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Written by Brent Lacey on July 18, 2020. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals, Personal Finance, Podcast, Podcast Episodes.

Podcast Episode 14 – “Everything You Need to Know to Crush Your Student Loans ” with Travis Hornsby

Episode 14 – Students loans are wrecking financial plans of physicians around the country, and no one is coming...

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Written by Brent Lacey on June 21, 2020. Posted in Personal Finance, Podcast, Podcast Episodes.

Podcast Episode 10 – “How I Teach My Kids and My Students to Be Masters of Personal Finance” with Dr. Jason Mizell

Episode 10 – We all want our children to have a better life than we had. If we can help them not make the same...

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Written by Brent Lacey on June 21, 2020. Posted in Personal Finance.

Everything is Awesome! 5 Important Personal Finance Lessons I Teach My Kids Based on LEGO

Did you know that the plural of LEGO is LEGO, not LEGOS? It’s like “deer” or “moose,” where...

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Written by Brent Lacey on June 15, 2020. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals, Featured, Personal Finance.

10 Important Things All Physicians Should Know About Disability Insurance

Have you ever thought about what would happen to your income if you became completely disabled? Statistically,...

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Written by Brent Lacey on June 15, 2020. Posted in Personal Finance, Podcast, Podcast Episodes.

Podcast Episode 09 – “Disability Insurance Made Simple” with Matt Wiggins

Episode 09 – Disability insurance is a critical piece of your overall financial plan. If you don’t have...

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Written by Brent Lacey on June 8, 2020. Posted in Featured, Personal Finance.

9 Easy Steps to Building a Great Investing Strategy Using the Tax-Efficient Waterfall

If the thought of starting to build an investing strategy overwhelms you, that’s ok! In fact, that’s totally...

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Written by Brent Lacey on June 8, 2020. Posted in Personal Finance, Podcast, Podcast Episodes.

Podcast Episode 08 – “Anyone Can Be a DIY Investor Using the Tax-Efficient Waterfall” with Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez

Episode 08 – Have you ever wanted to be a DIY investor but you just didn’t know where to start? It’s...

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Written by Brent Lacey on May 25, 2020. Posted in Personal Finance.

3 Options for Real Estate Investing if You Don’t Have a Lot of Money

It’s not hard to get started in real estate investing but it can feel overwhelming at first. There are so many...

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Written by Brent Lacey on December 28, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals, Practice Management.

Start with WHY: Define Your Purpose and Goals for Your Career

Simon Sinek’s excellent book, Start with WHY discusses how businesses tend to focus on WHAT their business does and neglect...

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Written by Brent Lacey on May 13, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals, Practice Management.

7 Concrete Steps You Can Take to Avoid Burnout

80% of physicians report experiencing burnout and nearly half report plans to change career paths. That’s a staggering...

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Written by Brent Lacey on April 1, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

Four Steps for Calculating Your Net Worth

Calculating your net worth: an analogy To understand the importance of calculating your net worth, let’s look into...

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Written by Brent Lacey on March 15, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

Financial Goals: Begin with the End in Mind

Introduction My first two years in medical school were about surviving the academic gauntlet. I wasn’t thinking...

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Written by Brent Lacey on March 1, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

7 Little Changes That Will Make a Big Difference with Your Income

Improving your income requires a hard look in the mirror Improving your income might seem like a dream, perhaps even a...

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Written by Brent Lacey on February 20, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

Budgeting Part 3 – How to Budget on an Irregular Income

Irregular income: How do I budget when my income is different every month? Irregular income makes it harder to budget,...

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