From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
January 9, 2012 at 8:47 am
Say what you want about Tebow… he has proven he is a competitor, a winner and the most important thing to him – a strong Christian that doesn’t ever stop believing.I’m ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
January 6, 2012 at 1:04 am
Scottrade is one of the most solidified discount brokers in the industry.They offer competitive trading costs as well as great customer service. Scottrade has a standard fee for ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
January 4, 2012 at 8:51 am
Most Americans have some amount of personal debt.If you include secured debts, like homes and cars, an astonishing 80% of Americans have accrued some form of debt.Take the secured ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
January 3, 2012 at 8:57 am
Many people own mutual funds and still have no real clue what a mutual fund really is.And since more than 80 million people invest into mutual funds, wouldn’t you think people ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
January 2, 2012 at 8:16 am
Time to FocusLast year was the first year that I wrote a goals post here on the blog.I truly loved the experience as it helped put things in perspective of what I really wanted ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 28, 2011 at 4:28 pm
To-do: Buy more post-itsI have a confession. I suffer from a slight case of ADHD.In addition to that, I am scatterbrained to the umpteenth degree.From the outside looking in, ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 27, 2011 at 3:47 pm
The Behavior GapThere aren’t many financial planners that I would feel comfortable calling a “visionary”.Carl Richards is one of them.When I first saw the sketch ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 22, 2011 at 8:09 am
In these tough economic times, many recognize the importance of financial planning.You want to ensure that your resources are directed to best effect, and that means creating a ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 20, 2011 at 7:24 pm
If you knew you could use a credit card to finally get out of debt forever, would you be interested in learning more about it?The very thing that has cost you thousands in interest ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 20, 2011 at 8:25 am
Avoid PMIWhen we were in the process of building our dream home, we pretty well expected to go over budget.Knowing this we tried to cut expenses as much as we could. The one ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 19, 2011 at 8:21 am
How many times have you been faced with a financial decision where afterwards you regret saying, “Yes”?Too many, right?We’ve all been there; me included.There ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 18, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Open for businessBaby-boomers with retirement within their grasp were the biggest losers in the Great Recession.Whether you had an Individual Retirement Account or a 401(k), ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 16, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Does your Roth IRA measure up?When you’re at the point in your life where you are adding to your Roth IRA in order to help plan for a stable and enjoyable retirement, it makes ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 15, 2011 at 8:28 am
Debt Free Baby!I graduated from college with $0 in debt.Let that sink in a little.Powerful isn’t it? With Occupy Wall-Street protests, college graduates moving back home, ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 13, 2011 at 8:20 am
Don't miss the deadline!If you are like 40% of the population, you will file your tax return as soon as you possibly can in order toA) get it over with and/or B) receive your ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 12, 2011 at 8:48 am
If your job offers a group life insurance plan, then it makes sense to just take a policy through them, right?It’s easy.It’s cheap.But is it really the right thing ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 10, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Asset ProtectionHave you ever wondered if what your investing in is the right thing for you? If you have you are asking about investment management.Investment management is the ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 8, 2011 at 8:11 am
Investing With ProsperAre you looking for higher rates of return than you can earn on certificates of deposit, online savings accounts, and bonds?If you are willing to accept ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 7, 2011 at 1:29 pm
You say you give it everything you got, but do you really?When times get hard and it starts to get uncomfortable, do you quit? And try to convince yourself that you really did ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
December 1, 2011 at 5:30 am
Ho! Ho! HO! Merry Christmas! It’s giveaway time at Good Financial Cents.Who doesn’t like a giveaway?Well, this is special giveaway for a few reasons:1. This is my first ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
November 30, 2011 at 9:00 am
It all started in July 2008, when my blog, Good Financial Cents, was born.I’ve always had a passion for educating people on the basics of investing and financial planning and ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
November 29, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Mobile OfficeThis post is not about the latest investment advice or a breakthrough trend in personal finance, rather a reflection of my evolution from a Corporate professional ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
November 29, 2011 at 8:50 am
Timeshare worth it? When I was in college, one of my roommates’ parents had a timeshare.They weren’t going to use it one of the weekends it was their “turn,” ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
November 26, 2011 at 1:19 am
How much is your home worth?A good home appraisal is one of the most important components of getting approved for a mortgage.This appraisal ultimately decides just how much a ... (
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From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
November 23, 2011 at 8:03 am
Bank or credit union?In the last few years credit unions have seen a steady increase in customers and deposits.A local credit union that I was affiliated with saw their total ... (
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