Australian Financial Security Authority. 88% increase in personal insolvencies, in Rockingham. 

Although this radio interview on 6IX (Perth) didn't particularly apply to the Health Industry or Doctors, we thought we'd include it in our audio podcast series just because it gives an interesting perspective on the overall economy in Western Australia. 

This interview covers the causes and consequences of the increased amount of insolvencies in our State. 

It ties into the overall importance of financial education. As Principal Yves Schoof points out in this interview, many people simply aren't financially literate enough.

Please check out our other podcast episodes, providing in-depth advice on Business and Finance for Doctors and Practice Managers.

And for more educational content, check out www.affluenceprivate.com.au.

It's a sensitive choice, how much money you would borrow, in an ideal situation, to buy a new house. Let's face it, as a Doctor you have worked hard to get to this point in time, and you may have chosen a certain lifestyle for yourself and your family. Yet, when confronted with the financial side of this exciting moment (moving into a new neighbourhood and a new home), there are important considerations to make.

In this video we talk about the strategic approach to borrowing money.  If you need a more strategic approach to the business aspects of your life as a Doctor, or to the private practice you may be running or owning, then please check out our multiple blogs, podcasts and the eBook "Your Financial Health Matters". It's all available via www.affluenceprivate.com.au.

If you want to take it to the next level, then consider subscribing to our online video and multimedia driven course, Medico CFO. It's available 24/7 on our digital platform, accredited for CPD points by selected Australian medical Colleges, and it will allow you to become your own CFO. For more information please go to www.medicocfo.com.au.

If you're more than just a leading Surgeon or Doctor, and you also run your own private practice, then there's a slight chance that you haven't made up your business plan yet. In my work with Doctors, I've often come across this situation, simply because as a Doctor you prioritise patient care. And secondly, because designing the financial structures for your business wasn't part of your own education, in most cases.

So in this podcast we discuss the intelligent choice: to make and work on a detailed business plan, so you know your goals and you get clear about how you will achieve them.

For more blogs and podcasts, please check out www.affluenceprivate.com.au.

As a Doctor, it's one thing to make great efforts to build your career. This actually started when you chose to become a Doctor. But once you start building a career, how do you protect your lifestyle, your family, and your income?

There are various ways to look at all this, and the best way to look at it, is the integrated one.  

In this video podcast, Financial Adviser Yves Schoof talks about the strategic approach to income protection for Doctors. It's important to connect it to your overall goal setting strategy, or in other words, to have a holistic approach to your financial life.

For more articles about Business and Finance for Doctors, please visit www.affluenceprivate.com.au.

Also check out our online education package (an accredited course teaching you how to become your own CFO) on www.medicocfo.com.au

Working with Doctors across Australia, I am often asked this very essential questions. If, as a Doctor, you have set yourself and your family up for a certain lifestyle, it makes sense to ask the question.

In this video podcast, we explore the steps that will guide you to clarity and control in this area.

For more educational content check out our corporate website www.affluenceprivate.com.au, and download my eBook "Your Financial Health Matters".

We also offer online and accredited training for Doctors in the field of Business and Finance, through our sister brand www.medicoCFO.com.au. MedicoCFO is an innovative online training

course for Doctors.

Interviewed by 6PR Radio 882AM in Perth, Yves Schoof talks about the consequences of the proposed 2016 Federal Budget for our daily lives.This interview was broadcast on 6PR on Saturday 7 May 2016 and didn't target Doctors in particular.

How do you get through your Fellowship Year? Mind you, this podcast won't give you the extra medical and technical knowledge you may need to turn it into a successful year. We're talking money. Financial Adviser Yves Schoof, author of "Your Financial Health Matters", identified a couple of risks for young Doctors when they embark on their Fellowship Year.  Having worked exclusively with Doctors for a long time, Yves identified the key challenges for Doctors in their Fellowship Year and shares his thoughts in this episode of the Money Talk podcast.  The interviewer/journalist is Kris Borgraeve.

At some point in your career as a Doctor, you may choose to launch your own practice. This is when your financial situation will be very important, and particularly the healthy foundations underneath your finances. 

Award winning Financial Adviser Yves Schoof, Principal of Affluence Private, has developed a strong passion for his work with Doctors over the years. Quite often he noticed a lack of clarity and control, when Doctors discussed their superannuation, their tax planning, their investment strategies and their insurance or income protection options. 

In addition, Yves helps Doctors structure and organise the business aspects of private practices, and is the author of the book "Your Financial Health Matters". Both on LinkedIn, and on his corporate website, he publishes daily advice for Doctors on how to get really clear about all things finance.  In this episode Yves is interviewed by journalist Kris Borgraeve and talks about launching your own private practice.

As a young Doctor, you would think you have it all. And in many ways you are in a privileged situation. Yet, as Financial Adviser Yves Schoof points out, young Australian Doctors are also a risk of losing grip over their financial situation.  Starting out, they may still be carrying the burden of a student loan. And on the other end of the spectrum, there is the importance of building a really strong foundation for their financial life and their career, perhaps thinking about starting their own practice down the track. Yves Schoof is very passionate about this topic and has gathered part of his expertise of working with Doctors in his eBook "Your Financial Health Matters", as well as in his ongoing audio and video podcast series on http://www.affluenceprivate.com.au.

For some Doctors complacency is a risk, when it's about creating wealth. They tick all the boxes, and yet they haven't done the extra bit of extra after hours work to get their finances on track.

Award winning Financial Adviser Yves Schoof, Principal of Affluence Private Wealth in Perth, is very passionate about helping Doctors find that clarity, control and confidence in their "business life" as a Doctor. He has been working with dozens of Doctors over the last decade, and his business specialises in providing financial advice to Doctors only.

In this episode Yves Schoof is interviewed on the topic of complacency: a major risk for Doctors when it's about creating a future that is financially secure.