Episode #107

20/20 Money Episode #107 – How much cash should I keep in my practice?

November 23, 2020

My guest on today’s episode of 20/20 Money is Nathan Hayes of IDOC. Nathan has been on the show in the past and I was excited to have him come on the show and talk about a topic that I find myself discussion with ODs regularly: how much cash to keep in your practice.

In today’s discussion, we talk about how we define expenses and how many months of practice expenses to keep in the practice. We also talk about this number in relation to the amount of cash that ODs are sitting on right now due to the combination of practice revenue, EIDL loan proceeds, PPP loan funds, and HHS funding.

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And with that introduction, I hope you enjoy my conversation with Nathan Hayes.

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