The Physician's Guide to Investing: A Practical Approach to Building Wealth / Edition 2

by Robert Doroghazi

Overview

In comments that were unfortunately prescient, Dr. Doroghazi said in the first edition "the author feels we are currently experiencing a real estate bubble." And in anticipation of the credit crisis, he said "banks are far too lenient in their lending practices...the problem is that bankers are often not lending their own money…considering that a significant percentages of mortgages are sold to Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), the problem is now actually everyone’s." This new and expanded edition provides commonsense advice that all investors, physicians and non-physicians will find profitable in these difficult times. Learn about the power of thrift, the magnificence of compound interest, the malevolence of debt and the perniciousness of fees. See how to pay off the mortgage by age 45, fund your children’s education and retire at a reasonable age rather than continue to work because you must.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603275439
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	08/04/2009
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2009
Pages:	426
Sales rank:	1,002,312
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

I. On Track With Your Financial Goals.- The Problem: Lack of Financial Instruction.- Goals for Your Financial Return.- The Magnificence of Compound Interest.- II: Avoid Being Diverted From Your Financial Goals.- Arrogance, Ego, Greed and Envy.- The Mark and the Doctor Discount.- It’s Not Much, I Can Afford to Lose It: The Concept of Risk.- III: Principles for Achieving Your Financial Goals.- Define Specific Goals.- Thrift.- Invest in What You Know.- How to Identify Real Opportunities.- Make Your Own Investment Decisions.- Documents Required for Financial Security.- The Importance of Relationships: Goodwill, Friendship and Reciprocity.- Uncle George’s Rule, or Why Cash is King: The Concept of Liquidity.- IV: Attaining Specific Goals.- Paying Daily Bills.- Your Home.- Funding Your Children’s Education.- Insurance.- Funding Retirement.- V: Pitfalls in the Quest for Your Financial Goals.- Who Can You Trust? How to Spot a Con Man.- The Malevolence of Debt.- The Perniciousness of Fees.- Divorce: Beware of Gold-Diggers.- Tips: Real Opportunities or Useless Information.- Areas Where Caution is Essential or that Should be Completely Avoided.- Yes or No.- Dealing with Bankers.- VI: Investing in Specific Assets.- Asset Allocation, Diversification and Beating the Market.- When to Buy.- When to Sell.- Sks, Bonds and Mutual Funds.- Real Estate Other than Your Home.- The Precious Metals and Commodities.- Art and Collectibles.- Other Types of Investments.- VII: More Tips for Realizing Your Financial Goals.- Obtaining Investment Information.- On-Line Brokers and the Internet.- Investment Strategies of the Pros.- Some Miscellaneous Bits of Advice.- The Importance of Charity.