Posts by Bryan Dewhurst
College and Adulthood Planning – Budgeting
You want to do all you can to launch your kids into adulthood with every advantage you can provide them. That’s only natural. There are numerous investment tools that we’re going to be exploring in the next several articles – but before you get to investing for their future, the most valuable tool you can…
Read MoreCollege and Adult Planning – Uncommon Banking for Kids
We are producing several articles right now that have to do with helping you and your kids save for their potential college education or for wherever life takes them after high school. One of the unique ways we have to do this is through a tool we refer to as Uncommon Banking. If you follow…
Read MoreTwo words you have never heard when it comes to Social Security
There are lots of advisors out there holding luncheons, steak dinners and seminars trying to scare seniors into giving them their numbers, so they can provide a “Social Security report” or filing strategy.” This is a marketing ploy to get more clients. You are tantalized with the thought of missing out on hundreds of thousands…
Read MoreJune’s uncommon client — Matt Joens
We are so grateful to be able to work with so many uncommon people. That was why we started the podcast and why we love to highlight people at our holiday party by handing out our Uncommon Life Seals. We’d like to start introducing you to some of them. Please meet Matt Joens. Matt was…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – Final
This will be the last of our COVID-19 posts. We feel that the United States is flattening the curve and all 50 states are now in some phase of re-opening. We hope these posts have been not only helpful but have given you some insight into how we are staying on top of things that…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – Differences
During this time of quarantine, it seems that people are forming stronger opinions on just about any and every subject as more time passes. And these opinions seem to be more and more polarizing. This is our opportunity as uncommon people to show grace towards people who have different views than our own. Not only is…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – Numbers
Last week we posted some of the numbers reflecting the number of COVID-19 cases that are being diagnosed in the United States and around the world. This week we decided to look at several sources to make sure we are giving you the most accurate information possible. We were shocked and a little defeated by…
Read MoreCOVID – 19 – Perspective, Mortgage Payments and Market Recap
Perspective With many states moving towards a slow reopening and phased approaches to opening businesses, we should start to see the economy shift over the next few weeks to months. As we know, it is in America’s best interest to get the economy back up and running. COVID 19 Update United States Cases: 1.07M Recovered cases: 127K…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – PPP, Oil and the SECURE Act
May is just around the corner and we hope that you’ve enjoyed some of this awesome weather that we have been experiencing in the Midwest! As Iowa announced it will not be going back to school for the rest of the year, many other states followed suit. Forty-three states so far have decided to stay…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) & Stimulus Checks
This past week President Trump announced he wanted to open America back up in 3 phases. The complete outline of these phases can be found here. This may be a positive indicator that we could be seeing America getting back to work sooner rather than later. One of the main things taking up space right…
Read MoreMeet Keesia and her uncommon path
At Uncommon Wealth Partners, we love helping our clients conceive and achieve the uncommon path that allows them to live an utterly uncommon life. It’s right there in front of all of us and it’s our privilege to help people realize just how attainable that uncommon life is! Why is this Uncommon Path important to…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – Jobless Claims, the Stock Market, and Inflation
Jobless Claims We continue to see a divergence between Wall St, Washington, and Main St. This chart of US Weekly initial jobless claims is staggering. The number of people being laid off, furloughed or salary-reduced is not fully captured by this chart either. This video puts it in context and shows just how…
Read More