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February 12th 2025
Rise means Fed unlikely to cut rates anytime soon
February 5th 2025
A digital estate plan ensures your family medical practice transitions smoothly, preserving its legacy, operations, and patient care for future generations.
For most investors, energy is a challenging stock investment to get their heads around.
February 4th 2025
Smart tax strategies empower physicians to cut liabilities, leverage deductions, and secure long-term financial success.
February 3rd 2025
Health care organizations react to president’s declaration on imported medicines and medical equipment.
FDA approves Journavx, a nonopioid painkiller without addictive potential
Journavx, by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, is a well-tolerated medicine without evidence of addictive potential indicated for use across all types of moderate-to-severe acute pain.
Retirement planning: Are you ready?
A survey about how physicians save money for life after medicine.
Inflation up 0.4% in December, 2.9% for 2024
Economists expect Fed to pause rate cuts in the short term
Best of 2024: The 2024 Physician Report is live: Exclusive data on physician pay, practice finances, and more
Our 95th annual Physician Report covers the latest data on practicing physicians, including salaries, practice financial health, productivity, malpractice rates, the state of the profession and more. Free registration required to view.
Great expectations may need adjusting
What happens with future rate cuts will go a long way toward determining what happens in the stock market
Fed cuts interest rate by a quarter point
Central bank indicates only two possible cuts in 2025
Investing in crypto? Don’t gamble with money you can’t afford to lose
Cryptocurrency may be appropriate for some, but older Americans should put most of their money in “boring” assets like bonds, guaranteed annuities, bank CDs and perhaps dividend-paying stocks.
Like Jimmy Carter, you (or your spouse) might live to 100
Act now to ensure you won’t run out of money. Annuities can help.
Inflation increased in November in the final significant report ahead of Fed meeting
CPI increased 0.3% in November, good for a 2.7% year-over-year increase.
Estate planning is the physician's first line of defense against wealth loss
Relying solely on traditional methods for estate planning can leave your assets vulnerable.
3 cornerstones young physicians need for a solid financial foundation
Physicians are high earners, but their professional careers begin later than most, so early action can yield long-term financial security.
The common traps in payer contracts — and how physicians can avoid them
A business in the health care system usually succeeds or fails depending on the complicated, multi-layered contract negotiations between physicians and payers.
PCE index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, rises 2.3% annually
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index increased 0.2% in the month of October.
2025 stock market outlook: What will happen now that the election is over?
There’s a tasty stock market stew simmering into 2025.
Your children or spouse might not be the best power of attorney — what you can do about it
Facing the student debt crisis: 3 strategies to establish control
From promises of widespread forgiveness to halted payments, followed by a chaotic mess of legal disputes over repayment plans, federal student loan borrowers are on an emotional rollercoaster.
Long term, stocks are far superior to bonds
The September rate cut signals the beginning of a cutting cycle that’s likely to bring down most interest rates in the U.S. economy.
October inflation went up – but within expectations
CPI up 0.2% for the month, up to 2.6% overall
Physician finances: Navigating the post 2024 election landscape
How will the new Trump administration affect your financial plans?
Fed cuts interest rate by 0.25%
The Federal Reserve Bank made the announcement amid steady economic growth and persistent inflation concerns.
5 financial moves EVERY new attending physician should make
Why lifetime annuities can offer valuable “longevity insurance”
“Mortality credits” behind the scenes let the buyer transfer the risk of running out of money in old age to an insurer
Physician total cash compensation: a survey
SullivanCotter data show doctors’ pay is back to historical average growth.
4 estate planning mistakes to avoid
Avoid these common mistakes to protect your assets and make sure your wealth is distributed the way you want
Primary care physician pay up 16.5% since 2020, according to salary survey
SullivanCotter posts survey results covering salary of approximately 215,000 doctors.
Estate planning is your first line of defense against wealth loss—Here’s what you should know
5 things you may not know about annuities
They’re more varied, flexible and cost-effective than most think
Will the 2024 presidential election affect the stock market?
POTUS election outcomes don’t typically affect stocks long term, but their uncertainty often has short term impacts.
Real estate investments will likely rise as rates fall
A look at 5 REIT categories
In retirement, what’s more important – health or wealth?
Report highlights the interplay between health, wealth, and retirement satisfaction