It is said that the number one reason people get divorced is communication or the lack of it. Also ranking high on the list is finances. And the number one thing that hurts your finances is…
You never appreciate what your parents have done for you until you become a parent yourself. I am not sure what I was thinking, but I thought parenting would be easier than it has been. For…
Let’s face it, the 401K or 403B equivalent for non-profits and government employees has become the most common way to save for retirement. The two largest assets for most Americans are their home and their 401K. So,…
The old adage is you have to crawl before you can walk and walk before you can run, so why do we not take our own advice? Retirement or what we like to call time freedom…
As you plan for your future, we feel like it is important to think about things as if the worst case scenario were to happen. As you probably already could guess, we feel it is important…
As we turn the calendar to a new year, let’s take a look at what’s new in the financial world – Bitcoin. Bitcoin has been around for a bit and it continues to garner attention and…
We want to illustrate for you, with some stories, a couple of the reasons that we are in the business we are in. But first, you must understand that we at Uncommon Wealth Partners are Jesus…
One of the questions that we ask all of our clients in our first meeting with them is, “What is your best asset?” We have heard a lot of answers, one of my favorite answers being,…
I often fall into a trap that everything has to be perfect before I will change anything. For example, I will start eating healthy when I finish all the junk food in my house, or I…
We get the privilege to help people achieve their financial goals, and most of the time the primary goal is to retire at some point. It is fascinating to me that we, as a culture, are…
We are all individuals and we all have our own wants and needs. One of the most important questions financial advisors should be asking is, “What is your definition of success?” Whatever answer comes out of…
Back in the day, the sources for retirement income were sometimes referred to as the three-legged stool. You had Social Security, a company pension, and your own savings or investments. Applying the same analogy to college…
