When it comes to investing in 2025, securities often provide the most comfort for physicians, according to Medscape’s “Where Doctors Are Comfortable Investing,” report, published April 18.
Medscape’s report surveyed 7,322 physicians across 29 specialties, with orthopedic surgeons making up 4% of respondents.
Here are six things to know about physician’s investing patterns in 2025:
1. Around 33% of physicians are most comfortable investing in securities, while 26% are most comfortable investing in real estate and 7% are comfortable investing in nonmedical businesses.
2. A large majority of physicians seek professional advice when it comes to investing. Just 37% make their own investment decisions.
3. A 54% majority of physicians invest in mutual funds and 50% in individual stocks. In contrast, just 8% and 7% invest in medical and nonmedical businesses, respectively.
4. Physicians get the best return on investments from mutual funds (30%), individual stocks (26%) and real estate investments (12%) or exchange-traded funds (12%).
5. Physicians with incomes over $300,000 tend to be more aggressive investors than their counterparts earning less than $300,000.
6. A majority of physicians expect their investment portfolios to grow next year. Just around 10% of physicians plan to see a decline.
