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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

Earth Day is an opportunity for medical professionals to lead the conversation on how sustainability directly affects health. Because healthcare professionals are among the most trusted voices in society—and that trust extends beyond medical advice into public health, wellness, and environmental sustainability. of total U.S.

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Be The Market: How Doctors Should Invest Their Money

The Motivated MD

How, then, can any physician find the time to research individual companies and make educated decisions on which publicly traded businesses are undervalued? Instead of investing in individual stocks, why not buy all the most economically impactful stocks in a proportion that reflects an index of the market? We simply cannot.

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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

The Motivated MD

However, I think it is important to highlight some of the more frequent offenders to describe how this commonly affects individuals’ lives. Though this is in no way an exhaustive list, the following represents what I believe to be the most common culprits of lifestyle creep and financial pressures in individuals’ lives.

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Lessons Learned From My Hiatus

The Motivated MD

I don’t mean it in the sense that no matter who you are or your educational background you can reach all your wildest financial goals. managing significant educational debt, navigating physician mortgages, owning your own practice, etc.). How you choose to self-educate beyond that is up to you! I would really appreciate it.

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When Should Doctors Begin Investing in Real Estate?

The Motivated MD

We are a collective profession of high-earning and driven individuals. With a significant portion of our income now free from the shackles of educational debt, we can entertain new ways to invest our earnings and grow our wealth. I understand the incentive, sure. Like so many of you, I have little background in real estate investing.

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Choosing to Rent or Buy a Home in 2025

The Motivated MD

The decision to rent or buy a home is the root of much anxiety in many individuals’ lives. I overhear individuals say things like ‘owning a home is the best investment you can make,’ and’ if you are renting, you are just ‘throwing your money away.’ Take the time to play around with these calculators.

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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. In the wake of a hurricane as devastating as Helene, tens of thousands of individuals are likely filing claims, surely totaling billions of dollars. Stay motivated! The Motivated M.D.