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I know, I know, I know… it’s Medicine Mondays, not Finance Fridays. However, like I alluded to on my prior posts: Spousal IRA and Talking to Med Student Me, this is at least circumferentially related to Medicine Mondays, since it is a very small window of opportunity for which utilizing a Roth carries significant advantages. Stock Photo from: Pexels So what is a Roth 401k/403b? I’ve talked a little about the differences between regular 401k/403bs […]

Roth 401k/403b in Residency #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Investing Medical Student Medicine Mondays Residency Retirement on January 30, 2017 by Sensei

Hi guys, it’s Finance Fridays and I’m going to talk about what a Spousal IRA is. For those who were keeping track, this is kind of out of order. I was supposed to talk about Backdoor Roth IRAs today. However, I felt it was more important to talk about Spousal IRAs for those who don’t know about them. Stock Photo from: Pixabay One of the major benefits of having both partners in a marriage work […]

Spousal IRA #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Investing Medical Student Residency Retirement on January 27, 2017 by Sensei

Hi guys, it’s Finance Fridays again and I’m here to talk about Traditional IRA versus Roth IRA today. I covered this before a little bit in Talking the Talk. I’d recommend you read at least that post first before you read today’s post as a primer. If these topics interest you, then I’d advise you to look at my Finance Fridays Roadmap post next to direct you where to read some more stuff. I should probably […]

Traditional IRA versus Roth IRA #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Investing Retirement on January 13, 2017 by Sensei

So there has been some volatility in the stock market recently since Trump is now President-Elect, which I wrote about here: President Elect Trump and the Stock Market I have some colleagues at work who I talk to about the stock market and it’s kind of fun to speculate… Stock Photo from: Pexels So tell me about Stock Market FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) Now, I’m going to do something that I never do. I’m going […]

Stock Market FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Investing Medical Student Residency on December 2, 2016 by Sensei

In keeping with the Holiday Gift Shopping Theme, this will be a list of Finance Books I Own (Or Want). Here are some great book ideas for anyone who wants to learn about finance, investing, and retirement. Stock photo from: Pexels ***All Listed Prices are as of 11-18-2016 and may change. Additionally, you may be able to find some of these books used for cheap at your local bookstore if you keep an eye out for […]

Finance Books I Own (Or Want) #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Investing Medical Student Residency Retirement on November 18, 2016 by Sensei

First of all, Happy Veteran’s Day everyone. Please take some time today to think of and thank all the veterans who served our great country. Ok, so by now everyone knows that Trump won the election. However, I’m going to discuss what happened to the stock market immediately following his election, and the days that followed. Trump was somewhat of a wild card to win the election… With uncertainty comes worry which can lead to […]

President Elect Trump and the Stock Market

This entry was posted in Finance Finance Fridays Investing on November 11, 2016 by Sensei