Financial Planning for ER Doctors
ER Doctors Are in A Unique Financial Position.
Your training taught you to handle anything that walks in the door. It probably didn’t teach you how to handle the money you make.
THE ER DOC FINANCIAL REALITY
Your financial life is different. Your advisor should know that.
ER doctors face a unique combination of financial challenges that most advisors don’t understand. We do.
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Late Start, Big Debt
You start earning an attending salary in your early 30s with $200K - $600K in student loans. The decisions you make in your first few years have an outsized impact on your financial future.
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Burnout Risk
ER medicine has a high burnout rate. Sound financial planning gives you the option to cut back, take time off, or retire early — on your terms.
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No Time for This
Between shifts, recovery, and family, you have maybe a few hours a month to think about money. You need an advisor who handles everything and keeps you informed without wasting your time.
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Locums Complexity
Locums work creates a tax and retirement planning puzzle that most doctors (and advisors) can't solve. We are experts in taxes, retirement, and health insurance for locums docs.
WHAT WE DO FOR ER DOCTORS
We handle the financial complexity so you don’t have to.
These are just a few of the common things we help our ER doctor clients with.
Financial Independence Planning
When can you go part-time? What does early retirement look like? We model the numbers so you always know where you stand.
Tax Planning
Income projections, tax withholding and estimates, locums deductions. We plan proactively so you pay the least tax possible and avoid surprises.
Locums Guidance
Pay rate evaluation, tax impact, benefits analysis. We break down the true economics so you can make the right call.
Evidence-Based Investing
Low-cost, tax-efficient portfolios grounded in research, built with funds from DFA, Vanguard, and others. We help you ignore market timing and stay focused on long-term results.
Retirement Accounts
Retirement accounts for W-2 and 1099 income, backdoor and mega backdoor Roth, Health Savings Accounts, and more. We maximize every tax-advantaged dollar.
Student Loan Strategy
PSLF eligibility analysis, refinancing evaluation, repayment optimization. We model every scenario so you make the right call.
HOW IT WORKS
Here’s what working with us actually looks like.
We start with a free introductory call — no pressure, no sales pitch. If we're a good fit, we'll build a comprehensive financial plan tailored to your situation and manage your investments on an ongoing basis.
Our typical ER physician client is mid-career (5–20 years out of residency), earning $300K–$600K+, and juggling some combination of employed and locums work. They want a clear plan, minimal hassle, and an advisor who doesn't need ER medicine explained to them.
We charge a transparent, fee-only advisory fee. No commissions, no product sales, no hidden costs.
Key issues we help ER doctors with include:
✅ Minimizing taxes and avoiding surprises
✅ Managing cash flow, debt, and student loans
✅ Investing with a disciplined, evidence-based approach
✅ Navigating employed vs. locums decisions
✅ Creating the option to cut back, take time off, or retire early
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