Lifestyle

According to the meta-study, four of the five Big Five personality traits decrease in intensity 1-2 percentage points each decade, however, specific aging individuals experience a more marked decline than others.

By bunching gifts, deductions may otherwise become lost because of the new tax law, but these funds also make it easier to give appreciated assets to charities.

While CMS and other payers use alternative payment models rewarding quality and value, CPC provides important lessons about supporting practices in transforming care.

Many students pay for medical school tuition with loans and the idea that four years of loans can be relatively painless to pay back with income from a long career in medicine.

Everyone with savings can secure a lifetime income.

Income riders and longevity annuities both provide guaranteed retirement income.

Consumers can search for specific blockchain-based applications to hail a ride, rent an apartment, sell furniture, vet a contractor, get a job and other functions that make middleman companies profitable.

Recognizing emotions is important, and managing any emotions that are truly unjustified or exaggerated can help prevent misery for a physician.

Is "Why?" the critical career question that you never ask?

Living on half of your take-home pay, or to put it another way, saving and investing as much as you spend, should lead to financial independence in roughly 15 to 20 years.

Result-oriented medical practice content marketing requires going the extra mile.

Studies have found that medical prices climb as more mergers and acquisitions occur in the health care industry.

Investor trust has to be earned and if the new rules are followed, the financial industry will objectively and smartly help those who wish to participate.

A highly tax-advantaged investment plan for funding college education expenses, now allows the use of this money for private elementary and secondary schools, including parochial schools.

Medical billing is complex, but whether you outsource this process or take a more hands-on approach, familiarity with the factors that go into reimbursement is necessary.

Tax changes make planning more complex; consider changing withholding and quarterly tax payments, and other tax-smart strategies.

“Financial Planning” and “Financial Planner” can have various and sometimes misleading meanings.

Life insurance is a necessary risk management tool, but insurance against any risk should be purchased only where a rational cost-benefit analysis can be conducted.

"The ease of transferring appreciated stock with donor-advised funds sounds so delicious.” — Anonymous

Bond yields are low, so how can investors get a better return without taking on more risk?

Strategies to fix the problem.

The challenge is to get the best combination of yield and liquidity from the guaranteed portion of your retirement savings.

The role of loss-aversion and ownership.

Whether you're just starting your journey of academia or are a recent medical school graduate, like all job-hunting processes, it starts with writing the perfect resume.

Paul Fleenor, DO, volunteers with Connecting Kids with Care to provide orphans and other underserved individuals better access to quality health care.

Show dealers you’re a savvy consumer and save on a car lease with awareness of marked-up financing charges and the metrics involved — powerful ammunition for a highly effective price-cutting strategy.

After helping patients navigate through illnesses and injuries that lead to disability, disabled physicians often deal with physical or mental illness along with loss of income and self-esteem.

Some physicians will choose an early retirement at a variety of ages, but who are they and why did they choose to leave their profession?

In today’s environment, the need for comprehensive, accurate patient data to monitor and manage chronic conditions is critical for effective population health management.

All investments have a risk-reward scenario and should be carefully evaluated by an investor and with their specific concerns and perceived risk tolerance in mind.