AMA Builds on Efforts to Expand Funding for Graduate Medical Education

CHICAGO – To ensure patients have access to an adequate physician workforce, the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy at its Annual Meeting aimed at ensuring there is sufficient funding for medical residency positions. The new policy also calls for transparency in the actual costs of residency programs and how Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding is distributed to address physician shortages in undersupplied specialties.

Great Dads Shine in the Dark Times (A Father's Day Tribute)

By Leaha Mattinson

It's easy to be a great Dad in great times. At least it should be. What man wouldn't delight in carrying a laughing toddler on his shoulders, chasing fireflies at twilight, throwing a football, splashing in the pool, manning the grill at the family cookout?

Money Going to Washington

Living Like Dad Is Saving My Life:
A Father's Day Tribute from a Genetic Disorder Warrior
In celebration of Father's Day, Leaha Mattinson explains how the powerful
example set by her father is helping her fight against a deadly diagnosis.

Millennials Outperforming Older Generations in Retirement Readiness

Ramsey Solutions study shows Millennials’ saving habits

position them for secure retirement

SEVEN SECRETS TO LONGER LIFE FOR EXTERIOR PAINT

Spring House, PA -- When it comes to exterior paint, there’s no fountain of youth, but there are ways to add years of life to a new paint job, says Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert at the Paint Quality Institute.  Here are the “secrets”:

Dear Dave,

In 15 months I’ll be able to buy in as a shareholder of my firm, about 1.5 percent of the company. I make $100,000 annually, and it will cost me three times my income, but it could increase my income by as much as $40,000 a year. I know that you discourage single-stock investing, but do you think this is a good idea?

Mark

Dear Mark,

Dear Dave,

My husband and I are retired, we both receive nice pensions, and we owe $46,000 on our home. This is our only debt. I’m 65, he is 82, and we have more than $800,000 in variable annuities, along with substantial cash in savings. We also have $200,000 combined in life insurance coverage. If we cancel these two policies we can pay down an extra $10,000 a year on the house. Should we cancel the life insurance policies?

Anna

Dear Anna,

Quotes: Founding Fathers and Presidents

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.
John Adams

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself.
John Adams