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.
As a general rule, lenders won't refinance a mortgage that is underwater (owe more than the home is worth). Even if you have a small amount of home equity, you may not be able to refinance, and certa...
For most of us, when we buy our first house, having a mortgage or not isn't really a decision we have to make. Few Americans, even high-income professionals, can afford to pay cash for a house. In f...
If you're planning on renting out your house after you move out, it would behoove you to figure out if it is a good investment prior to moving in.
Which is better, paying private school tuition or buying a nicer house in a neighborhood with good schools? Two doctors wrestle with this dilemma.
In a preceding post, a guest poster argued that doctors are rich, should consider themselves such, and should be proud of their financial success. In this post, I'll argue that: Very few doctors are r...
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I often hear people express with dismay that 90% of their mortgage payment goes toward interest and that they're not building much equity, especially at the beginning of their loan. As many readers k...
There is a "financial guru" named Douglas Andrew who lives in my local area. He is a financial planner, radio host and author who advocates a rather unique approach to retirement planning. I've occa...
One of the pearls Dave has contributed to the personal finance lexicon are his "Baby-Steps." They seem aimed at the financially clueless, but they still have merit for the more knowledgeable.
Q. What should I do with a windfall, such as a $500K inheritance from a long lost Uncle or a larger sign-on bonus than expected? A. Two of my favorite investing/finance books, The Bogleheads Guide To...
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.
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,...
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...
Medical school may not have taught you about money, but we will.
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