Fine Wine as an Alternative to Bonds What about fine wine as a bond alternative? Investment-grade wine is in a correction in 2023. Will investment-grade wine do better than the 5% you expect from bonds? Wine an Investment Generally, wine […]
The Pretty Common Introverted Physician It is time to meet your friendly neighborhood introverted physician. There are quite a few of us in medicine. Perhaps up to 1/3rd of us are introverts (as opposed to extroverts, of course), […]
Should You Use your Non-Governmental 457(b) Plan? This is the ultimate guide to non-governmental 457(b) Plans. If you are a highly compensated employee of a non-profit institution and want to know if you should use your 457 plan, chances are […]
Social Security Bridge Strategy This comprehensive guide helps you Bridge the Gap to optimize social security: a Social Security Bridge Strategy. Optimizing Social Security is an important component of retirement financial security. Frequently, it pays to wait to claim your […]
Velocity Banking Calculator Does mortgage acceleration work? How can you more efficiently use your paycheck to accelerate your mortgage payoff? Use “offset accounting” to make interest while offsetting or reducing the balance of another account. So, for instance, you have […]
Physician Retirement Jokes and Funny Doctor Retirement Quotes Funny Doctor retirement quotes are no laughing matter. After all, deciding to end your clinical career is serious business. Let’s look at some physician retirement jokes to make me feel better […]
Oxytocin and Healing Oxytocin is a neuropeptide hormone involved in childbirth, bonding, and attachment. As important, it is what allows self-soothing in the face of suffering. When you practice self-compassion, you get rewarded with oxytocin. Oxytocin—the tend and […]
What is the Long-term REAL Return of Stocks, Bonds, and Cash? I capitalized REAL because everyone is currently worried about inflation, especially those about to retire. Inflation does have a sequence risk, and hyperinflation (and deflation) are economy killers. […]
My Five-Year Plan for Happiness Will you be happy in five years? If you are happy now, you might also be in five years. If you are not happy now, why not? Why not choose happiness now? […]
