Will AI Collapse Traditional Medical Specialties as We Know Them? I reflect on how dramatically medicine has changed during my career as an infectious disease physician. The most significant disruption may yet be to come. My prediction: Artificial intelligence […]
How Much do China, Mexico, and Canada Own? USD, Gold, Treasuries, and U.S. Equities Our frenemy trading partners—China, Mexico, and Canada—own U.S. dollars, treasuries, and equities. How much? Who owns more of the U.S. than the others? Let’s look […]
Like every other aspect of physician life, almost perfect is good enough Some of us strive for the optimal solution in retirement planning. But what if you cannot achieve that optimal solution and instead settle for reality? Let’s look at […]
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty? A footnote in a book alerted me that uncertainty may be better translated from German in Heisenberg’s Principle. Should it be Stock Market Indeterminacy? Or Stock Market Indeterminability? Let’s look at Stock Market Uncertainty and see if it, […]
Which generation is better off? Are millennials worse off than their baby boomer parents were at their age? Both generations have had economic adversity, but what does that data say? Which generation is better off at age 35? […]
Consider MYGAs instead of CDs MYGAs are good annuities. Good annuities also include SPIAs and QLACs. They all have similarities, but first, you must buy them rather than being upsold for a product with a higher commission. Good annuities are […]
The opposite of scarcity is enough The opposite of scarcity is enough. Not abundance. In retirement, it is okay to be enough, and it is okay to have enough. Enough is the goal in retirement rather than abundance. Scarcity […]
If You Have Won the Game Quit Playing with Money You Really Need A smart doctor once said, “When you’ve won the game, quit playing.” I convinced him to add “with the money you need,” but that is a long […]
Should I Retire: a False Dichotomy Should retire is not a yes or no question. Whenever you only have two choices, that’s a false dichotomy. There are always more than two choices if you are honest. So, since Should […]