Over the past year, you may have noticed that the public market has fluctuated quite a bit–and that’s putting it mildly. Retirement accounts, like 401(k)s and IRAs, have dropped in value along with the market, sometimes drastically. While the public market is notoriously volatile (especially in the midst of a pandemic), real estate has proven […]
Here’s Journal Club 5-22-20! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After manually filtering through the millions of articles out there on the web so you don’t have to, and I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well! Whether you’re still working or not, you may find yourself […]
On Friday, March 27th, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. It’s a $2 trillion bill intended to provide relief to multiple individuals and businesses during the pandemic crisis. The act is quite huge in scale and so I think it helps to see where the money is allocated visually. […]
Every other week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After manually filtering through the millions of articles out there on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this month. Here’s our Journal Club for the week, enjoy! By paying our future selves first, we are taking straight aim at financial success. This will […]
Every other week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After manually filtering through the millions of articles out there on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this month. Here’s our Journal Club for the week, enjoy! Going from residency to real money is a financial adjustment in the positive direction. But, just because […]
Lean FIRE, Fast FIRE, fatFIRE… FIRE? Lots of FIRE to keep up with and not the type we sing kumbayah around. But while we’re focusing on FIRE and its different flame “flavors,” Physician on FIRE gives us insight into fatFIRE and how he stumbled upon pursuing it himself. Today’s Classic is republished from Physician on […]
“It’s not what you earn, it’s what you keep.” We’ve all heard this saying before. Well, it’s absolutely true, you can’t invest or spend what never makes it to your bank account. Turns out one of the best ways to make sure you have more in your pocket at the end of the day is […]
At some point in our careers, we’ll come to a point where we decide retirement is near. We’ve saved, we’ve prepared, and we’ve planned for our time out of the regular work-horse routine. But, while some expenses go down as expected, others go up. Physician on FIRE provides insight into 5. Today’s Classic is republished […]
While we do our best to mitigate future unknowns (in, for example, retirement), it’s hard to really know what life shuffles our way. However, there are a few things we can expect, such as which expenses we can bank on going down. Here are a few insightful words from POF. Today’s Classic is republished from […]
Ever wondered whether the retirement planning workshops are actually worth the time and money? Well, that is exactly what Physician on FIRE thought when he came across one at the ASA Annual Meeting. Would the information they provide be helpful? Would they try to sell you something? Or perhaps mention free online resources, such as […]
