The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading pleasure.
Every week, I scan hundreds of headlines, read dozens of posts, and bring you the best of the best to save you time and mental energy.
Financial Independence (FI) is a primary focus, but it’s an awfully broad topic. I tend to approach FI and early retirement from a fatFIRE perspective and through the lens of a physician, so I expect to see those biases in the selected articles.
Related topics that have become recurrent themes include early retirement, selective frugality, tax issues, travel, physician issues, and investing.
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The Sunday Best (05/19/2024)
For the longest time, speaking about money has generally been regarded as an unpleasant subject best avoided. But what if we told you a conversation could change your career, finances, and future prospects? Here’s Why We Should Talk About Money More Often.

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This is the only argument in favor of international diversification you will ever need. Ben Carlson thinks it’s best to be prepared for the turn of the tide – contrary to popular belief, diversification is about decades, not a few years.
On that note, How Useful is Historical Data in Predicting Future Returns? Understand the limits of market predictions and the everchanging financial landscapes that have led us to this day.
As far as diversification is concerned, not everything that glitters is gold. Here are 3 Assets That Might Not Diversify as Well as You Think.
Nick Magugiulli thinks Bitcoin and Gold Won’t Save You; what will you do with a bar of gold when society faces catastrophic collapse?
Total societal collapse is one thing, but war has featured as a prominent event in human history. With geopolitical concerns about another global conflict, here’s a Wealth of Common Sense about Hedging Against World War III.
However, war might not be your biggest concern yet. Instead, think of The Unspoken Risks of Not Retiring Early; Don’t overestimate your life, underestimate illness, and miscalculate your will to keep working.
On that list of concerns should be the legal ramifications of inadequate preparation; Learn How to Share the Critical Details That Are Missing from Your Estate Plan with Christopher Avery.
With inflation skyrocketing for as long as we can remember and the general gloom and doom incurred by economic conditions, Why are Americans spending so much? And how?
Speaking of which, if unemployment is low, inflation has decreased, and growth remains constant, what’s the worry? Or, as Barry Ritholtz asks, What Stagflation?
The Medicare Bubble Has Burst; Learn about profits, the Medicare Advantage, and how recent policies may have curbed the seemingly perpetual medicare gold rush.
If you’re keen on establishing your own medical practice, you’ll have to start by considering legal and financial matters, such as taxation and liability. Here’s the rundown on the difference between S Corp and LLC.
2 thoughts on “The Sunday Best (05/19/2024)”
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Amen.
The constant pump on syndications is going to end badly too.
“Pausing distributions” is the hot new phrase.