The Team

Austin Crites, is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder (CFA) - one of the highest distinctions in the investment management profession. Austin is a graduate of Marian University in Indianapolis where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics. Austin began his career in 2008 starting as a financial advisor and later transitioned towards a focus on investment management. At Aurora Financial Strategies, Austin’s primary role is to serve as the builder of our clients’ portfolios. Austin’s attention to detail, research methods, and background in finance allow him to build client portfolios based on the personalized needs of each of our clients.  

As an investor, Austin considers his natural curiosity to be among his greatest strengths. He is fascinated with learning and revisiting different types of businesses and industries to find what makes them tick. His wide-ranging curiosity allows him to sift through stock reports and build well-diversified portfolios. Austin’s experience as the Past- President of the CFA Society of Indianapolis along with being a current adjunct professor of investments at Marian University help him to stay connected with the local investment professional community.  

In his spare time, Austin enjoys exploring various hobbies such as vegetable gardening, fermenting apple cider, and reading non-fiction literature. Austin also loves watching baseball (Go Cubs!), playing soccer, grilling out, and strategy games of all kinds. Most of all, he relishes family time with his wife, Kundai, and their two children, Tatenda & Nyasha. They reside in the downtown Indianapolis area.