MS folk - Does the firm offer any services for GMAT prep/ business school? I.e. reimbursement for books, consulting services etc

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What funds do you choose in 401K? I selected only the Vanguard Target Retirement and dont know if the portfolio is diversified enough. Thanks Fish Fam!

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Any thoughts on shifting 401k contributions from traditional to Roth with the new tax code changes? Id imagine a lot of us benefit from lower tax brackets in 2018.

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Anyone ever rolled previous employer 401k to IRA and then to new employer 401k? I have an existing IRA and was told to make sure I don't commingle IRA contributions with 401(k) in case I ever do this

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I'm young and in the process of switching firms. I have a vested pension close to $20k. The retirement payout doesn't interest me. Is it advisable to take the cash (w penalty) or roll it into my IRA?

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Finished paying off my student loans!! Its like I got an 18% raise. Its a shame Im not exactly sure what to do with this extra money. I dont want to fall into the trap of earn more=spend more. Max 401K? house?

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M&A/generalist versus Coverage (ie healthcare or tech) group if you eventually want to do work (ie PE/C-Dev/Startup) related to one of those specific sectors? Which positions you better and why?

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For incoming/graduating/graduated MBAs- how did u finance your MBA between savings, loans, scholarships (%s)? If you took loans, how much did u take? Would you suggest using 401k/IRA money if needed?

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Anyone receive an offer & negotiate a start date months down the road to take advantage of a better maternity leave policy, or any other reason? Wondering how many months is reasonable to ask for.

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Where do you like to invest your money after you've maxed out 401k match, Roth IRA for the year and ESPP?

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What happens to your 401k when you leave the firm?

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What is comp like at a pension fund?

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Not in IB or ER, but I have to ask (per CFA study), how common is it to run in to troublesome pension accounting issues? It seems like most companies have/are going the way of DC plans and away frm DB

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What’s an appropriate amount to have saved by mid-30s? I’m talking liquid assets (excl. 401k)

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My sister in laws firm has no employer contribution in 401k. In that situation, which is better - putting money in a Roth or the 401K?

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Extremely lean team working long hours. One person left on maternity leave so even more hours. I hate the work and mad at myself for staying. If I leave they will lash out, should I still do it?

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If we had to build a perfect country, what would it have? I'll start: basic healthcare for all, skill/need based immigration, focus on infrastructure and internal manufacturing and growth, high PPP.

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DB vs Barclays Healthcare Group?

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Anyone else wake up some days and think, "how did I end up here?" I'm so thankful for our salaries and benefits, but being in finance really takes its toll sometimes

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Thoughts on income level to switch from Roth to traditional 401k? Currently facing a marginal tax rate of 36.75% including state taxes. Feels like traditional is the better bet now.

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I would take a 50% pay cut to work only 32 hours a week with benefits. Does a corporate job like that even exist?

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Can someone explain how to maximize the 401k employer contribution -- by when during the year should I have invested the full $18k to get the 1.5% match?

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I just have a Wealthfront account and 401k. Do I need anything more than the basic TurboTax? Does anyone find lots of value in the more expensive options? It keeps trying to upsell me.

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How many people here have an IRA in addition to their 401k? Best place to open an IRA?

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I know this has been asked a million times so apologies in advance. I'm 24 and this is my first full time job. I'm putting 10% into 401k and $5500/yr into Roth IRA. Anything else I should do?

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Would you work in a middle/back office function at a PE firm? Would the pay, benefits, and work life balance be better than AMs and banks?

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Anyone know if JPM pays for vacation cancellations (due to deal) and if so, how do you go about the reimbursement?

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When you first started working how much did you invest in your 401k and how much did you increase each year?

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What % of your paycheck goes to your 401k each pay period? And what is your split between Roth and traditional?

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Foreign peeps in the US .. do you have a 401k?

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I’m not sure whether to have my 401k contribution deferred from my bonus payment (vs. electing a higher federal tax withholding rate). What are your thoughts? I have a Roth 401k by the way.

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When does the new tax plan kick in/when would we see the benefits in our paychecks?

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I make approx mid six figures gross... but I only get paid like 72 after benefits, 10% 401K and taxes... am I doing my Maths right?... what is your in hand salary compared to gross. Single tax bucket

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Which firm has the best paternity leave policy?

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Can anyone comment about the benefits of working in D.C as well as why defense? I'm from SF and have never been there.

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When you only owe $5 of a $7.5k doctor's bill. Feeling so grateful for our benefits, especially in light of recent healthcare insurance climate

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What should you allocate to traditional and ROTH 401k if you want to max out your contribution?

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Age and investment income? Not including 401k

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I get there is no such thing as optimal 401k contribution as it varies by person but is 20% too much for someone just starting out? No ROTH offered

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CVS/Aetna. Nothing illustrates the weirdness/economic powerholds in the U.S. healthcare system better than this

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Hello, I've been working as a Healthcare Consultant for over 4 years now & I am currently a Consulting Manager near the Philadelphia area seeking an opportunity in NYC. Anyone know anything avail?

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Mid-level associate at a mid-size regional insurance defense firm practicing coverage litigation. Salary is capped b/c my firm only does I.D./coverage and has no direct-hire comm clients. Second round of interviews with a comm lit boutique where I would be the only associate with 5 partners. Other than partner track, salary/benefits, and switching from coverage to general comm lit, what qualities of the move should I be thinking about as I weigh my options? I've never worked at another firm.

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What are the benefits like at Rsm? Senior here

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Trying to chart my next move and not sure what direction to go. All I know is I’m tired of being always “on” in a client-facing environment.

Any podcasts, books, etc I can read for insight into more internal roles like biz ops, corporate dev/strategy, other??

4 YOE total all in consulting. Currently a SC. Clients/work have been commercial healthcare implementation & public health strategy, risk, process imp etc.

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Are there any account roles open that aren’t in Pharma? Seems like every AD post I come across is to work on healthcare

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EY people- Is there a big difference between Director/ED benefits vs Associate Director?

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How do you sell the benefits of managed money to your clients?

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Looking at a Facebook people strategy role and wondering if I’d have a higher chance at getting a first round interview if I was referred by a FB recruiter in a different department? I have another friend who is a FB benefits manager but he says 9/10 referrals of his don’t get one. Thoughts?

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Are there good opportunities for a junior level consultant (2-3 years experience) to transition to an industry job in Healthcare? Is a masters (MBA/MHA) a must for the higher paying positions?

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Between two offers, "Associate Principal" for m&a consulting in the Healthcare industry vs a Director at a F300 company doing M&A and Partnerships. Consulting pays about 50k more. What does the future look like in consulting? I am a bit nervous jumping from from "industry side" to the "consulting side".

Any insight into the Oracle Healthcare Program Manager position?
Currently a Senior Clinical Consultant with Cerner with over 15 years of program management experience. Looking at what the comp of a manager is. A referral would be nice too.

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Hello there audit folks! Anybody considering a shift to financial due diligence? Happy to discuss opportunities at EY, please DM me if interested. We are really looking for folks with healthcare or tech experience and can move extremely quickly during the interview process. I've been in the group for years and transitioned as a senior so can share the positives and negatives.

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Anyone here know anything about Unify Consulting? They reached about looking for senior roles to build their National Healthcare and Life Science vertical.

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PPEDs: Just found out that a Partner, who was promoted in 2017, was fired. IDK the circumstances. What can they expect to walk away with besides 401k & normal pension plan?

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Whomever is doing the tv placement for Advocate Healthcare in Chicago: do you have to have the ad going every other commercial? If I hear “come on get healthy” one more time, I’m leaving the state.

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Salary range and insight into benefits at Guidehouse for managing consultant? I’ve had 2 interviews so far and am looking to get more info into TC, culture, WLB, etc.

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Hi all,
I was made aware that I could work for consulting companies under a personal LLC and increase the pay received. My understanding is this is because I would have to pay my own insurance, benefits etc. Can anyone provide any additional details or literature on this?

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Is there any vaccancy in Accenture (Bangalore Location) for Semi-Qualified CA (Articleship if done from Deloitte)?
If there is any kindly let me know.

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I am looking for a Functional consultant role in blockchain and metaverse. Please let me know if you can refer me to your organisation.thanks

For new joiners, Is HCL is doing courier the laptops? Or we have to collect it from office?

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fishes,

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What is meant by a "Lateral Hire" in Infosys?

Any other PharmDs having trouble breaking into industry?
I’ve had 4 or so sales interviews and I just can’t close on the interview. Also looking into marketing and market access roles too. I had a market access interview last week at Sanofi but they did mention they’re interviewing others…
Any tips? Advice?

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What is the appraisal cycle in EY GDS? When do we get appraisal year end rating and hikr letter and amount?

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What is the salary range for Associate Manager in EYGDS Strategy and Transaction’s.
I have a salary of 13 Fixed. How much should I ask ?

Hi all,
Need some advice.
I got the highest offer from LnT worth 17, but I can try for some more comapnies and get higher offers.
But ,I also want to retain in capgemini if they match the package.
Should I stop interviews & approach my manager or should I wait for him to call me again ? He had already called once saying he would match the package.
Am I being too greedy if I ask for 18/19 to retain?Or should I just ask for 17 so that repport between me and my manager remains intact?

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How is citius tech I am about to join there?

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Howz Information Security engineer profile in Wells Fargo?

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PEPI US - what’s the pace / hours / culture like? Thanks

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What's the state of the market like in terms of pipeline and opportunities in the GCC? Is most of the work still in KSA?
I am in the Financial Services area and based in the US but did a two year stint in the region with the Big4 a few years back and contemplating a return. Unsure if that would be the right move so trying to get some Intel from folks on the ground. Thank you.

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How do you ask someone to be a mentor to you? Ive identified the person I’d like to mentor me but I don’t know how to move the relationship into an active mentoring relationship (we currently have a casual relationship where I check in once in a while)

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Negotiating a settlement. I’m at $10k, opposing counsel is at $20k. My client won’t go higher than $15k. OC has come down to 17.5k and says his client won’t budge from that. Do I offer 12.5k so we can hopefully meet in the middle at 15k? Is that how the settlement game is played? Seems dumb we can’t just say let’s meet in the middle now and be done with this. (I’m a first year, first time negotiating a settlement on my own and I don’t want to screw this up!)

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Which top consulting firms, if any, will pay for your MBA?

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