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Joy Duce

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How to Retain Valued Employees

Key employee retention is critical to the long-term health and success of your business. Consider these strategies for engaging and retaining your employees.


Robin Harding in Washington

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Shrinking U.S. Deficit Charges the Political Battlefield

It 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.


Ash Ahluwalia

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Social Security: 10 Things You Should Know To Maximize Benefits

For 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.


Marc Lichtenfeld

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Why You Shouldn't Listen to Analysts

After 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.


Erin Raub, Oyster.com

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6 Affordable European Hotels

When planning a European vacation, travelers envision strolling in Paris, tapas tasting in Barcelona, and museum-hopping in London. But sticker shock often sets in.


Nuesoft Technologies, Inc

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Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act: Top Five Things to Know

Steven Rogers, Director of Product Management at Nuesoft Technologies, reviews changes that were made to the final rule of meaningful use earlier this year.


Adam Leone, CFP, ChFC

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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.


Barbara Lewis

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Solve the Retirement Dilemma with a Cash Balance Plan

Physicians 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.


Art Fries

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Picking a Disability Insurance Policy: How to Choose the Right Coverage for You

Disability insurance is a critical part of any physician’s financial planning, but the process of choosing a policy can be vexing.


Anne Dunne, RN

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Medical Office Efficiencies

Medical 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.


David Mandell, JD, MBA

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Retirement Cash Crunch

Generating 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.


Carolyn Drake

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Physical Activity Seems to Protect Those Genetically Prone to Alzheimer's

A 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.


Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

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State Changes Ease Medicaid Enrollment Process

A new report finds many states are simplifying their Medicaid enrollment processes, making it easier to identify and sign-up qualified applicants.


Kevin Bickerstaff, CPA

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Buy-Sell Agreements: Critical for Any Practice

Buy-sell agreements are the cornerstone in the succession plan of any business; This especially holds true with physician-owned practices.


John Blank

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It Pays to Get Older

Only one S&P 500 sector consistently delivered shareholder returns during the second quarter earnings season: healthcare.


Eric Meermann

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Taking a 401(k) Loan Can Be a Smart Move

Cut out the middleman and pay yourself instead — but look before you leap.


Jon C. Ylinen

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How My Clients (and You) Could Become Independently Wealthy

The vast majority of my clients and people that I know who are independently wealthy have not inherited wealth or won the Powerball… it has been an accumulation of dozens and dozens of small, but tactical and educated decisions over time.


Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH

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5 Benefits to Having a Nonclinical Job as a Doctor

The phrase "nonclinical career" tends to be used interchangeably with "leaving medicine," which is far from accurate.


Dirk van Dijk

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Should the

A look at what the tax plan proposals of the president and the presidential hopefuls will do to the taxes of those at the top of the distribution and at the bottom.


Evan Welch, CFP

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Managing Financial Behavior

One of the biggest challenges physicians face is adjusting their financial behavior (and often that of their spouses), so that they develop habits of wealth.


Nathan Skelley, MD

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Surgery Simulation App Sets High Standard

Surgical simulation is becoming an increasingly important educational tool and performance metric in the training of orthopedic surgeons. Understanding and visualizing a surgical procedure before executing it in practice is crucial to surgical training success.


Hilary Walke

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Best North American Ski Destinations

Ski season is upon us! Here are the best ski destinations in North America and the best hotels to pass your time.


ReKeithen Miller

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Self-Employed Can Still Cut 2014 Taxes with a Retirement Plan

If you haven't filed your 2014 return, you can get a deduction for retirement plan contributions until October.


Michael S. Kelton, Esq.

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Discount Websites a Bad Deal for Doctors

Discount, coupon and other "deal" websites such as Groupon and Living Social have attracted tremendous interest among health care providers, but they should exercise extreme caution before entering into any agreements.


Jared Levy

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Investor Expectations this Earnings Season

Stocks often trend depending upon the psyche of investors, not always on hard fundamental data. However, there are four times a year when companies report their earnings and the objective overtakes the subjective.


David Leto

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6 Signs Indicating You Are Headed for a Financial Collision

Being aware of the warning signs of trouble may help you avoid it; so here are six indicators that you may be on your way to financial ruin.


Nareen Arulrajah

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9 Tips for a Successful Mobile Text Marketing Campaign for Your Medical Practice

Keeping your patients informed on what your practice offers is crucial. One of the best ways to keep them in the loop is through the most basic way of communication today, texts.


Rebecca Pavese, CPA

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Hurricane Giving: Get The Most Bang For Your Charitable Buck

Look for charities that are efficient, effective and innovative. Use tax-smart strategy and stay clear of crowdfunding scams.


Louis G. Scatigna, CFP

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Financial Illiteracy Is the Reason Most Americans Fail Financially

Millions of people go through life without understanding money and finances. They try to make ends meet, pay their bills, fill their families' needs, buy homes and cars, save and invest even though they have little or no knowledge about what they're doing.


Conor Killmurray

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4 Tips to Help Keep Work at Work

The main cause of stress for many people is their workload, and physicians are no stranger to this. An overburdening workload can not only help to ruin your productivity at work but also negatively impact your home life. In order to work towards a proper balance of the two it's best to try and keep work at work. Here’s 4 tips to do just that.