Retirement investing is the process of setting aside money during your working years with the goal of generating income to support you during retirement. It's important to start saving for retirement as early as possible, because the earlier you start, the more time your money has to grow through compound interest.
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Answering listener questions about the key protections every physician should have in place, from disability and umbrella coverage to malpractice and the real role of whole life insurance. The post In...
If you never spend your investment gains, what exactly are you investing for? This question hit me hard after a year of nonstop financial management, market volatility, and real estate turnover in 202...
Standard homeowners insurance coverage often isn't enough. To be fully protected, homeowners need to consider natural disaster protection. The post Natural Disaster Preparedness — How to Ensure Your H...
The retirement mindset mentor George Jerjian explains how a second chance at life inspires him to help coach people into retirement. When George Jerjian was 52 years old, he was diagnosed with a bone ...
As doctors, our risk-averse mindset can influence how we manage our finances. And it can hurt us long-term in our retirement portfolios. The post How Loss Aversion Can Ruin Your Retirement appeared fi...
All of us have three main options to profit from AI: 1) Invest in the right AI companies. 2) Work for the right AI companies. 3) Invest in real estate that will benefit from the AI boom. Investing in ...
As a veteran retirement investor, I'm sharing this advice for your own adult children or grandchildren.
If the first $1 million of your net worth is the hardest to reach, why does the next million dollars you add feel so much easier? The post 8 Reasons Why the First Million Is the Hardest appeared first...
I used to think my baseball cards would make me rich. That didn't happen. Here's why my collection (and yours) won't reach seven figures. The post I Figured My Childhood Obsession Would Make Me a Mill...
If you're leaving your employer and you have a 401(k), what should you do? There are six options, some of which are better than others. The post What to Do with Your Old 401(k) If You Change Jobs appe...
My parents live in Mexico and know next to nothing about investing. Here was my journey in helping set them up for retirement. The post How I Helped My Parents Living in Mexico Invest Like the Pros ap...
Over the past 150 years, the U.S. stock market (including dividends) has ended the year positively roughly 75% of the years, according to many studies, including one by Visual Capitalist. So if you ...
An interview with leadership coach Rutherford Pascal, where we talk about why burnout happens; why traditional fixes often fall short; and how concepts like deliberate rest, autonomy, and leadership s...
If you want to reduce your tax burden, here are some alternatives to paying capital gains taxes. Most of them have significant downsides. The post 10 Ways to Avoid (or at Least Delay) Capital Gains Ta...
I am 66 and my sister is 76, her husband is 84. We are both married, retired, have homes. But. I have several degrees, had a really good job in tech as did my wife. We saved enough money and are grate...
Becoming a parent has turned me into an involuntary firefighter. I don’t get a cool hat, or get to drive a big red truck, but I do get woken up in the middle of the night to deal with pee-soaked bedsh...
I get all kinds of questions coming from internet forums and my email inbox that are relevant to the WCI community. Let's answer some. The post Keeping It Real (and Reaching Back into My Mailbag) appe...
Joe and Big Al spitball two sides of the retirement equation, today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 570. Daniel in Texas is 40 and worrying about how to support Mom and Dad if their money r...
WHEN: March 23, 2026 12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET. WHERE: Zoom. Register By March 23, 202612:59 PM ET. Retirement planning doesn’t have to be daunting. Collect some tips for determining if you are on track to ...
I don’t think I’ve ever really fit in. Perhaps moving to a foreign land and continuing to work instead of retiring will make the difference. The post From Early Retiree to Émigré appeared first on The...
The final five years before retirement are not maintenance mode. They are leverage years. Small decisions made here can outweigh the previous twenty years of saving and investing. In this episode, Jam...
Here are some appropriate times to use debt to your advantage in your financial life. The trick is to know when the risks are too great. The post How to Leverage Debt — The Best Ways to Use Debt to Yo...
Have you become numb to risk? Is your brokerage app or website fueling your desire to trade? An investment adviser explains why it always pays to be cautious.
I wanted to create a scale for how a lazy person could invest in real estate and be satisfied with the result. Here's what I found. The post I Want to Invest in Real Estate, But I Also Want to Be Tota...
Rich people don't "manage" debt. They eliminate it. Not stupidly, but reasonably and consistently. It's a behavioral thing, not a math thing. The post Stupid Debts and Their Doctors appeared first on ...
Hana's mom is 92. Mom's husband is 74, and after years of trying to help a family member, nearly a million dollars is gone. How do they stop the bleeding before it's too late, and how much can they sp...
Let's talk about how elimination periods really work, why they exist, how different periods change cost and risk, and all the nuances. The post Picking the Right Waiting Period (Elimination Period) fo...
A wide-ranging and insightful conversation with Morningstar's Christine Benz, where we discuss her annual retirement income research, the realities of spending in retirement, and the challenge many re...
Our 14%+ portfolio returns certainly went a long way toward the 24% increase in net worth we enjoyed in 2025. Here's how it happened. The post How Our Portfolio Performed in 2025 (Including Real Estat...
Sometimes, I wonder about people who can't decide if they want an advisor or if they illogically want to manage just part of their portfolio. The post Why Do People Partially Engage with the Financial...
As a semi-retired physician, here's how I handled a huge bull run and the tariff fears in 2025. I definitely made some investing mistakes. The post What’s Your ‘Sleep Well’ Number? Lessons from a Mark...
Need advice on how to get into medical school from somebody who once sat on a medical school admissions selection committee? Keep reading. The post How to Get into Medical School appeared first on The...
Happiness expert Monique Rhodes explains why retirement often feels disorienting at first — and how creating a personal retirement roadmap can turn this transition into one of the most fulfilling stag...
Strategic saving and investing of HSA funds during your working years can unlock the full potential of these accounts to cover healthcare costs and more in retirement.
GP stakes in asset management firms offer exposure to private markets and are no longer just for the wealthy. Find out why it looks like a good year to invest.
One thing I’ve learned from 30 years of investing and DIY money management is that there is always another way — and often the other way is more “optimized” than the current way. I put optimized in qu...
Another year of retirement over, and what a year it’s been! 2025 started off with US president Donald Trump’s return to power, and by April he had started a full-blown trade war with every trading par...
Stocks and bonds aren't the only ways to invest your retirement "fun money."
Sue van der Linden and her women-led Bluestone Planning Group emphasizes planning discipline, risk management and education to help clients navigate markets and multigenerational decisions.
I’ve been aggressively buying the dip since March 2020, when I wrote How To Predict A Stock Market Bottom Like Nostradamus. My daughter was born four months earlier, and something inside me clicked, p...
YMYW friends, welcome to 2026. What actually mattered most to you in 2025? It turns out to be tax-free gains on investments, retirement timing, and claiming Social Security. Today on Your Money, Your ...
Performance chasing is when you invest your money into whatever has done best recently. Here's why that's not a good way to invest. The post Stop Chasing Performance! appeared first on The White Coat ...
An interview and debate with Dr. Tod Stilson about working on a 1099 vs. being a W-2 employee. It’s a friendly, engaging conversation with plenty of debate, and listeners on both sides of the issue wi...
If your house is too cluttered, it's probably time to do something about it. Decluttering will save you time; space; and, yes, money. The post Decluttering as a Financial Strategy appeared first on Th...
Their crystal balls might be cloudy, but that hasn't stopped several WCIers and analysts from making their financial predictions for 2026. The post Your Crystal Ball Predictions for 2026 appeared firs...
Every medical professional needs a hobby. And what you choose may have an outsized influence on your health and the state of your finances. The post Running for Exercise and Fishing for Calm: The Bene...
Personal finance comes with two manuals: a comprehensive manual and the one-page "quick-start guide." This is the quick-start guide. The post Physicians Quick-Start Guide to Personal Finance appeared ...
Jeremy Keil explains the 5 steps you can take if you are planning to retire in 2026 or 2027. If you’ve been planning to retire in 2026 or 2027, it might feel like you still have plenty of time. But in...
A few weeks ago, Michael Green published a post where he argued that the poverty line for a family of four in the U.S. wasn't $32,100 in annual income (as currently claimed by the Department of Health...
This post is follow-up to our post of December 22, 2024 and will again highlight the benefits of using the Actuaries Longevity Illustrator (ALI) to help you develop reasonable lifetime planning period...