As a physician, you are faced not only with the daily demands of treating patients, but also the pressure of reacting to additional issues that affect your bottom line such as managed care, HIPAA regulations, malpractice insurance rates and changes in the marketplace. It’s difficult enough to squeeze out time and energy for the present, much less plan for your own future....Click Here To Continue Reading This Article.

Lease Considerations and Timelines

        Time is money when it comes to negotiating a lease renewal or new lease. If you do not get started early enough, you might be forced to accept whatever keeps your practice in operation. If you wait until your landlord contacts you regarding your lease renewal, your negotiation leverage is already comprised. Generally, landlords purposely do not contact you in time for you to have other options...Click Here To Continue Reading This Article.

Comparing Investments Alternatives

        Investments are difficult to analyze – Physicians today need to maximize their investment returns.  How do you compare investing in a stock, a condominium in Florida, a commercial investment property, and bonds or CDs?  They all require different initial investments, different holding periods, with different costs or cash flows, and ultimately have their returns pay out on different schedules.  Somehow you need to be able to measure each investment and compare them on an equal footing.  Seasoned investors rely on Internal Rate of Return (IRR) as that tool...Click Here To Continue Reading This Article.