Practice Finance

Test your knowledge of basic financial and investing topics with these 20 questions.

Medicare Fraud and Abuse, Telemedicine, Nursing Shortage, Long-term Care, The Abortion Conflict, Coverage Denials, Managed Care Complaints, Cancer Research, Bankruptcy for Phycor?

Low interest rates and new laws will bolster profits. Here&s where to catch the action.

Airlines, College, Bankruptcy, Stocks, Theft, Investing

If you intend to refuse an inheritance?which you may have good reason to do?watch out for these inadvertent missteps.

On retirement, On imaging studies, and why I order lots, On today's older patients

When you can deduct passive activity losses, Using one bank for personal and business accounts, Why some home sellers may get a better price, How a will supplements a living trust, Is the beneficiary restricted when pension money ends up in a Roth IRA? Whether employee health insurance covers live-in companions, Putting the brakes on a stock-price slide

The interest you pay depends on ratings that lenders have long kept secret. Finally, you can get your hands on your own numbers?and perhaps apply some polish.

Our expert talks about where stocks might be headed?and where opportunities may lie.

Credit Cards, Stocks, Retirement, Child Safety, Real Estate, Vacations, Students

If you intend to refuse an inheritance?which you may have good reason to do?watch out for these inadvertent missteps.

Physicians have been losing ground, our findings show, but the right moves can speed recovery.

M.E. EDMEM0521Help me!

A severe shortage of RNs has already plunged many hospitals and nursing homes into chaos. And there's no easy fix in sight.

If you&ve counted on perpetual high returns to fund your nest egg, it&s time to rethink your financial future.

The way your planner gets paid may affect his recommendations. Here's why, and what to look for.

Greg and Sheri Rocco, both doctors, both 30, aren't making much fiscal headway. Still, they yearn to wipe their slate clean, have children—and retire at 60. Financial planners show them how.

Wealth, Mutual Funds, Autos, Student Debt, Investing

If you don't know how to handle it, your good fortune could become misfortune.

Treating migrant workers, and forced to improvise in primitive conditions, this second-year resident learned that delivering care is more about trust than expediency.

Greg and Sheri Rocco, both doctors, both 30, aren't making much fiscal headway. Still, they yearn to wipe their slate clean, have children—and retire at 60. Financial planners show them how.

Some were too timid, others too aggressive, but all watched the bull roar past. To make matters worse, almost all charged high fees.

Some were too timid, others too aggressive, but all watched the bull roar past. To make matters worse, almost all charged high fees.

New regulations allow slower withdrawals, meaning more tax-deferred gains and less risk of depleting your assets. Inheritance rules have eased, too.

These two Thomas Edisons of medicine have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. They&ve got some advice for other dreamers.

Larry I Wolk, MD: Keeping kids who need care from falling through the cracks

Nearing the end of his career, he wasn&t ready to sing the retirement blues. Instead, he's singing for real.

Mary C. Nadratowski, a Nutley, NJ internist, takes home the $2,001 prize in this year's tax quiz contest.

Think of your return as an imaging device for your finances--a diagnostic tool that reveals where you can save more or spend less.

Online Auctions, Credit Ratings, Taxes, Autos, Mutual Funds