So when people talk about finance, investment, retirement, etc. they always just throw 3 numbers at you (529 – College Savings Plan is one of them). “I maxed my 401k, but need to rebalance my 403b. Then I need to contribute some more to my 457b. I also need to set up that 529 for my kids.” These three numbers refer to the Internal Revenue Code subsection. So they sound scary, but they’re really not, it’s all related […]
I asked my wife what I should talk about for this “Whatever Wednesdays” because it’s always good to get a different perspective on things. She suggested that I talk about our experiences with Child Care. I think this is something every family must deal with, especially if there is no strong extended family support system. For us, both being physicians made our schedules very rigid, which made finding good child care difficult. For this reason, I […]
Child Care
No Medicine Mondays post today. Let’s take the time to remember those in the armed forces who died while serving our country. Next post will be Wednesday, June 1st, as scheduled. -Sensei
Memorial Day 2016
Ok, so in the last two posts of this series, 1 and 2. We talked about how I don’t really like financial advisors and then how some of them are ok. Now we move on to the last of this series: how to find a good one So let’s review first. We want a financial advisor who is: Educated Experienced Fee-Only Preferably one that aligns with your risk portfolio. Education: As I discussed in my […]
Finding a Good Financial Advisor
As you can read on my About page, I went to a Caribbean Medical School by the name of American University of the Caribbean (AUC for short). Usually the initial response I receive when people found out that I went to a Caribbean Medical School falls into one of these three categories: Curiosity: Really? How does that work? Do you do all your rotations on the island too? Is it in English? Jealousy (Fake or […]
Caribbean Medical Schools
There was recently a post on kevinmd.com about physician suicide which included a video. Found here It’s somewhat of an exaggeration about the constant stressors a physician (a hospitalist in this case) has to face in his/her daily life… however, not by much. If you google search “Physician Suicide” the top 3 results are: A Medscape Article – Updated: Jul 09, 2015 A Daily Beast Article – Posted 03.22.15 11:25 PM ET A New York Times Article – Posted SEPT. 4, 2014 […]