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Planning for a Rebound: Preparing to Buy a Medical Practice
For some time, you have thought about expanding your
practice. However, you haven’t taken things much further because the right
opportunity hasn’t appeared. Now, the
micro-economic climate in your market is rapidly changing and a nearby
practice may be put on the market soon. It looks
like it would fit in perfectly with your plans for expansion, but before you...
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Stay the Course
Equity markets continued their recovery from the March 2020 lows. In the month of May, the S&P 500(1) gained +4.5% and outside of the U.S., the MSCI EAFE net was up +4.1% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was up +0.6%(2). Growth outperformed value as measured by the Russell 1000 Growth Index, +6.6% versus the Russell 1000 Value Index which was up +1.1%....
Financial Resilience Amid Disruption: Your Tax Strategy
Policies around tax and some types of debt have changed
during the pandemic, and some individuals may be able to take advantage of the
new circumstances:
Lower Interest Rates: Interest rates are lower than
they have been in several years, allowing some borrowers to refinance or take
out a new loan or mortgage. If you currently have a mortgage or
investment...
Boosting your healthcare practice’s cash flow during a pandemic
Many medical and dental practice owners were surprised to
find their offices closed by statewide shutdown orders preventing non-essential
medical and dental services. Even as states reopen elective healthcare,
practices may find a drastically different market for services.
That demand uncertainty for medical and dental services, coupled
with the threat of...
CIG Asset Management Update April 2020: Uncharted Territory
Equity markets embarked on their own
version of the much hoped-for “v” shaped economic recovery during the month of
April, even as economic data continued to record nasty numbers. The S&P 500(1) gained +12.7%, recovering much of the
prior month’s losses. Outside of the U.S., the MSCI EAFE net(2) was
up +6.5% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was up +9.2%(2). Within...
Financial Resiliency Amid Disruption: Your Healthcare Practice
Your medical or dental practice may have to
adjust to a “new normal” as states slowly return to broader care
permissions after weeks or months of tight, lockdown restrictions. Have you
taken advantage of the programs offered to help medical and dental practices
survive and what changes can you make to help ensure your practice thrives in a
post-lockdown...
CIG Asset Management Update March 2020: March Madness
Market volatility continued through the month of March and continues month to date at extreme levels. Long time readers of our updates know that we have been warning about asset bubbles and Central Banks’ recent actions since last year. Valuation, volatility and liquidity are the three main areas that we believe investors should focus on right now.
Valuation: In spite...
Diversification Can Help Protect Against Market Crashes
The idea of diversification is very old and can be, in
some cases, useful for survival. How many times in life have we heard “Don’t
put your eggs all in one basket?” In investment terms, market crashes like the
one we witnessed in March 2020 can happen. Losses such as these can be bad for your
financial and mental health as well as your ability to meet your financial plan...
Managing a Healthcare Practice through the Pandemic: Finance and Operation
Medical practices, dental
practices, small and rural hospitals and larger healthcare systems alike are
feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent regulatory changes,
like the $8.3
billion emergency funding measure that expands Medicare reimbursements for
telemedicine and the prohibition
of all non-essential medical, surgical, and dental procedures...
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