Jake Elm, CFP®

Financial Advisor

Jake is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a graduate of Utah Valley University’s nationally ranked Personal Financial Planning program. As a financial advisor at Dentist Advisors, he provides dentists with fiduciary guidance related to investments, debt, savings, taxes, and insurance. Since joining the company in 2018, Jake has been instrumental in improving our Elements® and investment management processes. He is also the author of a popular weekly blog called “Money Talks.”


My Content

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...

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...

4 Mistakes to Avoid during a Dental Practice Transition: Part Two – Episode #639

Thinking about selling your dental practice but not sure where to start? On this episode of the Dentist Money Show,...

What’s an HSA?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

A Health Savings Account, or HSA, is an investment account that helps you save for medical expenses. According to a...

Knowing vs. Doing

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I can’t stop thinking about the Masters. It’s the best golf tournament in the world, and we had a great...

4 Mistakes to Avoid during a Dental Practice Transition: Part One – Episode #634

Thinking about selling your dental practice but not sure where to start? On this episode of the Dentist Money Show,...

Navigating Stock Market Volatility

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: What a wild past week and a half in the stock market. On...

Do You Hate Paying Taxes?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: As I write this, the U.S. stock market is taking a small tumble,...