Practice Finance

Here's what to guard againstplus what you need to know to choose the right course.

C99ExpHow practice costs wash away income

From the start, the HMO was a house of cards. Yet regulators did nothing--until the money to pay physicians had blown away.

The stocksonly choices are aheadway ahead

Founded on a dream in the 1930's, the Burns Clinic collapsed in a nightmare of the '90s, as the cozy collegiality of its physicians gave way to managed care anxiety and a me first attitude.

Ten months ago, three investment pros told us where they'd put $50,000. The most aggressive approach is way out front.