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What I Wish I Knew About Finance As a Medical Student and Resident

What I Wish I Knew About Finance As a Medical Student and Resident

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • March 8, 2021

Let’s talk about the “f-word.” That word being failure, of course (what did you think I meant?). Hindsight is 20/20.  To err is human.  We can’t escape failure, as much as we might want to, especially when we receive that …

The Finance Savvy Resident: Your Future-Self Will Thank You For This

The Finance Savvy Resident: Your Future-Self Will Thank You For This

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • February 1, 2021

Or your future-self might not; I don’t know, because I can’t predict the future. But I can offer some solid, evidence-supported suggestions—apropos to residents—as to potentially prescient, if not  generally, sensible financial moves.  Whatever your particular path or current circumstances, …

Ensure You’re Most Assuredly Insured: Home, Auto, and Extended Warranties

Ensure You’re Most Assuredly Insured: Home, Auto, and Extended Warranties

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • September 21, 2020

It is generally agreed that insurance is not exactly the most palatable way to spend your money. After all, you’re regularly paying for a product you don’t want to ever actually have to use. From one perspective, one might view …

Building Your Stay-well Game Plan: Health, Long-term Care Insurance

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • September 14, 2020

Thus far, we’ve taken a jaunt through the educational pastures of life and malpractice insurance, and dipped our toes into the informative waters of disability insurance. In this post, we shall take a stroll of insight through the valley of …

Buying Disability Insurance: The Biggest Mistake You Never Made

Buying Disability Insurance: The Biggest Mistake You Never Made

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • September 8, 2020

A full post devoted to the topic of disability insurance might sound a little extreme to some; you may be dismissive about the idea of buying disability insurance coverage. At one point in time, I would’ve thought the same thing.  …

Risky Business: Your No-BS Guide to Malpractice and Life Insurance

Risky Business: Your No-BS Guide to Malpractice and Life Insurance

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • August 24, 2020

Don’t bother to read this post if you are omnipotent and infallible (but then, of course, you’ll already know that). For the mere mortal, however, we can all benefit from a better understanding of strategic risk management—and by taking steps …

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