The Physician's Guide to Investing

Dedication Reviews of First Edition, including Buffett Consulting Editor's Preface to First Edition Introduction Acknowledgements Part I. On Track with Your Financial Goals Chapter One: The Importance of Financial Instruction (denotes new chapter) Chapter Two: Goals for Your Financial Return Chapter Three: The Magnificence of Compound Interest Part II: Avoid Being Diverted From Your Financial Goals Chapter Four: Arrogance, Ego and Greed. Chapter Five: The Mark and The Doctor Discount Chapter Six: It's Not Much, I Can Afford to Lose It: The Concept of Risk Part III. Principles for Achieving Your Financial Goals Chapter Seven: Define Specific Goals Chapter Eight: ThriftChapter Nine: Invest in What You Know Chapter Ten: How to Identify Real OpportunitiesChapter Eleven: Make Your Own Investment Decisions Chapter Twelve: Documents Required for Financial Security Chapter Thirteen: The Importance of Relationships: Goodwill, Friendship and Reciprocity Chapter Fourteen: Why Cash is King Part IV. Attaining Specific Goals Chapter Fifteen: Paying Daily Bills Chapter Sixteen: Your Home Chapter Seventeen: Funding Your Children's Education. Chapter Eighteen: InsuranceChapter Nineteen: Funding Retirement Part V. Pitfalls in the Quest for Your Financial Goals Chapter Twenty: Who Can You Trust? Chapter Twenty One: The Malevolence of DebtChapter Twenty Two: The Perniciousness of FeesChapter Twenty Three: Divorce Chapter Twenty Four: Tips: Real Opportunities or Useless Information.Chapter Twenty Five: Areas Where Caution is Essential or That Should be Completely Avoided Chapter Twenty Six: Yes or NoChapter Twenty Seven: DealingWith Bankers Part VI: Investing in Specific Assets Chapter Twenty Eight: Asset Allocation and DiversificationChapter Twenty Nine: When to BuyChapter Thirty: When to SellChapter Thirty One: Stocks, Bonds and Mutual FundsChapter Thirty Two: Real Estate Other Than Your HomeChapter Thirty Three: Precious Metals and CommoditiesChapter Thirty Four: Art and Other

"You've really done a first-class job of telling your fellow doctors what to do in their financial life. In fact, your book should be required reading at med schools... I just wanted to let you know that you have done a real service for your fellow physicians." --- Warren E. Buffet, in a letter to Robert Doroghazi, MD "I strongly recommend it to anyone interested in preserving and growing a dollar bill." --- The American Journal of Cardiology From the Consulting Editor's Preface... .,."Bob has delivered a book that every physician interested in building wealth and protecting assets should read." -Dan W. French, PhD .,."we written and should provide the medical professional with a good general roadmap toward investing and financial security." -Veterinary Pathology