Now that my updated list of physician FI bloggers is complete, I will start highlighting my favorite posts from these and other blogs every month. Here is the first edition of 2026. I started the new year in Brazil with my family for an Amazon adventure. I can’t wait to see what this year has in store for us.
The White Coat Investor published a guest post about a book from the 1970’s and how hobbies affect your life and finances, written by some bozo named Neill Slater. The approval process for guest posts at that site has really gone downhill. I’m only including it in my list of favorites out of pity.
The renowned financial writer Larry Swedroe discusses “10 lessons that the stock market taught us in 2025.” We all need to be reminded of the basics of investing from time to time. This article does just that. I got caught up this year worrying about the U.S. stock market’s historically high CAPE ratio. While I’m not exactly market-timing (since I turned 50 last year), the CAPE did influence my decision to tilt my securities portfolio more conservatively. Swedroe blows the theory that CAPE can be used for market timing out of the water. It’s a good read and reminder.
Passive Income MD explains “Why So Many Doctors Feel Exhausted Before the Year Even Starts.” This article spoke to the way I have felt over the last few years: too busy, disorganized, slightly overwhelmed. PMD’s prescription is not to make a resolution to do more, but to do less.
The Prudent Plastic Surgeon pontificates “On Leaving an Inheritance to my Children.” I’ve been thinking a lot lately about inheritance and generational wealth. PPS outlines his newly conceived plan that involves a “net worth threshold” before his kids would receive any money. This was an interesting article that prompted a lot of thinking and a long comment from me. (My comment was not approved for some reason. This has happened to me before on the PPS blog. I’m not sure why, but it is still an article that is worth reading).
Lean Practice Solutions provides a plan for “Navigating the January Slump: A Guide for Private Practice Owners.” This article is a good overview for anyone with a private practice. Not all the points are relevant to the ER or Urgent Care, but dealing with staffing issues around the holidays, a delayed revenue cycle, and resetting copays definitely applies. I figured that since I haven’t been writing too much about business lately, I’d better recommend someone who is.
Staying with the medical business theme, Investing Doc tells us “Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough and How Letting Go is the Key to Scaling Without Burnout.” All medical professionals work hard, but you need more than hard work to run a successful medical business.
Ben White published “The Refill Machine,” a discussion of a new law in Utah allowing AI to refill routine prescriptions. This post is a nuanced analysis of AI’s intrusion into medicine. Is AI coming for our jobs? If patients in the U.S. were happy with their medical access and care, would we even need services like this? Lots of good questions here.
Thanks for reading! Let me know your thoughts in the comments about these articles or your favorites from the past month.