Practice Finance

C99ExpHow practice costs wash away income

From the start, the HMO was a house of cards. Yet regulators did nothing--until the money to pay physicians had blown away.

Do primary care physicians spend more on payroll than surgeons?Will managed care participation increase your overhead? Who pays most for malpractice insurance? Here's where to find out.

The stocksonly choices are aheadway ahead

Stocks, back taxes, cars, credit cards, mutual funds.

Most investors use the Dow Industrials or the S&P 500 to follow Wall Street's ups and downs. But a lesser-known index is better.

Lighten up on largecap growth stocks

Thinking about retirement, this country FP wonders if he'll be able to find an oldfashioned physician for himselfinstead of a "provider".

Full financial risk for Medicare services torpedoed two physician groups. Are more such failures ahead?

Financial Beat

Founded on a dream in the 1930's, the Burns Clinic collapsed in a nightmare of the '90s, as the cozy collegiality of its physicians gave way to managed care anxiety and a me first attitude.

Misconceptions and misinformation can wreak havoc with your portfolio, our columnist says.

Misconceptions and misinformation can wreak havoc with your portfolio, our columnist says.

Financial Beat

Physicians who lose a power struggle with a big insurer may have to cut loose and hope for a soft landing.

Financial Beat

Ten months ago, three investment pros told us where they'd put $50,000. The most aggressive approach is way out front.