The Dentist Money Show | Financial Planning & Wealth Management

On this episode of the Dentist Money™ Show, Reese and Ryan offer some food for thought (or at least offer some thoughts about food) as they talk about how focusing on calories and superfoods is comparable to growing net worth.

With their current diets top of mind, listen in as Reese and Ryan offer some ideas about how eating patterns compare to the "Total Term" calculation and how it provides an effective measurement for growing net worth.

Reese's guest on the Dentist Money™ Show is Travis Hornsby, founder of StudentLoanPlanner.com. On this episode, you'll find out why your attitude towards debt may need some adjusting.

From federal loans vs private loans to why interest rates alone shouldn't dictate your choices, Travis and Reese discuss numerous reasons why you need to think about student loans differently. It's a podcast for the dentist struggling to figure out how to best handle debt … and for the student currently piling up debt.

What's on the minds of Dentist Money™ Show listeners? Well, real estate for one. In this episode, Reese and Ryan explain the difference between the actual return investors get on real estate versus the return they think they're getting — and they'll show you how to calculate it correctly.

Plus there's controversy about the actual retirement age of dentists. Find out what's causing the ruckus. Hear both sides of the argument and then decide how the often quoted retirement statistics apply to you.

Is the decision to buy a private practice as significant as the one you make to get married or have a child? According to Paul Goodman (the Dental Nacho), Reese's guest on this episode of Dentist Money™, buying a practice may have more influence on your overall life happiness than almost any decision you make in your lifetime. Listen in as Reese and Paul discuss how to make sure the odds for success are in your favor.

On this episode of the Dentist Money™ Show, Reese and Ryan look at some of their favorite video games and liken their dangers to the financial pitfalls you might face as your career unfolds. The complexity of your financial planning decisions builds as your income increases and your net worth expands. Reese and Ryan reveal how overcomplicating your finances during any stage of your career can slow down net worth growth. To learn how to navigate through the obstacles of personal finance and advance to the next level.

Reese's guest on the Dentist Money™ Show is Jordon Comstock, founder of BoomCloud Dental Membership Software. On this episode, you'll learn about the impact of in-house membership programs. While new clients and an additional revenue stream sound good, discover reasons why memberships may or may not be the right fit for you.

In addition, Reese and Jordon discuss how adopting best practices from other industries can benefit your practice and lead to greater productivity and increased profits.

To find out how you can tap into a new source of client revenue.

On this episode of the Dentist Money™ Show, Reese and Ryan examine why too many dentists concentrate on investments that pull them away from their core money-making machine: their practice.

You paid a huge price for a dental degree and the opportunity to run a very lucrative business. But are you shortchanging your potential by letting your investment attention wander elsewhere?

To learn why your practice holds the greatest possibility for net worth growth.

Ryan takes the mic on this Dentist Money™ podcast. His guest is David Harris, founder of Prosperident, a forensic investigation firm that specializes in investigating, and protecting dentists from, embezzlement. If you think embezzlement won't happen to you, statistics show it's highly likely to occur during your career. Ryan and David discuss what leads people to embezzle; they profile what a typical embezzler might look like, and they give you warning signs that might tip you off that something is awry.

Vanguard founder, John Bogle, is known for giving individual investors access to the market through low-cost index funds. The approach bypassed unnecessary management fees and allowed people to "buy the market" using diversified funds. To this day, John's following of "Bogleheads" remains energized by his philosophy and often steers other investors toward a self-directed path. And yet, recent Vanguard studies show how guidance from an investment advisor can lead to significantly better returns. So what's the right strategy for you? In this episode of Dentist Money™, Reese and Ryan discuss common misconceptions about Vanguard's position, when it makes sense to hire an advisor, and the type of advice worth paying for.

Today, Reese welcomes Dave Roehr to the Dentist Money™ podcast. Dave is CEO of Proceed Finance, a company that specializes in affordable financing for patients thinking about cosmetics or other large treatment cases. Many patients want or even need, high-cost procedures. With only an estimated 15% of people in the U.S. able to afford to pay in cash, Dave and Reese take a close look at what you can do to reach the other 85%.