Independent Insurance and Investment Advisor

Brian Vaughn, the Life Changer behind Vaughn Life, helps individuals and families explore life insurance through a welcoming, educational, and no-pressure approach. He focuses on understanding your life, responsibilities, goals, and concerns to help you determine the right coverage for your needs.

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Financial Guidance That Starts With Listening

I have been in business since 2007 and hold an MBA in Finance from Arizona State University. My approach combines financial knowledge with something equally important: taking time to understand you.


My primary focus is insurance planning and insurance-based financial solutions rather than traditional investment management. When you need investment-specific recommendations, I partner with another licensed advisor who can address those needs.


You do not have to decide which service fits your situation before contacting me. Tell me what is happening, what you are considering, or what question you have. We can begin there.

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Financial Education

You should feel comfortable asking financial questions. I explain concepts and options in approachable terms so you can better understand the decisions in front of you without feeling pressured to already know the answers.

Investments may become part of a broader financial conversation. While my core work centers on insurance planning, I can help identify investment-related needs and partner with another licensed advisor for investment-specific recommendations.

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Investment Strategies

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Explore Ways I Can Help

Your financial needs can change as your life changes. I offer guidance across nine areas designed to help you better understand your options and make informed decisions.

Life Insurance

Life insurance can help address financial protection needs for the people and priorities that matter to you. I can help you explore options such as term life insurance and whole life insurance based on your circumstances, goals, and questions.

Insurance Strategies

Insurance can serve different purposes throughout your life. I help you consider how insurance strategies may fit into personal, family, legacy, or business planning needs, including conversations around buy-sell agreement funding when appropriate.

Financial Education

You should feel comfortable asking financial questions. I explain concepts and options in approachable terms so you can better understand the decisions in front of you without feeling pressured to already know the answers.

Investment Strategies

Investments may become part of a broader financial conversation. While my core work centers on insurance planning, I can help identify investment-related needs and partner with another licensed advisor for investment-specific recommendations.

Retirement Planning

Preparing for retirement can raise questions about income, protection, priorities, and the years ahead. I provide retirement planning guidance that helps you explore how insurance and other financial considerations may fit your goals.

Wealth Building Strategies

Building financial security is not reserved for millionaires. I work with everyday individuals and families to discuss wealth building strategies based on where you are today, what matters to you, and what you hope to accomplish over time.

Financial Planning Guidance

Sometimes you have a financial question without knowing what category it belongs in. My financial planning guidance gives you a welcoming starting point to discuss life changes, concerns, priorities, and possible next steps.

Legacy Planning

If you are thinking about what you want to leave behind, I can help you explore insurance-related legacy planning and estate planning protection considerations. When your needs involve legal or other specialized guidance, the appropriate professionals should be part of that process.

A Different Kind of Financial Conversation

Financial services can feel intimidating. You may wonder whether you have enough money to speak with someone, worry that you will be pressured into buying something, or assume you need to understand complicated financial terminology before scheduling a conversation.


That is not what I want Vaughn Life to feel like.


My approach is professional, educational, welcoming, and relationship-driven. I want to understand what is happening in your life before discussing what may help. A conversation does not have to lead to a transaction.


Marriage can create new protection questions. A growing family can change priorities. A career move can affect benefits and financial plans. Retirement can introduce an entirely new set of decisions. Unexpected life events can make yesterday’s plan look different today.


Whatever changed, you can ask.

Financial Education

You should feel comfortable asking financial questions. I explain concepts and options in approachable terms so you can better understand the decisions in front of you without feeling pressured to already know the answers.

Investments may become part of a broader financial conversation. While my core work centers on insurance planning, I can help identify investment-related needs and partner with another licensed advisor for investment-specific recommendations.

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Investment Strategies

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Additional Service & Benefit Sections

Living Benefits

Life insurance can provide more than a benefit for your loved ones. Living benefits may give you access to funds during your lifetime when qualifying health conditions or other covered events occur.

Tax-Free Retirement

Certain life insurance strategies may help build cash value that can be accessed in retirement with potential tax advantages. We can help you explore options designed to support your long-term financial goals.

Lifetime Income

Create a financial strategy designed to provide dependable income throughout retirement. We help you explore options that can support consistent income while addressing your long-term needs.

Education Funding

Planning ahead can make future education costs more manageable. We can help you explore financial strategies designed to build funds for a child or grandchild's education.

Mortgage Protection

Your home is an important part of your financial security. Mortgage protection strategies can help provide funds to address mortgage obligations and help protect your family from financial strain.

Business Succession

A well-planned succession strategy can help prepare your business for the future. We help business owners explore financial strategies for ownership transitions, continuity, and protecting the value they've built.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do I need to be wealthy to work with Vaughn Life?

    No. I work with everyday individuals and families, with no minimum financial requirement to start a conversation

  • What life insurance options can we discuss?

    Depending on your needs, we may discuss term life insurance, whole life insurance, and other insurance-based approaches. I start by understanding your goals before discussing possible solutions.

  • Do you provide investment management?

    My primary focus is insurance planning and insurance-based financial solutions. I partner with another licensed advisor for investment-specific recommendations when those needs arise.

  • When should I contact you?

    Marriage, family changes, career transitions, retirement, and unexpected events can all be good reasons to revisit financial questions. You can also reach out simply because there is something you want to understand.

Schedule a Complimentary Consultation

You do not need to know exactly what you need before we talk. If something has changed, you have a question, or you simply want to understand your options, I invite you to start a conversation.

Schedule a Complimentary Consultation with Vaughn Life and let’s talk about what is changing in your life.