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The 4 Percent Rule: How Much Money You Need to Retire & Your Financial Independence Number
The 4 percent rule helps determine how much money you need to retire comfortably and calculate if you’ve achieved financial independence.


How to Vet Opportunities to Invest In Startups Via Angel Investments or Venture Capital
Questions to ask and due diligence to perform when deciding whether to invest in a startup via an angel investment or venture capital


Negotiating a Private Practice Lease Agreement or Renewal
Questions to ask and points to negotiate when signing a private practice lease agreement or renewal to ensure it meets your needs & finances


Should You Refinance Your Mortgage? When It Makes Sense and Pitfalls to Avoid
How to decide when to refinance a mortgage based on pros and cons, interest rate cuts, and other factors to determine if it makes sense


What Is the Average Endocrinologist Salary?
Statistics on the average endocrinologist salary, including compensation data on what they make by hours, practice environment, and gender


What is Angel Investing?
What to know about pros, cons, & risks of angel investing in startups, how physicians can find and vet opportunities, & tips to get started


What Do Interest Rate Cuts Mean for Physicians?
What the federal rate cut and declining interest rates mean for physicians, looking at mortgages, student loans, savings accounts & more


Disability Insurance FAQs: How Much DI Benefit Do I Need As A Doctor?
How to determine how much monthly benefit you need when purchasing disability insurance, what most physicians get, & when to adjust coverage


Ways to Reduce Private Practice Overhead
Ways doctors can decrease private practice overhead by reducing or eliminating expenses, renegotiating services, and optimizing resources.


What Is the Average Pathologist Salary?
Statistics on the average pathologist salary, with compensation data on what they make by hours, location, practice environment, & gender


House Hacking 101: A Creative Real Estate and Home Ownership Strategy
Guide to house hacking: what it is, pros and cons, how to use it to get started with real estate investing or to buy a home earlier, & taxes


Transition to Practice: A Guide to The Physician Job Search and Interview for Graduating Residents and Fellows
Job search and interview tips and resources for graduating residents and fellows looking for their first attending physician position
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