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Life After ResidencyLeaving residency or fellowship is the time physicians have to decide whether to remain employed by a hospital or go into private practice. Each scenario has pros and cons depending on lifestyle preferences.
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Is There Such a Thing as “Good Advice�Good advice – it’s the hardest thing in the world to find, but let’s start with this mental trick from Wharton Professor Rom Schrift. When you are facing any decision among choices, financial, or otherwise, add the option of “do nothing†to the list.
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Tax Time is Financial Planning TimeWith tax refund checks now rolling in for Americans, many are deciding whether to splurge on luxurious items, such as an entertainment center or a vacation, or pay off that annoying credit card debt. While the short-term boost is welcome, tax time also provides a reminder to think about your long-term financial picture.
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Seven Underrated Beach DestinationsWhen going to a new destination, many of us stick to the beaten path. But once you've been to a tourist-filled beach spot, you may be more interested in heading somewhere a tad more under-the-radar on your next visit.
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What Happened to Gold's Luster?Gold prices were very volatile last week, declining 13% over two days before rebounding. What is happening to gold prices and how should it continue to be used (if at all) in your investment portfolio?
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Medical Fraud Right Under Your NoseAre you staying vigilant for the various types of medical fraud that might be happening in your practice? Here are the high-risk areas and how to protect yourself.
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The Best Months to Visit 6 European Cities in 2014Europe is a popular destination year-round, so we've come up with an expert guide for how to spend six months in Europe. Here are the best European cities for each month.
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Who is Making Your Medical App?Medical apps are one of the fastest growing sectors in the app market, and a new responsibility arising is management of transparency and conflict of interest issues surrounding these apps.
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5 Global Mutual Funds for High ReturnInvestors can no longer limit themselves to domestic investments. By holding widely diversified portfolios, selected after careful research, global mutual funds offer a secure and attractive opportunity for investors.
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Breakfast: Still the Most Important Meal of the DayIt can be challenging to help patients make substantive lifestyle changes during brief office visits. A good place to begin is at the beginning-with breakfast.
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How Doctor-grading Websites Can Impact Your PracticeHow would you handle negative comments left anonymously on an online physician-grading website?
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Paying Off Med School Debt by Refinancing vs. ConsolidatingAccording to the AAMC, 83 percent the class of 2016 left school with more than $100,000 in debt. If you are like the majority of medical school graduates out there, you're probably saddled with a good amount of student debt. Of those students, 44 percent plan to enter a loan forgiveness or repayment program. Consolidating and refinancing are just two of those options. To learn about these two payment plans, continue below.
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Your Relationship with Your CPA MattersMost physicians don't have a lot of extra time or experience to pour over financial statements, understand what they present and how they impact the practice. This is where your CPA can help.
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Medical Apps for the iPhoneDidn't catch HCPLive's webinar live? Want to view it again or share with colleagues? The "Medical Apps for the iPhone" webinar is now archived.
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Avoid Temptation to Alter Patient RecordsRecords alteration is problematic to say the very least and can have very serious implications - doing so calls into question the reliability of the information and can damage a physician's reputation.
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Retirement Cash CrunchGenerating income throughout retirement is a significant challenge. Common techniques, including asset liquidating, bonds, dividend-paying stocks and life annuities, all have significant risks associated with them.
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Book Review: Blue Latitudes, and How the World Changed HawaiiAdmirers of Captain James Cook might now find his celebrated 18th century pioneer explorations of the South Seas diminished by today’s would-be revisionists.
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5 Positive Points Physicians Shouldn't Forget About Their ProfessionThe good news is that there is good news for the medical profession.
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How to Retain Valued EmployeesKey employee retention is critical to the long-term health and success of your business. Consider these strategies for engaging and retaining your employees.
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Shrinking U.S. Deficit Charges the Political BattlefieldIt is hard to remember how U.S. politicians behaved when the deficit was not their overriding electoral concern. By late next year, we may be finding out since the U.S. deficit is on a remarkably rapid decline, according estimates.
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Social Security: 10 Things You Should Know To Maximize BenefitsFor most Americans, social security retirement benefits typically represent 30-60% of their retirement income and yet many recipients receive less money than they are entitled to.
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Why You Shouldn't Listen to AnalystsAfter 18 years in the business, you'd think nothing could amaze me. But every time some clown upgrades or downgrades a stock or puts out a research note that moves the share price, I'm surprised.
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6 Affordable European HotelsWhen planning a European vacation, travelers envision strolling in Paris, tapas tasting in Barcelona, and museum-hopping in London. But sticker shock often sets in.
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Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act: Top Five Things to KnowSteven Rogers, Director of Product Management at Nuesoft Technologies, reviews changes that were made to the final rule of meaningful use earlier this year.
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What Can I Do with Excess 529 Balances?You did everything right: Proactively saved, raised an academically successful kid, and guided your child to the successful completion of her degree. There's just one problem: You've got leftover money in that 529 account.
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Solve the Retirement Dilemma with a Cash Balance PlanPhysicians can have a limited understanding of how much they need to save to fund 25 to 30 years of retirement causing them to upend their lives. Sometimes they need a catch-up solution that will let them increase their retirement account balance rapidly.
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Picking a Disability Insurance Policy: How to Choose the Right Coverage for YouDisability insurance is a critical part of any physician’s financial planning, but the process of choosing a policy can be vexing.
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Medical Office EfficienciesMedical practices would be well served evaluating the work flow process of both the front and back office personnel. With the right changes you can improve bottom line collections.
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Retirement Cash CrunchGenerating income throughout retirement is a significant challenge. Common techniques, including asset liquidating, bonds, dividend-paying stocks and life annuities, all have significant risks associated with them.
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Physical Activity Seems to Protect Those Genetically Prone to Alzheimer'sA physically active lifestyle may prevent the advance of Alzheimer's disease in cognitively normal individuals who have a genetic predisposition to develop the disease, researchers have found.
