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Health Care Insurers Cut Costs by Excluding Top HospitalsPeople buying insurance plans under "Obamacare" will have limited access to some of the leading U.S. hospitals, including two renowned cancer centers, as insurers try to cut costs.
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The Cost of ProcrastinationProcrastinating on saving for your retirement, even by five years, can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars during your golden years. Regardless of your income, you cannot afford to not participate in retirement programs.
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Study: Consumer Choice Doesn't Significantly Lower Healthcare SpendingA new study throws cold water on the popular idea that consumers can save themselves and the healthcare system loads of money if they become savvier shoppers for healthcare services.
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The Missing Piece of the Portfolio PuzzleAs alternative investments, managed futures values have a low or negative correlation to traditional investments and can fortify portfolios against the kind of market events that we experienced in 2008.
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Time in the Market: More Important than Timing the MarketDespite watching the market rise, the bigger issue with transitioning your portfolio to cash is that, when trying to time the markets, you must be right twice.
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Insurance Exchanges Upheld in CourtA victory in court rejects a challenge to the ACA's health care marketplaces.
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What Does Comprehensive Financial Planning Mean to You?“Financial Planning” and “Financial Planner” can have various and sometimes misleading meanings.
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Fitness and Personal Health Apps Could Pose Privacy NightmareCurrently, fitness data gathered and stored by wearable fitness trackers, can potentially be sold to third parties, like employers, insurance providers, and other companies, without the users' knowledge or consent.
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Five Reasons to Invest in American EnergyRight now global growth in unconventional oil and gas is a pipe dream. The action, profits and share growth are all happening with companies right here in the United States.
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Four Tax-Saving Ideas You Can, and Should, Do NowAs a physician, your income likely puts you in the top marginal federal income tax bracket. There are four ways to potentially save taxes, and you should look into them now.
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Year-End Giving IdeasAs the end of another calendar year approaches you may find yourself with a desire to give to a specific charity or perhaps the need for a tax deduction.
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How to Prevent Embezzlement in Your PracticeHealthcare practices continue to suffer from embezzlement problems. While there is no such thing as a perfect system to prevent embezzlers, there are ways to deter them.
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Long-Term Investing Goals Will Serve WellIt's difficult to do, but you should try to stay focused on your long-term goals and investments. However, studies show investors let their emotions dictate when they buy and sell.
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Nervous Investors Await Jobless ReportFriday's unemployment numbers are being watched closely by investors and unless surprising strength in the labor market emerges, it could bring the stock market back from September's heady run. Pressure has become broad-based, such that all 10 major sectors in the broader market are now in the red.
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5 Careful Ways to Win with OptionsThe real advantage with options is the opportunity to make money if a stock goes up, down and, depending on your strategy, even sideways.
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Four Tax Tips for Your Portfolio and Your PracticeBetween income, capital gains, Medicare, self-employment and other taxes, physicians spend up to 50 percent of their working hours laboring for the IRS and the state. Here are four tax-savings strategies that may help ease the burden.
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6 Ways to Save on College by Going Against the HerdBuying a college education is a lot like buying a car. If only one model and color will make you happy, you have no bargaining power. If you are willing to consider any vehicle that can take you where you want to go, there are many opportunities to save money.
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Financial Rewards for Medication AdherenceA new app to help with a patient's medication adherence has introduced numerous features that may be beneficial, including a rewards system.
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Real Estate: Buy, Sell or Hold?Some economists say the housing market isn't just diving off a 10-ft. board into a swimming pool, it may be about to plunge off a 100-ft. cliff into the ocean. Another wave of foreclosures looms, which could further drag down home values. So should you sell now, or wait to buy? Hold on.
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Defensive Buying - Your Key to Selecting the Best Medical SoftwareIn an ideal world informed consumers would insist on software that is easy to understand and easy to use. Unfortunately becoming a fully informed consumer is a lengthy and difficult process.
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Popularity of Outpatient Surgery Centers Leads to Questions About SafetyThe number of ambulatory surgery centers or ASCs - which perform procedures such as colonoscopies, cataract removal, joint repairs and spinal injections on patients who don't require an overnight stay in a hospital - has increased dramatically in the past decade, for reasons both clinical and financial.
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Are REITs Right?With the commercial real estate market in tatters, should equity investors be buying real estate investment trusts, or REITs, in anticipation of a coming recovery?
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9 Reasons Physicians Underperform without an AdvisorThese traits are common behavioral characteristics that work against your investment returns, usually because you are too emotionally involved in the decision-making process.
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Earth Day Bonanza: The Economics of an Eco-friendly Practice - Part IIPart I focused on the need for creating a green health center. Part II advocates for global health initiatives by promoting a healthy environment and practicing medicine sustainability.
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DOMA Ruling Saves the Day For Just SomeThe Supreme Court ruling on DOMA results in the recognition of some same-sex couples as being married on the state and federal levels. However, couples in states that haven't legalized same-sex marriage need to know what they still aren't entitled to.
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The Monumental Health Care REIT TrendDon't let America's aging population get you down; take advantage of the population's changing demographics with this health care REIT that's all set to take off (and return great dividends).
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Tax Planning Is More Complicated, and Necessary, Then EverMedical practices are looking for ways remain profitable in these uncertain times. Tax planning now can be a critical tool to help physicians weather the storm and meet their financial goals. Here are some things to consider.
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More Popular Than EverAlmost two decades since ETFs were first introduced in the U.S. and they are more popular than ever. With tax advantages, diversification potential but more error, is this vehicle right for you?
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Why Physicians May Not Protect Patients in the HospitalIn years past, you could count on your independent physician to look out for you both inside and outside the hospital. Times change and, today, things are quite different.
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Property Will Become a Bigger Pensions PlayPension money is not necessarily smart. Far from it. But the flows of money controlled by retirement funds are so huge that it behoves everyone else to take notice. And that implies that, for the foreseeable future, all investors should be paying attention to asset classes like real estate and infrastructure.
