Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
What happened in 2022 (and what to expect now!) - A Financial Markets Summary
It was a challenging year in many ways with inflation spiking up to levels not seen in many decades, a new war in Europe that shows no...
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Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Nov 3, 2022
Fed Note: November 2, 2022
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee raised the fed funds rate today by another 0.75%, from 3.00-3.25% to 3.75-4.00%. The vote was...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Sep 22, 2022
Fed Note: September 21, 2022
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee raised the fed funds rate today by another 0.75%, to a range of 3.00-3.25%. The vote was...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Sep 13, 2022
Market Note: September 13th, 2022
Despite early hopes for a positive day as measured by S&P futures pre-market trading, the mood was soon dashed as markets declined...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Jul 14, 2022
Making Sense of the First Half of 2022
“Real optimists don’t believe that everything will be great. That’s complacency. Optimism is a belief that the odds of a good outcome are...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- May 6, 2022
Book 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®
- May 5, 2022
Q2 2022 Market and Economic Outlook Video
We put out a market and economic outlook video every quarter. This is general information that provides our latest thoughts
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Mar 19, 2022
Are We Headed for Stagflation?
Stagflation is the combination of high inflation and a slowing economy. Lately, the question above has come up more often and there has...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Feb 24, 2022
Market Note: Russia/Ukraine
A variety of conflicts involving major world powers have tended to historically raise short-term volatility in global financial assets.
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Dec 2, 2021
Are We Re-opened? A Business Cycle Update
As we close out 2021 and move further away from the 2020 recession, many of us are still wondering when things will get back to “normal.”...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Nov 13, 2021
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Oct 23, 2021
Hot Question Right Now – Is stagflation coming back?
Stagflation: A period of high inflation combined with a stagnating economy. As the high inflation caused by the aftermath of economic...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Jul 21, 2021
How 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®
- May 20, 2021
Market-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®
- Mar 12, 2021
The American Rescue Plan: What's Inside
The American Rescue Plan was signed into law this week...How does the new bill affect you? Let's dive in.
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Mar 5, 2021
Interest rates and the stock market: What you need to know
You may have heard some chatter recently about interest rates, especially if you are following the stock market at all.
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Feb 7, 2021
Q1 2021 Market Update and Portfolio Update
A brief summary of our perspective on the current state of the markets and economy
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Dec 6, 2020
Trends Toward Digital Currency
Bitcoin is just one piece of a growing trend toward digital currency. In this post, we discuss some of the benefits and challenges
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Nov 7, 2020
Stocks Taught Us An Important Lesson This Election
This week the stock market staged the biggest election week rally since FDR won election in 1932. This week alone, the Nasdaq surged...
Jeran Van Alfen, CFP®
- Sep 6, 2020
Can Stocks Continue to Go Up in this Economy?
Stock volatility returned this week after a pretty steady summer and market indexes reaching all-time highs.
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