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The Cost of Safety – Thinking about Risk and Reward
Investors are now so risk averse they are willing to pay the German government to look after their money; not a risk-free return, but a return-free risk. Yields on two-year German notes sank to an...
View ArticlePhysician Investment Quiz
Question: The twenty-two prominent firms listed below share a common characteristic. What is it? AT&T Inc. Abbott Laboratories Allstate Corp. Altria Group Amgen Inc. Berkshire Hathaway ‘A’...
View ArticleAnother Wall of Worry
Stock prices rallied sharply around the world in the third quarter, with 42 out of 45 countries tracked by MSCI showing positive returns in US dollar terms. Total return exceeded 10% in 19 different...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Physician Money Excuses
Physicians, like all human beings, have an astounding facility for self-deception when it comes to their own money. We tend to rationalize our own fears. So instead of just recognizing how we feel and...
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Balancing Physician Fixed Income Decisions
Fixed income can play an important role in a portfolio. But its role may vary according to a physician investor’s financial needs and concerns. For example, many physician investors look to fixed...
View ArticlePhysician investments shouldn’t be based on current events
The holiday season encourages media retrospectives about financial markets. It’s fun to match these up with what people were saying a year before. In December 2011, Barron’s told investors to “buckle...
View Article2012: The Year It Didn’t Happen
Judging by the headlines in the financial press, investors spent much of the past year anxiously awaiting one calamity after another that failed to occur. The plunge off the so-called fiscal cliff was...
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2012 Review: Economy & Markets
Throughout 2012, nervous investors did not have to look hard for reasons to avoid the financial markets. The daily headlines provided abundant gloom to feed their doubts, but investors who acted on...
View ArticleCumulative Wealth Records were Broken in 2012
It took nearly 4½ years, but the cumulative wealth of an S&P 500 strategy with dividends reinvested finally reached an all-time record (measured on a month-end basis) in March 2012, and finished...
View ArticleCredit Cards in a Medical Practice
If you are starting a medical practice, you obviously will NEED to accept credit cards. Many consumers put their entire lives on credit cards, and will be slightly more willing to accept a co-pay if...
View ArticleKeep a Corporate Veil Between Physician Assets and Claimants
Although there is no “silver bullet” that can provide physicians total protection from the claims of malpractice attorneys, there are several low or no cost strategies that can provide significant...
View Article5 Deadly Mistakes in Physician Employment Agreements
For new physicians just completing their residency, the first job they take is of the utmost importance. It has the chance to impact the rest of their career. Navigating the contract side of their...
View Article5 Deadly Mistakes in Physician Employment Agreements – Part 2
I am excited to share my next piece of advice for physician contracts, courtesy of Falcon Healthcare Agency. In this particular Deadly Mistake for Physician Contracts, I share a personal story about...
View Article5 Deadly Mistakes in Physician Employment Agreements – Part 3
I would like to share with you all the next blog series for physician contract negotiations, through Falcon Healthcare Agency. This third Deadly Mistake for Physician Contracts is one that many might...
View Article5 Deadly Mistakes in Physician Employment Agreements – Part 4
In the 4th part of my series of guest blogs for Falcon Healthcare Agency, I share the importance of preserving your ability to practice medicine when you leave this position. Have you considered the...
View Article5 Deadly Mistakes in Physician Employment Agreements – Part 5
In the 5th and final part of my series of guest blogs for Falcon Healthcare Agency, I share the importance of choosing an experienced legal counsel to negotiate your physician employment agreement. How...
View ArticleCheck out my new blog
I have started a new blog, based entirely on physician contract issues. Please check it out here. In the Physicians Contracts Blog I intend to write only about issues related to contracts that...
View ArticleLetters of Intent
I put up a blog post on the Physician’s Contract Blog about letters of intent in physician contracts. I hope you find it useful!
View ArticleSelling Your Medical Practice
Last June I did a blog post on the Physician Contracts Blog about selling your medical practice. Readers of this blog may find that post interesting. To check it out, click here. I hope you enjoy it!
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