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Checklist — Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. I’ve been going through some of my recent posts and realized that they tend to be a little long. For that reason, I wanted to refocus and get back to the basics today, so I’m going to talk about “The Checklist”. What do you mean by refocus? Since every post I write focuses on one topic, it can be easy to forget what the original goal is/was. In a […]

The Checklist #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Investing Medical Student Residency Retirement on July 28, 2017 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again and I’m going to talk about a topic that comes up just about everywhere. It’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) versus Mutual Funds. This concept may be difficult to understand for new investors, so I wanted to try to make it as easy to understand as possible. As such, I decided it needed a whole post. Stock Photo from: Pixabay So I’ve actually been meaning to write this post for a […]

ETFs versus Mutual Funds #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Investing Medical Student Residency Retirement on July 21, 2017 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays and this post is a little late. Also, while somewhat related to Finances, it’s more of an introspective post. Today, I’m going to talk about how I came to understand The Value of a Dollar. Stock Photo from: Pexels So then, what’s the Value of a Dollar? Well, technically the value of a dollar is constantly changing since inflation happens. ie. $1 today does have the same buying power that […]

The Value of a Dollar #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Medical Student Residency on July 14, 2017 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays. As you may know, I was in California this past week for my friend’s wedding. I had the chance to meet up with some friends from high school that I hadn’t seen in a long, long time. So today I want to talk about the “Many Paths to the Top of the Mountain”. Stock Photo from: Pexels Here’s the quote: “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, […]

Many Paths to the Top of the Mountain #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Medical Student Residency on July 7, 2017 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays. After looking through some of my old posts, I have alluded to Credit Card Debt and how bad it is for you. However, I realized I’ve never talked about it explicitly. So let’s talk about Credit Card Debt. Stock Photo from: Pexels Ok, so let’s discuss Credit Card Debt Remember how I mentioned compound interest before and how powerful it is? Credit Card Debt is like that, except probably even […]

Credit Card Debt #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Medical Student Residency Retirement on June 23, 2017 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays and this is going to be one of those “right now” posts. I received a comment on my post about Roth 401k/403b in Residency. I was going to write a relatively long comment, but instead I’ve decided to turn it into a complete post: Roth 401k/403b in Residency Case Report. Stock Photo from: Pixabay Here’s the comment: (from Queue) My wife and I are making retirement a priority. We’re just about […]

Roth 401k/403b in Residency Case Report #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Medical Student Residency Retirement on June 16, 2017 by Sensei