Financial Education Library for Dentists

Our financial education library is filled with dental-specific insights on investing, retirement planning, personal finance, tax management, insurance, debt management, profitability, and other financial topics. Explore our collection of articles, courses, podcasts, videos, and eGuides.

Should You Get Whole Life Insurance?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Insurance isn’t exactly the most exhilarating and gripping financial topic, so this is my attempt to explain the basics of...

The Psychology Trick That Helps Dentists Stress Less and Focus More – Episode #652

This week on the Dentist Money Show, Ryan and Matt dive into the Blue Dot Effect—a psychological bias that makes...

How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Child?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

According to a recent study by LendingTree, the cost of raising a small child has jumped 35% over the past...

To Save or to Spend? Plan for your Present

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: “Plan for the Present” is the theme for our 2nd Annual Dentist Money...

Where’s Your Money Going? How to Track, Cut, and Align Spending – Episode #649

Is it time to spring clean your spending habits? On this episode of the Dentist Money Show, Jake, Will, and...

What’s Happening With The Housing Market?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

  If you took a snapshot of where the U.S. economy is right now, there are a lot of data...

Listener Q&R #9: Tax-Loss Harvesting, Wash Sales, Liquidity & Stress – Episode #647

How does tax-loss harvesting help lower your taxes? What are some of the wash sale rules? How does my stress...

An Argument For Shared Bank Accounts

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Here’s an opinion that may be controversial: I think every married couple should have combined finances and shared bank accounts....

Turn Stress into Strategy: Mastering Work-Life Balance as a Dentist – Episode #644

On this episode of the Dentist Money Show, Jake Elm, CFP® has a conversation with his client Dr. Ben Friberg...

Is the Stock Market More Risky Today than in the Past?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I recently received the following email: “My experience with the stock market as an adult has been: I graduated college...

How To Make Money In A Bear Market

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

As I’m writing this, on the first day of May, the S&P 500 is down about 8.5% from its high...

A Dentist’s Guide to Personal & Business Insurance Coverage

Choosing the right insurance coverage is essential to protecting your future. Join Will and Cody for a webinar where they...