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Early thoughts on what the election results mean for student loan borrowers. Follow Student Loan Planner for more updates.

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Locum tenens physicians are like substitute teachers of medicine. They fill crucial gaps in healthcare facilities awaiting permanent staff. Locum tenens physicians miss out on employer-sponsored benefits like health insurance options, 401(k) plans and disability insurance. Here’s why you need an individual policy for locum tenens disability insurance: https://lnkd.in/g_2wbzgm Find this information useful? I share all student loan updates and financial tips in the Student Loan Planner newsletter. Subscribe by Thursday to get the newsletter: https://lnkd.in/g5PN9c44

What is the worst-case scenario for the SAVE plan lawsuits, and how can you protect yourself from that outcome using a tax filing strategy? We’ll show what this potential worst-case scenario would look like and why tax filing strategy could make all the difference. Read more here: https://buff.ly/3NviYNj Find this information useful? I share all student loan updates and financial tips in the Student Loan Planner newsletter. Subscribe by Thursday to get the newsletter: https://buff.ly/3SZ9agD

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program hit a significant milestone last week, according to the Biden administration. With the latest wave of PSLF approvals, at least one million borrowers have now received student loan forgiveness under the program. Find this information useful? I share all student loan updates and financial tips in the Student Loan Planner newsletter. Subscribe by Thursday to get the newsletter: https://buff.ly/3SZ9agD https://buff.ly/3YFug7P

My guest on Ep409 of #FASuccess podcast is Travis Hornsby, CFA, CFP®, founder of Student Loan Planner, who rapidly built out a base of 1,400 financial planning clients in barely more than a single year, by hyper-scaling his financial planning offering from a base of nearly 10X as many student loan consulting clients that his firm had already provided advice to over the past decade. https://bit.ly/4er0nxD #advicers

Physician mortgage loans are more than just for physicians. It’s called a physician mortgage because that’s the group that banks marketed this kind of mortgage to when it first started. It should really be called a grad school professional mortgage these days. Find this information useful? I share all student loan updates and financial tips in the Student Loan Planner newsletter. Subscribe by Thursday to get the newsletter: https://buff.ly/3SZ9agD

Had a great time last week connecting, learning, and growing with some of our Student Loan Planner team members at FinCon 2024 in ATL!

Long-term disability insurance protects a portion of your personal income if you become disabled, giving your family peace of mind. But what happens to your practice if you’re unable to work? Business overhead expense insurance can help keep your practice doors open and operating smoothly in your absence.

If you're on an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan for your student loans, you might benefit from using alternative documentation of your income when it’s time to recertify. IDR plans require you to update your income and family size yearly, usually using your most recent federal income tax return. But life can throw curveballs, and your tax return might not always paint an accurate picture of your current financial situation. In this article, I'll explain alternative documentation of income, when you might need it, and how it can potentially lower your monthly student loan payments: