Financial Automation = Financial Freedom
[Editor's Note: This is one of my favorite kinds of guest posts- completely unsolicited without any commercial affiliation, written by a regular physician reader about a relevant topic he has experti...
[Editor's Note: This is one of my favorite kinds of guest posts- completely unsolicited without any commercial affiliation, written by a regular physician reader about a relevant topic he has experti...
The IRS expects you to pay yourself a reasonable salary as an S-Corp. An important factor in that decision should be the effect on how much you can sock into a retirement plan.
Today's Q&A comes from an ongoing Bogleheads thread. Q. I am a medical student and will be picking a specialty in the near future. I think I already have a few ideas in mind but I want to talk ab...
I was reading about a survey by the Physicians Foundation recently which had some rather sobering findings. They sent out these 48 question surveys to 630,000 doctors and only heard back from 13,575,...
A 529 plan is a college savings plan usually run by an individual state. There are also independent plans and plans run by educational institutions (which can only be the pre-paid tuition type.) As...
By Dr. James M. Dahle, WCI Founder This was a post on Sermo, with 437 responses in about a week. I'm going to cite what I thought were 15 of the best ones. The entire White Coat Investor site consists...
If you have a high-deductible health plan (generally one with a deductible of $2400 or more for your family per year), you are eligible for a Health Savings Account (HSA). This allows your fam...
At what point do you say enough is enough and spend on expensive hobbies or luxury items? Here are 4 points to consider before opening the purse strings.
Q. My income and my fiancee's income will combine to an average of about $500,000 per year. We are looking at homes for around 1.25 million (My city is expensive, you'd be surprised how little that a...
A discussion of a JAMA study on burnout, and 6 suggestions for avoiding it.
[Editor's Note: This is a guest post I'm really excited about. Andy Walker, MD, FAAEM is a recently retired emergency physician. Like many of the best guest posts on this site, I solicited this one...
My last post discussed how I recently made partner and how this has given me additional income, expenses, risk, and personal financial complexity. In this post, we'll discuss the ways becoming a part...
Welcome to the first installment of the Friday Q&A series which I hope to make a regular feature. I often get specific questions by email or on internet forums that I know other people out there...
Last time we discussed some additional taxes you may or may not be paying as a result of PPACA. This post addresses the considerable benefits of PPACA to you a health care consumer. Next time we'll...
[Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Chad Carman, MD, an emergency doc who, like many emergency docs, has a side gig. I've found readers are always interested in entrepreneurial ways to make money...