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McCarley & Cook

Cincinnati, Ohio

Fee-only

McCarley & Cook at a glance

  • One of 337 fee-only firms based in Ohio in the Wellspent graph.
  • 2 advisors are listed here; 1 of 2 hold the CFP.
  • Its Form ADV reports 2 employees and 168 individual clients, 50 of them high net worth.
  • Its average account is about $302,000 (assets it manages divided by its 560 accounts).

Specialties Retirement planning · Estate & legacy planning · Tax planning

Works with Retirees · Pre-retirees

Fee-only advisors in Ohio · What fee-only advisors charge in Ohio

Facts

Based inCincinnati, Ohio
Websitemccarleycook.com
Phone(513) 792-9990

McCarley & Cook fees

McCarley & Cook doesn't publish its prices on its website, or we couldn't confirm them word for word. Ask for its Form ADV Part 2A, which must describe its fees.

For comparison, fee-only firms that publish prices charge a median of $4,500 a year for ongoing planning, $2,000 for a one-time plan, $300 an hour, or 1% of assets. See the fee report.

What its SEC filing says

Paid byPercentage of assets · Hourly
Assets managed$169 million
Individual clients118
High-net-worth clients50
Accounts managed560
Employees2
Planning clients101-250
Registered withThe SEC (801-125903)
Financial planningOffered
Form ADV filedMarch 20, 2026
SEC recordCRD 310087

Advisors at this firm (2)