Should I Finish This Course of Antibiotics? You still occasionally see a meme describing the need to finish the course of antibiotics your doctor prescribes, or you will cause antimicrobial resistance. The opposite is true. Since 30% of outpatient […]
Blog Topics for 2025 Instead of making New Year’s resolutions in 2025 (which I don’t do, so I don’t know if I will succeed), I will write a list of 10 blog topics for 2025 and my thoughts about […]
New ETFs Constructed for the FIRE Movement If you have 20 years until retirement, sure, VTI and chill. But as you get closer to your fire goals, what about a more permanent portfolio style (also known as risk parity)? […]
Free Apps that I Love: Perplexity and Polymarket There is no issue that I don’t run by both Perplexity and Polymarket these days. Here are some examples. Pandemics and Percent of Population Dead I have started to return […]
Managed Futures in Asset Allocation Depends on Stock/bond Correlations I’ve been exploring adding trend following (managed futures) to my asset allocation. With higher interest rates, the correlation of stocks and bonds becomes less negative. During periods of low correlation […]
Retiring Physician Checklist Physicians love to make lists and check off stuff. ABG, check. CXR, check. Notes and basic hygiene… later. What about retirement? What items do you need to check off in your retiring physician checklist? Retirement planning starts […]
Ten Reasons ID Physicians Should Quit I quit ID in 2022, and it wasn’t covid that made the decision. I didn’t want to tie myself to the mast of a sinking ship. Once financially independent, you work because you […]
AI Better Than ID by 2030 I’ve almost decided to give up blogging and content creation. What is the point when AI can write a better blog than I can? However, my audience consists mainly of physicians, and as […]
How to Invest Conservatively for Retirement If you are retiring soon, you might wonder: How conservatively should I invest? Given the sequence of return risk and the other retirement-specific risks, what asset allocation should I have? First, let’s look at a […]