White Coat Investor Podcast

WCI and Dr. Steinberg discuss merger arbitrage. Now, this is a technique that hedge fund managers have done for some time, with varying amounts of success. Dr. Steinberg shares his experience with us. Critics say merger arbitrage has a limited upside and a huge downside. Listen to learn more. If you’re like most doctors, nobody taught you anything about personal finance or investing during your undergrad, professional school, or residency. And even though your family - and perhaps even your business - rely on you to be the Chief Financial Officer, you have never been given the tools to succeed. Enroll in WCI Financial Boot Camp, a FREE educational email series, and learn to convert your high income to wealth. You will learn the basics of investing, saving, insurance, and more. Your high income alone will not lead to financial success, but as always, we want to help you on your financial journey. Go to https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/financialbootcamp to sign up today! You can do this and The White Coat Inve

In this episode I discuss the concept of buying one property a year as a path to wealth and financial independence. Remember this isn’t required for a high income professional. But it is an alternate path and quite likely a little faster, but more risky, path to financial independence. If you are finding our podcasts informative and helpful, check out our website! Since 2011 we have been working hard to provide valuable personal finance and investing information through thousands of blog posts written by an array of authors. You can find information on how to manage your student loans, fix and avoid common financial mistakes, understand your retirement accounts, optimize your investments, find professional help at a fair price, get started investing in real estate, and so much more, all at no cost to you. You can find out more about the courses we offer, the conferences we put on, the newsletters we provide, and interact with other WCI readers through our online forum. Head on over to https://www.whitecoatinv

In the medical world, it is routine to get a second opinion. The more serious the condition, the more likely a patient will seek a second opinion. Most doctors take no offense to this, nor should they. However, in the world of financial advisors, a second opinion is rare and some advisors are personally offended by it. It shouldn’t be any big deal to have one of your clients go pay for an hour or two of someone’s time to make sure you’re not doing anything too crazy with their money. Of course, I understand why it is a big deal since most clients that go for a second opinion never come back because most “advisors” aren’t giving good advice. If you’ve never had a second opinion, I highly recommend it and will discuss ways to get that second opinion on your financial plan. Did you know that the White Coat Investor not only has a podcast and a blog but several books that will help you on your way to financial independence. These books cover topics such as asset protection and minimizing your taxes to keep more o

Physician on Fire and WCI discuss his transition to part time work, his safe withdrawal rate, and slow traveling with his family. They also answer many listeners' questions. Love what you hear on the podcast? Looking for more great White Coat Investor content? Head over to our YouTube channel where you can watch video recordings of our podcast, short snippets of financial tips explained succinctly by me and others, and deep dives into topics for more in depth learning. You can even learn all about real estate with webinars from our real estate partners. Check out all this and more at https://www.youtube.com/thewhitecoatinvestor. You can do this and The White Coat Investor can help. The White Coat Investor has been helping doctors with their money since 2011. Our free financial planning resource covers a variety of topics from doctor mortgage loans and refinancing medical school loans to physician disability insurance and malpractice insurance. Learn about loan refinancing or consolidation, explore new investm

Dr. Dahle answers listeners' questions in this episode. He covers questions about SERPs, the new tax law, inherited IRAs, and gifts. At some point in our financial lives, it will be time to buy a home. A physician mortgage can be a good vehicle for a young doctor who’s just out of school and has a more effective place to use their money than on a big down payment. These loans allow doctors to secure a mortgage with fewer restrictions and a lower down payment than a conventional mortgage. But if you’re further advanced in your career or deeper into your journey to financial freedom, buying a home with a conventional mortgage and then, later on, potentially refinancing that loan to a better rate with a shorter time frame could be a great move. Wherever you are in your financial journey, make sure you use the mortgage that will be most financially beneficial for you. Hop over to our recommended tab to learn more about all of your mortgage and refinancing options at https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/mortgage. You

In this episode Dr. Dahle answers listeners' questions about bitcoin, prenups, and whether you should be investing or paying off debt. I estimate that 80% of doctors need, want, and should use a financial advisor and/or an investment manager. Some investment gurus such as Dr. William Bernstein think my estimate is way too low. At any rate, if you want to use an advisor temporarily or for your entire life, there is no reason to feel guilty about it—just make sure you are getting good advice at a fair price. If you need help updating your financial plan or just getting one in place, check out our list of recommended financial advisors at https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/financial-advisors. You can do this and The White Coat Investor can help. The White Coat Investor has been helping doctors with their money since 2011. Our free financial planning resource covers a variety of topics from doctor mortgage loans and refinancing medical school loans to physician disability insurance and malpractice insurance. Learn

This episode is an introduction to the new WCI course, Fire Your Financial Advisor! Over the years that I’ve been helping doctors and other high income professionals stop doing dumb stuff with their money, I’ve learned that most of them aren’t hobbyists. They don’t find personal finance and investing all that interesting. In fact, if given the choice, they’d rather not do it at all. Ideally, they would hire a “money guy (or gal)" who would take care of all this for them for a reasonable price. Unfortunately, one of two things usually happens. The first is that they hire a “money guy,” but that person either gives crummy advice or charges too much for good advice. The second is that they become so busy or so paralyzed about which “money gal” to hire that they don’t do anything at all. Either way, they leave a lot of money on the table and go through life with a sense of unease that they are doing something wrong with their finances. Does that describe you? If so, this course is for you. No more wading through

Dr. Dahle and Dr. Minnick answer readers' questions in this episode. From the debate over DO vs MD to where is the best place to open your solo 401k to should you invest in your medical partner's side business. You will enjoy this interview between two physicians who are dedicated to helping their colleagues become financially literate. As a white coat, you have valuable knowledge. Various companies want that knowledge. And they’re willing to pay you for it! That’s why we’ve put together a list of recommendations for companies that pay you to take surveys. If you’re looking for a profitable side gig for not too much effort, getting paid for surveys could be the perfect solution for you. You can make extra money, start a solo 401(k), and use your medical knowledge to impact new products. One of the WCI columnists makes an extra $30,000 a year just doing these surveys. Sign up today and use a fraction of your downtime to make extra cash! Go to https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/MDSurveys. You can do this and The

This show is an interview with Jordan Goodman, “America’s Money Answers Man” and a "nationally-recognized expert" on personal finance. We discuss hard money loans, mortgage acceleration, investing in life settlements, and bitcoin. There is now a lengthy discussion at the end that I added in December 2018 where I mention some of the things in the podcast that I think Mr. Goodman got wrong as well as some of the conflicts of interest that weren't mentioned by him in the podcast. So make sure you listen to the end. No more wading through dozens of books at the library, scrolling through hundreds of blog posts on dozens of blogs, or checking in daily with online forums trying to gain a financial education the way the hobbyists do. For a fraction of the price of hiring a professional financial planner, the Fire Your Financial Advisor online course will take you from feeling anxious and having no plan to having a written financial plan you can follow the rest of your investing career as a professional and a retiree

This episode is a bit of a “back to basics” show. Mutual funds make up the majority of my investment portfolio and I think that should be the case for most investors out there. Get rich once, get rich slowly. Good investing is boring investing. The White Coat Investor is proud to introduce our No Hype Real Estate Investing course, which will provide the framework for developing further knowledge and experience as you progress in your real estate investing career. We call it an introductory course because there is always more to learn. But this is no short, superficial course. There are over 200 lectures and videos adding up to more than 27 hours of content by over 15 different instructors. We think it just might be the best real estate course on the planet. Continue your wealth-building journey today with the No Hype Real Estate Investing course at https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/courses. You can do this and The White Coat Investor can help. The White Coat Investor has been helping doctors with their money

Dr. Dahle answers questions from medical students on the show today. He will cover how to get on the same page financially with your partner. He discusses how to prioritize paying off debt, investing, and buying a home. The question about socially responsible investing and whether we should be doing it is addressed as well as the backdoor Roth IRA that every doctor should know about. Still not sure what to do with your student loans? Overwhelmed with how to tackle that giant debt in an ever changing political climate? The experts at StudentLoanAdvice.com are here to help guide you through the best options to manage your loans – our experienced staff have consulted on over $250M in student loan debt, and the average studentloanadvice.com client has saved over $190,000 dollars. You will receive a customized student loan plan using the principles of The White Coat Investor, get answers to all of your student loan questions, gain clarity about your financial future and start down the right path toward financial f

We have a special guest in this episode, Passive Income M.D. He's the newest addition to the White Coat Investor Network, which is a network of physician and other high income professional focused blogs that are trying to get this information into your hands so you can find the financial success you deserve. We want you to  live the life that you want, practice how you want, have the time to spend with your loved ones, and not worry about money. Things are constantly changing in medicine. And let's be honest it's almost never better for the physician. One of the best ways to combat  burnout is really by relieving yourself of the financial pressure from medicine itself and that comes from having multiple sources of income. And the more passive the better. Passive Income MD shares some of his forms of passive income in this episode and discusses how others can open up these streams of revenue for themselves. If you are finding our podcasts informative and helpful we would encourage you to sign up for our monthl

Alternative Investments with Dr. Meadows Our guest on this episode is Dr. Kenyon Meadows, a radiation oncologist who practices in Georgia. He recently wrote a book called Alternative Financial Medicine: High Yield Investments in a Low Yield World. In the book he discusses his ongoing experiences investing in stuff that isn’t stock and bond index funds. Now regular listeners know that I also invest in “alternatives,” although only about 15% of my portfolio is invested in something besides index funds. So far it has been a pretty good experience. In this episode we get into both Dr. Meadow’s alternative investments and my own. Do you ever find yourself wishing there was somewhere to go to ask your finance, insurance or investing questions? The White Coat Investor community is a great place to turn. We have a thriving community across all of our social channels - facebook, twitter, instagram, reddit and our WCI forum. We have been discussing solutions to your money problems since 2011. Join the conversation with

How to Invest at All Time Highs Our topic on the podcast today is how to invest at all time highs. This is a question I've been hearing a lot lately both in person, via e-mail, and in comments. But in reality I view it as an investing teenager question. It is not an investing child question because when you're just getting started as an investor, you don't even worry about stuff like this because you don't know it is a problem. You don't really know where the market is at. It's only as you start learning a little bit about investing that you start worrying about things like this. And then as you become an investing adult you realize that worrying about this doesn't do you any good. And so you stop. But in that transitionary period, it is a big concern for a lot of people. So we're going to talk about what to do when the market is at an all time high. If you’re looking to Boost Returns, Lower Taxes & Build Wealth, join the WCI monthly Real Estate Opportunities list for tips and strategies to maximize your

Tax Reform Bill in Congress We are talking about taxes today and specifically about the tax bills bouncing around in Congress. Now obviously these are a work in progress. And it is important to look at it from two perspectives- one what is good tax policy and two whether or not it is actually good for me and you. Listen to this podcast to learn what changes are on the new tax reform bill and how it will affect you. If you’re like most doctors, nobody taught you anything about personal finance or investing during your undergrad, professional school, or residency. And even though your family - and perhaps even your business - rely on you to be the Chief Financial Officer, you have never been given the tools to succeed. Enroll in WCI Financial Boot Camp, a FREE educational email series, and learn to convert your high income to wealth. You will learn the basics of investing, saving, insurance, and more. Your high income alone will not lead to financial success, but as always, we want to help you on your financial

What Matters Most in Personal Finance We spend a lot of our time talking about and worrying about the minutia compared to the big things you should be worried about. Realize that there are somethings that matter far more than other things. In this episode, Dr. Dahle talks about those things that matter most. If you are finding our podcasts informative and helpful, check out our website! Since 2011 we have been working hard to provide valuable personal finance and investing information through thousands of blog posts written by an array of authors. You can find information on how to manage your student loans, fix and avoid common financial mistakes, understand your retirement accounts, optimize your investments, find professional help at a fair price, get started investing in real estate, and so much more, all at no cost to you. You can find out more about the courses we offer, the conferences we put on, the newsletters we provide, and interact with other WCI readers through our online forum. Head on over to h

How to Get Rich Quickly Dr. Dahle discusses how to build wealth in this episode and if you have a need/desire to build wealth quickly he lays out a plan for you to do that. Did you know that the White Coat Investor not only has a podcast and a blog but several books that will help you on your way to financial independence. These books cover topics such as asset protection and minimizing your taxes to keep more of your hard earned money. They discuss plans for insurance, housing, spending, student loan elimination, investing and estate planning. You can learn how to become a millionaire within 5-10 years of leaving residency and how to invest in a sensible low cost and effective manner with or without the assistance of a financial advisor. There is even a book geared directly toward medical and dental students so you can start optimizing your finances early in your professional journey. Find the book that is right for you at the WCI store at https://www.shop.whitecoatinvestor.com or on Amazon. You can do this

When to Buy a Home. There are lots of great reasons to own your own home, including the fact that you can have as many pets as you like, you can paint the walls whatever color you prefer, and the landlord can never throw you out on the street. Financially speaking, there are many significant benefits of owning a home. However, there are time periods in life when owning your home is a not such a great financial move. In this podcast Dr. Dahle discusses when it is a good time to buy a home. Love what you hear on the podcast? Looking for more great White Coat Investor content? Head over to our YouTube channel where you can watch video recordings of our podcast, short snippets of financial tips explained succinctly by me and others, and deep dives into topics for more in depth learning. You can even learn all about real estate with webinars from our real estate partners. Check out all this and more at https://www.youtube.com/thewhitecoatinvestor. You can do this and The White Coat Investor can help. The White Coa

Military and 1099 Physicians. WCI discusses important financial aspects of being a military physician or a physician paid on a 1099. If this applies to you, make sure you listen to this podcast! At some point in our financial lives, it will be time to buy a home. A physician mortgage can be a good vehicle for a young doctor who’s just out of school and has a more effective place to use their money than on a big down payment. These loans allow doctors to secure a mortgage with fewer restrictions and a lower down payment than a conventional mortgage. But if you’re further advanced in your career or deeper into your journey to financial freedom, buying a home with a conventional mortgage and then, later on, potentially refinancing that loan to a better rate with a shorter time frame could be a great move. Wherever you are in your financial journey, make sure you use the mortgage that will be most financially beneficial for you. Hop over to our recommended tab to learn more about all of your mortgage and refinanc

Potpourri of Listeners' Questions. Many of listener questions are answered today on the podcast from diversifying bonds to getting on the same page financially with your spouse. I estimate that 80% of doctors need, want, and should use a financial advisor and/or an investment manager. Some investment gurus such as Dr. William Bernstein think my estimate is way too low. At any rate, if you want to use an advisor temporarily or for your entire life, there is no reason to feel guilty about it—just make sure you are getting good advice at a fair price. If you need help updating your financial plan or just getting one in place, check out our list of recommended financial advisors at https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/financial-advisors. You can do this and The White Coat Investor can help. The White Coat Investor has been helping doctors with their money since 2011. Our free financial planning resource covers a variety of topics from doctor mortgage loans and refinancing medical school loans to physician disability