Jaron H. Poulson, CFP® was born and raised in West Valley City, UT. As the youngest of 3 and the only boy, he enjoyed watching and playing multiple sports. Jaron was a member of the golf and baseball teams at Granger High School, but his true passion for baseball eventually led him to pursue the sport at the college level. After high school, Jaron played baseball at Snow College in Ephraim, UT. Following a service mission to Alberta, Canada, Jaron went back to baseball and played at Ricks College in Rexburg, ID. Jaron later studied at the University of Utah, earning a Bachelor’s degree in the area of financial planning and economics. In 2000, he started work in the financial industry and quickly realized that providing financial advice, not products, was his talent and true professional passion.
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™, Jaron is a huge proponent of on-going financial education. Jaron has worked as an instructor at the University of Utah’s Lifelong Learning Program and has taught many retirement classes at local universities and colleges. Course topics include cost assessments associated with retirement, ways of determining sources of retirement income, improving investment potential, reducing financial risk, and preserving an estate for heirs. Currently, Jaron is an adjunct professor and a faculty member at the University of Utah’s College of Social and Behavioral Science where he teaches the foundational course in Financial Planning to undergraduate students.
Knowing how important it is to remain in touch and up-to-date with the ever-changing financial landscape, Jaron has continued his own financial education. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certificant and holds several securities registrations, including the FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 65 securities registrations through Commonwealth Financial Network®, as well as the life, health, and accident insurance license.
Jaron met his wife Lesley on a blind date, they later married and have 4 kids. Jaron enjoys spending time with the family, traveling to warm places and coaching his son’s travel baseball team.