Practice Finance

Payment for work with Roth IRAs is addressed

The Great Recession is keeping doctors on the job longer, and they're not happy about it.

This year may be active in terms of changes to the tax code.

Life insurance trusts are addressed

How to know whether universal life insurance is necessary is addressed

Beginning with the 2009 tax return, tax refunds can be used to purchase Series I U.S. savings bonds just by completing the appropriate sections of the tax return.

Get your questions answered on managed care capitated plans when planning for retirement.

Get your questions answered on whether to accept managed care capitated contracts.

Retirement plan supplementation is addressed

How to know whether to retire is addressed

Paying off student loan debt is addressed

Asset protection is addressed

Identity theft is addressed

Know what you're looking for when seeking a personal financial adviser.

More practices are streamlining billing and collection programs, as a result of the recession.

A discussion of economic hardship to defer loans is addressed

IRA conversion, practice buying considerations are addressed

IRA conversion, practice buying considerations are addressed

Disability insurance, disability policy cost and tax obligations while training overseas are all addressed

Disability insurance, disability policy cost and tax obligations while training overseas are all addressed

Government's fiscal policy can positively and negatively impact economy.

Long-term care insurance can enable residents to protect personal assets if enrolled in Medicaid

Disability insurance, disability policy cost and tax obligations while training overseas are all addressed

Starting Jan. 1, 2010, you will have a new opportunity to accumulate wealth in a tax-free piggy bank.

Investors should consider obtaining a qualified second opinion when concerned about "bleeding" of portfolio values due to market losses.

Too much available credit can hurt your credit score.

Deciding on a traditional versus Roth IRA calls into consideration several factors, including tax rates.

Are there any types of policies that allow me to change my policy benefits in the future?

The decision about when to retire varies considerably from physician to physician and hinges on numerous factors, from age, health, and lifestyle to available assets, debt, and responsibilities.

Some of the long-term care insurance policies I am researching allow for an indemnity benefit. Can you explain what that means and what advantages it may provide?