What if there were just two things you could do to make your financial future brighter?
Katherine Vessenes, CEO and Founder of MD Financial Advisors, asked Dr. Chris Mozdzanowski this in the first of More Money Minutes for Doctors’ new series, Quick Financial Tips from Your Colleagues. Click the link below to watch the video or read more about her interview with Dr. Mozdzanowski.
If you missed part one of this series where Katherine discussed base pay, bonuses, restrictions, arbitration, and general tips, you can listen or read more about it here. Today we’ll cover common benefits in doctor contracts and what can be negotiated.
Doctors, I'm sure you've looked at your employment contract and were probably taken aback with all the legal jargon. There are so many pages of information which can be so hard to understand. I find a lot of doctors, particularly young doctors, are exhausted and so burnt out that the first contract that comes their way, they just want to sign and be done with the pain.
The last few years before you hang up your stethoscope can be critical to a doctor's successful retirement. In this episode of More Money Minutes for Doctors, Katherine Vessenes, CEO and founder of MD Financial Advisors, covers the five things every doctor should do before handing in their resignation.
What if there were just two things you could do to make your financial future brighter?
Katherine Vessenes, CEO and Founder of MD Financial Advisors, asked Dr. Chris Mozdzanowski this in the first of More Money Minutes for Doctors’ new series, Quick Financial Tips from Your Colleagues. Click the link below to watch the video or read more about her interview with Dr. Mozdzanowski.
We often mention the phrase “financial wellness”, but what does that actually mean, and what does it look like? Surprisingly, it looks a lot like wellness in every other part of your life; this is achieved in-part by putting upper and lower limits in place to make sure you account for the unknown and make space for what matters.
Two items we talk about in every first meeting we have with doctors are: retirement, and financial independence. It’s common knowledge in the financial world that doctors already start at a disadvantage for retirement. By the time doctors are attending and able to start saving significant amounts toward retirement, other professionals have had a decade of retirement savings under their belt.
Today’s topic is something you’ve likely heard about in the news quite a bit: inflation. Inflation occurs when the prices of goods and services increase steadily over time. This results in consumers buying fewer of these goods and services with every dollar they have saved. Can we predict it? How do we prepare for it? How can we rest at night with so little control over it?
Graduation is just around the corner for many residents and fellows. Over the many years we’ve been helping doctors, we have identified 7 key points they should consider when transitioning to an attending position. These crucial points will protect their financial goals now and in the future. Today we will discuss these steps, and why they are so important.
Through the years, Katherine has seen certain mistakes repeated among physicians and dentists. To better understand and then correct these mistakes, Katherine joins Dr. Kristy McAteer, from Brown University, to discuss the biggest blunders she sees, and how to take actionable steps to correct them.
Is buying a new home on your to-do list for this year? It can be an exciting and monumental task. So where do you begin? Today’s episode of “More Money Minutes for Doctors” will cover everything you need to know to get started, including: creating a budget, finding the right loan, and what actually adds value to a home.
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