Mary McCraw
CFP®
The Arkansas Financial Group, Inc.
Senior Financial Advisor
Mary McCraw
CFP®
The Arkansas Financial Group, Inc.
Senior Financial Advisor
Our team approach ensures that clients receive not only our individual skills and expertise but our collective experience as well. - Mary McCraw, CFP®
Helping busy people make smart financial decisions.
Mary McCraw is a Little Rock, AR fee-only financial planner. The Arkansas Financial Group, Inc. provides comprehensive and objective financial planning and investment management to help individuals organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Mary McCraw is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.
Mary McCraw joined The Arkansas Financial Group in 2008 and is a Financial Advisor and Partner. Mary has over 18 years of experience in financial planning helping clients achieve their goals. At AFG, she works with a variety of clients including young professionals and families just starting out. She works closely with these clients to provide the tools early in their financial lives that will help them reach their goals. Mary has had experience serving a wide variety of clients during her career and has a passion for helping people manage their financial lives.
Prior to joining AFG, she worked for a boutique wealth management firm in Los Angeles, preparing financial plans for clients in the entertainment industry. While in Los Angeles, Mary obtained the Certified Financial PlannerTM designation.
She began her career in Little Rock working as a Paraplanner at Financial Decisions Institute, serving middle-income clients. Mary attended The University of North Texas in Denton where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Finance with an emphasis in Personal Financial Planning.
Mary’s strong belief in fee-only financial planning makes her position with the Arkansas Financial Group an excellent match.
Mary is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Little Rock and has served on the Board as Treasurer, Nominating Director and Administrative VP.
In her spare time, Mary enjoys reading, cooking and spending time with her husband, Kyle and twin daughters, Dana and Catherine.
Mary McCraw is a Member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors - highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
NAPFA members live by three important values:
- To be the beacon for independent, objective financial advice for individuals and families.
- To be the champion of financial services delivered in the public interest.
- To be the standard bearer for the emerging profession of financial planning.
Helping busy people make smart financial decisions.
Our happiest clients tend to share three characteristics: they are Collaborative Delegators, Disciplined Spenders and Realistic Investors. Read more about our Ideal Client… They are bright decision makers; who can openly share important facts, beliefs and goals; balance current consumption with building for a sound future; and recognize that in an uncertain financial world there are no easy, quick and certain solutions.
The details of our firm, our services and our contact information is available through the links listed on the left. Here are the key points that most prospective clients want to know about us:
• We are a holistic wealth management firm committed to helping our clients achieve long-term financial success. When we say “holistic,” we mean that we work with the “big picture” of your wealth, rather than simply its individual components. We examine relevant tax strategies, investment options, cash flow implications, estate planning issues, risk management approaches and available fringe benefits that may affect you in achieving your long-term goals.
• We act as a fiduciary for our clients. We receive no commissions or any third-party compensation. This allows us to reduce or eliminiate conflicts of interest and align ourselves with only you and your best interest in mind.
• We use a fee structure that is unique within our profession because it is affordable and fair, whether you are just getting started, are of modest means or have accumulated sizeable wealth.
• We know our business and have years of experience working as a professional team to help your plans become reality. We have specific knowledge in serving professionals in general, and physicians in particular.
At The Arkansas Financial Group we know that your financial life is complex, so we work with your broad, relevant facts to give you sound advice. This limits our availability for “project” work. We are not your firm if you are looking for:
• Ad hoc consultations or “quickie second opinions”;
• Management of a piece of your investment portfolio; or,
• Preparation of a plan that you will implement on your own.
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.
Specialties
- Comprehensive Financial Planning
- Retirement Income Planning
- Investment Management
- College Education Planning
Ideal Clients
- Retirees and Near Retirees
- Growing Families
- Sudden Money Situations
- Novice Investors
Working Together
- In-Office Meetings
- Virtual Meetings
- Clearly Defined Fees
- No Product Sales
- Complimentary Initial Consultation
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Mary McCraw is a NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors—highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
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Mary McCraw is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional - Click for Verification
CFP® professionals are held to strict ethical standards to ensure financial planning recommendations are in your best interest. What’s more, a CFP® professional must acquire several years of experience related to delivering financial planning services to clients and pass the comprehensive CFP® Certification Exam before they can use the CFP® designation.
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Mary McCraw is Featured in the Little Rock Soireé: "Meet Your Financial Planner: The Arkansas Financial Group, Inc."
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Mary McCraw is a Member and Past Board of Directors Member of the Junior League of Little Rock
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Mary McCraw is Quoted on The Huffington Post: "9 Easy Ways To Save More Money For College"
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Mary McCraw is Quoted on grow by Acorns: "Want to Have Kids? Better Plan on These Costs"
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Mary McCraw is Quoted on SavvyKids: "Tighten the Belt and Still Breathe"
Contact Mary McCraw
Office Locations:
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1001 N. University Avenue
Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72207