The Optometry Money Podcast

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In this episode Evon is joined by Colin Carr, founder and CEO of CARR to dive into lease and purchase decisions for your optometry practice real estate.

We dive into what to look for in a location for your practice, negotiating points for a lease, how to prepare and plan for a lease renewal, when to lease vs. purchase the commercial property, and so much more! 

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• CARR Healthcare Real Estate
• CARR Blog/Resources
• Optometry Wealth Advisors - Schedule a Consultation

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

With a new stock market all-time high earlier this year (2024), Evon provides perspective from history to put new record highs into proper context.

While it's often thought that you should avoid investing at all-time highs do to some inevitable crash, ultimately, all-time highs are more common than you think. And the performance of stocks (on average) after new record highs would surprise you. Evon ends with the importance of keeping a long-term investing perspective while planning for a long-term investment goal - financial independence. 

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• DFA: Why A Stock Peak Isn't A Cliff
• RBC GAM: Investing at All-Time Highs
• Optometry Wealth Advisors - Schedule a Consultation

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

Evon is joined by Dr. Tessa Sokol, owner of Sokol Advanced EyeCare in Madison, Wisconsin. Tessa shares her experience transitioning from a long-standing, successful corporate sublease to her own independent, private optometry practice.

We dive into the benefits and drawbacks of the corporate sublease (from her experience), what to look for when evaluating a sublease opportunity, why she made the shift to private practice, all the steps of the transition, what lessons she'd teach herself if she could go back, and what technology and innovation she's most excited about looking to the future.

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• Sokol Advanced EyeCare
• LinkedIn - Tessa Sokol
• Facebook - Sokol EyeCare
• iCareAdvisors
• Schedule a Free Consultation - Optometry Wealth Advisors

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

In this replay of a popular 2023 episode, Evon revisits an important topic for optometry practice owners and independent contractors - the differences between different business entities!

How do the different business entities work? How are they taxed? How are they different?

In this episode, Evon provides a basic guide to the differences between:

• Sole Proprietorships
• Partnerships
•  Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
• S-Corporations
• Corporations

If you own an optometry practice or are an independent contractor, hopefully this episode brings some clarity around how the different types of businesses operate. 

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• Submit a question for a future Listener Q&A episode
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep. 47: An Optometrist's Guide to How Income Taxes Work
• IRS.Gov Reasonable Compensation for S Corporation Officers
• IRS.Gov How to Apply for an EIN

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

In this replay of a popular 2023 episode, Evon revisits an important tax planning topic for optometry practice owners and independent contractors - the Qualified Business Income Deduction!

He dives into what the deduction is, how it's calculated, its limitations and phase outs, how it works differently in different business types, and planning considerations to keep in mind.

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• The Optometry Podcast Episode 47: An Optometrist's Guide to How Income Taxes Work
• The Optometry Podcast Episode 49: An Optometrist's Guide to Business Entities
• IRS Reasonable Compensation for S-Corporation Owners

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide.

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

In today's episode, Evon dives into the tax considerations when selling your primary residence.

Homes tends to make up a considerable portion of optometrists' net worth, and fortunately the IRS provides an exclusion for capital gains from selling your home.

Evon dives into the Section 121 home sale exclusion, the two tests you need to meet to qualify, certain exceptions to keep in mind, and planning considerations when selling a home that you've used as a rental property.

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• IRS Publication 523 - Selling Your Home
• Schedule an Intro Call with Optometry Wealth Advisors!

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

Evon is joined by Thomas Castelli, CPA, partner at Hall CPAs, as well as CEO of Tax Smart Investors.

Many optometrists own rental real estate properties, and it's common for practice owners to own the commercial real estate the practice operates in. Thomas brings a ton of specialized knowledge in real estate taxation to the podcast, and we dive into how rental income is taxed and how optometrists can unlock "passive" rental real estate losses to offset your other "active" income like wages and business profit. 

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• Thomas Castelli website
• Tax Smart REI Podcast
• Hall CPAs
• Tax Smart Investors

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

On today’s episode, Evon is joined once again by Dr. Bethany Fishbein to talk all about how to push through conflict and confrontation to improve your optometry practice and your career.

Ultimately as business owners and professionals, or just when working in a team, there’s going to be a time where conflict comes up or uncomfortable conversations need to be had - with team members, managers, patients, or vendors. 

And avoiding that conflict can lead to issues with patient care, profitability, the culture of your practice, your stress as an owners, 

Bethany and Evon dive into all the different places this shows up in your business, how avoiding important conversations impacts patient care, your practice, and your career, and how get better at tackling conflict head on. 

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• Leaders of Vision Website
• LinkedIn - Bethany Fishbein, OD
• HBR: An Exercise to Help Your Team Feel More Comfortable with Conflict
• The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
• Schedule an Intro Call - Optometry Wealth Advisors

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

In the show's 100th episode, Evon talks about what optometrists should expect and experience from working with a financial advisory firm.

There has been historically poor business models in financial services that fall short of providing advice optometrists need, in their best interest. There also appears to not be a great public awareness of what good financial advisors actually do for clients

Evon aims to help optometrists understand what exactly financial planning is, and what they should be receiving from working with a financial advisor in terms of services received and client experience, by walking the listener through his firm's own client experience. 

As you search for your own trusted advisor, hopefully this episode gives you a better idea of what to expect, and when a potential service doesn't quite meet your needs.

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 44: An Optometrist’s Guide to Financial Advisors (5 Questions To Ask)
• Schedule an Intro Call

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide. 

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show.

Evon is joined by Michael Pote of The Growth Cooperative to dive into creative ways to structure the sale of a practice from one optometrist to another. 

They talk a little bit about the structure of private equity sales and OD-to-OD sales, and the pros and cons to both. They then dive into creative ideas to make that transition work for both parties, including structuring the purchase over a period of time rather than all at once. We also talk about what makes a better prepared buyer and a better prepared seller.

With the ongoing concern of keeping more independent, private optometry practices in the hands of optometrists, Michael brings great ideas for helping the next generation of owners buy into even the largest of practices.

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at [email protected].

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• The Growth Cooperative
• LinkedIn - Michael Pote
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 96: Deep Dive Into Financial Due Diligence When Buying an Optometry Practice with Jackson Pace and Kevin Dang, CPAs

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide.