Don’t you hate it when you find out you have been taken? I sure do. I buy something the salesman convinced me was a great deal, only to find out later that it wasn’t a deal at all. In fact, I paid a whole lot more than I needed to. There is a lot of … Read more
The real estate investor’s biggest fear is buying at the top of the market. Almost daily, I encounter someone asking if it is a good time to buy real estate with the current high market prices. This is a disguised way of asking “Should I be trying to time the real estate market?” Never try … Read more
Many people have asked me how I knew it was the right time to retire. They are struggling with the decision and are afraid to pull the trigger too soon. Retiring from medicine is almost a final move as it is very difficult to return after being away for a period of time. I haven’t … Read more
I attended medical school on a Navy scholarship. One of their requirements was to be on active-duty for six weeks every year. I was a flight surgeon at Camp Pendleton in Southern California for one of those stents. Many days I walked into the flight briefing room to look at the assignment board. On that … Read more
It’s hard to believe how many people still question whether the 4% rule will work for their retirement, as if they or anyone else can predict the future. There is very good retrospective data that shows how this rule has done over time as the market and interest rates changed over the last century and … 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
I recently read a post where the writer stated something to the effect that no one was teaching financial information to doctors until just recently. That statement is absolutely not true. The real issues were most doctors were not seeking this information until just recently and those doctors who were looking thought the information had … Read more
(Today’s guest post comes from Gayle Morris, a nurse practitioner who shares her lessons from mom. I especially like #5.) I never truly appreciated the hard work and effort my mother put into raising us until I became a mother myself. Parents have an incredible responsibility to raise the next generation and I learned many … Read more
As 2020 draws to an end, it is time to close the year and give ourselves a fresh start. When a new year begins we make New Year’s resolutions that we plan to achieve during the year, but often by the end of January we have reverted back to our old ways. Resolutions long forgotten. … Read more
