Lifestyle

There are only a few right ways to manage an investment portfolio and many more wrong ways to do so. Be wary of advisors luring you in with promises of high investment returns and low risk.

Both patients and physicians have a hard time knowing how much procedures and services will cost beforehand, but a new analysis has shed some light on the issue.

While a strong majority of millennials say the Great Recession taught them to save now in order to survive future economic troubles, savings rates vary by gender.

At least 70% of credit cards in the US will have their magstripes replaced with safer microchips by 2015. Savvy investors should place their money on the companies that stand to benefit from the move.

While people earning more than $80,000 a year make up 75% of all individual charitable donation, only 35% do any research about their giving.

Retiring just a few years before age 65 can incur extra healthcare costs of $17,000 per year, according to a new study from Fidelity Investments.

Failing to adequately diversify a portfolio is the most common investing mistake high-net-worth individuals made before they finally sought professional advice.

Healthcare finance teams continue to struggle to implement a costing model that not only reflects current cost-of-care realities, but are also flexible enough to be updated and revised over time.

What is known as Degenerate Art from World War II is found all throughout Germany, but it is a part of the country's painful past.

Retirement may be a constant source of concern for most Americans, but a new survey discovered that Americans and Canadians have the most positive outlook on retirement in a global study.

Kids very often model the behavior of their parents, good or bad. And that's true for a variety of subjects-financial behavior, personal relationships, and dealing with stress are some of the more prominent ones.

When planning a European vacation, travelers envision strolling in Paris, tapas tasting in Barcelona, and museum-hopping in London. But sticker shock often sets in.

Emergency medicine physician Charles Rocamboli has been inquisitive since he was a child, and as an adult this trait has fueled his development of a medical search engine that crowd sources patient feedback.

Investors' risk tolerance decreased as the stock market faltered during the recession, which is counterproductive if investors want to maximize returns.

Apple's recently announced HealthKit cloud platform and accompanying Health app have the potential to change public health and force physicians to adopt mobile healthcare technology faster.

Common qualities of the rich include hard work, smart investing, frugality, and good luck. A study also found that persons with a net worth of at least $5 million usually possessed the following characteristics.

Though small and fairly compact, Portland, ME, is a wonderful city and full of artwork-even in the local bed and breakfast, the Pomegranate Inn.

An effective and efficient patient scheduling system can have a positive financial impact on a medical practice, but it's necessary for the front-desk person and the physician to work together.

Having lost faith in the stock market after the 2008 financial crisis, one physician put all his money into a commodity trading advisor contract.

Uncertainty has been at the heart of all past financial crises, and almost every government's strategy for coping with them only made the situation worse. That's how the stress test was born in the last crisis.

From a financial perspective, identity theft is becoming an increasingly larger issue, and it comes in many forms from a range of different sources.

The necessity of knowing what financial products to purchase and when to sell is usually an enigma, and most individuals have no rhyme or reason for what they choose to do with their investments.

An annual survey reveals how travelers view key tourist cities around the world, including which ones have the best culture and shopping, and which ones have unhelpful locals or poor public transportation.

A 3-day trip to Frankfurt, Germany, that included art museums, an auction house, the boyhood home of Goethe, and a detailed look at the bombings of WWII and the continued reconstruction efforts.

Physicians are increasingly turning to patient-facing digital tools like smartphones and apps to treat patients and meet outcomes-based incentives.

Imagine someone giving one single piece of investment advice in his lifetime and absolutely nailing it. Although it's not widely recognized, that's exactly what President Barack Obama did on March 4, 2009.

With interest rates still low, some people chasing higher yields could find themselves prey for fraudster looking to take advantage of investors.

You don't have to come from a wealthy family, have the next billion-dollar idea or work 18-hour days to become rich. But if you make these common mistakes, you'll never become financially independent.

The first national survey of Accountable Care Organizations found physicians are playing strong leadership roles, which can influence how effective the organization is at improving quality and costs.

Several companies presented data on their approved and experimental oncology drugs at this year's ASCO meeting, and these biotech stocks look poised for growth.