Designations and Licenses

Cramer is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and a Chartered Financial Consultant® professional.

Experience and Education

Cramer helps individuals and families create customized financial plans to help them achieve their long-term goals. Prior to joining Mariner, Cramer served as an analyst at both Capstone Financial Advisors and Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth. As an analyst, he guided clients through all stages of the financial planning process, including asset allocation and investments, tax planning, retirement and cash flow planning, estate planning and charitable giving. Before beginning his career in wealth management, Cramer held a leadership role with a Fortune 50 insurance and financial services company.

Cramer has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and consumer economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Accolades

Cramer was named to Forbes’ Best-In-State Wealth Advisors in Illinois, ranking #59 in 2024.

Personal Interests

Cramer enjoys live music of all varieties. He is also an avid sports fan and on the advisory board of the H Foundation.

Cramer’s Office

Best-In-State: Advisors are selected for the Forbes rankings by SHOOK Research. Rankings for 2024 were published in April 2024 and were based on June 30^th data, including 1- and 5-year periods.

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