Finance

Smart design can keep stress low and patients at ease.

A bit of frugality mixed with hard work, determination and a few other very attainable ingredients could well put you on the path to making a million.

Some seemingly frugal choices made in the veterinary hospital actually end up costing you in the long run.

If it's too expensive to hire somebody like me (we're worth our weight in gold, come on), try seven other tweaks to get your veterinary practice inventory better managed and lower priced.

When veterinary clients pay an annual feeor monthly installmentsfor wellness services over the course of a year, will they be mad if they don't use them? Not if you remind them. (You ARE sending out regular reminders for everything, right?)

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” This and more wisdom about achieving success from one of the country’s first self-help gurus.

Take control of your personal financial planning process with these money management tips.

Everyone could use a little more happiness in their lives, right? We present tips from a psychologist who says spending our money differently may make us feel eminently richer.

Whats a veterinarian to do with all that student debt?

In a four-part podcast series offered by Calico Financial, Dr. Peter Weinstein explores what veterinarians need to consider before taking the leap into practice ownership and what to do to be successful once you choose that path.

Think these service providers are taking a bite out of your bottom line? Denise Tumblin says to think againespecially when it comes to therapeutic diets. Heres why.

Whats your veterinary practice worth? Dr. Karen Felsted tells CVC attendees what to expectand how to get more.

Determining when to sell a stock is one of the most difficult decisions to make, not only from a financial standpoint but from an emotional standpoint as well.

Many financial advisers insist that the more stocks you own, the less risk you carry. But diversifying your portfolio isn’t as simple as it might seem.

An engineer's input can make sure your new veterinary hospital is suitably powered, ventilated and safe for patients.

After traveling all day from farm to field to stable to clinic, what equine veterinarian wants to spend hours billing clients? Heres one possible solution.

You have a passion for the profession and a craving to learn more. And, let's face it, you need a few days away from your practice. Use these timely money tips to make your dreams of attending a national veterinary convention a reality.

You have a prospective associate, but youre not sure how to compensate her based on her experience, or lack thereof, in the veterinary profession.

A veterinary practice owner who wants more than "fair market value" and an associate veterinarian who wants to buy in slowly and receive mentorship will want to consider this plan.

Our study suggests that when veterinary prices rise faster than the rate of inflation, consumers opt out of seeking services.

Paying your bills and chipping away at your student loans as a veterinary associate? These strategies can help you build your incomeand practice top-notch medicine.

Is it worth the fight to keep parasite preventive sales in your veterinary practice? Respondents to recent dvm360 parasitology surveys weigh in.

One reader says its not his job to bail out a young veterinarian who makes poor financial decisions.

No money means no care means no healthy pets. We know you dont want to be a pet insurance salesman or pitch veterinary care credit cards, and you dont have to be. Here are some ways to fight through your reservationsor the worries of othersabout these two kinds of products.

To answer this question, lets look at investment costs, lifetime earnings and intangible benefits.

Interest rates for federal student loans have increased yet again.

The procedures may be minimally invasive for the patients, but they come with a steep learning curve and startup price for veterinary clinics.

Turns out, maybe everybodyeager veterinary associate and practice owner veteran alike. It's just not usually a big fight, says veterinary practice management guru Dr. Karen Felsted.