When I speak with people about their goals and dreams, almost everyone gives the same answer. How can it be so many people, with such a diverse background, would want the same thing? So what is this universal human desire? The quest for MORE! More money, more time off from work, more time with their … Read more
(Just to be clear, this is not an April Fools Joke) Recently Tesla announced they had purchased $1.5 billion in bitcoin and will soon be accepting bitcoin as payment for automobile purchases. Some high income earners have speculated in bitcoin and are contemplating making their next car purchase using bitcoin. Before you make that move, … Read more
I remember when I first began investing in real estate. As I discussed my first real estate purchase with various people, those in the older generation kept telling me they were too old to begin investing in real estate. They would say things like, “If only I was in my twenties, then I would consider … Read more
One very lucrative way to sequence your distributions in retirement is to take money first from taxable savings and brokerage accounts; leaving the money in your retirement accounts to continue growing tax deferred or tax free (Roth). This is beneficial because taking money from taxable accounts requires you to pay taxes on the gains. The … Read more
(Today’s guest post comes to us from a physician reader who conquered her debt quickly. She writes under the pen name Jbrawley. I hope her story encourages you on your journey to become debt free.) Graduate student debt has become such a common topic of conversation it’s something we almost take for granted. Particularly when … Read more
(Don’t miss my lectures today at the WCI Physician Wellness and Financial Literacy Conference. Get your tickets today for this awesome CME event going on right now.) Retirement is often thought of when we think about financial independence. The FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) movement definitely ties the two together. But financial independence is so much … Read more
(Don’t forget to get your tickets to WCICON21 so you don’t miss my two lectures or the dozens of other great lectures. CME included.) There are many types of insurances that are important to own. Life insurance to protect the people who depend on your income if you were to die. Disability insurance to protect your livelihood … Read more
(Don’t forget to get your tickets to WCICON21 so you don’t miss my two lectures or the dozens of other great lectures. CME included.) Many couples have an unequal income production. Either one of them is a stay at home parent, and earns no income, or the income production is very lopsided. An example of … Read more
Many people have written me asking: “What is the difference between a tax deduction and a tax credit?” They are confused about this issue. There is also an important distinction based on the source of the tax deduction, as in your home mortgage interest vs. your rental property mortgage interest deductions which are treated differently. … Read more
This month marks four years since I turned in my beeper and walked out of the hospital to the song 18 wheels and a dozen roses, by Kathy Mattea. It was a bit scary to give up surgery at age 54, hoping we had enough money saved to meet our needs for the rest of … Read more
