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September 2023 by Chris Kinsey
Century Management and Scott Van Den Berg have done an excellent job managing my account. His knowledge of bonds and dividend-paying stocks have been invaluable and unbelievably helpful.Scott has also been a wealth of knowledge across a wide range of financial planning needs that we have had. Recently Scott helped us create a budget and provided in-depth income planning that allowed my mother to move into a Senior Living Community with peace of mind. My family and I greatly appreciate Scott and Century Management Financial Advisors. We highly recommend contacting Scott for your investment needs.
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September 2023 by Ralynn Perrin
Century Management is an amazing company to work with. They have been managing my family trust and IRAs since 1993. Their investment management has been a big reason I am now able to retire. These guys are honest, knowledgeable, and they treat you like family. In addition to their portfolio management of my investments, their financial planning has been invaluable. Scott Van Den Berg, the firm’s president, and his planning team of Rachel Van Den Berg and David Lloyd have helped me develop a financial plan that has brought me and my wife tremendous peace of mind. They included so many aspects and moving parts of our financial life, it’s just great. What a service and I love the details! Thank you to the entire Century Management team, and a special thank you to Arnold Van Den Berg, the firm’s founder, and Jim Brilliant for their investment guidance. I look forward to the next twenty years.Thanks so much Century Management and Team!
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February 2022 by Lynda Baker
Scott VanDenberg and several members of his team have been incredibly helpful and attentive to our family's needs. These people are professional, responsive and trustworthy - all qualities you want in people managing your finances!
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February 2022 by Sage Pappas
Worked with Rachel and David to create a comprehensive plan for our retirement. They were thorough and very knowledgeable in helping us understand and navigate the options that are available to us. We highly recommend their services.
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February 2021 by Megan Charles
I loved working with Scott and Rachel! They gave me great advice and a great financial plan for my future as a Physical therapist. They went above and beyond working around my schedule and I would highly recommend using their wide range of services!
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February 2021 by Annie Charles
We are so grateful to Scott and Rachel! They have made a significant impact on our family! Both our daughters called us right after their calls with them this week to say how excited they are about the financial plan that they crafted for them. And as their parents, we absolutely couldn't be happier.We all now have a very clear vision of how to get where we want to go...priceless! The fact that our daughters have this roadmap at 26 is such a blessing. For whatever reasons, they were both nervous (honestly so were we) about this process. Now we are educated and empowered. Exactly what we want for us and our children.I believe it takes a village and we are certainly grateful you both have entered ours!Thanks so much, Annie and Bob
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February 2021 by Circle T Designs
The Moms Club ® of Teravista would like to give a shout out and thank you to Scott Van Den Berg for presenting the Keys to Surviving & Thriving During Normal Times or in Times of Chaos to our mom’s group back in June. Many of us have been concerned given so much uncertainty today with Covid-19 and so many other unsettling things that seem to be happening in the world today. Scott’s discussion helped us to focus on smart money habits that are in our control and the recipes to long term financial success such as reducing debt, having a budget and living within our means, as well as the advantage of savings and compound interest. He also showed us the benefits of having a financial plan and the importance of having various documents in good order, like updated beneficiary designations, medical powers of attorney, and HIPPA authorizations on all family members. We learned a lot and left the meeting with more peace of mind. If you have the chance to have Scott speak to your group or family on financial planning topics, we think it will be well worth your time.
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February 2021 by Ron Alexander
Scott and David did a great job of putting together a financial plan for my family. The plan they created has really helped to get us on track towards retirement. I look forward to working with them in the future, as we plan to also invest with Century Management.
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February 2021 by Sean T
Scott Van Den Berg and Rachel Advey helped put together a very comprehensive plan for my wife and I. This plan went into great detail regarding our business where they ran many "what if" scenarios. In addition, they incorporated personal planning aspects such as tax savings, retirement planning options, social security optimization, and college planning. We were most excited about the tax and retirement planning recommendations, as Scott helped us achieve significant tax savings by installing and managing a combination 401k and Cash Balance Pension plan for our company. I have complete confidence in Scott and Rachel and would highly recommend their comprehensive wealth management and retirement planning services.
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February 2021 by Greg Morgan
This group ruined the trajectory of my family. 10 years with them (roughly between mid-2006 through 2016 or so) and the return was .05%...as in ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT. Oh, and I think they charged me around $75,000 to squander it all away. Awful. I had a fair amount (albeit not a ton and I had do draw money out to bridge my cost of living to my new career). Would have all been fine with a roughly 7%+ return. Not a chance. Often, they bet on declining companies (so many retail companies too) that they thought could make a comeback. Unfortunately, only 10-15% of their bets pulled through (and modest at that). When I asked for them to maybe return some of the fees to help bridge their failings (my final year they were down like 15% when the market was up like around 20%) they said "nope!". A cookie jar would be better as the cookie jar will make you zero profit; however, will not charge you $75,000 for it's service.
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February 2021 by Jeffrey L. Schultz
I was with them for 18 years, but decided to take most of my money away from them about 6 years ago after they started to underperform but unfortunately they pressed me to leave them some money and promised I would be happy. Being the committed person I left them the money and for those past years haven’t made a dime and that was before the virus downturn.They always seemed convincing to wait things will get better, but never did.The main problem was they invested heavy into energy and other unpopular companies.I agree with the other review that their philosophies are outdated. I tried reaching out to Arnold the owner several times because I felt he should return some of my fees because of bad performance and promises that were made but he just ignored me this after saying he had plenty of money.
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September 2020 by sara t.
Scott Van Den Berg and Rachel Advey helped put together a comprehensive plan for my husband and I. This plan went into great detail regarding our business where they ran many "what if" scenarios. In addition, they incorporated personal planning aspects such as tax savings, retirement planning options, social security optimization, and college planning. We were most excited about the tax and retirement planning recommendations, as Scott helped us achieve significant tax savings by installing and managing a combination 401k and Cash Balance Pension plan for our company. I have complete confidence in Scott and Rachel and would highly recommend their comprehensive wealth management and retirement planning services.
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April 2019 by Terry C.
Although I only had a small amount of money, these guys( John Dixon and John Purvis) treated me like I had a million bucks! They care about people!
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December 2016 by Jan T.
I was a client for about 7-8 years and pleased with my Representative and the Company's results. At age 67, they changed their investment strategy and expected non-financial types like me (this is why I try to hire the best) to go from "financially conservative" to full out risk. They lost 1/3 of my retirement portfolio; I have no pension. My representative quit because he didn't agree with the strategy but could not share that because of employment agreements. Be very careful.
