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Journal Club 06-23-23 – Passive Income MD

Here’s Journal Club 06-23-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well!


  • Over the years, investing in real estate has become one of the most popular investment choices, primarily due to its ability to generate passive income. However, according to The White Coat Investor, there are no income streams that are truly passive. So, how do you decide which real estate investing strategy is the right fit for you? To offer some clarity and guidance on the
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Home Prices Expected to See a Slight Decline

Published: Jun. 22, 2023 at 6:00 AM EDT|Updated: 18 hours ago

Mortgage rates could drop to 6% by year-end, but the total count of home sales is likely to be the lowest since 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Mortgage rate lock-in will continue to be a major challenge for the housing market in the remainder of 2023, according to the Realtor.com® 2023 Forecast Update. While prices have eased slightly, higher mortgage rates are hurting affordability, and many of those who already own a home are not incentivized to list.

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Journal Club 05-26-23 – Passive Income MD

Here’s Journal Club 05-26-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well!


  • Timing your retirement date is arguably one of the most challenging decisions to make when planning for early retirement. Would you agree? Does the slowly reducing rate of inflation and a rising stock market in 2023 offer a good window of opportunity for people ready for retirement to pull the trigger? The White Coat Investor shares their thoughts on the subject in the article –
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Should I Fly First Class? Is First Class Worth It?

While the phrase, “Fly first class or your heirs will!” is one way to think about traveling in luxury, here’s how to know whether you actually should.

PIMD welcomes the White Coat Investor. WCI is a physician-specific personal finance and investing website. The White Coat Investor can help you to become financially literate and disciplined, which will allow you to spend your time and effort on your patients, your family, and your own wellness. WCI truly believes that a financially secure doctor is a better partner, parent, and practitioner. White Coat Investor is an affiliate partner of PIMD.

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Realtor.com Reports Weekly Active Inventory Up 20% YoY; New Listings Down 26% YoY

by Calculated Risk on 5/25/2023 04:05:00 PM

Realtor.com has monthly and weekly data on the existing home market. Here is their weekly report from chief economist Danielle Hale: Weekly Housing Trends View — Data Week Ending May 20, 2023

Active inventory growth slowed again, with for-sale homes rising just 20% above one year ago. The number of homes for sale was higher than this time last year, but not by as much as we’ve seen in recent weeks. As we have discussed, further slowing is likely ahead. One key way that has been played out is by encouraging

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Top 5 Reasons to Retire Early

PIMD welcomes Physician On Fire as our guest post. POF is a personal finance website created to inform and inspire both physicians and our patients with insightful writing from a physician who has attained financial independence and the ability to retire early.

Cusack’s character, Rob, is a big fan of them; so am I. David Letterman had his Top 10 lists, but half the list was nonsense and the lame answers distracted you from laughing at the 4 or 5 funny ones. So I’m taking Rob’s approach.

my top 5 reasons to retire early are:

1. Retire Early Because You

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Gulfport and Grand Isle among the most affordable beach towns | Entertainment/Life

A Mississippi Coast city was recently rated the most affordable beach town in the United States.

Gulfport topped Realtor.com’s 2023 list of the most affordable beach towns, beating out cities like Newport News, Virginia; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Navarre, Florida.

Realtor Tiffany Kirkland of Harper Realty has been selling homes across the Mississippi Coast for three years. She was not surprised by the distinction.

“I think it’s pretty awesome and pretty accurate,” she said. “There are always great deals around here.”


Still recovering from Ida, Grand Isle rushes to prepare for another hurricane season

This is the city’s second time leading Realtor.com’s top 10. In 2018, no other city in the country

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Journal Club 04-28-23 – Passive Income MD

Here’s Journal Club 04-28-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well!


  • Do you have an existing 401(k) that you were once excited about but now feel like you’re stuck with it, as it either comes with high fees or has a high expense ratio? Well, you’re not alone. The White Coat Investor talks more about this and shares helpful steps to better manage your retirement account in the article – What To Do With A Crummy