financial

In March 2020, international markets nose-dived due to the COVID-19 pandemic's economic impacts. At that time, I had been an attending physician for only six months. I made the decision to make a large,...

Besides focusing on ways to increase income, I think it's just as important to periodically evaluate one's fixed monthly expenses. In general, I try to place as many expenses on my credit card as...

At the time of this writing, a Roth individual retirement account (IRA) is a special retirement account that one can contribute up to $6,000 (or $7,000 if > 50 years old) per year. These...

One of the unfortunate aspects of physician training is that although we spend countless years and dollars learning how to become competent clinical decision-makers, there aren't many lessons on financial management. As new attendings,...

I don't consider myself a financial advisor or expert, but I've been trading stocks for over a decade and wanted to delve into mutual funds with my retirement portfolio. Most of my colleagues picked...

Income and wealth are two entirely different entities. One can have a high income but make horrible financial decisions that focus more on pursuing "wants" rather than making sound decisions for the future. Here's...