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The Doctor Loan: My Experiences Buying and Building with Physician Mortgage Loans
I was finally a doctor. A real doctor! The year was 2002 and I had just graduated from medical school. After a one-year internship living […]
The Sunday Best (1/20/2019)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
Know Your Enemy: Investing for Retirement
In today’s Saturday Selection, I’ve got a classic selection from The White Coat Investor. It should come as no surprise to you that succesful investing […]
EquityMultiple: An Interview With CEO Charles Clinton
I’ve personally invested in a handful of crowdfunded real estate deals. I wouldn’t want to recommend investments to my readers that I wouldn’t be open […]
Calculating the Value of Your Backdoor Roth Contributions
I recently published a detailed article questioning the Marginal Value of the Backdoor Roth. I wanted to answer a simple question. “Is it worth doing?” […]
The Sunday Best (1/13/2019)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
Seven Money Matters I’m Horrible with and How I Deal with Them
Today’s post comes from my WCI Network partner Passive Income MD. I think he’s pretty good with money, but he begs to differ. At least […]
2018 Q4 & Annual PoF Portfolio, Spending, and Blog Performance Update
Every three months, I publish an update to let you know how well my portfolio has done, how much we’ve spent as a family of […]
Vanguard Backdoor Roth 2019: a Step by Step Guide
This year, I made my seventh pair of “Backdoor Roth” contributions with Vanguard. If you’ve heard of the Backdoor Roth, that’s great! You’ve been paying attention. […]
The Sunday Best (1/6/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
Calculate Your Debt Slave Ratio
Today, I’m featuring a classic post from The White Coat Investor discussing the role of debt in your financial life. Personally, I’m not a fan […]
Christopher Guest Post: Mr. Crazy Kicks
It’s my pleasure to welcome “Mr. Crazy Kicks” as the latest guest to be featured in my eleven-question interview series, the Christopher Guest Post. Stop […]
Top 10 Financial New Year’s Resolutions to Make (and Keep) in 2019
Happy New Year! Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet? If you said yes, have you broken your New Year’s Resolutions yet? I usually […]
The Sunday Best (12/30/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
What Happened to Doctors and Golf?
A common stereotype of the anesthesiologist (which both Passive Income MD and I happen to be) is that we like to end our days early […]
I Quit Obstetrics at age 43: the “DABDA” Stages of a Major Practice Change
A few months ago, a physician who had discovered this website reached out to me with a flattering e-mail, letting me know that she was […]
Tax Loss Harvesting with Fidelity: A Step by Step Guide
When the stock market gives you lemons, make lemonade. In December of 2018, the markets have been delivering lemons by the truckload. We’ve seen a […]
Merry Christmas from My Family to Yours! Our Fake News Christmas Newsletter
It’s Christmas Eve, and although it was a scramble to get our family Christmas newsletter out in time — I wrote this in the car […]
The Sunday Best (12/23/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
Avoiding the Hedonic Treadmill
Most high-income professionals are getting a never-ending workout on this contraption they don’t even realize they’re on: the hedonic treadmill. Some are going at a […]