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Physician’s Money Digest is the best source for practical, forward-looking and insightful content to help physicians meet their financial goals.
Are tax hikes coming?
How physicians can prepare themselves
Medicare insurance trust expected to run out of funds by 2026
Tax revenue from 2020, which would have replenished the funds, were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Improving doctors bargaining position in salary and contract negotiations
How doctors can level the playing field for salary and contract negotiations.
Delta hindering hospital, physician group recovery
A jump in new COVID-19 cases dropped margins and volumes.
How fixed deferred annuities can complete your retirement savings strategy
How can you decide if an annuity is right for you?
The time for medical professionals to protect their income is now
What medical professionals early in their career should know when it comes to individual disability insurance policies.
The private practice revival
Despite challenges, today’s climate is an opportunity for savvy physicians.
The Infinite flame: Financial planning and positive psychology team up to treat burnout
Amassing wealth is an important factor to a successful financial plan, but should that really be the goal and the definition of a winning plan?
Survey: Patient volumes returning to pre-pandemic levels
June and July saw hospitals getting back to 2019 levels of patient volume.
Expect the unexpected: Why young physicians need a financial plan
If you build your five-year plan, the answers to all your questions will fall into place.
Is there a good ratio for physicians to use between debt repayment and retirement investing?
Your overall debt load and interest rate level will help determine the right strategy.
Cash balance pension plans can grow retirement savings
Cash balance pension plans are particularly well-suited to medical practices.
Top 16 physician base salaries in 2021, ranked by specialty
The rankings are based on base salary or guaranteed income offered by recruiters, and does not include production bonuses or benefits.
5 questions physicians should ask about cryptocurrency
As an educated investor, it’s good to have a basic understanding of what exactly cryptocurrency is and how it can impact your financial future.
Six biggest mistakes physicians make when planning for retirement
Even physicians aren’t immune to making financial missteps
Improving days in Accounts Receivable
3 timely tips for physician practices
The three phases of a physician’s financial life
Developing and sticking to a good financial plan through thick and thin is a great roadmap to follow.
Making a budget: 5 psychological tricks to help you stick to the plan
Establish behaviors that ensure sustained financial success.
Don’t automatically annuitize an annuity—shop around first
Converting a deferred annuity to a lifetime income annuity can be a great move, but it pays to shop the market instead of routinely annuitizing with the same company.
Roth vs Pre-tax IRAs: What physicians need to know
What are the differences between these independent retirement accounts?
Top five tax strategies for your medical practice
Here are some of the ways you can approach your medical practice’s taxes going forward.
How medical practices leave money on the table through suboptimal coding
Here are some reasons why suboptimal coding occurs.
What physicians need to know about management services organizations
How MSOs pierce the corporate (practice of medicine) veil.
Common Legal Mistakes Physician’s Make in Their First Employment Agreement
It is imperative to carefully review these documents before signing.
Decoding cryptocurrency: A physician investor’s guide
The digital assets offer opportunity and risk
Pay off debt or invest for retirement?
How physicians should handle their biggest financial challenge
How physicians can keep their estates out of taxable terrain
Start planning now to keep your heirs from paying too much in taxes.
5 things to consider when making a financial plan
From the moment doctors earn an M.D. to the day they hang up their white coat for good, they face unique financial hurdles and dilemmas.
Estate and tax planning guidance for physicians
What physicians need to know to financially protect their loved ones and prepare for potential tax increases.
Building wealth
How to create, nurture and protect your financial future