Why this physician divested from a firearms maker

I’ve got a confession to make. I own stock in a firearms maker. Seems ironic that someone like myself — a physician has cared for countless victims of gun violence and someone who advocates for evidence-based policies to avert gun deaths — would not only own guns himself but also be a stockholder of a company that manufactures them. Let me explain how this happened. When I first got out of residency, I took a job as an independent contractor with one of those contract management groups. At the advice of my financial planner, I opened a SEP IRA wherein I could buy and trade individual stocks. It was fun! I tried to pick good companies that delivered solid returns. One of which just happened to be a firearms manufacturer. Two months after I purchased that stock, a madman killed 26 teachers and children in Sandy Hook, CT. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Source Type: blogs