Today's podcast is about issues facing residents: student loans, when & if you should refinance those loans, disability insurance, retirement accounts, buying a home versus renting, & the importance of living like a resident after residency.
An interview with Dr. Ryan Gray discussing how to help pre-med students through the medical school application and admissions process. Also, reader questions and lots more.
I've blogged at the White Coat Investor for over 7 years but have never told my whole story. Today we tell part of that story from my childhood through medical school. Part 1 of a 3 part blog series so you'll know me and my financial history a whole lot better.
Many of you are worse than broke with a six-figure NEGATIVE net worth but still think you can live like a rich doctor. Stop being one of the poorest in the world and learn how to "live like a resident" for the quickest way to wealth.
Impatience is a disease that keeps high-income professionals stressed about finances and running on the treadmill to keep up with their lifestyle. Show some patience and you'll have all the stuff you desire including financial independence.
PIMD shows that state taxes DO matter, especially if you are going for early financial independence.
Are you a new White Coat Investor just beginning your investing and professional career? Take a few tips from Dr Doug Segan MD JD.
Benjamin Meyer has put together a financial survival guide for his fellow interns about consolidating student loans, RePaye options, retirement savings and more!
There are a lot of great things about practicing medicine in the military, and I'm not just talking about the fact that you can order your patients to take their medications.
One of the lessons frequently taught to me growing up was that I was free to choose anything I like, but that I wasn't free to choose the consequences of my choices. Those were attached to the choices, like two ends of a stick.
Teaching residents about personal finance and investing is intimidating at first. Until the Q&A starts, when you realize, "I've got this."
A recently published academic paper confirms that the average resident is a financial idiot. Rock bottom. Nowhere to go but up! Kudos to those working on this problem.
Graduating residents need to pay off their loans efficiently, use a 15 year mortgage, and max out their retirement accounts. If you have any dreams of a nice retirement, paying for your kids’ college tuition, or traveling around the world at your hearts’ content, then heed this advice.
Jason Mizell, MD and Sarah Catherine Gutierrez, CFP, write about their experience with an MS4 Business of Medicine and Personal Finance class. Turns out the students love it, just as I would expect.
Residents can save for retirement. In fact, it is best to start that habit with your first paycheck. Roth IRAs are ideal places for a resident's retirement savings.