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Rent or Mortgage Your First Home? [Why I Didn't Follow My Own Advice]
The decision to rent or mortgage your first home as a doctor, or any high-income earner, is a sticky one. It's a decision that is…
Real Estate Investing: The Good, The Bad, and 50% Returns!
Today’s post is from Daniel Shin of The Darwinian Doctor, one of my partners in the PhREI network along with Ian Cook from Carpe Diem…
Celebrating Episode #50 of the Finance Flash Go! Podcast!
Unbelievably, we are already up to episode #50 of the Finance Flash Go! podcast! (Actually, we are well beyond episode #50, but are just catching…
Doctors and Dollars Episode #5: Brain Tumor and Balance
In this fourth episode of The Doctors and Dollars podcast, we talk with Dr. Dawn Baker. It is an amazing discussion about identity, purpose, and work-life…
Investing Basics
5 Reasons that Active Investing in Stocks is So Darn Attractive Even Though It Doesn't Work
Active investing strategies for stocks just do not work. They don't. End. Fin. There is no debate. Research demonstrates this fact time and time again. Passive investing strategies for stocks…
7 Steps to Visualize the Big Picture in Real Estate Investing
Recently someone on a forum asked me a great question. Can you lay out in simple terms your long term plan for real estate investing? Basically, they are asking, What's…
Do Your Finances Pass the Celery Test?
Since coming across the concept of the celery test, I've actually found it to be a very useful thought experiment for all aspects of life. But one really particularly powerful…
PhREI Network Roundup 10-5-23: The Problem of Violence in Healthcare
As you know, as part of the PhREI network, we decided to start a weekly roundup to share new activity from across the network. Enjoy! Carpe Diem MD Ian Cook of…
Real Estate Investing
My Proprietary Podcast Blend Makes Me Love The 25 Minute Commute
I had never listened to a podcast before 2020! I have to be honest, I never saw what the big deal was. Why would I want someone speaking in my…
Business Meets the Blade: Video Interview with Dr. David Song
In this special video post edition of The Prudent Plastic Surgeon, I speak with Dr. David Song about all things business and finance. Dr. Song needs no introduction for those…
What Does The New “Adverse Market Fee” Mean for Real Estate Investors?
As a real estate investor, the landscape is constantly changing. Markets fluctuate and rates go up and down. COVID has certainly thrown things for a loop. On top of this,…
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