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The first step is to create a balance sheet listing all assets. Doing so will provide physicians with an overall picture of their financial situation.

One model for mortgage reform could be Vermont, which missed out on heady growth rates, but also has relatively stable home prices and foreclosure rates among the lowest in the nation.

While women tend not to take risks as readily as men, under certain monetary circumstances, caution can be a marked advantage as demonstrated by Millicent Holmes.

529 college saving plans are attractive investment options, but fact-finding is recommended as plans vary between the District of Columbia and 48 states that offer them.

The National Quality Forum and Health Level 7, together with AHIMA and Alschuler Associates, LCC, have issued a draft of the Health Quality Measure Format data standard, a tool that will enable healthcare providers to automatically “extract quality-related data from their electronic health record systems.”

Yesterday, volume unexpectably rose on all three major exchange indexes and stocks continued to sell off with more conviction than Monday. All eyes will be on the Unemployment economic data expected on Friday.

Once you've implemented and rebalanced your portfolio, understanding how to measure its financial health and viability is key to long-term money-management success.

Investors are projected to file 55% more complaints with brokerages in 2009 vs. 2008. If you do decide to proceed with a claim, understand that there are many hurdles to overcome.

A moderate aerobic exercise program, independent of dietary modifications, is an effective means of increasing fitness and improving insulin sensitivity in obese adolescents.

Stocks and commodities traded weakly following a steep sell-off in the Shanghai Composite Index. Though down, the major US indices managed to trim some losses into the close.

General Motors is launching a buy-a-new-car-on-eBay program to slash its backlog of unsold vehicles. Is it worth a shot?

While the peak oil debate gets a tremendous amount of press, a more serious focus should be directed towards the ongoing shortage of potable water worldwide.

This column, the third in a series on marketing, identifies the needs of target populations in order to make physicians best available to meet them.

The Supreme Court will rule on a high-mutual-fund-fee case that consumer advocates hope will clarify issues such as mutual fund board conflicts of interest.

If you're not eligible for cash for clunkers, you can still get in on the government rebate party. How? Make your home a little greener for federal and state tax rebates.

With the market trading on very light volume it has been like watch paint dry the last few days. Despite some encouraging economic data, stocks had a listless session and made another lackluster finish.

Can JetBlue's "All You Can Jet" deal will save you a lot of money? It may be a good deal for some, but make sure you understand any restrictions before you lay out your money.

Market Profile does not provide buy/sell recommendations, but organizes data in a more readily understandable format in order to illustrate what is perceived as fair value. After you become familiar with the data, you can identify price targets for shorter term moves.

Card issuers are not required to give card holders notice of a cancellation because of default or delinquency, but if they do it for other reasons, they have to notify the customer within 30 days of the cancellation.

US monetary policy as dictated by the Federal Reserve, says Jim Quinn, has been responsible for every financial crisis over the last 100 years. This is why it must be dismantled.

A man puts his cash in the freezer wrapped in brown paper and marks it ‘beans.' The idea is that accountants are called bean counters so labeling money ‘beans’ will trigger the gentleman’s memory as to what the packages contain. This is his stash of cash. Is there a better way?

The TSA's Secure Flight program will ask you for your date of birth and gender for screening purposes. How will this affect the check-in process?

In France, where universal health coverage is the rule, government officials are trying to rein in stampeding health care costs with American-style tactics such as copays and a push to use generics.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, when statisticians crunch the numbers, it turns out that September is the month when market goblins do their worst work.

To build your practice today—to help people you have worked so hard to qualify for—you need a basic understanding of marketing: how to identify your target group of patients, their needs, and how you might meet those needs.

Numerous benefits are waiting for physician offices that make the switch to an electronic bill payment format, but, inevitably, with the promises come pitfalls.

After changes to federal estate tax rules, states wrote statutes with lower exemption amounts to make up for budget shortfalls. Estate planning should now focus on both to avoid or lessen tax hits.

Tightening the belt in tough times can hurt. Ease the pain by spending smarter to save. Avoiding out-of-network ATMs, carrying traveler's checks, and paying off credit card balances in full each month can go a long way.

During the real estate market free-fall, sellers were offering creative incentives—Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow anyone?—to win over skittish buyers. Though that may no longer be common practice, if a seller is offering incentives, make sure they are included in the purchase price.

An Emory University study invesitgating the brain function of subjects who made monetary decisions found that when the volunteers acted alone, brain scans showed that regions of the brain consistent with decision making were less active when a financial expert offered advice, compared with no guidance.