How to Become a Millionaire as a Physician
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...
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...
Early Retirement Is Still Possible I recently retired from the practice of emergency medicine at the age of 53, and I was asked to write about how I managed that. A bit of it was luck (bad luck, actua...
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...
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...
Dave Ramsey is spot on with his advice about getting out of debt but I'd be very cautious taking investing advice from him or his endorsed local providers. Here are 4 reasons why he may be leading you astray.
I had a recent question that I'd been meaning to address as a blog post. By the time I had the email answered, most of this post was written. Just about every military physician contemplates this qu...
The transition from active duty to civilian life can be a difficult one, especially when a young physician is returning to residency training. One of the stresses is the substantial salary reduction...
This is a guest post written by Keith Roxo, a graduate of both the Naval Academy and Top Gun (yes, that Top Gun) who will be starting medical school at USUHS this fall. The Health Professions Scholars...
All right, I'm biased. I'll admit it. I think doctors, especially me, should make a gazillion dollars. Now that we have that disclosure out of the way, I'd like to explore five reasons why we (as a...
My general advice is to not buy "consumer insurance" like warranties on appliances. The mantra is that you should insure against financial catastrophe, and self-insure against the rest. I spend lots...
There are lots of financial benefits of being a doctor in the military. Very few of them are easy to understand, however. Unlike in the Vietnam era, our citizens and politicians are currently very k...
I've learned a few things recently as a result of becoming an unintentional landlord. After trying to sell my previous home for well over a year without success, I turned it into a rental property. ...
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...
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.