Author: Joel Schofer, MD, MBA, CPE
Navy Votes Down the Sit-Up for PRT
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2019 MHS Female Physician Leadership Award Call for Nominations
Nominations for the 2019 Military Health System (MHS) Female Physician Leadership Award are open. Awards will be given to one Navy junior leader (O-3/O-4) and one Navy senior leader (O-5/O-6).
A complete package consists of a nomination form (detailed instructions here), summary CV, and command endorsement. The committee requests that packages be submitted in one consolidated PDF format with the following standardized naming:
“Last Name First Initial_Service_Jr or Sr_FPL_19”
Examples: DoeJ_Navy_Jr_FPL_19 or DoeJ_Navy_Sr_FPL_19
The submission deadline is COB 31 July 2019. Packages (and questions) should be sent to CDR Melissa Austin in the Medical Corps Chief’s Office (contact info in the global).
Finance Friday Articles
Here are this week’s articles:
Avoid Physician Burnout With Passive Income
Confessions of a “Financial Advisor”
Credit Card Benefits You Never Knew About
How to Build Wealth On $150,000 Per Year
How to Get Discounts On Your Physician Disability Insurance
Investing in What Matters Most: The Best Investments
Is it better to be an employee, an independent contractor or both?
Is it time to get some life insurance?
Private Matters (Why You Should Be Glad That You Can’t Afford Private Equity Investments)
The GI Bill Transfer Rules Are Changing Soon
The Pros and Cons of Going Part-Time as a Doctor
The Three Phases of an Investor’s Life
The Top 10 Things Doctors Need to Know About Disability Insurance
MOAA – Don’t Dismantle Military Medicine
I’m a lifetime member of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) because they look out for our hard earned benefits on Capital Hill and their communication keeps me informed about what’s going on with military and veterans benefits. At this point, I’d find it hard to believe that readers don’t know what is going on with proposed cuts to military medicine, but just in case this PDF from them summarizes things fairly well. You might want to check it out if the issue is new to you:
MOAA – Don’t Dismantle Military Medicine
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Finance Friday Articles
Here are this week’s articles:
12 Ways to Simplify Your Taxable Brokerage Account
Adding a Fund to Improve Diversification
Book Report: The Doctors Guide to Starting Your Practice Right
Boost Your Investing Returns By Lowering Your Investment Costs
Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin are Not Investments
Debtor’s Dozen – 12 Principles to See if You Have Too Much Debt
Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) Is For Wimps
Do You Suffer from Someday Syndrome?
How Much Should I Be Saving? The 30% Rule
How should investors respond to the global economic slowdown?
Know Doubt – How to Navigate the Uncertainty of Financial Planning
Lies, Damned Lies And Index Funds
Moderate Minimalism – The Key to Living in the Moment
Not My Priority – 9 Investment Pointers to Spend Less Time Thinking About Money
Our Drawdown Plan in Early Retirement
The Guide to Real Estate Syndications, Part I
The Two Most Important Words in Personal Finance – Cash Flow
Vanguard Patented a Way to Avoid Taxes on Mutual Funds
What Should I Do With Excess Cash?
What to Do with Suboptimal Assets in Your Portfolio
When to Rebalance an Investment Portfolio
Why It’s So Important to Diversify Your Real Estate Portfolio
Walter Reed Chief of Staff Position – O6
BUMED recently added the Walter Reed Chief of Staff job to the list of positions available for those who are screened or planning to screen for a XO position in 2020. The details are in this document, but any Navy people who wish to be considered must follow the XO application process, which has a due date of 15 JUN 2019:
CNO and MCPON Release Updates to Leadership Guidance
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