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The investment case for life insurance

Life insurance is constantly compared to an investment and more specifically the stock market, yet most conventional financial wisdom says that as we age you should move more of your portfolio to bonds. The comparison from…

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The 7 sources of residual income

When looking at income in the future, shouldn’t we be looking at what is going to happen and determine if that is what we want life to look like? We need to work backward from that…

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S Corp + HRA

Tired of paying out the nose in taxes?  These two changes to your corporate structure could save you over $2,500 in cash-flow this year. So, what are they? First, let’s talk compliance.  We are not tax…

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The super Roth nobody is talking about

Roth sounds great right? After-tax money going in, tax-free coming out. Only one small catch maybe two. You can only add $5,000 if you are under the age of 50 and $6,500 if you are 50+…

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Everyone has been asking for referrals the wrong way.

We all know that the number one way to grow your business in almost any business is by getting referrals. It not only helps grow the business quickly, but it is inexpensive. It’s been said before…

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What is an In-Service Withdrawal and Why it should be Federally Mandated?

As more and more baby-boomers are approaching 60, many have most of their wealth tied up in an employer retirement program like a 401K plan. Each employer has the choice to customize their retirement plan and…

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We don’t want your stuff and why you should de-clutter!

I was speaking with my folks one day when I was visiting home. My mom made a comment about after she and my father passed, all the stuff in the house would be mine. I am…

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Why?

If you have ever tried to lose weight or do something that is going to be hard to do, the number one thing you can do to increase your odds of achieving your goal is to…

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Family conversation

Many advisors say they do Estate/Legacy planning for families, but here at Uncommon Wealth Partners we do Estate/Legacy planning a little differently. It seems like when we talk to someone about their legacy or wealth transfer…

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Dave Ramsey

Earlier in my career, I would challenge people who loved Dave Ramsey. I thought, “He has some good stuff but some of the things he says can be misleading and just downright wrong”. About 2 years…

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The missing piece to your retirement… and here is why!

As tens of thousands of baby boomers move into their sixties on a daily basis, they meet with their financial advisors, most of whom are employees and as such, these boomers will go without the full…

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HECM: The heck with my mortgage payment

Are you wanting to retire, but nervous about your mortgage payment? Better yet, tired of living in that huge house, but not sure if you should downsize or right size into a home that is more…

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