Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®May 20Good Charts for Right NowBonds have had a bad year…but typically returns improve after a period like this: Source: Blackrock Student of the Market May 2022 The...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®May 20Catch 2022Recently, I just finished reading Catch-22 for my book club. It was the first time I had read it. It is a fictional story set during...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®May 7Book Notes: The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness One of the books that I read recently was particularly helpful when it comes to approaching financial decisions. The book is The...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Oct 9, 2021Will Social Security Be There For Me? Many of us know that the Social Security program has been under pressure for years. In 2020, The Covid Pandemic created a further...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Oct 9, 2021It Costs How Much? Understanding Supply-Chain Issues In many of the conversations that I’ve had recently, inflation has been a subject of concern. Things are just costing more. Energy...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Sep 4, 2021What is a Taper Tantrum? When the pandemic started, the Fed slashed interest rates and began buying $120 billion a month in bonds and mortgage-backed securities...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Aug 21, 2021Essentials: Choosing the Right Investment MixThere are so many options out there for us to invest our money. Over the last few years there has been a reduction of trading fees, new...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Aug 7, 2021Essentials: Are You Following Bad Money Advice? Have you ever stopped to think about where your money habits have come from? For most of us, we have been given lots of advice over the...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Jul 22, 2021Big Tech and Regulation: What to Know as an InvestorHow will government regulation affect our investments in big tech companies? If you follow political headlines recently, this question...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Jul 21, 2021How to Manage Inflation at Different Ages Inflation is a buzzword right now and you most likely have felt some of the effects of increased prices firsthand over the last few...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Jul 3, 2021Essentials: 3 Things to Teach Your Kids About Investing For many of us, investing was not a part of our core educational curriculum as we grew up. Financial lessons often are learned in the...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Jun 19, 2021Essentials: Save Money or Pay Off Debt?When you are in debt, it can feel like your only priority should be to pay it off. The monthly payments are stacking up, the interest is...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®Jun 5, 2021A Financial Planner’s Perspective on CryptoAt some point in most conversations lately, we have been getting the question: “What do you think about Bitcoin?” Which totally makes...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®May 28, 2021Essentials: How to Understand Your Stock InvestmentsOne of our most important mottos at Centered Financial is: Invest with Purpose. We refer to this so much because we feel that it is so...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®May 21, 2021Market-Related Worries?Worried about a market crash? Here's how to make smart investment decisions. If you check the financial news every once in a while, you...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®May 18, 2021The Essentials: Automate to Reach Your Financial GoalsDid you know that the average adult is faced with more than 35,000 decisions each day?[1] Now that you know, you can give yourself a...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®May 7, 2021The Essentials: DiversificationFill in the blank: I only like investing in_______. (Real estate, stocks, cryptocurrency, gold, etc.). I invested once and it didn’t end...