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
Each week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable. Every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include restaurant tricks that make you spend more, things you shouldn’t care about as an investor, 16 … 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
Each week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable. Every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include investing for seven generations, are real estate tax advantages going away under Biden, why good savers … Read more
We are only a few weeks away from a flood of young new attendings hitting hospitals all over the country. There will also be many doctors whose first contract is coming to an end and they are moving to a new position. Both of these scenarios create an opportunity to make a first impression at … Read more
Each week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable. Every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include eight reasons why renting isn’t throwing away money, one in five millennials think they can never … Read more
I want to wish all you mothers an early Happy Mother’s Day. We welcomed our first grandson into the world a few months ago and I have been reflecting on both the effect he has had on our family, and the effect our family will have on him. Every woman’s face just lights up when … Read more
Each week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable. Every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include money can’t buy happiness but…., the double penalty a widow pays, legal steps to take after … 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
Each week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable. Every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include an easy mnemonic for establishing a financial plan, actual costs of traveling the world in retirement, … Read more
