Doctor’s Dilemma: How to Build Doctor’s Retirement Fund? Most medical doctors I know are private practitioners. They are not employed, hence, they are not an employee of any company. Meaning to say, they run their own game and they don’t get any benefits from any company. All that they have are what they call “sariling…
About: Pinky De Leon-Intal, MD, RFC
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How to Spark Up your Child’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
Setting your Child’s Entrepreneurial Mindset is never too early. Almost every day we set their minds to an employee mindset, sometimes we just have to become more intentional in teaching them about money. You don’t believe me? Just think about all his/her toys. Does it promote business mindset? Or you have more toys and activity…
Retirement: Life After Medical Practice
Retirement : Life After Medical Practice December 2015, I was invited by Dr. Agnes Manalo to talk to Ilocos Medical Society for their postgraduate course for March 13, 2016. The topic was about Retirement, and I believe it is one of my favorite subjects in finance. I said yes. Knowing that I will be talking…
Dissecting PhilHealth: Know your Rights and Benefits Part 1
Now that PhilHealth is on the rocks. Let’s know it’s what and how. This will be the first part of a 3-part-series regarding PhilHealth. “Health is not valued until sickness comes.” Thomas Fuller Health is wealth, the saying goes. But health insurance can be costly. One affordable option especially for any employee, is…
Filipino Doctor’s Taxation: Monthly Percentage Tax
Question: Tax was already deducted in my income, what is Percentage tax? How come I still need to pay this monthly? Percentage tax – is a tax imposed for those who sell or lease good, properties or services, including those practicing medical profession with gross annual sales and receipts of less than P1,919,500 in…
Doctors Vs Social Media and Philippine Health Care System
Doctors and Social media. MyFinanceMD was put up to educate doctors on how the world of finances works. But now, I am writing this post not to educate the doctors, but to educate the people and society on the entire health care system. There has been a recent viral post regarding an incident where a…
3 Genius Reasons Behind VUL (Variable Unit Linked) Insurance
VUL (Variable Unit Linked) are life insurance plans that also has an investment component in it. Since it allows you to allocate portion of the premium to be invested in the stock market. Many ‘financial experts’ as they call themselves disagree with VULs, since, they say “life insurance policies are best taken separate from investments…
The Ultimate Expression of your LOVE for Your Family
Let me tell you a real story on how a father was able to prove his love for his family. This is a real story of Erick and it happened 10 years ago. Erick is a life insurance agent, Mang Silo was a friend, a farmer with a wife and 5 kids. Erick approached Mang…
