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The 6 Step Financial Check-Up for a Successful Residency Transition

The 6 Step Financial Check-Up for a Successful Residency Transition

Going into practice is a busy time in the career of a young physician or dentist. We get lots of questions about what they can do during this time to start off on the right track. One key to success is reviewing the data behind the decisions we make. In medicine, this could mean recognizing that your blood pressure is too high, therefore you change your\habits or medications to improve your overall health. Similarly, doing a “financial check-up” can ensure long-term success with money. The most pivotal time for a checkup is during the transitionary period of going into practice. We’ve broken the financial check-up into six key categories:

What Doctors Need to Know about Optimizing FDIC Insurance Limits

What Doctors Need to Know about Optimizing FDIC Insurance Limits

After the recent collapse of the 16th largest bank in the United States, called Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), more and more doctors have been talking about FDIC limits.

As a reminder, FDIC limits are the protections provided to your bank accounts sponsored by the United States government through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Examples being your checking accounts, savings accounts, and CDs held at a banks protected under FDIC insurance.

In the event of an FDIC bank failure, the FDIC reimburses depositors of that bank up to certain thresholds.

8 Practical Steps Doctors Can Take During Inflation

8 Practical Steps Doctors Can Take During Inflation

Inflation is all the buzz lately. We hear it all over the news. It’s a hot topic. Yet, it’s amazing how little information is out there on what you can do about it in your daily life.

I read a dozen articles or so on this topic, and to be honest it was a lot of fluff. So, the list below is meant to be to the point. This article is advice doctors can take action on today.