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  • 4 Ways to Become Wealthier

    4 Ways to Become Wealthier

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    Welcome back to AVMA LIFE Trust’s five-part financial health series! If you missed our first post on how to heal an ailing credit score, you can catch up here. Otherwise, keep reading, because this time we’re curing an affliction that has sent countless affluent individuals spiraling into bankruptcy—the failure to live below your means.

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  • 5 Tips to Improve Your Credit Score

    5 Tips to Improve Your Credit Score

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    It’s no secret that veterinarians have a healthy earning potential. Still, many people don’t understand that a comfortable income doesn’t guarantee financial wellbeing.

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  • USDA Looking for Veterinarians to Practice in Shortage Areas

    USDA Looking for Veterinarians to Practice in Shortage Areas

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    This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 2018 veterinary shortage areas for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP). In total, NIFA has designated 187 areas across the country as having inadequate access to livestock and public health veterinarians.

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  • Discover the Graduate Guarantee Acceptance Program

    Discover the Graduate Guarantee Acceptance Program

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    After countless lectures, exhausting exams, and all-night study sessions, you’re close to earning your DVM. What comes next? A well-rounded insurance portfolio—courtesy of the Graduate Guarantee Acceptance Program from the AVMA LIFE Trust.

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  • The Power of AVMA LIFE- A First-Hand Account

    The Power of AVMA LIFE: A First-Hand Account

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    After I graduated with my DVM from Kansas State University, my to-do list seemed rather daunting. The one item solely in my control was learning the specifics of my life and disability insurance options.

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  • Stay in Stride with Life and Disability Insurance

    Stay in Stride with Life and Disability Insurance

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    When the gazelle wakes up every morning, it must outwit the lion to survive. Wild manes appear on the horizon, the sun shines on gleaming incisors, and the prey needs to outsmart its predator.

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  • Inflexibility in Self-Care

    Inflexibility in Self-Care

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    Veterinary students often feel like ducks swimming through the placid calm of an undisturbed lake. From the beach, while you observe a duck swimming through water, what do you notice? The duck appears to slice through the water with unobstructed ease. Now, throw on your scuba gear and dive in. What do you notice looking up at the duck from underneath?

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