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The Optometry Money Podcast — 160 episodes

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1

How to Maximize Your Optometry Practice Value Before You Sell with Erich Mattei

2

How to Stop Scrambling at Tax Time: An Optometrist's Guide to Quarterly Tax Payments

3

(Rewind) An Optometrist's Guide to Business Entities

4

The Location-Independent OD: Compensation, Licensing & the Future of Remote Care with Crystal Edison, OD

5

Listener Q&A #2: S Corp Salary, How Much Practice Cash to Keep, Buying Practice Real Estate, and More

6

Are Your Retirement Accounts Protected from Lawsuits? A Guide for Optometrists

7

Trump Accounts for Kids: What Optometrists Need to Know

8

How to Invest Tax-Efficiently and Keep More of Your Returns (After-tax)

9

Listener Q&A: Practice Ownership, Backdoor Roths, and Student Loans

10

How Filing Taxes Separately Impacts Student Loan Outcomes for Optometrists

11

Four Tax Planning Levers You Can Still Pull for 2025

12

What’s Changing in 2026: Five Key Financial and Tax Updates for Optometrists

13

Profit Sharing Demystified: How Optometry Practice Owners Can Maximize Their 401(k) with Matt Ruttenberg

14

5 Key Tax Planning Levers Optometrists Need to Know

15

Four Common Investment Mistakes Optometrists Should Avoid

16

Four Gaps That Can Break Your Estate Plan (Even If It’s ‘Done’)

17

End of the Interest-Free SAVE Forbearance - What It Means for Optometrists

18

How the Final One Big Beautiful Bill Act Impacts Optometrists - Taxes, Student Loans, and More!

19

Are Individual Bonds Safer Than Bond Funds? What Optometrists Need to Know

20

Rewind: Financial Planning Considerations for Owners of Established Optometry Practices

21

What Most Investors Get Wrong About Dividend Investing

22

Optimize Your Pay: 7 Key Factors for Setting Practice Owners' Compensation

23

The Big Beautiful Bill Act: Tax & Student Loan Reforms Optometrists Need to Watch

24

(Rewind) Why Active Investment Management Fails with Andrew Berkin, PhD

25

Creating a More Holistic Integrative Healthcare Patient Experience with Dr. Neda Gioia

26

Beyond Indexing: An Optometrist's Guide to Factor-Based Investing

27

The Case for Index Funds: Why Optometrists Should Embrace Passive Investing

28

Strategic Tax Planning Levers in the Optometrist's Tax Return

29

Creating a Clear Pathway from Associate Optometrist to Partnership with Erich Mattei

30

Fresh Student Loan News and Tradeoffs ODs Choose When Using IDR Plans Toward Forgiveness

31

Are Stock Market Declines Normal? What History Tells Us and What ODs Should Do About It

32

2025 Student Loan Update: New Court Decisions and Actions to Take

33

Cold Start vs. Practice Purchase: Most Common Questions & Misconceptions with Dr. Jennifer Stewart and Dr. Aaron Neufeld

34

Scaling an Optometry Practice and Embracing Family Entrepreneurship with Tony and Kim Turin

35

Lessons from Expansion: Growth, Hiring, and Refocusing the Practice with Dr. Nick Lillie

36

Implementing a Strategic Planning Week To Level Up Your Optometry Practice with Dr. Chad Fleming

37

Scaling and Freedom: When, Why, and How to Add an Associate Optometrist with Erich Mattei

38

Savings Rate: The Ultimate Indicator of Future Financial Success

39

Key 2025 Financial and Tax Updates Every Optometrist Should Know

40

Critical Year-End Financial Moves for Optometrists

41

An Optometrist's Guide to 529 Plans and Saving For College

42

(Rewind) Tax Planning Targets to Aim For Mid-Year

43

Adding Private Label to Improve Margins Without Compromising Quality with Dr. Chad Fleming

44

(Rewind) Investing in Election Years: What History Tells Us About the Stock Market and Elections

45

Can You Buy a Car in Your Optometry Practice as a Business Expense with Jackson Pace and Kevin Dang, CPAs

46

Cash Flow Clarity: Navigating Important Differences Between Profit and Cash Flow in Your Optometry Practice

47

Tax Planning Targets to Aim For Mid-Year

48

(Rewind) An Optometrist's Guide to How Income Taxes Work

49

Actions to Take During (Routine) Market Declines

50

2024 Mid-Year Retirement Plan Updates and Deadlines Practice Owners Need to Know with Matt Ruttenberg

51

Student Loan Updates: Can't Access PAYE Plan, SAVE Court Cases, and more!

52

Investing in Election Years: What History Tells Us About the Stock Market and Elections

53

Navigating Commercial Real Estate Decisions for Your Private Practice with Colin Carr

54

Investing At Stock Market All-Time Highs

55

Navigating a Successful Transition from Corporate Sublease to Private Practice with Dr. Tessa Sokol

56

(Rewind) An Optometrist's Guide to Business Entities

57

(Rewind) An Optometrist's Guide to The Qualified Business Income Deduction

58

Avoiding Capital Gains When Selling Your Home with the Home Sale Exclusion

59

Unlocking Real Estate Losses to Offset Your Other Active Income with Thomas Castelli, CPA

60

Tackling Conflict Head-On To Improve Your Optometry Practice with Dr. Bethany Fishbein

61

100th Episode! What You Should Expect From Working With a Financial Advisor

62

Creatively Structuring Practice Sales to The Next Generation of Optometrists with Michael Pote

63

Student Loan Update: Pause to Recertify Incomes Extended for IDR Plans

64

Financial Planning for Optometrists: Part Two (Guest Appearance on The Four Eyes Optometry Podcast)

65

Deep Dive Into Financial Due Diligence When Buying an Optometry Practice with Jackson Pace and Kevin Dang, CPAs

66

Improving Student Loan Outcomes When Filing Taxes Married Separately

67

Why Active Investment Management Fails with Andrew Berkin, PhD

68

Improving Your Practice's Hiring Process by Turning It On Its Head with Dr. Micheal Neal

69

Navigating New Business Entity Reporting Under the Corporate Transparency Act with Ali Oromchian

70

An Optometrist's Guide to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

71

Financial Planning for Optometrists: Part One (Guest Appearance on The Four Eyes Optometry Podcast)

72

2024 Financial Updates Optometrists Need to Know

73

Best of 2023: Freedom From Vision Plans Through A Direct Care Model with Dr. Kara Foster

74

Best of 2023: Financial Planning Considerations for Owners of Established Optometry Practices

75

Best of 2023: Financial Planning Considerations for the Early Years of Practice Ownership

76

Year-End Financial Planning Checklist for Optometrists

77

(Holiday Rewind) Tax Planning For Charitable Giving

78

(Rewind) 5 Levers to Control Capital Gains on Your Tax Return

79

How to Protect Your Assets From Liability with Levi Barlavi

80

An Optometrist's Guide to Estate Planning with Ali Oromchian, J.D., LL.M.

81

Intro to Optometry Practice Valuations with Erich Mattei

82

Partnering With an Independent Lab and Maintaining Independence with Ben Collier and Dan Korolev

83

Separating Fact From Fiction of Indexed Universal Life Insurance with Andy Panko, CFP®, RICP®, EA

84

Ins and Outs of Permanent Life Insurance with Broc Buckles

85

An Optometrist's Guide to Life Insurance

86

(Rewind) Building a Multi-Location Practice and Improving Culture with Dr. Andy Yaryan

87

Student Loan Planning for Optometrists in 2023 and Beyond!

88

(Rewind) Using Traction to Level Up Your Optometry Practice with Dr. Larry Golson

89

Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Optometry Practice with Ankit Patel

90

Viewing the Health of Your Practice Through the Eyes of a CFO with Jackson Pace, CPA

91

Financial Planning Considerations for Owners of Established Optometry Practices

92

Financial Planning Considerations for the Early Years of Practice Ownership

93

Financial Planning Considerations When Preparing for Practice Ownership

94

The Supreme Court Ruling, New SAVE IDR Plan, and Other Big Student Loan Updates

95

Retirement Plan Options for Independent Contractor Optometrists

96

(Rewind) How to Track Progress Toward Financial Independence

97

How to Invest Six Figures A Year Into Your Practice Retirement Plans with Matt Ruttenberg

98

Choosing a Retirement Plan For Your Optometry Practice with Matt Ruttenberg

99

Payments Restarting and Other Student Loan Updates!

100

Should You Invest In International Stocks?

101

How to Decide The Amount of Stocks and Bonds in Your Investments

102

Master Your Money (Evon's Guest Appearance on the Try Not To Blink Podcast)

103

Investing Fundamentals - Understanding Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, and ETFs

104

A Framework for Deciding Where to Save/Invest Next

105

Helping Your Team Learn Good Financial Habits (Evon's Guest Appearance on Power Hour Podcast)

106

Back to Basics: The Way of Budgeting That Works

107

Freedom From Vision Plans Through A Direct Care Model with Dr. Kara Foster

108

An Optometrist's Guide to Estimated Tax Payments

109

Creating a More Patient-Centric Contact Lens Sales Process with Dr. Brianna Rhue

110

An Optometrist's Guide to The Qualified Business Income Deduction

111

Guide to Due Diligence on Practice Purchases with Erich Mattei

112

An Optometrist's Guide to Business Entities

113

Calculating the Return On Your Practice Investments with Amanda Collaso

114

An Optometrist's Guide to How Income Taxes Work

115

Creating Your Practice Marketing Plan with Justin Knott

116

What is the 4% Safe Withdrawal Rule?

117

An Optometrist's Guide to Financial Advisors (5 Questions To Ask)

118

Observations on the Most Profitable Mode of Practice with Bethany Fishbein

119

Why and How to Launch a Specialty Lens Practice with Dr. Aaron Neufeld

120

Navigating Internal Practice Transitions with Dr. Mick Kling and Craig Moritz

121

The Optometrist's Guide to The SECURE Act 2.0

122

Building a Personal Brand As An Optometrist with Dr. Joseph Allen

123

Holiday Replay: Getting a Grip On Your Practice Bookkeeping with Wade Weisz

124

Tax Planning For Charitable Giving

125

Debt Management for Optometrists (Guest Appearance on The Chris Wolfe Podcast)

126

Tax Planning for Short-Term Rental Properties with Arsalan Ashraf, CPA

127

5 Levers to Control Capital Gains on Your Tax Return

128

(Holiday Replay) Assessing the Health of Your Optometry Practice with Dr. Chad Fleming

129

How Mindset Impacts Financial Decision Making with Bethany Fishbein (Guest appearance on The Power Hour Podcast)

130

Year End Tax Planning for Optometrists with Joe Erickson, CPA

131

Internal Succession, Private Equity, and the Future of Optometry with Dr. Chris Wolfe

132

Getting a Grip On Your Practice Bookkeeping with Wade Weisz

133

Keeping Your Beneficiaries Up To Date

134

How To Check the Health of Your Cash Flow

135

Using Traction to Level Up Your Optometry Practice with Dr. Larry Golson

136

Creating Operational Freedom and a Sale-Ready Optometry Practice with Josh Patrick

137

How to Plan for the Costs of College with Michael Labos, CFP®, CCFS®

138

Is There Balance in Your Balance Sheet?

139

How to Track Progress Toward Financial Independence

140

How Mentality Impacts the Success of Your Optometry Practice with Bethany Fishbein

141

Using an Independent Optical Lab and Keeping Control Over Profitability with Ben Collier

142

Optometrist Student Loan Planning in 2022

143

PEOs and Solving HR Headaches in Your Practice with John Wiley

144

Assessing the Health of Your Optometry Practice with Dr. Chad Fleming

145

Becoming a Partner, Learning Leadership and Improving the Sales Process with Dr. Ryan Gustus

146

Actions to Take During a Declining Stock Market

147

Navigating Financing for Optometry Cold-Starts and Practice Acquisitions with David Tessier

148

Lessons Learned from Building a Business (Evon's guest appearance on the Ultimate OD Podcast)

149

Mid-Year Financial and Tax Planning for Your Optometry Practice with Yuri Kapilovich, CPA

150

Navigating Mortgages in a Crazy Market with Troy Root

151

Building a Multi-Location Practice and Improving Culture with Dr. Andy Yaryan

152

Scaling a Practice, Building the Team, and Adding Specialties with Dr. Nick Lillie

153

Cold-Starting a Specialty Vision Therapy Practice with Drs. Miki Lyn Zilnicki and Jessica Licausi

154

The Ins and Outs of Disability Insurance with David Bennis

155

Navigating Associate Contracts, Practice Ownership, and Partnerships with Dr. Chad Fleming

156

How to Level Up the Operations, Tech, and Marketing in Your Optometry Practice with Perry Brill

157

Steps to Launch a Successful Cold-Start with Erich Mattei

158

Three Factors That Can Make or Break Your Optometry Cold Start

159

Financial and Tax Planning for 1099 Optometrists

160

Introduction & Welcome to the Show!