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How Much Money Do Doctors Make a Year? Salaries Rise (Slightly) But Not Enough to Satisfy Them

According to a new survey, the average doctor's salary rose slightly in 2023. Here's what doctors make in a year.

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150 best investment portfolios

Best Investment Portfolios – 150 Portfolios Better Than Yours

A good investment portfolio is broadly diversified, low-cost, passively managed, rebalanced, and consistent with its owner's risk tolerance.

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Financial Waterfalls for New Residents and Attendings

Learn what tasks to do first using these waterfalls for residents and attendings, so you can manage your money.

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The 2025 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits

The contribution limits for 401(k)s, 403(b)s, IRAs, and HSAs will change for 2025. Here's what you need to know.

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Physician Disability Insurance

Disability insurance is crucial insurance for the vast majority of physicians to secure. Buy it right the first time, and you may never have to do it again.

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How to Do a Backdoor Roth IRA

This Backdoor Roth IRA tutorial takes you step-by-step through the contribution process including Form 8606, tax implications, common mistakes, and lots more.

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Pennies and the Backdoor Roth IRA

What do you do with the pennies your money earns between the contribution and conversion to a Backdoor Roth IRA? Not much.

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Finding Contentedness

When you're set to retire (or when you're forced to do so), how will you handle the changes in your life? How will you find contentedness?

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Look at Everything We Didn’t Know Way Back When

As the clock ticks toward another new year, let’s look back and shake our heads in wonder at what we used to think that we knew.

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10 Financial Baby Steps for White Coat Investors and How They’ll Help You Reach Financial Freedom More Easily

Dave Ramsey suggested seven baby steps to help people reach financial freedom. But here are the 10 steps those with high incomes should use.

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Is BOXX the Place for Your Cash?

Here's everything you need to know about investing in BOXX, including its tax implications and how much it could ultimately cost you.

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Financial Planning for Special Needs Kids with Dr. Bryan Jepson

An interview with Dr. Bryan Jepson, an ER doc who found his way into finance and who became a chartered special needs consultant. He talks about raising children with autism and navigating financial planning for families who have children with special needs. 

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