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Financial Literacy Should Be a Required Part of the Residency Training Curriculum

Financial Literacy Should Be a Required Part of the Residency Training Curriculum

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • October 19, 2020

Financial literacy is the possession of the set of skills and knowledge that allows an individual to make informed and effective decisions with all of their financial resources.  It is not emphasized in radiology training programs. Here are 13 reasons …

Understanding Your Tax Bill: Property, Sales Tax, and How to Avoid Sticker Shock

Understanding Your Tax Bill: Property, Sales Tax, and How to Avoid Sticker Shock

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • October 12, 2020

“The power of taxing people and their property is essential to the very existence of government.”  -James Madison, U.S. President Whether you aspire to build a real estate empire on Park Place and Boardwalk, or just a modest little home …

Test Your Powers of Deduction, Earn Extra Credit! (Income Tax: The Sequel)

Test Your Powers of Deduction, Earn Extra Credit! (Income Tax: The Sequel)

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • October 5, 2020

Looking to put your powers of deduction to the test? Want to rack up some extra credit?  Your powers of tax deduction, that is.  And by credit, I mean tax credits. And by tax credits, I mean a lower tax …

Code Green! The Taxman Cometh: Making Sense of Tax Law Gobbledygook

Code Green! The Taxman Cometh: Making Sense of Tax Law Gobbledygook

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

“I am proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is – I could be just as proud for half the money.” -Arthur Godfrey, entertainer What’s that noise? Why, that’s the sound of your bank account …

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.  …

Protecting Patient Information in Medical Presentations

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • August 31, 2020

The following is an abbreviated overview of the information disseminated by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) in August 2020 about protecting patient information …

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 …

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, …

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