14 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Retire Early
Early retirement sounds great, until you realize what you have to give up to get it. Sometimes the best choice is to simply work a little longer.
Early retirement sounds great, until you realize what you have to give up to get it. Sometimes the best choice is to simply work a little longer.
Peer to peer lending as an investment is new, and there isn't much data out there. To make things worse, the companies occasionally tweak their methods for rating loans, their methods to decid...
Jeremy Grantham's firm GMO makes a monthly "7-year Forecast" which has been reasonably accurate over the years. It is primarily valuation based. For example, here's the most recent one: These are es...
By Dr. Jim Dahle, WCI Founder There was a time in the not too distant past when dad went to work to bring home the bacon, and mom stayed home, raising kids, running a household, and involving herself...
Don’t make these seven common mistakes that cause doctors to fall short in reaching financial success.
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Stanley and Danko, in their classic The Millionaire Next Door, discussed a rule of thumb to determine if you were an average accumulator of wealth, an under-accumulator of wealth, or a prodigious accu...
I've been getting some questions from students, residents, and new attendings about dealing with student loans and some of the changes that have taken place since I went to medical school. Now, I've n...
[FOUNDER'S NOTE: Reading Bill Bernstein's 4 Pillars of Investing changed my financial life. I've since followed his writings and career and even met him at a Bogleheads Convention. He agreed to write...
The best way to manage individual stock (or bond) risk is to have a diversified portfolio. Here are the five biggest errors I see in portfolios with respect to diversification and how to solve them.
How much money will you need to retire? Here are 9 reasons it may be a lot less money than you think.
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How much happiness does money really buy? Probably a lot less than you think. Here are 8 tips on how to maximize happiness through purposeful spending.
This is another in my series of reviews on popular fixed asset allocation portfolios. Bill Schultheis is well known to many of you as the author of The Coffee House Investor, perhaps the most readable...
Each investor ought to develop his own fixed asset allocation and stick with it, rebalancing to maintain appropriate risk levels. It is valuable to see different portfolios and their pros and cons, so...
I've said "Stay the course" a thousand times, and I meant it every time. It doesn't matter if stocks are up or down, stay the course!
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.
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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