Christopher R. Jarvis, MBA

Articles

Captive insurance companies can help physicians manage financial risks, reduce taxable income by hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, and build a creditor-protected reserves account.

Protect Your Income Against Future Downside Risk

Physicians have a lot of misconceptions about how to protect their assets from a lawsuit. There are a few degrees of protection that you can put in place.

Asset Protection: A Matter of Degree

Higher profit and lower taxes are still possible in private practice.

Don't Sell Your Soul to the Hospital Yet

Doctors need to build an advisory team of subspecialists who not only work with high income, high liability and high tax rate paying clients but also understand the unique challenges of working within the constraints of a more complicated health care system .

The Wrong CPA, Attorney or Planner May Unnecessarily Cost You Millions 

Leaving private practice to become a hospital employee can be a good fit for many physicians, but it's not a wise move for everyone. Physicians need to fairly assess the costs and benefits of giving up private practice for hospital employment.

When Leaving Private Practice Doesn't Make Sense

Fewer than 5% of doctors have an adequate estate plan; for those who do, the upcoming tax-law changes may create even more shortfalls. Here's how to avoid the three biggest -- and most costly -- estate-planning mistakes physicians typically make.