15-year industry veteran is recognized for his retirement planning expertise.

Cleveland, OH -- (SBWire) -- 12/09/2010 -- Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC (http://www.cedarbrookfinancial.com), one of the region’s largest independent wealth management firms according to Crain’s Cleveland Business 2010, announced that Craig Gabel has been promoted to advisor in the Retirement Plans Division. Gabel joined Cedar Brook in 2008 after serving as a client manager, for a retirement plan practice, at Lincoln Financial Group.

“Craig’s disciplined analysis of 401K plans provides an invaluable service to our 100 clients who are owners of small to medium-sized businesses,” explained Richard Anderson, director of the Retirement Plans Division. “He has a knack for combining his research and our clients’ needs to design plans that benefit business owners and their key employees. That’s why he earned this significant promotion,” said Anderson.

About Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC
Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC is one of Northeast Ohio’s largest independent wealth management firms according to Crain’s Cleveland Business 2010, offering integrated wealth management and investment counseling services for corporate executives, business owners, physicians, and families. With over $1 billion in assets under management, Cedar Brook’s fifty-plus professionals deliver a broad array of customized services including comprehensive planning and wealth strategies, investment and insurance advice, retirement plan consulting, group benefit programs, and charitable legacy planning. Each Cedar Brook advisor acts as a client’s personal CFO; they uniquely understand their customer’s professional and individual financial goals. The firm offers securities through Securities America Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Cedar Brook received the Securities America 2009 Branch Office Shooting Star Award for realizing the highest increase in assets under management from the previous year. Advisory services are offered through Securities America Advisors Inc., an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC and the Securities America companies are not affiliated. For more information, please visit http://www.cedarbrookfinancial.com.