Part of being a business owner means following certain business formalities. One such formality is the annual meeting. What’s the big deal with these and why should you have an annual meeting? If you are structured…
As we talk with clients about the power of business ownership, we encounter many questions about what it takes to set up a business, thus this series of articles. We’re covering just about everything, from the…
Business drives the global economy and owning a business can have a huge impact on your own personal economy. We’re writing a series of articles about the nuts and bolts, best practices, and legal necessities around…
Since business ownership is such a key point of conversation with so many of our clients, we’ve been writing a series of articles about business organization—all the stuff that doesn’t seem very exciting but is essential…
We often talk about the power of business ownership; with clients, on our Uncommon Life podcast, and pretty much to anyone who will listen to us! Organizing a business is nit-picky work, but it has to…
Misty and Jason met in college and both attended Western Illinois University. Misty works for a non-profit supporting people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness to obtain employment. and Jason works for the Iowa Department of…
We talk with clients all the time about the power of owning a business. There are so many ways you can use a business to build cash flow and wealth. It’s powerful! But how do you…
The goal of parenting is, of course, raising solid, self-sufficient kids into adulthood. We’ve been exploring a bunch of different ways to do that, from money set aside in Roth or Traditional IRAs, to helping kids…
Ok, it’s soapbox time. We’re going to get into yet another area where our Uncommon approach varies from the conventional wisdom out there. You are probably familiar with the line of thinking that you should take…
In our previous post, we talked about the value of work. We stand by that, but, of course, we also have an uncommon twist to this idea – what if your college-bound child treated applying for…
You have started saving—or maybe you haven’t—for your kid’s future. The idea of saving enough for education or whatever next step your children choose beyond high school is a big source of anxiety for many people.…
Gabe and Marisol Molstre live in Altoona with their three children. Gabe’s full-time job is Sales Manager for Robert Half, and Marisol works for Iowa State University Extension. Gabe’s first job after college was as a…
