(Today’s guest post come from Aaron Smith who works with 1Heart Franchise, providing senior care services. This is especially important for my coaching clients who wish to venture out and start their own private medical practice.) If you’re considering starting a business — opening up a private practice, starting your first law firm, or venturing … Read more
In 2006 I was sitting on the couch watching the TV show The Biggest Loser, contemplating my own need to hit the gym to lose a few pounds, when I had an incredible realization. As I thought back through my life, the only time I ever worked out consistently was when I had a coach. … Read more
Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include how to financially support your loved ones, the honeymoon phase of early retirement, real estate and business tax tips, retirement gets easier as … Read more
Last March while we were traveling home in our RV from our snow birding trip to Mesa, Arizona, I turned sixty. On our way to Southern California to meet some friends, we stopped at a bakery to pick up a cake. We enjoyed celebrating my birthday that evening with our friends, but it didn’t set … Read more
Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include six reasons high earners don’t get rich, how much can I safely take out of my retirement plan each year, 13 important money … Read more
We are all likely to be faced with deciding what to do with a financial windfall, and for many of us it may happen several times. For some it will be a small windfall like getting a tax refund you weren’t expecting or a yearend bonus. For others it could be a big windfall like … 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
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
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
It appears that Joe Biden will become the next President of the United States in January. He has already stated many of the things he plans to do during his term. Some of those things will have direct financial impact on us. Biden has stated he wants to cut costs for the low and middle … Read more
