Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Episode Summary Most optometrists believe the path to a better bottom line runs through growth — more patients, more marketing, more demand. But what if that's the wrong problem to solve? In this episode, Evon sits down with Dr. Kerry Reeves, owner of Advanced Eye Care in North and South Carolina, to unpack a different way of thinking about practice performance. Drawing on 27 years in opto...
Jun 24
54 min
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Episode Summary Most practice owners spend close to two decades building their business — and too often only a few months planning how they exit it. That imbalance shows up in the outcomes. This episode kicks off a new series on planning for the sale of your practice, built around five questions worth answering long before a sale shows up on your calendar. We start with the first and most ...
Jun 19
20 min
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Episode Summary The largest IPO in history is here. SpaceX goes public this week with an expected total value of $1.77 trillion, and OpenAI and Anthropic have both announced plans to go public this year at valuations around $1 trillion each. In optometry forums and online communities everywhere, ODs are asking the same question: should I get in? In this episode, we look at 45 years of data...
Jun 11
33 min
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Episode Summary With the stock market trading near all-time highs again, it's natural to wonder — should you be worried? Is a crash inevitable? Should you hold off on investing? In this rewind of one of our most popular 2024 episodes, we dig into what history actually tells us about all-time highs in the stock market — and why optometrists should stay the course with the long-term investme...
Jun 6
14 min
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. The Department of Education just released its final rule implementing the federal student loan changes we’ve been tracking over the past couple of years — and while most of it lines up with what we expected, two surprises stood out. In this episode, we recap how we got here (the official end of the SAVE Plan and the sweeping changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), break down ...
May 29
17 min
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Whether you're five to ten years from exiting your optometry practice or just starting to think about it, the decisions you make right now have a major impact on what your practice is ultimately worth. In this episode, Evon is joined by Erich Mattei of Akrinos — a returning guest who specializes in practice transitions and valuations — to break down the key levers practice owners sho...
Apr 24
1 hr
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. It's tax day — and whether you're celebrating a finished return or still working through an extension, tax payments are on your mind. In this episode, we walk through a practical framework for planning your quarterly estimated tax payments so you're not scrambling, stressed, or surprised come tax time. We cover the two ways ODs pay taxes through the year, IRS safe harbor targets to a...
Apr 16
20 min
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. In this replay of a popular 2023 episode, Evon revisits an important topic for optometry practice owners and independent contractors - the differences between different business entities! How do the different business entities work? How are they taxed? How are they different? In this episode, Evon provides optometrists a basic guide to the differences between: Sole ProprietorshipsPartner...
Apr 1
35 min
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Remote optometry is growing fast - and there's quite a range of opinions on what that means for optometry. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Crystal Edison, a remote optometrist practicing across nine states from her home office, to break down the ins and outs of providing comprehensive remote care. We cover contracts and compensation of remote ODs, how to navigate multi-state lic...
Mar 5
45 min
Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. We're back with our second listener Q&A episode, tackling real questions from ODs around the country. From S Corp salary decisions and how much cash to keep in your practice, to buying your commercial real estate, preparing your practice for sale, and whether you're overfunding your kids' 529 plans — we cover a lot of ground in this one. Have a question you'd like answered on a future ...
Feb 27
33 min
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