It is now official and Trump has been inaugurated as the President of the USA. Even before he was inaugurated, he had an impact on the stock market. He will continue to have impact on the market over the next 4 years (and maybe even beyond). What does this mean for your portfolio? What does this mean on how you save and/or invest? Let's talk to Edan and get some insights. To leave me comments or feedback, please email me at hmfhd2020@gmail.com…

Many physicians I know have lots of great ideas and passion. Very few of us know how to convert these ideas and passion into reality. There are many explanations for this and I believe mindset is the major obstacle. Second is fear. Third is the lack of know-how. In this episode, we will have a fire-side chat with Dr. Mike Long who is himself a physician and an entrepreneur. Let's get inspired by Mike. I think we all "want to be like Mike" by the end of this episode. To leave me with comment, please email me at HMFHD2020@gmail.com To register for Code Green financial literacy conference, visit www.codegreenfinancial.com…

**** Disclosure***** Myself (Vu Kiet Tran) and Mr. Jean-Pierre Laporte are co-founders of the Canadian Physicians' Pension Plan. Over the last 2-3 years, several pension plans for physicians have come onto the Canadian market. Physicians are now more concerned with their retirement and financial wellness (and they should be), especially with the most recent announcement by the federal government that increased the inclusion rate on Capital Gains. Physicians are starting to understand the financial impact of this new change and are looking for solutions. They are now being marketed on the Specified Multi-Employer Pension Plan (SMEPP). Physicians need to know what this pension plan is about. Physicians need to do their due diligence. To leave me comments or feedback, please email me at hmfhd2020@gmail.com To visit the Code Green Financial Fluency conference for Feb 15th, 2025, please visit www.codegreenfinancial.com…

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) will welcome Ontario incorporated physicians on January 2nd, 2025. For more than 60 years, HOOPP has been providing secure pensions to Ontario healthcare workers. With more than 460,000 members and 670 participating employers across the province, HOOPP’s membership continues to grow. Physicians play an important role in Ontario’s healthcare sector, and HOOPP is pleased to announce that HOOPP will open the Plan to eligible incorporated physicians across the province in January 2025. Medical associations have advocated and now doctors have another pension option. What is The Healthcare of Ontario pension Plan? Who was it designed for? Were physicians in the initial calculations back in its establishment in 1960? If not, how do incorporated physicians fit in there now? Does HOOPP even meet the needs of incorporated physicians in Ontario in 2025? Does it fall short and where? To leave me with comment, please email me at HMFHD2020@gmail.com To register for Code Green financial literacy conference, visit www.codegreenfinancial.com…

Many have heard of the terms "Infinite Banking", "Bank on Yourself", and "Be Your Own Bank". They are the same and describes a strategy using Whole Life insurance. What is it? What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks? Who can use this strategy? We will reveal all this in this episode. The Code Green Financial Conference registration is now open at www.codegreenfinancial.com Early Bird has been extended until Dec 31st, 2024. $249.00 per person instead of $349.00 per person. Register now! To leave me with feedback or comments, please email me at HMFHD2020@gmail.com .…

Small business owners (which incorporated physicians are) can help their employees with health and medical bills via a Health Spending Account (HSA). It is a benefit that is tax deductible to the corporation. How can it be used? What are the indications? Who can use it? What can it be used for? Many of these questions will be answered in this episode. To leave me comments or feedback, please email me at HMFHD2020@gmail.com . To visit and register for the Code Green Financial Fluency conference on Feb 15th, 2025, please visit www.codegreenfinancial.com…

Most of us are invested in the "market" in traditional assets such as stocks, ETFs, and bonds. Our investment portfolio ride the roller-coaster that is the market. Can we invest in assets that are not correlated to this roller-coaster? The answer is "yes". One way to diversify our investment portfolio is using Alternative Assets (also known as Private Equity). What are the pros, cons, caveats, and risks? We will address these questions in this episode. To leave comments and feedback, please email me at HMFHD2020@gmail.com . The Code Green Financial Conference will be on Feb 15th, 2025 in Toronto at the Old Mill Inn. Registration is now open! If you are interested in attending the Code Green Financial Fluency conference for healthcare professionals, please visit us at: https://codegreenfinancial.com/…

Physicians have now been bombarded with advertisements about pensions "designed" for them. Unfortunately, much of the marketing are not 100% truthful. As consumers of these plans, physicians need to understand 100% of the solution because being 50% truthful (while still true) is not the same as being 100% truthful. Buyer beware. Physicians need to do do their own due diligence. To leave me comments or feedback, email me at hmfhd2020@gmail.com…

You have heard of the new Canadian federal budget that increased the Inclusion Rate on the Capital Gains tax. It finally went into effect on June 25th, 2024. Physicians were given the right to incorporate their practices in lieu of a salary increase. Consequently, many physicians saved their money inside their corporation in the form of retained earnings and then invested it, as a way to save for retirement. Now, with the increase in the Capital Gains Inclusion Rate, this strategy is no longer as efficient. But what about all those physicians who used this strategy for the last 20 years? Is it all lost? Well, if no actions are taken, then "yes". A few strategies to mitigate this increase exist. Listen to learn about them! If you want to leave me comments or feedback, please email me at hmfhd2020@gmail.com .…

Physicians have now been bombarded with advertisements about pensions "designed" for them. Unfortunately, much of the marketing are not 100% truthful. As consumers of these plans, physicians need to understand 100% of the solution because being 50% truthful (while still true) is not the same as being 100% truthful. Buyer beware. Physicians need to do do their own due diligence. To leave me comments or feedback, email me at hmfhd2020@gmail.com…

Physicians have now been bombarded with advertisements about pensions "designed" for them. Unfortunately, much of the marketing are not 100% truthful. As consumers of these plans, physicians need to understand 100% of the solution because being 50% truthful (while still true) is not the same as being 100% truthful. Buyer beware. Physicians need to do do their own due diligence. To leave me comments or feedback, email me at hmfhd2020@gmail.com…

We have Sandy back again to help us dive into understanding the importance of financial fluency for physicians and other healthcare professionals. If you want to leave me with feedback and comments, please email me at hmfhd2020@gmail.com

In this episode, I am being interviewed by the David MacNicol, host of Lighthouse Outlook Podcast. We go into more private questions about me and how I came to create "How is my financial health, doc?". We also discuss the financial challenges of physicians and why this is so. I discuss the importance of financial wellness for healthcare professionals. I highlight the common mistakes made by medical professionals, such as neglecting personal finance, not understanding financial products, and falling victim to scams. Finally, I emphasize the need for financial fluency and the impact it has on preventing burnout among healthcare providers Please enjoy. Leave me your feedback at hmfhd2020@gmail.com .…

I welcome my friend Dr. Roger Sen to share with us his most recent passion and joy, which has become an income source for him. Dr. Sen has learned a new skill. We all can learn a new skill. he has developed his passion. We can all develop and nurture our passion. Who knows, someday, it can even become an income source. Let's learn a little bit about Technical Analysis and investing in the stock market. If you want to reach out, please email me at hmfhd2020@gmail.com .…

In this episode, we will have a very informative and generative discussion with my guest Sandy Pollack about what it means to make wise choices for your career and business that not only protect what you have worked so hard to build but reflect your why. Please send me your comments and feedback at hmfhd2020@gmail.com.…