If you’ve followed us for any length of time, you know how we feel about IRAs and 401(k)s. They are great, but hardly the only game in town, especially if you don’t want all your money tied up until you are 59.5. That’s where tax-managed investing might come in handy. Investments are a great source…

At the end of the rainbow, you need to have a pot of gold. We’re talking about that 800-pound gorilla, retirement income. How do you build it, how do you get it when you need it, and how do you make it last? In this episode, it’s just Bryan and Phillip talking together about these…

So much of financial planning is about managing risk. That’s why it is so important to understand the financial “don’ts” as much as understanding the things you should do when it comes to making decisions about your money. That’s what we’re exploring here in Episode #49; some financial “don’ts” that we hope you can avoid.…

When it comes to launching a business, we wish we knew then what we know now! We are like many, many business owners in that respect. So we wanted to share some steps, a checklist if you will, for launching a business the right way. Because thankfully we’ve learned a few things in the past…

How do you recover from a terrible loss? And how do you honor the life of the person you lost? And most importantly, how do you create meaning out of heartbreak? The Uncommon Life is about every aspect of life, the good times and the challenging times. That’s what makes this episode so meaningful for…

Gold is money. But don’t be fooled, there is a difference between money and currency. Currency can be either backed by a commodity, which historically has been gold and, to a lesser extent, silver or it can be backed by debt via central banking systems, as is the case throughout most of the world today.…

More and more people are dipping a toe or diving right into short-term rentals. AIRBNB and similar platforms are making it easy to market and get paid for sharing your home with perfect strangers. Short-term rental can be a great way of offsetting some of your mortgage costs. Over the past several years, we have…

When you’re young, you don’t think twice about having a coach for soccer, baseball, field hockey – whatever sport you’re into. You need someone to coach you through the basics and show you the ropes. That all changes when you start adulting. You think you know everything. You don’t seek out those coaches and mentors…

One challenge nearly every entrepreneur we meet faces is the “shiny object” syndrome. Starting new things is fun and when we get one project off the ground, most people start thinking about the next. When we hear that someone wants to start a new venture, we are excited for them. But we temper that excitement…