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The first thing that needs to be said here is that I am a huge fan of The White Coat Investor. As a doctor who blogs about finance this site has proven to be an indispensable resource that I find myse...
The first thing that needs to be said here is that I am a huge fan of The White Coat Investor. As a doctor who blogs about finance this site has proven to be an indispensable resource that I find myse...
As a long time reader of The White Coat Investor I’m very interested in investing a physician’s earnings toward financial independence and early retirement. What makes me a little different is that I...
[Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the ACEP Young Physicians Section Newsletter a few months ago. There isn't an electronic copy of the newsletter to link to, so I've decided to...
A home is an investment, for better or worse. It has expenses, has capital gains (or losses) and pays dividends (saved rent.) Invest wisely.
By Dr. James M. Dahle, WCI Founder There are two cities in this world that always make me feel poor, no matter what my income when I go there, London and New York City. I returned recently from a very...
I recently had an article published on The Student Doctor Network (SDN) entitled Financial Considerations For the Student Doctor. It is aimed squarely at medical students and their financial needs, b...
I love it when people write personal finance and investing books aimed at physicians. I love it even more when they are written BY physicians FOR physicians. I am far more forgiving of differences o...
Investors and dieters have many things in common. Getting rich and getting skinny both take a long time. Don't look for shortcuts.
How much is a new residency graduate worth to a prospective employer? Here's how to get paid what you're worth and stop leaving money on the table.
By Dr. Matthew McDougall, Guest Writer Like all areas of the military, the Army National Guard (ANG) needs doctors. I'm sure you've seen the commercials for the Guard before—one weekend a month and tw...
I don't want my children to be saddled with student loan debt but I also want them to learn to be hardworking and self-reliant. Here's how to help THEM pay for their college.
I saw an article this week that showed that at 514 colleges, the loan default rate has now exceeded the graduation rate. The default rate is now 13% on average across the country, and outstanding stu...
I've been working in an emergency department for over 10 years now. I've become used to talking about many subjects that are essentially taboo in most adult conversations. I coax vivid descriptions...
I wrote about some things to think about when deciding whether or not to pay off your mortgage early a few months ago. My wife and I had a discussion about paying off our mortgage the other day (whic...
Good financial planners start the financial planning process with a discussion of your values. They then move into setting specific goals and then design and implement a financial plan to reach those...