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As we head into the end of the year, the markets are likely to be wild and crazy. But stick with tried and true market wisdom and your portfolio will endure through the ages.

A prenuptial agreement is the hard, clear-eyed antithesis of the rosy optimism newlyweds bring to the altar. While it isn't emotionally appealing, a prenup is proper planning.

Watching a portfolio over 12 years demonstrated that while money can be lost in the short term, stock market investments usually accrue to a higher value over the long term.

Smartphone use in the clinical environment is ubiquitous among residents. However, there are questions of professionalism that arise from smartphone use on rounds and in other formal clinical settings.

A new study reveals that financial literacy actually worsens as we age. See how a 90-year-old's financial decision-making ability compares to a 60-year-old's.

Carmel-By-The-Sea, one of California's small towns, uses that designation to let you know it's special and separate from the surrounding town of Carmel.

America's health care landscape is changing dramatically and there are various aspects of risk management that physician practices and hospitals must be aware of as 2013 wraps up and we enter 2014.

Few things about investing are more frustrating than being "right" about a stock but not making any money because you sold it. But there are steps you can take so that you stop getting shaken out of stocks too early.

While most of the book takes an introductory approach to using and setting up social media, the strongest point is the evidence-based approach supplying statistics and case studies.

If powers in Washington have their way, every car will be fitted with a device that logs how many miles it travels, taxing drivers accordingly. See how this would affect hybrid car purchases.

Patients with access to tablets with customized instructions and videos had much lower readmission rates, according to a small randomized study.

Investors lose money all the time, even in the middle of a rip-roaring bull market, but knowing the most common investing mistakes that other made before you could help save you big bucks.

A pilot project in Colorado is testing the theory that when patients are more educated and involved, they make better decisions about their own health care.

Move over, BRIC countries, there's a new investing acronym in town. And there are plenty of experts out there preaching how it could make you a mint.

Uninsured home care is perhaps the largest under-the-radar health care cost burden that is not being addressed in any cogent way in the on-going health care debate.

President Obama has been called out for falsely assuring Americans they could keep their current insurance if they liked it. Now we're learning that the second part of that promise – that Americans would also be able to keep their doctors – was also false.

Of the trendy terms to come around in the past decade, "bucket list" remains among the most useful, but there's one important item people forget to add.

Three lawyers discuss how electronic health records will impact malpractice claims and, specifically, how the metadata affect discovery and litigation in lawsuits.

Up to 90% of patients cannot name their treating physician after discharge, which is unfortunate since a new study revealed knowing a few facts about a doctor greatly increases patient satisfaction.

Taking an active role in the financial planning process doesn't mean you have to become a financial expert. Awareness of your personal economic situation is the key to success.

Global spending on medicines is expected to hit the $1 trillion threshold in 2014, driven by greater access to medicines by the world's rapidly expanding middle class.

Selling a house is a difficult business and sellers need to make sure they leave emotions out of it and rationally consider the finances involved.

By the time most people want to start thinking about long-term care insurance, the premiums are either very high or the person cannot even get coverage due to his/her health history.

In the fourth part of the discussion on electronic health records and the impact they have on malpractice claims, panelists break down patient privacy concerns.

Three lawyers discuss where culture and risk intersect with electronic health records and point out which shortcuts make it difficult to defend in a malpractice lawsuit.

On the drive north to Carmel-by-the-Sea, Eric Anderson, MD, and Nancy Anderson, RN, swing by the Morro Rock, a town of just 18, Hearst Castle and get stuck in traffic in Big Sur.

As the weather turns cold and the holidays creep up, stay home and make yourself these cocktails created by master mixologists to stave off the chills.

While look and functionality are key components of an app, the content is what really matters, and that is where Epocrates has made significant errors in several areas of its Bugs + Drugs app.

As if physicians didn't have enough financial concerns these days, now it seems they could be left holding the bag for patients' unpaid health insurance premiums.

After the panelists discussed how EHRs can reduce malpractice claims, the conversation turns to the opposite - are EHRs increasing vulnerability to malpractice litigation?