One of the first things that I learned when I graduated from optometry school was that I knew NOTHING about investments and retirement, and what to do and how to do it!
It was crazy thinking about the fact that I had just barely started my career as an optometrist, but was told that I already needed to be thinking about retirement! Even though this idea may be daunting, I highly recommend taking some time early in your career to come up with a financial plan.
It WILL pay off to start investing early in your career! Don't wait!
To get you started, here is a little information about investing for new grad optometrists...
https://newgradoptometry.com/ods-investing-primer/