Personal Finance

Are you doing all you can to ensure financial stability during retirement? Here, a financial planner shares his key advice.

Many physicians travel and volunteer their services. However, if you plan to deduct your volunteer-related expenses, there are rules that you should know about.

Many doctors experience a large gap between what they typically earn and their disability benefits. Here are five strategies to better protect yourself.

One of the biggest challenges facing physicians in obtaining asset protection is selecting qualified counsel. Make sure you do your due diligence.

Asset protection is an increasing concern for many doctors. Not understanding that a large IRA inherited from a parent is vulnerable could be a tragic error.

Understanding the terms and provisions within your disability policy will help you determine if you have the right coverage for your needs.

Asset protection is a vital part of every physician's essential legal and financial plan; unfortunately, most doctors don't know how to pick the right legal help.

Making smart financial decisions differs greatly from making smart medical and treatment decisions.

Despite higher than average incomes and education one asset that physicians surprisingly often fail to protect is their credit.

During the assessment phase of financial planning, the physician's financial planner will provide recommendations that may lead to a more cohesive and thought out structure.

Offshore or international asset protection trusts can be safe, predictable, and effective, under the right conditions for physicians.

The objective phase of financial planning for physicians requires addressing specific financial topics and assessing important documents.

Investment is a different profession than medicine, so please physicians, get help on getting the greatest returns, especially when it comes to real estate.

Despite the wide range of risk and planning issues for physicians to consider, a certain core group of tools is almost universally applicable to all doctors.

I’m repeatedly surprised by the lack of a good plan when I first sit down with medical families, and I think everyone should know what to expect.

Four potential drawbacks of group disability protection, and what physicians should do about it.

It is shameful that there is no regulation on who can be called a financial adviser. Luckily, there are some credentials to look for that suggest a strong background.

When it comes to asset protection, keeping investments "secret" does not benefit investors, and may even place them at risk of fraud.

The different compensation arrangements physicians might encounter when interacting with financial planners, as well as what costs are reasonable.

Physicians' liability concerns go far beyond their practice. Traveling and teen drivers in particular pose some specific risks every doctor must be aware of.

Before you commit to a financial plan for your practice, carefully consider your specific risk exposures.

Make sure you are selecting the right individuals to help you thrive financially. Here are three tips.

There are several red flags that physicians need to watch out for before hiring a financial planner.

Fifteen months into a direct-pay practice, this physician recommends building a financial reserve first for any physician considering a similar path.

In reviewing physicians' portfolios, I see many of the same investment mistakes over and over. Here are six of the most common, and how you can avoid them.

As a physician, your business plan should encompass more than just "see more patients and work harder."

Financial planning requires constant re-evaluation of many data inputs coupled with new assessments and actions.

Physicians, it is time to reevaluate holding cash for your retirement. Here’s why.

Investing in real estate can sometimes be risky, but in volatile times, healthcare REITs have been viewed as a stable investment.

All rhetoric aside, it is helpful to understand where our tax dollars are being spent.