This month marks seven years since I left the hospital as a working physician for the last time. That wonderful walk took place in Lebanon, Oregon, my final locum assignment, to the song 18 wheels and a dozen roses, by Kathy Mattea. At age 54, I wondered if we had enough passive income and retirement … Read more
(Today’s guest post come to you from David Rosenstrock, who is a certified financial planner with an MBA and the Founder of Wharton Wealth Planning, LLC.) On average, it takes 10 to 14 years to become a fully licensed and trained physician. During this period, very little—if any time—is dedicated to topics related to personal … Read more
(Today’s guest post come to you from David Rosenstrock, who is a certified financial planner with an MBA and the Founder of Wharton Wealth Planning, LLC.) The daily tasks and responsibilities of a doctor are challenging and can frequently involve a wide range of patients and functions, including many of the administrative aspect of running … Read more
When I retired, one of the dreads I faced was the need to pay quarterly taxes. After I retired from my medical practice and was a locum tenens doctor working through my private corporation receiving a 1099 each year, I had to file quarterly payroll taxes, even though I had no employees. I do understand … Read more
There was a time in the not too distant past when retirement was not an option. People literally worked until they died. In 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. From that day forward, the US government helped Americans retire, but this help came with strings attached. These strings were anchored around … Read more
(Today’s guest post comes from Suzan Marshall, DO, C-MDI. Dr. Marshall was trained as a general surgeon and later became a medicolegal death investigator. This is the story of her family’s recovery after the sudden loss of her husband, who was also a general surgeon, which turned her into a single mother of two.) My … Read more
A backdoor Roth IRA is a great additional retirement savings plan for high earning professionals. Since I get many questions on how to make a backdoor Roth IRA contribution, I thought it would be good to help set the record straight and explain the Backdoor Roth IRA rules and answer the common questions that confuse … Read more
(My wife and I will soon be enjoying our timeshare on a three week snow birding vacation in the Texas cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Galveston. If you live in or near any of these cities (Houston?) and would like to join us for a meet up, contact me, we’d love to meet you.) … 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 a new study showing how much exercise we really need, the FIRE community’s greatest flaw, when it’s better to choose Roth accounts, why … Read more
The Backdoor Roth IRA has become all the rage in the last few years. Almost every physician financial blogger is writing about how to get around the income limits imposed by the Roth IRA rules. This clever work around is called the Backdoor Roth IRA. But congress is contemplating ending the rules that make this … Read more
