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A Post-Holiday Financial Wake-Up Call from Mount Crumpit
Dear Friends Down in Whoville (and Physicians Beyond), The Grinch here. Yes, that Grinch. The green one with the dog. … Read more
Jorge Sanchez, MD
Why Do High Earners Struggle to Feel Rich
Somewhere along the Appalachian Trail, a hiker in his early forties boils water over a burner. His pack is battered, … Read more
Wicked Is The Yellow Brick Road to Retirement
The road to retirement is rocky, it is shadowed by flying monkeys and dark perils. There are poppy fields of … Read more
The Sunday Best (01/04/2026)
Global markets endured a volatile run in 2025, but when the last trades closed on Dec. 31 all the major … Read more
Pray for Beta, Not Alpha
There’s a popular belief in the investment industry that alpha, or the ability to beat the market, is the thing … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/28/2025)
Here are six money moves that can help you find your bearings, clear the clutter and finally feel in control … Read more
How to Beat the 4% Rule
There are 70+ million baby boomers. Roughly half of them are currently retired. Nearly 12k boomers will be retiring every … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/21/2025)
Winter heating bills are expected to rise sharply this season, with costs projected to jump 9.2% compared to last year. … Read more
FIRE and Anxiety
MillennialAcademicScientist (or MAS) wrote to us when this blog was just a tiny fledging collection of articles back in 2017. … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/14/2025)
The U.S. Federal Reserve is ending 2025 with a bang, delivering another rate cut for consumers amid an uncertain year … Read more
Inflation is Not Going Back
A reader asks: The historical inflation rate over the past 75 years or so is 3%. The Fed’s target is … Read more
Throwback Thursday: The “Are We There Yet?” Edition
Wealth is a strange beast. We chase it, measure it obsessively, compare it to everyone else’s…yet rarely do we stop … Read more
Softer Roads: Notes on Physician Job Satisfaction and Survival
A reader says, “Sorry/not sorry to have to call this out, but the example used of consideration of transmogrifying from … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/07/2025)
For all the headlines about an AI-driven jobpocalypse, the evidence from November points to a labor market that has been … Read more
A Decade Can Change Everything
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur … Read more
Cyber Monday 2025: The Ultimate Amazon Tech Guide for Physicians
As a physician, your time is your most valuable asset. This Cyber Monday, we’ve curated the best Amazon deals designed … Read more
The Sunday Best (11/30/2025)
It’s that time of year again when families gather to feast on bountiful harvests and to give thanks for all … Read more
The Busy Physician’s Black Friday Shopping Guide: Smart Deals Without the Madness
Black Friday has evolved from a single-day shopping sprint into a weeks-long retail marathon that now stretches from early November … Read more
The Sunday Best (11/23/2025)
The US added 119,000 jobs in September, in report delayed by the federal shutdown Unemployment rate hits 4.4%, its highest … Read more
Max Out Your 401k
I love following the markets. The craziness. The companies. The historical returns. The risks. The investor behavior. The numbers. The … Read more