With the rollout of additional long-term savings vehicles for kids, the hosts of Financial Clarity for Doctors wanted to unpack a few of the different options out there! In this episode, hosts Corey Janoff and Rachelle Vanderzanden unpack the purpose and pros and cons of different vehicles designed to save funds for kids. When you are building a savings plan for your kids: Consider your goals…
It’s summer! Time for fun in the sun and extra time with friends and family, which can have an impact on the finances! In this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, hosts Corey Janoff and Rachelle Vanderzanden walk through a few things that can be helpful during a mid-year financial planning check. Ideas for Summer Planning: Take a moment to review your spending and reflect on whether it…
In this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, hosts Corey Janoff and Rachelle Vanderzanden talk through some scenarios where it is helpful to have thick skin! With finances (and especially investing), it won’t always be fun. Investing Challenges and Suggestions: · Investment accounts will very likely go down in value at some point and may stay down for a while. BUT to date, have grown…
Sometimes it’s fun to daydream a bit! In this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, Rachelle Vanderzanden and Corey Janoff unpack the potential uses of those unexpected windfalls. The lottery is a great example, although a long shot – especially if you don’t play! Selling a business or receiving a large inheritance is much more likely for some of you. Below are some practical (and not so…
In this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, Rachelle Vanderzanden and Corey Janoff discuss some benefits of tax minimization for high income earners, but also the need to look beyond and keep things simple sometimes. When you are constantly chasing tax savings, you can end up using strategies that are time consuming, potentially expensive, and sometimes overly complicated. More complicated…
In this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, hosts Corey Janoff and Rachelle Vanderzanden talk through some stock market noise. It’s hard to know when to listen to headlines and what information to heed. What we listen to as investors and what the movers and shakers listen to may be very different. Discussion in this episode include: The focus of retail investors, including local news,…
In so many ways, television and movies can be unrealistic. Some things fly under the radar most of the time! In this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, hosts Rachelle Vanderzanden and Corey Janoff walk through some examples of shows with characters living inflated lives. Does it make sense given their profession and age? Probably not. They often have nicer homes and nicer things and a lot…
Human behavior and feeling is not always driven by numbers and data. This is especially true when we think about consumer sentiment compared to the economy we review in numbers and charts. In this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, hosts Corey Janoff and Rachelle Vanderzanden discuss current economic sentiment, current economic conditions, and why those two things seem to be harder and…
For a lot of people, the answer to when they would like to retire is “as soon as possible!” For those folks, a lot of resources often need to go toward that goal, because it is challenging! In this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, hosts Corey Janoff and Rachelle Vanderzanden discuss some challenges of early retirement and how to best work toward that goal. Early Retirement Basics: What is…
April is Financial Literacy month, and in this episode of Financial Clarity for Doctors, hosts Corey Janoff and Rachelle Vanderzanden talk about some basics of teaching kids to save and manage money responsibly. Getting kids to the point where they are financially independent is a huge milestone, and sometimes it feels like that is harder to achieve than it has ever been. Strategies and ideas for…