In this second of two articles, the authors look at the methods used to value medical practices, the impact of antitrust laws on the pricing of doctors' services, how a hospital or managed care company exerts influence over practices in which they invest, and how doctors in independent practices can best evaluate a purchase offer.
While there are never any guarantees of success when it comes to the stock market, even nonexperts can improve their odds of coming out ahead by adopting and sticking with some time-tested strategies.
Refinance and take advantage of current low interest rates, if the decision is right for you.
You can be prepared for increasing taxes.
Learn whether you are responsible to pay off debt in your deceased spouse's name.
Understand how Social Security spousal benefits work.
Learn about target date of mutual funds.
Determine whether to use money from a 401(k) account to pay a mortgage.
Discover ways to finance your practice.
Determine whether to roll over a 401(k) or leave it be.
Discover ways to finance for a new office in your practice.
By day, Michael Sevilla, MD, is a family physician in the small northeastern Ohio town of Salem, about 20 miles west of the Pennsylvania border. But at night, between visits, and during his lunch break, he's "Dr. Anonymous," posting updates to his blog of the same name, checking his Facebook page and Twitter feed, or recording his latest Web-based radio show.
Understand the difference between load and no-load mutual funds.
Gain understanding of what is involved in gifting of stocks.
Know how to determine tax basis on inherited stocks
Understand whether you can deposit payroll tax withholding monthly for employees using federal tax coupons.
Find out whether premiums for long-term care policies are deductible.
To make informed business or investing decisions, it's imperative to have a good feel for where the economy is heading.
Determine whether you can deduct the cost of medical equipment upfront.
Learn how to avoid or minimize corporate taxes if you sell your medical practice.
What does it mean to be uninsured in America?
A growing number of Americans are buying long-term care insurance. Long-term care is a form of protection against the potential of a financial disaster resulting from an injury or from a long, debilitating illness.
Learn from a physician's personal experience as to how to inch toward retirement while still in practice.
Discover how to protect your retirement nest egg while instilling values in the next generation.
Know whether to consider a reverse mortgage if you need income.
