Protect financial wealth during the COVID-19 crisis

摘要

Since?our?last?column,?the?world?has?changed?more?during?the?course?of?1?month?than?perhaps?at?any?point?in?ourlifetimes.?The?SARS-CoV-2?virus,?once?an?obscure?Asiatic?pathogen,?has?rapidly?morphed?into?the?COVID-19pandemic,?which?has?affected?lives,?jobs,?world?economies?and?equity?wealth?at?a?historically?efficient?pace.?Manyorthopedic?surgeons?have?seen?their?surgical?livelihoods?upended?as?elective?surgical?procedures?have?beensuspended?indefinitely.?In?many?cases,?surgeons?have?had?to?take?reductions?in?pay?as?they?try?to?keep?staff?andpractices?afloat?while?enduring?an?indefinite?time?without?revenue.?Although?monetary?woes?will,?and?shouldalways,?take?a?backseat?to?health?matters?for?you?and?your?family,?it?cannot?be?overstated?how?crucial?financialstability?is?to?your?family’s?well-being.?In?this?month’s?column,?we?focus?on?five?steps?that?can?be?taken?now?toprotect?your?financial?health?during?this?tumultuous?time.