Could a brokerage account be the key to retiring earlier as a veterinarian? A recent SLP Wealth survey found a $90,000 difference in median investment balances between veterinarians who contribute monthly to brokerage accounts and those who don't.

We explore why that gap exists, how brokerage accounts create financial flexibility before traditional retirement age, and why the order in which you fund your accounts matters. You'll also learn how to put excess savings to work and build a financial plan that supports your long-term goals.

Key moments:

(00:00) The $90K investment gap between monthly brokerage contributors and non-contributors

(01:16) Where brokerage accounts fit into your financial strategy

(03:46) How brokerage accounts provide more flexibility for early retirement

(05:48) How to determine your cash reserves and automate brokerage contributions

(07:01) Why you may already be saving enough but keeping too much in

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Few veterinarians own their own practices, and many who want to are scared, unsure where to start, or convinced they can't. David Aizuss, CSLP®, financial planner at SLP Wealth, joins us to explore what's holding them back.

We discuss how private equity influences perceptions of ownership, why learning the business side may be easier than vets expect, and why ownership isn't the right fit for everyone. You'll learn how to tell whether your hesitation comes from legitimate concerns about your goals and lifestyle or from fears and assumptions worth challenging.

Key moments:

(00:00) How fear and a lack of business knowledge hold aspiring vet practice owners back

(01:42) How private equity influences veterinarians' views of practice ownership

(03:26) Why owning a practice isn't the right choice for every veterinarian

(06:31) Why learning business skills may be easier than veterinarians think

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The average new vet graduates with way more in student loans than their starting income, and they have one of the tightest debt to income ratios of any doctoral profession.

Vet school taught you to care for animals. It did not teach you student loan forgiveness. Or practice acquisition financing. Or backdoor Roth strategies.

Join Travis Hornsby, CFP®, CFA® and David Aizuss, CSLP® from financial planning firm SLP Wealth where we dig into the real decisions vets face.

PSLF at a university or shelter, or refinance and pay it down fast. A buy in offer at your practice. A corporate group with a bigger salary, or the equity upside you might give up. An S corp for your relief or side income. Retirement with no employer pension. Seasonal income swings. Specialty training.

The wrong answer to any one of these can cost tens of thousands of dollars or more.

This show is brought to you by SLP Wealth, a fiduciary financial planning firm built to help veterinarians make confident financial decisions from vet school through retirement.

We believe six figure borrowers should not have to choose between their dreams and their debt.

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