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Financial Capacity: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Wise-up on Health, Wealth, & Aging)

Financial Capacity: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Wise-up on Health, Wealth, & Aging)

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • March 22, 2021

You may lose your marbles, but you can still preserve your financial well-being.  Unlike other finance posts on The Reading Room aimed at helping you become financially literate, this one is all about what happens when you develop age-related financial …

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, …

Play By the Rules and You Could Love Retirement

Play By the Rules and You Could Love Retirement

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • January 25, 2021

Are you thinking about retiring?  Unless you’re already retired, I suggest you DO start thinking about it.  Whether it’s 5 years down the road or 50 years into the future, it’s wise to start planning early.   Why is that?  I …

How to Manage Your Green to Stay Golden (with a Sound Retirement Spending Plan)

How to Manage Your Green to Stay Golden (with a Sound Retirement Spending Plan)

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

“I want the last cheque I write to bounce.” Chuck Feeney Ah, the golden years—riding into that retirement sunset. For some, it’s an eagerly-anticipated time in life, filled with big dreams; possibly, plans of moving to Florida. For others, shudder-the-thought. …

Retirement Plans: What Every Radiologist Should Consider STAT

Retirement Plans: What Every Radiologist Should Consider STAT

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • March 2, 2020

If you are a young radiologist, retirement may be the farthest thing from your mind—and possibly decades away. You might think understanding the many different types of retirement plans and investing accounts (and all their intricacies) is something you can …

Getting Personal: Investing Accounts & Why You Need to Think “Grocery Baskets”

Getting Personal: Investing Accounts & Why You Need to Think “Grocery Baskets”

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

Let’s talk personal finance. Up to this point, my posts have focused on radiology jobs and business finance.  With this post, I start to delve into personal finance   Why is this an important topic for radiologists?  Personal financial education is …

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