Jason M. O'Dell, CWM

What to do (and what to avoid) in international planning, and the specific tools top attorneys use in their international planning to avoid pitfalls.

Just like a physician would recommend a patient see a specialist, a team should be in charge of a physician's finances to make sure he or she is getting the best advice.

Physicians receive no training in how to evaluate financial advisors, whose guidance often becomes the backbone of their future success -- or failure. Here are two fatal flaws physicians typically make when choosing an advisor.

If you're just waiting for someone to buy you out at retirement, you will get virtually nothing for your practice. A real buyout plan requires 10, 20, or even 30 years worth of group contributions.