Average Net Worth of Physicians at Retirement Some physicians are excellent accumulators of wealth. Most are not. What is the average net worth of physicians at Retirement? Doctors are a heterogeneous lot; this much is true. Let’s review the epidemiology […]
Five Forms of Post-traumatic Growth Rain falls in everyone’s life. And sometimes trees, too. Trauma, unfortunately, is common. But so too is post-traumatic growth! About half of people report moderate to high post-traumatic growth, which is exciting since […]
Using a Margin Loan to Purchase Your Home In early retirement, you may not qualify for a traditional mortgage based on a lack of W2 income. What about using a margin loan from your equities to purchase your home? […]
Physician Early Retirement Plans Physician early retirement is not a novel idea, but perhaps one that now has a more developed framework. It is an idea whose time has come: take back the keys to your j.o.b. and work […]
A Unified Asset Allocation Equation Asset Allocation can be more useful. The intent of asset allocation is to reflect the amount of risk to which you are exposed. But what about assets that are not stocks or bonds? Equity-Alternatives are […]
Getting Back to Even With the market down off of all-time highs, I want to know about getting back to even. Serendipitously I came upon a copy of Kramer’s Getting Back to Even and had to see if […]
Retiring Physician Checklist 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 list of items do you need to check off in your retiring […]
401a, 403b, and 457b Plans Physicians are high-income professionals who optimally defer income into retirement plans during peak earning years. If you have access to a 401a vs 403b vs 457b then you either work for the government or a […]
How can we meet to support one another? All you love, if you let it go, it will return. That is like friendship when true and honest. What is the value of friendship? And how can we meet to […]
