What would happen if you were diagnosed with a terminal condition tomorrow? Quite a sobering thought, but I’ve been contemplating it lately in light of an upcoming appointment soon to get more life insurance. I’ve also been thinking a lot about Michelle. She was my roommate throughout medical school who passed away this year after a 2 year battle with signet cell colon cancer.… Read the rest
In 1980, almost 80% of physicians owned their practice or were partners in their practice and effectively co-owners. In 2016, that number dropped to almost 45%. Each year, it seems that another 3-5% of doctors choose to become employees rather than owners in their practice. The trend away from physician ownership in practices is quite disturbing. Without ownership, we are at the mercy of administrators or other physicians telling us how we are going to practice medicine (to a certain degree).… Read the rest
What would happen if you were diagnosed with a terminal condition tomorrow? Quite a sobering thought, but I’ve been contemplating it lately in light of an upcoming appointment soon to get more life insurance. I’ve also been thinking a lot about Michelle. She was my roommate throughout medical school who passed away this year after a 2 year battle with signet cell colon cancer.… Read the rest
It’s easy to lose sight of the big picture with investing. While building investment portfolios, sometimes it’s easy to forget to build the life you want, not the bank account you want. Like many others, I love reading other blogs focused on early retirement, financial independence, or frugal living. In fact, I enjoy it so much that I started this website to help others with personal finance and investing.… Read the rest
About one and a half years after graduating residency, I paid off all my student loans! In total, I paid off about $150k in student debt. Yes, this post is a bit delayed since I paid off my debt almost 2 years ago but it is one of the most common questions that I get emailed to me. How did you pay off all your debt so quickly? … Read the rest
Since I’ve started my clinic a few years ago, there have been some businesses that seem to have come out of nowhere to now be huge players in the health care industry. Funny thing is, once I started to research them they all had one thing in common… Amazon. Amazon has invested in multiple businesses both upstream and downstream of patient encounters.… Read the rest
Graduating from residency or fellowship with large amount of student debt can feel a lot like standing in front of a mountain. It’s hard to see the end when the debt load is overwhelming. Most of the people I know who have over a quarter million in debt fall into one of two categories. The first group is individuals who feel that the amount of medical school debt seems hopeless.… Read the rest
As another new year gets underway, I would like to take a look back at 2017 to see how far this website and I have come. It is also a good time to look forward for some changes to the website and new posts to follow. It’s been a while since my last post, and below I’ll explain why.
2017 was the best year I’ve ever had.… Read the rest
