Doctors: PSLF is Dead

Doctors: PSLF is Dead

Doctors: PSLF is Dead You might want to sit for this if you’re a physician relying on Public Service Loan Forgiveness to relieve your student debt. Although PSLF isn’t technically dead yet, recent policy changes and administrative turmoil have left […]

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The Path of Capital

The Path of Human Vs Financial Capital   Your total wealth increases over time as you work for money and your money works for you.     Financial capital is low during the early stages of your career, while you […]

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Mindfulness and Money in Retirement

Getting Rich Vs. Staying Rich

Getting Rich Vs. Staying Rich   You get rich differently than you stay rich. Some get rich with concentration, and some stay rich with diversification. Concentration when you are young is your human capital. It can be your W-2 J.O.B. […]

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AI Will AI Collapse Traditional Medical Specialties

AI and Physician Specialties

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 […]

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Frenemy Trading Partners

Frenemy Trading Partners

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 […]

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The Theory of the Second Best

The Theory of the Second Best

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 […]

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Stock Market Insecurity

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, […]

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Millennial Wealth

Millennial Wealth vs. The Baby Boomers

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?   […]

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MYGA ladder

MYGAs instead of T-Bills or Cash

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 […]

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