Main description:

A step-by-step guidebook for doctors and other medical professionals about growing and preserving wealth, Financial Freedom Rx: The Physician's Guide to Achieving Financial Independence gives physicians all the tools necessary to manage their own finances.

Medical professionals, especially doctors, spend many years in training as they accumulate debt and delay their earnings. This book presents a time-tested formula that students and established professionals can follow at any stage during their careers to achieve fiscal peace of mind.

Students will learn how to budget and adopt disciplined financial practices. Residents and other trainees will learn how to defend against calamity with various insurances and how to manage debt. Junior professionals will acquire the skills needed to invest and grow their portfolios, while senior professionals will better understand the essentials of estate planning and retirement.

Drs. Chirag P. Shah and Jayanth Sridhar wrote this inspiring text to guide physicians where to put their next dollar. This is particularly important during the financial uncertainties brought by COVID-19 and insurance cuts. Financial Freedom Rx sets forth principles that will pilot medical professionals toward financial independence.

Chapters include useful advice on topics such as:

Financial planning
Investing and asset allocation
Jobs and contracts
Taxes and insurance
Student loans and debt
Retirement savings and distributions

Financial Freedom Rx: The Physician's Guide to Achieving Financial Independence serves as a timeless blueprint for financial planning that medical professionals will follow throughout their careers, and as a reference that readers will revisit again and again as they progress through the various stages of life.

Contents:

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Foreword by Mel Lindauer, CFS, WMS
Introduction
Chapter 1 Why Financial Planning Matters
Chapter 2 Jobs and Contracts
Chapter 3 Initial Steps Post Training
Chapter 4
Defense Part 1:
Disability, Health, and
Malpractice Insurance
Chapter 5 Student Loans and Retiring Debt
Chapter 6 Tax-Advantaged Investing
Chapter 7 Taxable Investing
Chapter 8 Diversification and Asset Allocation
Chapter 9
Defense Part 2:
Life, Homeowners, and
Umbrella Insurance
Chapter 10 Financial Advisors
Chapter 11 Estate Planning
Chapter 12 Have I Won the Game?
Chapter 13 Retirement Distributions
Chapter 14 Pitfalls to Avoid
Epilogue
Appendix A Checklist
Appendix B Resources
Index