The White Coat Investor’s Most Controversial Articles, Part 3: Looking Back at Our Biggest Fights, Including April Fools’ Day
Not everything The White Coat Investor publishes is fully embraced by the readership. Here were some of our biggest fights.
Not everything The White Coat Investor publishes is fully embraced by the readership. Here were some of our biggest fights.
It's reasonable that 3%-5% of your money should be invested on your own personal development. Here are the reasons why.
There has been a precipitous rise of private equity into the dental landscape. Today, let's talk about the DSO and how it affects medicine.
Answering reader questions about taxes, including discussions of quarterly estimated payments, IRA contributions and tax deductions, and paying taxes when you work in two states in one year.
Now that Ascensus is buying the Vanguard Small Business Division and taking over its solo 401(k) accounts, what do you need to do?
You might only purchase disability insurance once, but take a careful look at your policy every few years to see if it's still right for you.
I am a nephrologist, and part of my income comes from seeing the same patients for years. How much is it worth it to me to silence my truth?
Doctors should follow these 10 steps to reach financial independence. Let's call them the 10 commandments of The White Coat Investor.
RISA identifies how a person feels about funding their retirement. Here's a deeper dive into RISA and what I learned about myself.
We've written several posts about Bitcoin in the past. Now that Bitcoin has risen significantly, how should you think about it?
Answering reader questions with Dr. Jim Dahle and WCI Friend Dr. Tyler Scott, where they discuss disability insurance, saving for future home expenses, and how to clean up a disaster of an investment account.
Since PAYE is being phased out, let's look at SAVE (and other options) to figure out the best way to pay off your student loans.
According to a new survey, the average doctor's salary rose slightly in 2023. Here are the figures for how much physicians make in a year.
I found a very full email box on a recent Monday morning. Many of them seemed applicable to others, so I turned them into a potpourri post.
We had some fun creating our own WCI Fund to see how it stacked up against VTSAX and FSKAX. Here are the one-year results.
After much thought, our portfolio is changing this year from one reasonable portfolio to another. We'll see how it goes. Update in a decade.
Here are 8 steps to automate your financial life and help you reach your goals of financial freedom.
Rich people don't "manage" debt. They eliminate it. Not stupidly, but reasonably and consistently. It's a behavioral thing, not a math thing.
Disability insurance is crucial insurance for the vast majority of physicians to secure. Buy it right the first time, and you may never have to do it again.
The Roth IRA is a great start for building your nest egg. There's no better vehicle for investing, tax reduction, asset protection, and estate planning.
Peer to Peer Lending (P2PL) is a relatively new asset class I've been investing in for a few years with good success. The risks are high, but the low correlation with the rest of your portfolio coupled with the high returns make it worth looking into.
Bloggers and authors often tell you that you'll be super happy once you're financially independent. They might not know what they're talking about.
New residents have a big desire to buy a house. But it's a gamble of your time and money at a period of life when you have little of either.
Don’t make these seven common mistakes that cause doctors to fall short in reaching financial success.
Many beginning investors feel overwhelmed when trying to design and implement their investment portfolios. This detailed plan should help.
Learn the basics of real estate investing—from hard money loans to mezzanine debt, capital stacks to waterfalls, depreciation, 1031 exchanges, strategies, and lots more.
How much longer can I do this job? I'd wondered that for years, but now I needed to make a choice: retire early or find something else to do.
Stress is all but guaranteed in the medical profession. But here are some medical specialties that are more stressful than others.
If you let a season of your life go by without having an experience that is only available in that season, you've lost your chance.
In my marriage, I'm the primary earner. Here's how I think about bucking customary gender-based norms and making more money than my husband.
Two White Coat Investor columnists—one older and one younger—go head to head to discuss their views on investing and retirement.
This Backdoor Roth IRA tutorial takes you step-by-step through the contribution process including Form 8606, tax implications, common mistakes, and lots more.
As a "moderate-income" high earner, I'm sharing our household income, estimated taxes, spending projections, and expected savings rate.
The secret to becoming a wealthy physician is contained in these four words: "Live Like A Resident." Earn like an attending, but spend like a resident to become very wealthy, very fast.
What are the most unbiased, accurate, high-yielding, current, and entertaining financial books for doctors and other high income professionals? Here you go!
Our Health Savings Account has grown and grown and grown. Now, it's into six-figure territory. Here's how we did it and what we'll do next.