SPOTLIGHT -
May 17th 2024
Analysts ponder value, transparency and the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act.
May 15th 2024
National figures influenced by housing and gasoline price hikes.
May 14th 2024
The top news stories in medicine today.
May 13th 2024
AMA panel had proposal on May agenda; physician says a revised proposal likely will be submitted.
May 10th 2024
Ramping up efforts against anticompetitive practices in business.
Chances are, you share our obse$$ion
This is the Editor's Memo for the 2000 Financial Guide.
Last year's picks: Hot...and not
A look at some of the stocks and mutual funds our experts recommended in last year's Financial Guide.
Today's best stock funds
Few doctors have the time or energy to find the best stock mutual funds. We've done the drudgework for you.
Bet your bucks on the euro?
Europe's new currency promises riches for investors who stick with it. And right now, it makes for juicy travel bargains.
How—and how much—to pay a planner
More factors go into an adviser's fee than you might realize. Here's what you need to know.
Keep cash rolling in after you retire
Here are seven ways to enjoy healthy retirement income without taking a penny from your nest egg.
Wake up that sleepy bond portfolio
No matter what your age, you canand shouldbe more aggressive with your fixedincome holdings.
Why was this doctor allowed to start a health plan?
From the start, the HMO was a house of cards. Yet regulators did nothing--until the money to pay physicians had blown away.
Domestic violence: A direct hit on our family
author's sister in law is murdered by jealous husband
Memo from the Editor: Living with chemo, learning to be human
Living with chemo, learning to be human
How practice costs wash away income
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Do primary care physicians spend more on payroll than surgeons?Will managed care participation increase your overhead? Who pays most for malpractice insurance? Here's where to find out.
Model portfolios: The stocks--only choices are ahead---way ahead
The stocksonly choices are aheadway ahead
Financial Beat
Stocks, back taxes, cars, credit cards, mutual funds.
Investment Consult : A better way to take the stock market's pulse
Most investors use the Dow Industrials or the S&P 500 to follow Wall Street's ups and downs. But a lesser-known index is better.
Lighten up on large-cap growth stocks
Lighten up on largecap growth stocks
When I'm old, give me a real doctor
Thinking about retirement, this country FP wonders if he'll be able to find an oldfashioned physician for himselfinstead of a "provider".
Maybe doctors can't beat HMOs at their own game
Full financial risk for Medicare services torpedoed two physician groups. Are more such failures ahead?
After playing with fire, this group went down in flames
Founded on a dream in the 1930's, the Burns Clinic collapsed in a nightmare of the '90s, as the cozy collegiality of its physicians gave way to managed care anxiety and a me first attitude.
Believe these bromides, and I'll sell you a bridge
Misconceptions and misinformation can wreak havoc with your portfolio, our columnist says.
Say No to health plans? These doctors did
Physicians who lose a power struggle with a big insurer may have to cut loose and hope for a soft landing.
Model Portfolios: An all-stock strategy pays off big
Ten months ago, three investment pros told us where they'd put $50,000. The most aggressive approach is way out front.