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Why Smart Radiologists Can’t Manage Their Money

Why Smart Radiologists Can’t Manage Their Money

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • March 15, 2021

Once you’ve finished the 26th grade (average stage of a radiologist at the end of training), you should be well-equipped to practice radiology.  You’ve survived all the entry requirements, standardized tests, rigorous educational demands, and long and arduous nights on …

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 …

DIY Real Estate Investing: Lessons From a Future Radiologist

DIY Real Estate Investing: Lessons From a Future Radiologist

  • Chris Musto, MD
  • January 18, 2021

Have you ever played the old version of the board game Monopoly? If so, you’ve had some experience in real estate investing.  It’s a strategy game that involves buying and selling properties. After you purchase all the lots on a …

Financisms: A Top Ten List

Financisms: A Top Ten List

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • December 28, 2020

Radiologists can relate to the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words.” “The only constant is change” is another adage perfectly describing the specialty.  And this dictum was hammered home by faculty throughout my radiology training: “If it isn’t …

Economics 101: Why Your Investment Activities Don’t Influence the Price of Stocks

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • November 16, 2020

They tumble, slide, jump, soar. They get the jitters and often seem moodier than a hormone-addled teenager. They are the stuff of which dreams are made—the rise and fall of fortunes in mythological proportions. I’m thinking of how fortune smiled …

Asset Class II: Hot Tips on Developing a Sound Portfolio

Asset Class II: Hot Tips on Developing a Sound Portfolio

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • August 18, 2020

I like diverse assets and I cannot lie. My last post (part 1 of this 2 part series on asset allocation) focused on investment philosophy and four things to consider before developing an investment portfolio. In case you missed it, …

STOP and Ask Yourself These 4 Questions…Before You Invest

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

The savvy investor will invest sufficient time and consideration before making any major financial decisions—and part of this consideration should entail a dose of soul-searching and self-reflection with unflinching-bare-all-honesty. If you haven’t read my previous post on investment options you …

Get to Know Your Investment Types: We’re Going Shopping for Options!

Get to Know Your Investment Types: We’re Going Shopping for Options!

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • March 9, 2020

  And no, I’m not referring to stock options, those financial instruments that let you buy or sell shares of a stock at a specified price for a specified period of time.  I have no experience as an options trader.  …

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