WCI #265: Physician on FIRE Q&A
White Coat Investor Podcast
Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
This week is Fire Week at the White Coat Investor. Our episode is hosted by the Physician on Fire, Leif Dahleen. He will answer your questions about health insurance, giving to charity, savings rates, 529s and tax loss harvesting plus he shares his journey from a practicing anesthesiologist to an early retiree at 43. See full show notes here https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/physician-on-fire-qa-265
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is the White Code Investor Podcast, where we help those who wear the White Code get a fair shake on Wall Street. |
| 0:05.3 | We've been helping doctors and other high-income professionals stop doing dumb things with their money since 2011. |
| 0:14.9 | Hello, this is Leaf Dali, a.k.a. physician on fire, |
| 0:19.7 | coming at you in place of the good Dr. Dali and Dr. Spath, |
| 0:24.0 | because it is fire week here at the White Code Investor, |
| 0:27.2 | and I happen to know a few things about fire, so I was asked to come on and guest host, and I'm happy to do so. |
| 0:34.0 | So today's podcast will be the Physician on Fire Q&A. |
| 0:38.3 | We'll talk about health insurance, giving to charity, savings rates, 5.29s, and tax loss harvesting to mention a few. |
| 0:45.9 | Shopping for disability insurance is complicated. |
| 0:49.6 | Wondering if you are getting the right coverage, unbiased advice, |
| 0:52.7 | along with the best prices and discounts can make the process even more overwhelming. |
| 0:56.7 | Pattern knows doctors have more important things to do that spend hours sorting through numerous insurance options. |
| 1:03.0 | This is why thousands of White Code Investors followers have trusted pattern to help them compare and understand |
| 1:08.4 | the disability insurance they are buying. Their online process is simple. |
| 1:12.5 | First, request your quotes online, second, compare your options and ask questions. |
| 1:17.6 | And third, secure your policy. Be confident you have the right policy at the best price. |
| 1:23.3 | Request your disability insurance quotes with pattern at patternlife.com slash WCI podcast. |
| 1:31.8 | Now the quote of the day comes from the esteemed Dr. William Bernstein who has |
| 1:37.1 | ban at multiple WCI con events in the past, including the recent gathering we had in Phoenix this winter in February. |
| 1:46.2 | And he says, investing is a game won by the most disciplined, not by the smartest. |
| 1:52.9 | So keep that in mind. You don't have to be the smartest person on the block. |
| 1:56.3 | But it does require some discipline to be a good and effective investor. |
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