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Lessons Learned From My Hiatus

The Motivated MD

For many who follow the blog regularly, you likely have noticed that I haven’t published a blog post in quite some time (a month or two). Keeping a personal finance blog is a tricky thing. However, despite starting this blog in late 2021, I still feel that much remains in order to make it the successful enterprise I intended.

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Be The Market: How Doctors Should Invest Their Money

The Motivated MD

Here are a few reasons: Overwhelmingly, index funds have lower expense ratios because they are passively managed. No significantly excessive charge is needed to manage a fund that just mimics a market index. Diversification is a strategy for managing risk by holding different types of investments within a portfolio (e.g.,

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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

The Motivated MD

I am using our weekly blog posts to create a future book that hopefully will apply to medical trainees and early career physicians looking to build generational wealth, get out of debt, and take control of their financial lives. If you have created a financial plan, use it to prioritize where this money should go.

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Fever FAQs (contd.)- Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Rao Doctor

When assessing a fever, we doctors employ a systematic approach to ensure accurate diagnosis and effective management. Fever in infants under three months, a fever lasting more than three days, or a fever in individuals with weakened immune systems should be promptly addressed by a doctor for appropriate management and treatment.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. Patients share personal issues more easily and medical errors are more easily avoided. GPs Improve Chronic Disease Management We live in a world of aging populations, with rising chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy.