1.2M 30-yr fixed mortgage. Should I go with option 1 or option 2?

Option 1: Rate - 2.5% with $1,500 credit

Option 2: Rate - 2.375% but I pay $4,500 in points.

Best cashback credit cards in the UAE?

Starting up an ecommerce business and wondering if I should charge tax for outside of state buyers. Anyone have experience with this? I currently use woocommerce, but unsure if I should collect.

What is the best way to inherit a $2M house? Trying to minimize taxes and the equity isn’t needed for the parents.

Hello fishes, will be really insightful to understand cost of living in Doha for a single person. Rent + food and other expenses manageable at 8-10k QAR/ month?

Anyone been able to work from Dubai for a UK/US firm and benefit from no taxes? I know if you are a US citizen you pay taxes where you are globally, but if you are British, then you only pay income tax on UK income - so if you live more than half the year abroad you are classed as non-domicile resident, but wanted to hear if anyone’s done this or heard about it?

2017 Lexus IS 200t F Sport for 32k plus taxes...? (33k miles) Yay or Nay?

Hi, amateur question. Is there any difference tax wise on letting an option expire vs sell for nothing? I assume both are tax losses that you can compensate with gains in other options right? TIA

Is anyone changing their retirement plans based on COVID-19 realities and the future of work.

How much has stock options changed anyone’s life here? Just started at amazon and I received 1500 shares post split. But obviously the vesting schedule is so long over 4 years and morale certainly will be up and down. I feel I’d be crazy to walk away before then and miss out.

Is it wise decision to invest more than 3% in PPP. Now a days cgi share price is growing rapidly.

Any thought on individual contribution(more than 3%)

# CGI

Probably a stupid question for most of you, so apologies: if I invest $10k in stocks/bonds combo, make $400 profit, and decide to withdraw 10k after 4 months. Do I pay taxes on that or taxes kick in once I go above the amount of $ I invested?

Can anyone tell me what is one of the most popular ways to make money through stocks and the housing bubble right now? Any popular stocks to buy or land?? I'm seeing an upcoming recession WELP

hi Sharks

Can anyone help me what will by my inhand salary for CTC 31.5 Lakh((No variable) fixed ctc and i have home loan and life insurance of more then 1.5 Lakh
Employwr contribution to PF is 9450 monthly and i think same goes from my contribution as well

$2k into XLV or VHT?

Can anyone give me a rough breakup of expenses in Dubai please for a single person. Is 12-15k AED reasonable every month?

What is with people not knowing how to read signs? We have a huge one that says “NO CASH ALLOWED” and I still get asked almost everyday if we take cash

Is it worth making the time/money investment to make the switch from big 4 FDD to MBB. This would require getting into and paying for a top MBA program and my net worth would be way negative after that. Are the MBB financial returns worth it? Im 26 years old for reference

What are your thoughts on Tesla stock ? Do you think it will reverse next year ? The company is in very good shape , it is getting smashed because of the twitter drama alongside high interest rate but i think it is very cheap stock today when i think about future prospects

There are 3 in NYC (Manhattan), Lex, 8th Ave, East 16th St.

Hello friends, I am looking for job. I have more than 9 yrs of experience in application support role. I can join immediately.

Please someone help me! This is urgent
I have 2 offers

1. Real Estate analyst.
Currently outsourced but will be on clients payroll in future
US Real Estate Firm
Underwriting deals for industrial (warehouse)

2. Relationship Manager
in Top 4 Indian Bank
Financial sponsor group - handling relations with PE/VC firms.

Compensation is same.

What to decide

Currently an analyst at a digital marketing agency. 2 years of paid media experience and went to a top ranked business school for undergrad. Odds of breaking into a digital strategy role at EY Parthenon?

Stuck in a weird limbo where I want to leave my job more than anything but grateful that I have one at all with all the layoffs in our industry. It's a new kind of trapped. Anyone else feels the same?

Reorgs are just a part of the corporate world. If you haven’t been a part of one in your career yet, then you most likely haven’t been in the corporate workforce for very long. If you have been a part of a reorg, however, how do you personally approach it? There are many factors at play, but in general do you try to establish relationships with the individuals you know will be key contributors and/or decision makers going forward? Or do you lay low and let what ever happens be/hope for the best?

Anyone have any experience with Veeva Business Consulting? Any success negotiating a base salary and TC?

My gf and me call each other everytime we have free time. However lately she seems disinterested in phone time. She never initiates calls anymore and she tells me she wants to hang up in the middle of the day and not right before bedtime. We live a 4 hour drive apart. And I told her this is like living together from a distance, because I put her on the house speakers. What can I do to keep her engaged?

United GS flybirds - when do GPUs get posted into our accounts? Don’t we get a couple at the start of every year?

I moved from construction to coverage and I absolutely loathe the work. Is it unreasonable for me to want to enjoy the work I do?

I need USB referrals

Confession thread: What’s the wildest thing you did so far in your consulting career? Let’s hear some interesting stories!

What's the timelimit for accepting the offer letter from EY GDS?

Does Cognizant reimburse monthly Broadband expenses?

How well does work from Asia resonate in, for lack of better term, the western or european industry (creative). Considering a gig at a good agency in Asia for a bit and then coming back but...cont...

My LCA is filed to reflect my new work home location i.e. California but I am still aligned to New York market. Do I need to file another LCA when I will be changing my market from New York to California, and this new prevailing wage rule will imply right ?

Jusr took 2nd practice exam for far on becker and got a 68, exam is next week... what should i be doing other than hammering mcqs?

2017 Lexus IS 200t F Sport for 32k plus taxes...? (33k miles) Yay or Nay?

Probably a stupid question for most of you, so apologies: if I invest $10k in stocks/bonds combo, make $400 profit, and decide to withdraw 10k after 4 months. Do I pay taxes on that or taxes kick in once I go above the amount of $ I invested?

Does anyone else in banking have rules from HR not to “time the market” and “speculate”? I’m trying to buy VIX products and scared to do it now because of the rules above.

People who are bullish on crypto: why are you bullish on it? Do you think it will achieve mass adoption and fiat currencies will collapse? What do you see as the value proposition behind it?

SCARED MONEY DONT MAKE MONEY. BUY NOK 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

A very privileged question, but do any of you expect significant inheritance? And if so, how has that affected your retirement planning?

Going from 20yr 3.25% fixed to 15 year fixed mortgage rate of 2.125%, non pints. Is this rate good enough in NYC?

Thoughts on Jumia stock?

I have a 401k that I max out and a brokerage account - do I also need a Roth IRA?

2021 roth ira limit is 7k? Or am I reading it wrong

Can i please get HM Bradley referral ?

Looking at real estate vs stock market returns. How much ROI have you seen your real estate investments yield over the years on average? I know there are so many factors. Just trying to see if RE is worth it given that I will lock in a large amount if cash.

Dumb question but anyone know what’s going on with KO in 2021? End of 2020 had stock approaching $60/share but then it crashed below $50 in 2021.

Considering adding a REIT index to my lazy portfolio allocation for my 401K and Roth Accounts. Thoughts?

How do I legally gets my hands on $100k that my future wife wishes to hand me over for investment purposes (she is outside the US). We won’t be marrying for another two years. Thank you!!

Just a discussion thread, but I feel like this is a good bowl to ask this. Does anyone else look at the vast majority of folks around you and think “damn, we are so over leveraged as a society?” Or am I just crazy?

For those watching their home value - which is best? Zillow or Redfin? I’m watching mine to see what equity I have to refi and potentially get PMI removed. Zillow is current showing home value at about 20K less than Redfin. Are there any other tools I could be using? Thanks.

Thoughts on a HYSA vs Vanguard Money Market Fund. Most HYSA are at ~1% and Vanguard MMF is at 1.3%. Should I park my money in a MMF long term, even when banks raise their interest rates?