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“I wanted to have a job where I felt I was serving the public good in a very direct way,” says Ramin Javahery, MD. “I wanted something that was much more direct and intimate.”

Competitive benefits, says Sarah Montijo, vice president of business analytics for The Halley Consulting Group, “can absolutely, and should, serve as a recruitment tool for both providers and staff.”

Some physicians make the mistake of assuming that by setting up a corporation, they are adequately shielding their personal assets from claims. Yet, as claims sometimes “pierce the corporate veil” to seize personal assets, as lawyers say, this tends to be fallacious logic.

The roller coaster of the stock market makes for a lot of adrenaline, euphoria and fear – a recipe for bad decisions.

Two physicians have worked to incorporate technology that frees up doctors to spend more time face-to-face with patients.

The good news is that there is good news for the medical profession.

Electronic health records (EHRs) can be beneficial for patient care, but at what cost?

Luis Macias, MD, FACS, may not have had an epiphany moment regarding his career decision, but he's always wanted to care for others.

With 26 new ships launching at just Viking Ocean Cruises alone, it looks like 2017 could be the year of cruises.

Over the last two years, it has been my honor to write, educate, and serve you. I had this thought the other day- my readers at Physician's Money Digest don't understand my story yet!

With disability insurance, insurance companies evaluate the risk an applicant presents and determines exclusions, limitations, restrictions or modification of benefits based on preexisting medical history or lifestyle.

Tell me if you know a fellow physician who has $300,000 in student loans, $20,000 owed on a car, $5,000 owed on credit cards, yet they always have the solution – “I’ll pay it all off when I get paid the ‘real’ money.” Let's talk about wishful thinking.

What will you do in the context of the 4000 year-old annual tradition of making a New Year's resolution?

For the past four years, the US stock market has been up more than the international stock market. Here's what that means as far as your investments go.

The PMD Critical List for the week of December 26 is packed with the top healthcare stories circling the Web.

What differentiates an intelligent, hard working and compassionate burned out doctor from a happy doctor?

During the last several years the AMA has conducted multiple studies on the financial preparedness of US physicians, which revealed the top financial concern for all US physicians is providing a comfortable retirement for themselves and spouse or partner.

While fake news of the political nature has become a matter or hot public debate, online misinformation about health and medicine has been around for years.

Here's what imitation crab and some advisors have in common.

Cutting the cord is all the rage. I wish I could get by without paid television. I tried. I failed, but cut my bill by 60%.

Distinguishing between assets and liabilities can be the difference between ending up with financial troubles or with financial freedom.

When it comes to finding the perfect gift for someone, sometimes the best thing you can give them is your time and attention.

What better way to celebrate the new year than with a trip? National Geographic Traveler magazine revealed the seven best cities to visit in 2017.

You may regret retiring too soon. Conversely, you may working too long. In this post, I do my best to help you find the ideal time to retire.

Planning your next getaway around a special celebration in a particular city could make your trip that much more exciting.

If there's one time of year that typically causes extra stress, it's during the holidays. But there are ways to overcome the mental fatigue.

I hope you haven't waited this long to do your Christmas shopping. But if you did, here are some last-minute gift ideas.

Greg Kelly has been a part of Physician’s Money Digest (PMD) for 25 years now. He takes a walk down memory lane to when print PMD was the #1 “cover-to-cover readership” for over a decade.