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10 Life Insurance Mistakes
Physicians Make as Their Wealth Grows

A companion guide to Episode 14 of The Responsible Resident: Life Insurance Beyond Income Replacement. Questions to ask about income protection, estate liquidity, business ownership, and the next generation.

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Guide + planning worksheet

The Real Problem

Your financial life won’t stay the same.
Your coverage questions shouldn’t either.

Early in your career, life insurance starts with a practical question: if your income disappeared tomorrow, what would your family need? As you build investments, property, or a practice, the role of a policy may change, or the original need may have ended.

A better question

The guiding question:
What job, if any, should my life insurance be doing today?

This guide is not a case for keeping insurance forever. It’s a framework for recognizing ten common planning mistakes and asking better questions before you decide.

What’s Inside

Ten mistakes. Better questions.

Circle the questions that apply to you, then bring the worksheet to your planning team.

01
Assuming life insurance is only for income replacement
Purpose
Income replacement is a common reason to buy coverage early in a medical career. It is a purpose, not a permanent definition.
02
Confusing net worth with available cash
Liquidity
A strong balance sheet does not guarantee readily available cash.
03
Overlooking the consequences of an illiquid estate
Estate
When cash is needed after a death, families may face choices they would not otherwise make.
04
Failing to revisit coverage after major life changes
Life changes
Coverage purchased at one stage may no longer match a later stage.
05
Assuming assets will be easy to divide among children
Next generation
An estate can hold assets that are valuable but not divisible in a way that works for everyone.
06
Ignoring life insurance in business succession conversations
Practice owners
Practice owners may have financial obligations that are distinct from household income.
07
Leaving charitable intentions out of legacy planning
Legacy
Legacy planning is not limited to heirs.
08
Keeping a policy without knowing what job it serves
Policy review
A policy can outlive its original purpose.
09
Making assumptions about taxes, trusts, and ownership
Ownership
Law, estate size, ownership and beneficiary arrangements all change over time.
10
Allowing advisors to work in separate silos
Coordination
A policy interacts with legal documents, taxes, investments, and business agreements.
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Every episode of The Responsible Resident is built around the exact decisions this guide helps you navigate — disability insurance, financial planning, and building a stable foundation throughout your career.

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Disability & life insurance specialist · Co-owner, MD Disability Quotes

Amber Stitt
Amber Stitt
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Amber is a nationally recognized disability and life insurance specialist, co-owner of MD Disability Quotes, and one of the longest-tenured advisors serving the physician community through The White Coat Investor.

This isn’t about selling you something. It’s about helping you think clearly — so when you make decisions, they’re the right ones for you.

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