Q. Should I use my HSA for out of pocket health care expenses or use it as a Stealth IRA? A. I've written before about the wonderful benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA.) If used for health ca...
[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...
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...