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…

When pursuing the life of an entrepreneur, there is nothing that can help smooth out rough waters, reinvigorate fading optimism, or remind you of what is truly important, quite like a supportive spouse. For an endeavor that is fraught with unknowns, the steady encouragement from the one you likely started this thing to impress anyway…

There is no one in the world like Matt Ostrander. And his encouragement to you is, there is no one else in the world like you, either, which means you have something to offer that is valuable and worth something to other people. As the owner of Ostrander Defense, this realization allowed Matt to go…

In recent memory, there haven’t been a ton of ways for business owners to make money on their cash. But rate hikes by the Fed have created an environment where there is opportunity to achieve a decent return on fully liquid cash. On this week’s Simple Step, we’ll talk through the strategies we’re currently using…

Generosity, like anything else, requires being intentional to be fruitful. And being wise with how you give can lay the groundwork for a generational legacy that benefits not only your passion charities but also your tax situation, which can free up even more for giving.  In this episode we’re talking with Dan Navarra from National…

The old joke goes that nothing is certain except for death and taxes. But in reality, the United States didn’t even have a permanent federal income tax until Christmas Day, 1913, which means we have spent more years as a country without a federal income tax than with one. Over the years, taxation became more…

In the day-to-day running of a business, it’s often hard to find time to prioritize some of those big picture questions like “what is my business actually worth?”. But knowing the value of your business can be the catalyst to your next big step, like an upcoming retirement, offering an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, structuring…