Lifestyle

From the Better Finance report regarding EU pension performance, it sounds as if America is not only on the right tract for pension financial reform; we are leading the way!

Are you protecting your financial future from its most significant risks? Are you investing your savings in a manner that is in line with your financial goals? Are taxes consuming more of your income than they should?

Whether you’re planning a celebration or an escape – especially after the recent election – consider a getaway at a US state park.

Even if you don't do a lot of IC work, working even a few extra hours a year can be incredibly lucrative

Value-based healthcare has made the problem of talent retention and recruitment in rural America a matter of national security. Talent shortages make it nearly impossible for rural health organizations to successfully transition to value-based healthcare.

Many of us have our mind set on starting to build wealth when we finish training. Some say, “I’ll be making so much more money that what I save now will not matter in comparison.” Others say, “I just can’t squeeze out anything, we are maxed out on our current income. There’s nowhere to cut.”

The timing of a sabbatical can alter the long-term financial impact of the time off. Taking a year off before launching a career may be the best option.

Writers of crime fiction usually offer fast, intense reads to their fans. The field has expanded. The many forms of crime writing today include political thrillers, police procedurals, psychological suspense novels, detective fiction, and legal mysteries – for starters.

Does a knee replacement in South Carolina cost the same as the same procedure done in New Jersey? Not likely. And that price differential likely exists just by driving across town in the same city.

This holiday season, don’t ground your flights by failing to follow the rules for flying with children and don’t miss out on seeing favorite older relatives because they fear flying solo.

Customer segmentation is about grouping user motivations and behaviors, marketing preferences and adoption patterns for a given product or service.

Physicians in leadership positions experienced an 8% compensation increase from 2013 to 2016. That story tops this week’s PMD Critical List.

With the election near, now is a time to ask yourself if you are a physician leader, or just a medical manager.

I accidentally stuck myself with a dirty needle, now what?

Speed matters. And we got the top 20 airports with the best Wi-Fi in 2016. The top airport worldwide with the fastest Wi-Fi is the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, whose download speed is 42.17 Mbps.

A recent McKinsey poll of global executives finds that the vast majority value innovation as “extremely important” to their growth strategies, “yet a staggering 94% were unsatisfied with their own innovation performance.”

Values. We all have them, and we all live by them. Some people do it intentionally, and others haphazardly.

A large 2016 study from Harvard showed there is an “atrocious” gender wage gap in medicine. The income gap by specialty varied from about $20,000 to a whopping $50,000 in some of the surgical specialties.

You may have heard of the Debt Snowball as a means to eliminate debt. Apply the same idea to your to-do list and start checking off your list today.

With the election just days away, there are many questions to be answered. One being – will the outcome of the election, or the election itself, will have an influence on stock market performance and their portfolio?

Yes, it sucks to miss lots of their milestones while you are working inhumane hours at the hospital saving lives, getting paged to excuse yourself out of your kid’s birthday party for the 10th year in a row.

As the Fear Factor (VIX) rises, stock indexes remain flat. This is an alarming sign. It suggests uncertainty about what’s ahead for the market.

In medicine, regardless of who your employer is, your patient is your real boss. That means you have to make sure your boss is happy. Did you know that patients have a preference in terms of physician appearance, presentation, and attire?

There are too many U.S. basic-science graduate and post-doctoral students and not enough jobs in academia to go around. At least, that is the conclusion you draw if you follow science policy wonks and the blogosphere. By one account, the likelihood of a bioscience PhD getting a tenure track job with in 5 years of graduation is less than 10%.

Here's a classic social psychology question - Chinese Grandma vs. American Grandma, Which One Are You?

At the urging of the American Medical Association, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it is eliminating a rule that some physicians feel has contributed to the US opioid addiction epidemic. Starting in 2017, patients at outpatient facilities will no longer be asked whether they got sufficient pain management. CMS announced other changes as well.

What are the best cruise lines in the world? Condé Nast Traveler’s (CNT) 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards names 20 of the top lines, five each in four categories.

Value has replaced disruption as the buzzword of the year. If it had a face, it would be on the cover of Time magazine. Science Magazine would make it the molecule of the yea

Your home has a tax loophole benefit that you probably don't know about

I realized how so many people are misinformed and they have absolutely no idea what they need to know when it comes to planning for retirement.