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July 14, 2025

Automated Direct Indexing: A Personalized Investment Strategy for Physicians

As physicians, our financial journeys are unique—marked by years of education, high earning potential, and complex tax considerations. Traditional investment vehicles like mutual funds and

July 13, 2025

Sorta Random Sunday: Don't Talk About It Before You Do It

One of the hardest things to do in life is to take action. Which is why most people end up doing a whole lot more

July 11, 2025

Dollar Cost Averaging or Lump Sum Investing: Which is Better?

This is actually a fairly common question that I get asked regarding my philosophy as well as my own investing habits. And I'm always kind

July 10, 2025

PhREI Network Roundup 7-10-25: 3 Upsides of Locum Tenens Medicine

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! The

July 9, 2025

Is a 401k Account Really Money Jail?

I still consistently hear a lot of folks in the personal finance space refer to 401k investment accounts as “money jail.” And to be honest,

July 8, 2025

Finance Flash Go! Episode #86: Real Estate Professional (Tax) Status

Today on the Finance Flash Go! podcast, we're chatting about REPS, or Real Estate Professional (Tax) Status! Listen to the full episode and subscribe here!

July 7, 2025

I Dare You to Take the Checking Account Challenge

Over the past month, Selenid and I have been experimenting with what I call the “checking account challenge.” And we are finding it to actually

July 6, 2025

Sort Random Sunday: People Are Like Plants

This concept comes from the book, The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. Honestly it is one of my favorite books. I've said that before. But

July 4, 2025

You Need to Stick to Your Financial Values, Not Opinions

In his fantastic book, Think Again, Adam Grant emphasizes the importance of defining our identity in terms of our values, rather than our opinions. This

July 3, 2025

PhREI Network Roundup 7-3-25: 4 Reasons Why Apartment Buildings are the Best Real Estate Investment in a Recession

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! The

July 2, 2025

Does the FIRE Movement Discourage Doctors?

I am a huge proponent of the FIRE movement, especially for doctors. For the uninitiated, FIRE stands for “Financial Independence, Retire Early.” However, a lot

July 1, 2025

Finance Flash Go! Episode #85: Real Estate Depreciation

On this episode of the Finance Flash Go podcast, I'll go in depth on depreciation and it's role in real estate investing – in other