Managing your retirement accounts starts with the basics: have a number, know what it’ll take to get there, and have a way to know whether you’re progressing as expected. In this Simple Step, we’re talking about that process, wanting more than “set it and forget it”, and letting the math of it all be your…

You’ve taken the leap from golden handcuffs to working for yourself. It’s day one, what do you do? If you’re Kristi Krayneski, you make a list of all the folks you think you can help, maybe panic for a moment, then get to work.  This week we’re talking with Kristi, Business Strategy Consultant and Coach…

What makes Uncommon Wealth Partners, and the Uncommon Wealth Podcast, uncommon? This week we’re spilling the tea on what supports the claim of uncommon in our work. We’ll talk wax rings, big bands, refusing to refer, prayer, humility, starting your future with a date night, and taking a team approach. That’s not all, but we…

The Uncommon Path is rarely a straight one. It’s full of twists, turns, difficult decisions and occasionally a few mufflers dragging behind your car. No one knows this more than Paige Witte, Owner of Emerald Benefits and traverser of her own uncommon path. In this episode, we talk with Paige about her journey from radiation…

Let’s be blunt: That phone in your pocket (or more likely your hand) seems like it’s the key to an ever quickening and expanding world. And in some ways, that can be true. But it’s also the key to easy distraction, erratic focus, and the cheapening of your valuable time. This week, we’re talking about…

When thinking about your lives and careers, have you ever wondered, “Am I Doing This Right?”. If so, you’re not alone, and interestingly, the answers to this question aren’t unique by your line of work, experience level, or natural abilities. In fact, the kind of advice that can jump start the first ten years of…

Turning dreams into uncommon realities isn’t done by magic or secret method. In fact, the key first step is probably one of the most unsexy but imperative parts of the whole thing: You need a plan. Not just any plan, of course, but a financial plan that is simple to understand (if not always simple…

Is it possible to be held back in life by work that pays too well and is too easy? The uncommon answer is…of course! This is because what we do isn’t just an exchange of time for money, it’s an opportunity to pursue passion, to use our gifts and talents in service to the world,…

You know that thing where you don’t want to do a task even though you know for certain you will feel better once it’s done? That’s what we’re talking about in this Simple Step episode, Behavior Activation. We’ll cover the value in pushing through to do the good thing even if it takes a while…

There are big changes happening at Uncommon Wealth Partners…and we couldn’t be more excited! Sometimes curveballs are just the pitch that you need to shake up your point of view and prepare you for the innings to come. This week we’ll talk about leading through change, the absolute necessity of a talented and supporting team,…

You live your life like you live your days, each one contributing to a grand story that you get to shape. We risk, sometimes, believing that it is our big goals and achievements that will be the banners of our lives, but in reality it’s what we did with each moment, and the “how” often…

This week we’re featuring an interview that Phillip did with the fellas on the Live From The Path podcast. His interview starts around 21 minutes in and covers how a chance encounter at a doctor’s office led to the creation of Uncommon Wealth Partners, re-thinking retirement, and whether the uncommon path is only for mid-high…