting Objective evaluation of institutional investment manager performance, comprehensive investment policy development, asset allocation strategies, benchmarks, and periodic reviews for institutional clients including endowments, foundations, and corporate plan sponsors.
  • Municipal Finance Municipal bond issuance, underwriting, and trading services including bond sales, official statements, fiscal agent services, financial advisory, and tax-free bond search for Kentucky government entities such as cities, counties, school districts, and authorities.

Companies that use First Kentucky Securities

Customer profile

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

First Kentucky Securities technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

First Kentucky Securities partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

First Kentucky Securities competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Davenport & Company: Richmond, VA-based employee-owned regional broker-dealer offering wealth management and fixed income/municipal bond services with a similar multi-office regional model and comparable AUM scale.
  • Wedbush Securities: Los Angeles-based regional broker-dealer with comparable wealth management and municipal/fixed income capabilities under a private, independent ownership structure.
  • Hilliard Lyons: Long-standing Kentucky-headquartered regional broker-dealer with deep municipal bond and wealth management expertise, historically the most direct competitor to First Kentucky Securities in the Lexington/Louisville markets.
  • Janney Montgomery Scott: Philadelphia-based regional broker-dealer with similar business mix of wealth management, fixed income trading, and institutional services; operates comparable advisor-led regional model.
  • Ross Sinclaire & Associates: Ohio-based regional broker-dealer specializing in municipal bond underwriting and trading with comparable sub-advisory relationships; multiple First Kentucky team members (Barker, Pickrell) previously worked there.

Broad incumbents

  • Stifel Financial: St. Louis-based broker-dealer with deep municipal underwriting franchise and regional wealth management offices; competes for both Kentucky institutional municipal bond mandates and HNW clients.
  • Edward Jones: St. Louis-based national wealth management firm with a regional branch/advisor model that directly competes for Kentucky retail wealth clients with substantially larger advisor headcount and brand.
  • Robert W. Baird: Midwest-headquartered broker-dealer that has acquired multiple regional broker-dealers (Hilliard Lyons, Ross Sinclaire); operates at much greater scale in the same wealth management and municipal bond space.
  • Raymond James Financial: National broker-dealer with a strong regional-office advisor model and significant fixed income/municipal capabilities; directly competes for the same HNW Kentucky clientele and advisor recruits.
  • RBC Wealth Management (U.S.): U.S. broker-dealer arm of RBC with significant Kentucky advisor presence offering competing wealth management services to the same HNW clientele.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

First Kentucky Securities social profiles

Digital presence

First Kentucky Securities financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

First Kentucky Securities leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

First Kentucky Securities subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

First Kentucky Securities funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

First Kentucky Securities M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about First Kentucky Securities

What does First Kentucky Securities do?

First Kentucky Securities is a full-service wealth management and municipal finance broker-dealer serving individuals, families, institutions, corporations, and municipalities. It delivers personal investing, institutional consulting, and municipal bond issuance, underwriting, and trading services through licensed financial advisors across its Lexington and Louisville offices.

Is First Kentucky Securities a public or private company?

First Kentucky Securities is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was First Kentucky Securities founded?

First Kentucky Securities was founded in 1977. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is First Kentucky Securities based?

First Kentucky Securities is headquartered in Louisville, United States, in the North America region.

How does First Kentucky Securities make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Wealth Management Services are the primary driver. The others are municipal Bond Services and institutional Consulting.

Who are First Kentucky Securities's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Davenport & Company, Wedbush Securities, Hilliard Lyons, Janney Montgomery Scott and Ross Sinclaire & Associates. Broad incumbents are Stifel Financial, Edward Jones, Robert W. Baird, Raymond James Financial and RBC Wealth Management (U.S.).

Does First Kentucky Securities have an API?

No public API is recorded for First Kentucky Securities.

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