Here are 15 key statistics on investment mistakes physicians make, according to the Physician Debt and Net Worth Report 2015.
Orthopedic surgeons:
1. Invested in a stock or company that turned out badly: 27 percent
2. Real estate investments that turned out badly: 22 percent
3. Invested in something that didn't work out: 19 percent
Gastroenterologist:
4. Invested in a stock or company that turned out badly: 32 percent
5. Real estate investments that turned out badly: 9 percent
6. Invested in something that didn't work out: 17 percent
Ophthalmology:
7. Invested in a stock or company that turned out badly: 39 percent
8. Real estate investments that turned out badly: 17 percent
9. Invested in something that didn't work out: 17 percent
Anesthesiologist:
10. Invested in a stock or company that turned out badly: 40 percent
11. Real estate investments that turned out badly: 19 percent
12. Invested in something that didn't work out: 17 percent
Urologist:
13. Invested in a stock or company that turned out badly: 39 percent
14. Real estate investments that turned out badly: 18 percent
15. Invested in something that didn't work out: 19 percent