Financial tasks you can’t duck

Don’t bury your head in the sand. Dr Benjamin Holdsworth spells out the top ten financial issues you cannot ignore any longer.

Life is busy. As a doctor, life is arguably busier than most. The temptation to ignore important financial decisions is great and the time available to focus on what needs to be done is short.

However, there are key areas that you must consider carefully now – otherwise there is a very real chance that you could impact your future lifestyle.

1Do you have a retirement plan?

One of the most challenging parts of our job is helping people who have left any form of financial planning until they are about to retire or – harder still – after they have retired and finally have the time to think about their future.