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The 2025 Financial Educator of the Year Award – Call for Submissions

The 2025 Financial Educator of the Year Award – Call for Submissions

Do you know someone dedicated to teaching financial literacy? Recognize them by sending us your nominations for the 2024 Financial Educator of the Ye…

WCI Has Been Sold

WCI Has Been Sold

After 14 years, The White Coat Investor is making a big change. Here are all the details you need to know about WCI's future. The post WCI Has Been …

WCI Has Been Sold (April Fools’!)

WCI Has Been Sold (April Fools’!)

After 14 years, The White Coat Investor is making a big change. Here are all the details you need to know about WCI's future. The post WCI Has Been …

Get Used to Losing Money

Get Used to Losing Money

Is it the duty of the investor to lose money from time to time? If you want to build your nest egg to beat inflation, the answer is yes. The post Get…

The Very Best and Most Emotional Match Day Reactions of 2025

The Very Best and Most Emotional Match Day Reactions of 2025

Want to see soon-to-be-docs show their shock and happiness? Check out the best reactions of those who participated in Match Day 2025. The post The Ve…

What to Know If You’re a 1099 Independent Contractor

What to Know If You’re a 1099 Independent Contractor

Thinking about becoming a 1099 independent contractor? Here's what you should know when weighing being an employee vs. being self-employed. The post …

Why I Don’t Go for 0% Financing Deals (Anymore)

Why I Don’t Go for 0% Financing Deals (Anymore)

There are much better things to do with your time than hunting down 0% financing deals. Once quantified, they just look like clipping coupons. The po…

Toxic Work Environments, Avoiding Burnout, and Real Estate Questions

Toxic Work Environments, Avoiding Burnout, and Real Estate Questions

Answering reader questions about what to do when your workplace turns toxic and how to protect yourself from bad employers and from losing your job, …

Should I Purchase an Annuity for My Child as Part of My Estate Plan?

Should I Purchase an Annuity for My Child as Part of My Estate Plan?

Never running out of money can be an attractive plan if you worry your child may run out of money. Is buying an annuity for them a good move? The pos…

The Many Different Kinds of Wealth

The Many Different Kinds of Wealth

I recently found a social media post that described four types of wealth and how to strive for all of them. Here's how it inspired me. The post The M…


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MtoM #216: Two Doc Couple Gets Back to Broke While Raising Kids in New York City and Finance 101: Mortgages

MtoM #216: Two Doc Couple Gets Back to Broke While Raising Kids in New York City and Finance 101: M…

Today we have a two doc couple on the podcast who are back to broke. This couple lives in NYC, has two young children and had nearly $1 million in st…

WCI #412: Toxic Work Environments, Avoiding Burnout, and Real Estate Questions

WCI #412: Toxic Work Environments, Avoiding Burnout, and Real Estate Questions

Today we start out by talking about what to do when your work place turns toxic and how to protect yourself from bad employers and from losing your j…

MtoM #215: Dentist Pays Off HPSP Contract and Finance 101: Credit Scores

MtoM #215: Dentist Pays Off HPSP Contract and Finance 101: Credit Scores

Today we are talking with a dentist who is completing his HPSP contract. He shares with us the positives and the negatives of his four year contract.…

WCI #411: 401(k)s, IRAs, 403(b)s, and other Retirement Account Questions

WCI #411: 401(k)s, IRAs, 403(b)s, and other Retirement Account Questions

Today we are tackling your questions about retirement accounts. We talk about rolling a 401(k) into and IRA after changing jobs, how to do a 403(b) r…

MtoM #214: Medical Student Finishes School with a Positive Net Worth and Finance 101: Buying a House During Residency

MtoM #214: Medical Student Finishes School with a Positive Net Worth and Finance 101: Buying a Hous…

Today we are talking with a 4th year med student who is graduating medical school with a positive net worth. He and his spouse are financially educat…

WCI #410: Taxes in Retirement, Tax Gain Harvesting, and Avoiding Probate

WCI #410: Taxes in Retirement, Tax Gain Harvesting, and Avoiding Probate

Today we are answering your tax questions. We discuss tax liability in retirement, social security tax limits, tax gain harvesting in UGMA accounts a…

MtoM #213: Resident Acquires a Six Month Emergency Fund and Finance 101: Two Doc Households

MtoM #213: Resident Acquires a Six Month Emergency Fund and Finance 101: Two Doc Households

Today we are talking with a PGY2 who has saved up six months of emergency funds. He has an impressive savings rate of around 35% and shows us that yo…

WCI #409: Tail Coverage, Whole Life, and Other Insurance Questions

WCI #409: Tail Coverage, Whole Life, and Other Insurance Questions

Today we are talking all about insurance. We answer a few questions about tail coverage. We talk about annuities and whole life insurance and yet aga…

MtoM #212: Engineer and Surgeon Couple Become Millionaires and Finance 101: Estate Taxes in Different States

MtoM #212: Engineer and Surgeon Couple Become Millionaires and Finance 101: Estate Taxes in Differe…

This Engineer and Surgeon couple have become millionaires just a short time after she completed training. They hit this impressive milestone before s…

WCI #408: Roth IRAs, 457(f)s, and Other Retirement Account Questions

WCI #408: Roth IRAs, 457(f)s, and Other Retirement Account Questions

Today we are answering your retirement account questions. We talk about Roth IRAs and the pro rata rule, we talk about self directing your solo 401(k…


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