The Optometry Money Podcast

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Evon dives into the recently announced update for federal student loans! The Department of Education extended the pause for income recertification for borrowers on income-driven repayment plans to late September, 2024 at the earliest. Optometrists may have even more time on lower IDR payments!

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:

• Student Aid: Income Driven Repayment (IDR) Recertification Pause Extended
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 74: Student Loan Planning for Optometrists in 2023 and Beyond!
• Schedule an Introduction 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.

This episode plays Part 2 of  Evon's recent guest appearance on the Four Eyes Optometry Podcast. Evon joins Lainey Bokhaut, CPA in Canada, as a guest to talk about foundational financial decisions optometrists need to make - especially as they transition from school to practice.

We dive into the basics of different business entities for practices and independent contractors, the importance of disability and other types of insurance, what professionals should be involved in your life and when you should start working with them, and so much more!

Huge thanks to Dr. Amrit Bilkhu and Dr. Deepon Kar for havings us on. Their podcast is absolutely worth a subscribe, and check out Part 1!

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:

• Four Eyes Optometry Podcast
• Four Eyes Podcast Ep. 74: Financial Planning with Evon Mendrin and Lainey Bokhaut Part One
• YoungOD Connect

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.

Evon is joined by Jackson Pace, CPA and Kevin Dang, CPA of Refractional CFO to take a deep dive into financial due diligence when buying a practice. 

They talk about:

• The goal of financial due diligence and the list of what to review
• The documentation and information needed and the process of how to review them
• What factors they've seen that indicate the health of a practice
• What sellers should focus on to improve and preserve the value of their practice
• And 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:

• Refractional CFO
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 71: Viewing the Health of Your Practice Through the Eyes of a CFO with Jackson Pace, CPA

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.

Using income-driven repayment (IDR) plans toward student loan forgiveness can be a favorable way for optometrists to manage student loan debt. In this episode Evon talks about how strategically changing the way you file your taxes when married can improve the long-term math toward student loan forgiveness.

He dives into how filing taxes married filing separately can exclude your spouse's income from your student loan calculation on an IDR plan and impact the family size for the calculation - as well as the tax consequences of changing your tax filing status.  He also talks about how community property states open up even more planning opportunities for student loans when filing separately.

Lastly, he talks about important considerations to keep in mind around the tax filing deadline and your recertification date.

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:

• Federal Student Aid - Income-Driven Repayment Plans
• Federal Student Aid IDR Plan Request Form PDF
• Optometry Money Podcast Ep. 89: 2024 Financial Updates Optometrists Need to Know
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 74: Student Loan Planning for Optometrists in 2023 and Beyond!

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.

Andrew Berkin, PhD - head of research at Bridgeway Capital Mangement and author of The Incredible Shrinking Alpha - joins the podcast to discuss why active investment management fails, and why you're unlikely to get the outperformance you're looking for. 

Evon and Andrew dive into:

• Research behind why active management fails - both for individual investors and professional managers
• What an "efficient market" means, and why stock markets are efficient
• What is passive investing? 
• Why passive investing goes beyond index funds
• What investor SHOULD focus on, if not trying to actively pick investments.
• And so much more!

Andrew brings so much wisdom and expertise to the conversation. Hopefully this helps optometrists better understand their own investment approach and why it may or may not make sense.

And hopefully it encourages you to take an evidence-based, research-based approach to investing, just like you might take an evidence-based approach to optometry.

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:

• Andrew Berkin, PhD - Bridgeway Capital Management
• Perspectives - Bridgeway Capital Management
• The Incredible Shrinking Alpha book
• Your Complete Guide to Factor-Based Investing book
• SPIVA Active vs. Passive Scorecard
• SPIVA US Persistency Scorecard

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 Dr. Michael Neal of Lakeside Vision and founder of Build My Team joins the podcast to discuss the lessons he learned and process he built to hire better team members for optometry practices. 

We dive into:

• What's wrong with the conventional ways of hiring
• Why resumes are the worst place to start the process 
• Why experience can actually be a red flag
• How to streamline the hiring process 
• Aligning natural skills and abilities of candidates with the role you're hiring for
• And so much more!

This was a fantastic conversation that should help you think differently about a common pain point in private optometry practices. Ultimately, a more streamlined hiring process and a better team around you can help provide a better, more enjoyable day to day practice ownership experience.

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:

• Build My Team
• Education Hub
• Jim Collins - Getting the Right People in the Right Seats Over Time
• EOS - Right People-Right Seats

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 by Ali Oromchian, attorney with Dental & Medical Counsel, to review the new federal business entity reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act.

They dive into which entities are required to report, what information is involved, deadlines to keep in mind, potential penalties, and more.

This impacts not only optometry practice owners, but also optometrists that own rental real estate in LLCs or partnerships and independent contractors or side businesses that created legal entities.

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:

• FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Reporting FAQs
• FinCEN BOI Small Entity Compliance Guide
• Ali Oromchian - Dental & Medical Counsel
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 89: 2024 Financial Updates Optometrists Need to Know
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 81: An Optometrist’s Guide to Estate Planning with Ali Oromchian, J.D., LL.M.

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 gives optometrists a guide on one of the most tax-efficient savings accounts out there - Health Savings Accounts!

He dives into the appropriate uses and benefits of HSAs, who is eligible to contribute, the annual limits and nuances to keep in mind, how to invest in an HSA as a retirement account, and planning considerations and ideas to make the most of them.

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 Pub 969: Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans
• IRS Pub 502: Medical and Dental Expenses
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 57: A Framework for Deciding Where to Save/Invest Next

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.

This episode plays Evon's recent guest appearance on the Four Eyes Optometry Podcast. In Part 1 of 2, Evon joins Lainey Bokhaut, CPA in Canada, as a guest to talk about foundational financial decisions optometrists need to make - especially as they transition from school to practice.

We dive into debt decisions and how to tackle student loans, we talk about differences between retirement accounts and how to decide between them, we talk tradeoffs between investing and debt payments, and so much more!

Huge thanks to Dr. Amrit Bilkhu and Dr. Deepon Kar for havings us on. Their podcast is absolutely worth a subscribe, and stay tuned for Part 2! We'll dive into business and practice ownership, how to build your professional team, and 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:

• Four Eyes Optometry Podcast
• YoungOD Connect

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.

Happy New Year! It's time to dive into the many 2024 financial updates, rule changes, and deadlines optometrists need to know about.

Evon discusses:

• SECURE Act 2.0 rule changes in effect in 2024, including positive adjustments to SIMPLE IRAs and 401(k)s. 
• Increases in contribution maximums for 401(k)s, SIMPLE IRAs, Health Savings Accounts, and IRAs. 
• Two important federal student loan deadlines this year.
• Beneficial Owner Information reporting from the Corporate Transparency Act
• And 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:

• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 40: The Optometrist’s Guide to The SECURE Act 2.0
• Student Aid: The IDR Account Adjustment
• IRS 2024 Retirement Account Contribution Changes
• FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Reporting FAQs
• FinCEN BOI Small Entity Compliance Guide

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.