Any great points credit cards other than Chase Sapphire? I feel like it's so hard to top, but I need another to build my points regime.

KKR Capital Markets. Any thoughts?

Hi y’all! I’m a financial educator and my job is to help families in need of financial education! I help anyone on learning how money works here in the US & how to get rid of debt! I offer financial products that help you protect and grow your money. I’d love to help you out in reaching your personal financial needs!
I’m also always looking for people to hire!

I'm relatively new to stock market investments and have tried to build a balanced portfolio for the long term. Should I hold the stocks for long term or does it make sense to book profits in between ?

How long is it taking after DCoS stage? I received a note from the team stating they will do another review. Not sure why is that. What does the visa timeline look like for non UK/EU joiners?

Anyone have experience using John Hancock as a 401k provider?

I am selling a huge portion of my stocks this week to purchase a property. Mostly selling off the stocks which are over an year and with good profit.. however, there are few stocks (less than a year old ) which I think not doing so well and I am planning to sell on a loss. How can I use this to my advantage on my tax benefits?

Anyone recently completed their visa process with PwC? Please advise on time taken by PwC for CoS alone and overall visa.

Booyahh, landed hedge fund number 2 for IPOs.

Flight attendant woke me up while I was sleeping to give me ice cream, then I couldn’t go back to sleep.
How many points?

Hi All,
One of my friends has recently joined capgemini and has following doubts related to tax proof.
Can we edit the tax declarations in HGS portal every month any day?
Does Capgemini asks for rent agreement along with rent receipts as a part of tax proof submission?
Also which proofs needed for,
80c - elss lic
80d - insurance for senior citizen parents
80ccd1b - nps

Worth it to use 300K bonvoy points for over a week in Maui? I keep hoarding these things but trying to plan a Hawaii trip and think now is the time to burn them

Hi all,

I am an IT professional having almost 5 years of experience and want to move to Canada for PR. My CRS score is not upto the cut off. I need someone who can help in earning connections points for Manitoba PNP program.

As it allows having an acquaintance or a friend to earn those 20 points, it can help my PR application.

Anyone who is PR and resident of Manitoba can dm me to discuss around it. I am ready to pay for this assistance as well.

PENN down 20% on earnings miss and Portnoy allegations…what to do?

I am seriously worried. I am doing my co-op and my supervisor is not giving me an easy time. I am trying to do my best even with very little direction and this supervisor constantly harassing my about things like her not being able to use google meet or to remember passwords. I feel bullied and very anxious. I am afraid she can jeopardize my visa with a bad evaluation. I have been working at midnight, on Sunday mornings but I am human, I make mistakes, she just blames me instead of teaching.

Has anyone been told they need 25% down for a vacation home?

How do folks feel about I bonds right now? They’re earning 9+% at the moment.

Anyone here recently get or see any amazing jumbo mortgage rates? It’s painful to search each bank individually. Would love something under 5.5% (only looking for 30 year fixed)

What does an exit from Salesforce consulting look like? I’m in a technical role leading a small team so my understanding is a technical/solution architect or a development team lead at either Salesforce or an end user like Amazon/Amex.

I have bounced around a couple consulting companies so would prefer not to do it again. Total 4 YOE.

I don’t think I have enough YOE to go for a program architect role at SF otherwise I’d be interested.

Relationship Banker(RB) does JPMorgan Chase Bank offer yearly raises in these roles?

Hello Fishes!
Any idea how long does it take to get a German visa appointment for EU Blue card and dependents? I am based in Chennai and have been trying since 2 weeks, no luck.
Do slots really open up at certain timings? Also, am in the waitlist pool for Chennai location, would I be able to add myself to waitlist pool for Hyderabad location as well?
Am supposed to join work by Aug 30th. Please help!

Does anyone know the Salesforce vaccination policy? Only for those returning to the office? What about new hires?

Should you thank your manager for your raise? Seems like a strange thing to do but also do see the appropriateness of it all. Just unsure

Has anyone found a good CPE lecture or presentation on analyzing SOC-1s and mapping to controls?

I am selling a huge portion of my stocks this week to purchase a property. Mostly selling off the stocks which are over an year and with good profit.. however, there are few stocks (less than a year old ) which I think not doing so well and I am planning to sell on a loss. How can I use this to my advantage on my tax benefits?

What are the most underrated destinations in Canada?

Hi Fishes,
I joined my current organization 3 months back.
Didnt allocated any project yet.

Now i am looking for a change:
Can someone refer me:
YOE :8.9
Location: Bangalore
Notice period: 30days
DOB : 01/06/1991
skills: java, spring boot, hibernate.

Thanks in advance

Looking for referrals at MBB/S&/OW/Kearney in their Dubai/Doha/Riyadh offices for my sister since she can’t join Fishbowl. She graduated from top Canadian uni (UofT/McGill/UBC), grew up in ME and has an impressive academic background and work experience. Happy to connect with her directly.

CAIA or CMT?

I do institutional sales for an asset manager. Am graduating in the fall with an MBA from a top 40 school. Would like a designation but dont want to do the CFA.  Between the CAIA and CMT: which one is more applicable to asset management, and better status/recognition? appreciate any insight

How do you wind down after a rough day?

Transitioning from line of business familiarity (understanding financial statements) to... real(?) Finance (bonds and cap markets and other debt sales) any advice on books or resources to learn really from step 0?

How much do you actually work per day. For me it is an avg of 3-4 hours

What is salary of Software engineer in Berlin for 4 years of experience

Hi all, I need referral for good product based companies for Hyderabad location, for 8.5 yoe for Automation engineer profile. Please let me know if you can refer in your company for relevant opening

What’s the keyboard shortcut to get into the “insert options” dialogue when you’ve inserted a new row with Ctrl+Shift+Plus?

Does anyone know the salary for a 3rd year junior associate at Squire Patton Boggs?

To those at V25 firms, how do you view your London office in terms of the quality of work we get and overall importance to the firm? Like is there a perception of us being a step down or ancillary to the big leagues of NYC or not? There’s generally a perception here that L&W and K&E are the only US firms where London can even begin to compete with stateside in terms of generating l work organically but would be interesting to know what you all think? Be brutally honest.

Any tips for hard launching partners on social media? For context, I’ve (Indian American female) been dating my white American boyfriend for 3 years and we just got engaged after two years of convincing my parents. They are very happy and excited now, but I’m scared shitless about being ostracized / judged by my extended family and Indian community in the US once I “let the cat out of the bag” on the engagement news. I want to be proud and confident about this but could use some moral support.

What’s everyone’s hourly rate for billing? I’m at $400/hour

That time when Delta had to re-park the plane to get closer to the gate and I almost missed my connecting flight. Happy ending but come on, Delta! 😡

Any great tips/tricks for reducing cost on current engagements/increasing value delivered?

2 year in consulting with AWS cert and cloud migration experience. How much more can I leverage? Currently making mid 60k

How much did you put into 1st house down payment? Saved up $40K & am just wondering whether I should put it into housing or another investment. Also,4 years out of college & thinking about grad school

How is utilization calculated? What happens if we are on the bench?

What are the best consulting companies in the US focused on Sustainability, either Strategy or Ops?

Manager with international transfer op. Will it help me in my career at the firm and outside?

When you get hit with a pls fix at 1:30am!

Are there any books or classes about convincing people that have irrational arguments? Trying to figure out how to frame conversations that lead to my conclusions that aren't based in logic and fact.

Are there firms who are pursuing AR/ Mixed Reality experience design engagements? I’m seeking opportunities in that space, but no one my firm acknowledges that it exists and has big potential

Know this may be a long shot in terms of actual responses but:
@PPMDs, what are your thoughts on the current/impending COVID specific layoffs at your firm?

E.G. Glad for the opportunity to reduce the headcount of mid performing SMs with little/no chance of making PPMD? Sad to see a firm you’re a part of undergo such unforeseen circumstances?

Anyone else realizing that you would much rather WFH than be working in the office/traveling? Realizing this is probably a sign that I don’t like my work and coworkers enough..

Any good book recommendations? Both fiction and non

Who do you think are the market leaders in consulting related to artificial intelligence? When did various firms first get started in this space?

Where is the excel with the best Hilton discount corporate codes

Westin, Conchal, Costa Rica, anybody have an opinion/review to share? Looking at a week with her Hotness in February.

BCG 🐠 — attending an on-site open house event for experienced hires. Can you provide some context on what happens in the event, what are the expectations, and what are the chances of ... cnt

Discussion post: I feel almost all consulting firms are the same. Mbb, big 4 etc. if you are paid enough there is probably less wlb. If there is good wlb there is not much money. Can you single out a company that you can confidently say pays very well and also has good wlb and also has good opportunities etc.?