Reversing Your Lifestyle Creep
What happens if you don’t live like a resident? What happens when you aren’t meeting your financial goals because of lifestyle creep?
What happens if you don’t live like a resident? What happens when you aren’t meeting your financial goals because of lifestyle creep?
Yes, it's possible to take out mortgages that are 40 or even 50 years long. But is that the right move for you to make?
Answering listener questions about what to know before buying into a practice, how to think about what “net worth” really means, and the important basics on special needs trusts.
What can the Disney movie, Finding Nemo, teach us about how to effectively make our way through the world of finance?
Here are 10 methods to help your child with their housing costs, along with the pros and cons of each and a ranking of all the options.
Medical school may not have taught you about money, but we will.
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Our goal was never to hit our financially independent number and then immediately retire. So, we decided to work for One More Year.
Most of my portfolio is invested in index funds. I hope that's not news to you. Here are 10 of the reasons why.
A separately managed account (SMA) is when you pay an investment manager to pick stocks for you. Is that really a good idea, though?
If you're choosing between working for a DSO or a dentist-owned practice, salary isn't the only factor. Stability and autonomy are vital, too
Answering listener questions, where we break down the pros and cons of reinvesting dividends automatically vs. manually, explore how to balance the risk of relying on a pension and 457(b), and talk about common 1099 pitfalls.
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Why am I so intent on accumulating wealth, despite not having children? It's because of my scarcity mindset. Here's how I'm working on it.
I am often told that doctors owe something to society, usually in exchange for the expense of their education. Here's my response to that.
From entrepreneurs to inventors, here's a list of some of the world's richest doctors and how they made their impressive nest eggs.
Should your tax preparer also be giving you advice about how to live your tax life? In other words, do you actually need a tax strategist?
After much thought, our portfolio is changing this year from one reasonable portfolio to another. We'll see how it goes. Update in a decade.
Here are 8 steps to automate your financial life and help you reach your goals of financial freedom.
Rich people don't "manage" debt. They eliminate it. Not stupidly, but reasonably and consistently. It's a behavioral thing, not a math thing.
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.
The Roth IRA is a great start for building your nest egg. There's no better vehicle for investing, tax reduction, asset protection, and estate planning.
Medical school may not have taught you about money, but we will.
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Peer to Peer Lending (P2PL) is a relatively new asset class I've been investing in for a few years with good success. The risks are high, but the low correlation with the rest of your portfolio coupled with the high returns make it worth looking into.
People often tell you that you'll be super happy once you're financially independent. They might not know what they're talking about.
New residents have a big desire to buy a house. But it's a gamble of your time and money at a period of life when you have little of either.
Don’t make these seven common mistakes that cause doctors to fall short in reaching financial success.
In broad strokes, asset protection includes tax saving, estate planning, and even investment strategies, and it will help preserve your nest egg in case of a malpractice suit. See Posts
Estate planning is the process to ensure that your assets go where you want after your death, that your desires are carried out after you can no longer make decisions, and that the estate taxes you pay to the government are minimal. See Posts
Whether it's life, disability, auto, home, or malpractice, high-income professionals need insurance to make sure life's biggest costs don't substantially hurt their nest egg. See Posts
There are so many ways to invest successfully that the most important thing is to just pick something reasonable and stick with it. But it's key to know which approach to take and why you're picking that option. See Posts
Beginning your financial journey and learning about personal finance can seem awfully overwhelming. But instead of trying to solve the entire puzzle at once, it'll be easier (for your mind and for your psyche) to break it down into sections that are more easily digestible. See Posts
Ownership matters, whether it's owning profitable companies, owning your own home, or owning your job. Most of the time, medicine is better—for the docs and for the patients—when docs own their jobs. See Posts
A full, happy, comfortable retirement is where so many WCIers have been aiming since they began working. The main questions: what's the best way to get there, and once you arrive, how do you begin to live and fund your new life? See Posts
While it's entirely possible to finish an undergraduate education debt-free, it's become less likely that physicians and other high-income professionals can do the same. That's why it's so important to know how to manage student loans and the programs that provide student loan forgiveness—especially in a political world that constantly makes changes to them. See Posts
Recent studies show that more than 50% of physicians have experienced burnout, marking a notable increase in the past decade. This trend is alarming and shows why the intersection of burnout and how high earners can keep themselves healthy has never been more pertinent. See Posts