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Earned Introduces After-Tax Alpha, a New Framework for Measuring the Value of Integrated Wealth and Tax Management for Doctors

New research shows Earned clients saved or deferred an estimated 3.7% in taxes year-to-date — demonstrating how continuous, integrated tax management can materially improve long-term after-tax wealth

Get a Jump on 2026 Taxes: 10 Smart Planning Strategies to Make Now

Did you have questions about your 2025 personal income tax return that you never got around to asking your tax preparer? Well, reaching out to your tax professional after April 15 is actually a perfect time to follow up and get those open questions answered.

2026 Outlook: The Discipline Dividend

A Doctor-Centered Perspective on Markets, Risk, and Long-Term Wealth

A Doctor’s Guide to Smarter Wealth and Retirement Planning

At Earned, we understand that doctors face unique financial challenges. High student loans, the transition to practice ownership, and the responsibility of planning for retirement all create a complex financial landscape. Earned is here to help.

Earned Accelerates its Unique Acquisition-Led Growth Strategy and Establishes New England Footprint with Acquisition of Premier Healthcare-Focused Tax and Accounting Firm, Schwartz & Schwartz

Strategic acquisition expands Earned’s national presence and strengthens its position as the most comprehensive financial partner for healthcare professionals

2025 Mid-Year Market Outlook: Helping Doctors Navigate Fragility, Find Durability, and Embrace the Age of Alpha

For many doctors, 2025 has likely felt like another whirlwind — both on the job and in the markets. From sweeping fiscal legislation to tariff-driven market volatility and policy shifts out of Washington, the first half of the year demanded agility and clarity from investors.

Your Doctor Retirement Checklist: Are You Ready?

Whether you're a few years out or already setting the wheels in motion, this checklist is designed to help doctors like you navigate the financial, professional, and emotional aspects of stepping away from practice.

How Doctors Can Stay Calm During Market Fluctuations

Recent market fluctuations have left many investors feeling uneasy. At Earned, we understand that as a doctor, your time is valuable and you shouldn’t have to spend it stressing over market swings. Our goal is to provide clarity and confidence, helping you navigate this period of economic uncertainty with a long-term view. 

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Side Work and the IRS: Is It a Business or a Hobby?
Many doctors consult or subcontract outside of their primary practice. Speaking engagements, consulting arrangements, medical writing, expert review work, survey preparation, and other side gigs outside the medical industry are all common.
Tax Planning
Doctor
Life-Changing Milestones: The Perfect Time to Review and Update Your Financial Game Plan
A medical career is long, and the financial decisions that you make along the way compound over time.
Tax Planning
Retirement
Doctor
Maximizing Your 401(k) Deferrals Before Year-End: A Physician's Guide to the Fourth Quarter
September is National 401(k) Month, and for high-earning physicians, that designation is more than a calendar curiosity — it's a practical deadline.
Retirement
Wealth Management
Physician
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Tax Considerations When Your Child Graduates
Your child just finished college and landed their first full-time job. For them, it's a milestone. For your tax return, it's a transition worth planning around. Here's what parents need to know in the year their child graduates from undergrad.
Summer Jobs and Your Kids: A Tax Guide for Doctors
As a doctor, you've spent years building your income and you understand better than most how quickly taxes can erode it. When your children enter the workforce, even part-time, there are several moves worth making. And if you own your own practice, the opportunities are even more significant. Here's what to consider.
5 Reasons to Put Your Kids on Your Practice Payroll
If you own your own practice, putting your children on the payroll is one of the most efficient family tax strategies available, and one that's especially powerful at a doctor's tax bracket. Here are five reasons why, and how to do it right.
How to Find the Best Financial Advisor for Doctors: A Practical Guide
Knowing you need a physician-specialist advisor is the easy part. Finding one whose structure, expertise, and incentives are genuinely aligned with you requires a more deliberate process.
Real Estate Investing for Physicians: 4 Strategies That Fit a Doctor's Schedule
Real estate can be a powerful component of a physician's wealth plan. The key is finding strategies that generate returns without consuming the one resource physicians have less of than almost any other investor: time.
Asset Protection for Physicians: How to Shield Your Wealth From Liability
A physician's professional profile creates liability exposure that most high-income professionals never face. Asset protection is not pessimism, it is the recognition that wealth built without a coordinated protection strategy is more fragile than it appears.
College Planning for High-Income Physician Families: What 529 Plans Don't Tell You
529 plans are the default college savings vehicle. For physician families, the default often leaves significant planning value on the table.
When Should a Physician Start Working With a Financial Advisor?
The most common answer, "when I'm more established," is also the most expensive one.
How to Protect Your Financial Information as a Physician
Physicians are among the most targeted professionals for financial fraud and identity theft. Protecting your financial data is not a technical task, it is a planning discipline.
The First 5 Years of Attending Wealth Management: A Physician's Roadmap
The financial decisions you make in your first five attending years will have more impact on your long-term wealth than almost any that follow. Here is how to get them right.
Financial Planning for Nurse Practitioners and PAs: How It Differs From Physicians
Advanced practice providers share many of the same financial challenges as physicians, and face a few distinct ones that standard advice handles even less well.
Wealth Management for Medical Professionals: A Service-by-Service Breakdown
Understanding what each wealth management service does, and how they interact, is the starting point for evaluating whether a firm is delivering the full scope of what a medical professional actually needs.
Physician Financial Planner vs. General Financial Advisor: What Is the Difference?
The title 'financial advisor' tells you almost nothing about whether someone is equipped to handle a physician's financial situation. Here is what actually separates a physician financial planner from a generalist.
Financial Planning for High-Income Earners: Why Standard Advice Does Not Apply
Standard financial advice is designed for the median income, the median tax rate, and the median financial situation. Physicians are none of those things.
Wealth Management for Doctors: What It Is, What It Costs, and What to Expect
Most physicians have a vague sense that they need wealth management. Far fewer know what a well-structured relationship actually looks like in practice.
The Physician's Complete Guide to Wealth Management
What standard financial advice gets wrong about doctors and what a specialist approach actually looks like.
Get a Jump on 2026 Taxes: 10 Smart Planning Strategies to Make Now
Did you have questions about your 2025 personal income tax return that you never got around to asking your tax preparer? Well, reaching out to your tax professional after April 15 is actually a perfect time to follow up and get those open questions answered.
Earned Launches Earned Institute to Raise the Standard for Doctors’ Financial Well-Being
With insights from subject matter experts, new platform offers personalized learning tracks for full-time physicians, dentists, and healthcare practice owners at varying stages of their careers
Top Tax Mistakes Doctors Make
Many doctors unknowingly make costly tax mistakes that slow down their wealth-building efforts. Learn tips to avoid them to help you maximize your savings and invest more efficiently.
Unpacking DSOs
In this guide, we’ll uncover the current state of the DSO marketplace, how to position your practice for a successful DSO transaction, and tax-smart strategies to help you minimize taxes and improve your financial outcomes.
Untapped Tax Strategies
Reducing your tax burden is one of the most powerful ways to accelerate your wealth and achieve your financial goals faster. These untapped tax-saving secrets can have a huge impact.

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