About Jeff Rose

Jeff Rose and Family

I started my career as a financial advisor in Carbondale, IL with A.G. Edwards & Sons in 2001. Always excited to meet new people and having a unique interest in the financial markets, being a financial planner was the perfect fit for my career.

Where It All Began

I was originally born in Los Angeles, CA and primarily raised in West Frankfort, IL where I graduated Frankfort Community High School in 1996. I started college, but then realized another purpose I needed to serve: My Country. I joined the Army National Guard in 1997 as an Infantryman and served a total of 9 years. The military gave me the discipline and drive to graduate from SIU-Carbondale with a B.S. in Finance and minor in Accounting while simultaneously holding a 30 hour a week job.

Vacation In The Sand…..Kind Of

Jeff in Baghdad

In January of 2005, 4 years into my career, my National Guard unit out of West Frankfort, IL was called up to support Operation Iraqi Freedom . Acquiring the rank of Staff Sergeant, I served as Squad Leader while conducting military police maneuvers in central Baghdad. Anticipating my return, I attained the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation between mission and duties during my downtime in Iraq. Due to countless prayers, I safely returned home March of 2006.

Back At It

Picking up right where I left off, I resumed my career as a financial advisor. My goal was to be the “complete package” advisor, wanting to assist in all areas including: investments, insurance, taxes, and estate planning. The next step was to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner, which I did in November 2007. An individual who has earned the CFP® mark of distinction has met the education, examination, experience and ethics standards established by the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards (CFP Board).

A New Chapter Begins

Alliance Investment Planning Group

In December of 2007, three others and I formed Alliance Investment Planning Group LLC. We are an independent financial planning firm based in Southern Illinois. Since then we have added three other advisors to our team.

Blogging-Just The Beginning

July 2008 marks the launch of my financial planning and investment blog Good Financial Cents. My hope is that I can help people make sense of investing and their personal finances. With so many different options out there, I hope to ease the fog and help you make clear and smart financial decisions. Knowledge is Power!

The Family

The Rose Family

I reside in Carterville, IL with my beautiful wife Mandy, our two year old son Parker, our newborn son Bentley (pictures to come), and our spoiled pet boxer Klaya (named after Cassius Clay- greatest boxer of all time). You can also read more about my family at my blog Financial Dad or my wife’s blog House of Rose. (Everybody tells me that my wife’s blog is cooler)

Away From the Office

When I’m away from the office you can usually find me in the gym doing some crazy Crossfit workout. A good workout concludes with me gasping for air collapsed on the gym floor. Now that is a good workout! I’m an active member in our local Carterville Rotary Club as well as business networking groups SINA (Southern Illinois Networking Association) and 13 Pro. I have a true desire to give back to the community and am still looking for creative and fun ways to do so.

Photos taken Jason York Photography (shameless best friend plug)