The “Rich Doctor” Myth

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Dr. Marcinko

Considerations for the Next-Generation of Potential Providers

By Brian J. Knabe MD CMP™ CFP™

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Brian J. Knabe MDAlmost 2 decades ago, Fortune magazine carried the headline “When Six Figured Incomes Aren’t Enough. Now Doctors Want a Union.” To the man in the street, it was just a matter of the rich getting richer.

The sentiment was more precisely quantified, according to health economist and financial advisor Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA CMP™, in the March 31, 2005 issue of Physician’s Money Digest, who with Editor Gregory Kelly reported that a 47-year-old doctor with $184,000 in annual income would need about $5.5 million dollars for retirement at age 65.

Of course, physicians were not complaining back then under the traditional fee-for-service system; the imbroglio only began when managed care adversely impacted income, or when the stock market crashed in 2008; or with passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PP-ACA] in 2010 or its’ full implementation in 2014.

And now, in the post-Trump era?

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Rich Doctors

More:

  1. More on the Doctor Salary Conundrum
  2. Doctor Salary v. Others [Present Value of Career Wealth]
  3. Are Doctors Members of the Middle Class?
  4. Taxing the [not so] Rich [doctors]
  5. Doctor – Are You on Your Way to $5.5 Million?

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What Is the OTC-QB Venture Market?

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Dr. Marcinko

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By Staff Reporters

The OTCQB, also called “The Venture Market,” is the middle tier of the over-the-counter (OTC) market for U.S. stocks. It was created in 2010 and consists mainly of early-stage and developing U.S. and international companies that are not yet able to qualify for the OTCQX but are not as speculative as the lowest-tier Pink Sheets.

The OTCQB replaced the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)-operated OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) as the main market for trading OTC securities that report to a U.S. regulator. As it has no minimum financial standards, the OTCQB often includes shell companies, penny stocks, and small foreign issuers.

LINK: https://www.otcmarkets.com/files/OTCQB%20Fact%20Sheet%20for%20U.S.%20Companies.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • The OTCQB is the mid-tier OTC equity market, which lists primarily early-stage and developing companies in the U.S. and international markets.
  • OTCQB companies must meet certain minimum reporting standards, pass a bid test, and undergo annual verification.
  • The other OTC tiers are the highest quality OTCQX, and the most speculative Pink Sheets.

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READ MORE: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/otcqb.asp

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Debt Limit and Foot Locker?

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Dr. Marcinko

By Staff Reporters

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Debt Limit: Stocks took a dive yesterday even though Jerome Powell said that interest rates may not have to rise as much as expected to quash inflation. What could loom even larger than Jerome Powell? A hiccup in negotiations over the debt ceiling raised fears about the possibility of the US defaulting. In fact, negotiations aimed at raising the nation’s debt limit resumed briefly last night after being halted for six hours during the day when Republicans broke off talks saying the White House was being unreasonable. A major sticking point was said to be the overall amount of government spending for next year as the deadline to get a deal in place to prevent an economically crippling default on June 1st draws near. Although no breakthrough came from the evening’s talks, further discussions are reportedly scheduled for later today.

Stock spotlight: Investors were about as interested in Foot Locker as an old stinky sneaker after a slowdown in sales prompted the retailer to slash its outlook for the year.

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