White Coat Investor Podcast

This family medicine doc is back to broke only 2 years out of training. When he came out of training his net worth was nearly negative $300,000! He has shown us that just chugging along on your financial goals will get you where you want to be! Saving for retirement, paying down those loans, and having a plan is all it takes. He said he expects to have his student loans paid off in about 3 years w...

How to Surrender One of Those Nasty Indexed Universal Life Insurance Policies. Today we are answering your questions on the speakpipe. If you want your question answered leave us a message at https://whitecoatinvestor.com/speakpipe . Today we talk about 401(k)s vs. SEP IRAs, legal insurance, disability insurance, how to surrender an indexed universal life policy and more! If you're looking to Boos...

This radiologist moved here from Brazil 20 years ago after completing medical school. She wanted to come on the podcast to help educate other international medical graduates about how to succeed in the US financial system. It was a steep learning curve but she wants all immigrants to know they can do this and be successful! This episode is packed full of advice and encouragement. Raquel Oliva Alen...

Today we are talking with Dr. Stacy Taniguchi about choosing to thrive and creating a life you would want to live over and over again. Dr. Taniguchi talks about making the most of the time we have on this earth and being intentional about spending our time and money doing what we truly value. He does not like the idea of a bucket list, but prefers focusing on a Thrive LIst that helps you go about...

Today we are talking with an emergency medicine doc who became a millionaire only 2 years after training. He is the perfect example of how quickly you can get ahead financially if you educate yourself in medical school. If you can hit the ground running as soon as training is over it will make a massive impact on your nest egg. After the interview we will be talking about how to spend in retiremen...

Today we are answering you questions about taxes. We talk about how investing can impact taxes, how to manage estimated payments for your taxes and qualified dividends and even answer a question about tax breaks from investing in oil and gas. We also answer a few questions about asset allocation. Before we get into all of that Dr. Dahle gives his opinion on what advice Dave Ramsey should have, but...

This ER doc is celebrating his success building his net worth and his impending retirement. He did not do anything fancy with investments, he didn't build a real estate empire. He shows us that savings rate matters! If you save a high percentage of your income you will succeed financially. His advice to you is to save as much as you can and live well within your means. After 40 years of practicing...

Today we talk about are if it is reasonable to use 457(b) money to help fund your child's college education, how to do a 401(k) rollover and then how to rebalance it, and we talk about if it makes sense to do Roth contributions in your peak earnings years if you plan to retire early and we answer a question about if it is ever a good idea to over fund a Roth IRA. These questions and more are answe...

This Hospitalist and Cardiology Fellow couple paid off almost $400,000 of student loans before they were both out of training! They put their noses to the grindstone and put all of their money to their loans. They said they are naturally not big spenders but were not financially literate until a few years ago when they found WCI. Once they knew what they needed to do they wrote a financial plan, m...

Today we are talking with Drs Niki Kennedy and Dan Pipitone of Arborhive. We are talking all about entrepreneurship and how doctors can use their expertise outside of the standard medical box. We also hit on the flip side of entrepreneurship and talk about angel investing. Angel investing certainly is not for everyone. You really need to have the time and the money to be successful in that space....

Our interview today is with a doc who has mastered the art of living like a resident. She shows us what working hard, saving and advocating for yourself can do for your finances. She has paid off her student loans, bought some new cars with cash, maxed out her retirement accounts, and purchased a new home! She works in academics and shows us that you don't have to make one million dollars to grow...

Today we tackle your questions about renting out a property, buying a house, estate planning, and the home office deduction. We also talk about a new potential long term care insurance tax in California, much like the tax in Washington State. We also have one of our real estate partners on to update you about what is going on at MLG and to help answer a few of your questions. I estimate that 80% o...

Today we are talking with a doc that has hit a half million dollar net worth. He took our Fire Your Financial Advisor course and gained the confidence to take control of his financial life. He fired his advisor that was really just a salesman and started making big progress on financial goals. After the interview we will be talking about financial advisors and how to make sure you get a good one,...

Today we are answering your solo 401(k) questions. We tackle topics like what to do when you change from W2 to K1, when to create an S-Corp, how to convert old IRAs to solo 401(k)s and so much more. We also have one of our new recommended financial advisors on the podcast for a few minutes to help answer some of your questions about financial advisors. Did you know that the White Coat Investor not...

We loved hearing from this doc about how he advocated for changes to be made to his employer 401(k) plan. After a few years of requests he was happy to find they had added an option to have some after-tax contributions and in-service distributions that allows for mega back door Roth contributions. We love to see you making educated and positive changes in your workplace! Stick around after the int...

Our guest today is Dr. Alex Shteynshlyuger. We learned about him in a ProPublica article we recently came across. Dr. Alex is on a crusade to educate docs about one very big way that they are getting ripped off and likely don't even know it. He educates us on what payment processing fees are, and how they came to impact docs. These fees are costing doctors millions and millions of dollars every si...

On this episode we have a great interview with a concert roadie who has become a millionaire. This White Coat Investor lives in Brazil and has a degree in mechanical engineering but has been a roadie for his whole career. He loves his job and all of the travel and once in a lifetime adventures he has had through his career. He makes a six figure salary and has kept his cost of living low and savin...

Today we answer your questions about agency bonds, what to invest HSA money in, factor investing, and whether to pay off debt or invest. We also discuss if it is a good idea to invest in India's stock market, answer a question about moonlighting and tax deductions and more! Still not sure what to do with your student loans? Overwhelmed with how to tackle that giant debt in an ever changing politic...

This pathologist is celebrating getting her financial ducks in a row and finally feeling ready to give up her side gigs and just work one job. She made some important steps that allowed them to feel confident that they were doing enough to secure their financial future. Some of those changes included selling their money pit house and went back to renting, shifted some child education costs for the...

Today, SC Gutierrez, long time friend of WCI and the podcast is joining Dr. Dahle to help answer your questions. Together they answer questions about student loans and the SAVE program, about how HSAs should be viewed as retirement accounts, the importance of a written financial plan and a friendly reminder that no one can time the market, and finally get into what a defined benefit plan is. As a...

This doc decided to take some lemons that came his way and make lemonade. After being let go from his job he decided to continue to work part time in podiatry and to use the rest of his time to open an indoor golf franchise. He was struggling with burnout and found dividing his time between medicine and golf to help a great deal with that. After some time getting the franchise up and running he ha...

Today Dr. Dahle reminds us that 401K and IRA limits are totally separate. He once again reviews the changes that happened with the Secure Act 2.0 and then dives into a variety of your questions. Some of those questions are about 401(k)s, roth vs. traditional contributions, mega backdoor roth conversions, and what do with retirement accounts when transitioning from residency. Love what you hear on...

This doc has been a White Coat Investor since he was a med student. He got started with his financial journey during residency and has hit financial milestones left and right. Less than 5 years after residency he has paid off his student loans, acquired several real estate properties, invested wisely and become a millionaire. If you want to follow in his path he recommends that you learn all you c...

Today Dr. Dahle speaks with financial therapist, Aja Evans. Aja is a licensed therapist with over a decade of experience in the mental health industry. They have a fascinating conversation about the impact of our various behavioral issues when it comes to finance. They discuss the guilt and shame that can come from making a financial mistake, from having saved too much or not enough, and the impac...

This CRNA just became a millionaire. He had his financial awakening after an expensive divorce and realized he needed to learn more about finances if he ever wanted to retire. He dove in and read everything he could. He is now on his way to financial independence. He said there is no secret to any of this - you just have to do the work. He encourages us to admit to ourselves what we don't know, th...