Anthony Ellis is a psychiatrist who spent most of his career in Michigan, and beginning in 2022, he began his transition to early retirement at age 58. He still plans to work two days a week from his new home in the mountains of western North Carolina. After completing his medical degree at the University of South Florida, an internship in OB/GYN, and a psychiatry residency at MUSC in Charleston, S.C. (racking up a negative net worth of -$250,000 in the process), he and his wife moved to Michigan where they raised their four children. His contributions to WCI will focus on the transition from full-time work as a Chief Medical Officer (2018-2022) with a side gig (2010-present) to part-time work from home. He hopes to help others realize their financial and wellness goals.
Latest Columns by Dr. Anthony Ellis
I Skipped My PCP Visit: Are Preventive Health Screening Labs Worth a Look?
I’ve Been Semi-Retired for a Quarter Decade: Do We Have Enough Money? Am I Bored? Are We Happy?
Don’t Push Your Luck (Physically or Financially)
How I Went from Chief Medical Officer to a Mushroom-Growing Hiker and the Family Chef in Retirement
The Perspectives of an Older Investor vs. a Younger Investor
Classic Columns by Dr. Anthony Ellis
How I Went from a Negative Net Worth in My 30s to Early Retirement
Are Physicians Who Retire Early Abusing the System That Made Them Rich?
A New Way of Doing Business (and Saving Tons of Money) in My Retirement
All the Money Mistakes I’ve Made (and How It Cost Me an Even Earlier Retirement)
Functional Longevity: What Use Is Retirement If You Can’t Move and Think?
The Happiness Index: Mine Required My Own Version of Retirement
Retirement Updates by Dr. Anthony Ellis
The First 9 Months of Semi-Retirement: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly