Any suggestions to find moments of silence/solitude during the work day? Can�t use meetings rooms and the place is like a wall st trading floor. Noise cancelling headphones?

EY -TAS , S&O . We are hiring. If interested, reach out...

Anyone available to do practice case this week? Pretty flexible with the times and based in EST. Preparing for BCG but open to either style

Does the concept of local and high value role exist is Deloitte, Accenture or PWC?... been consulting for 13 yrs

Wow, so no more free lunches…what a joke

International tax manager looking to move to industry in Bay Area or remote. JD background. I’ve been seeing that job postings for “managers” in industry ask for 8 years - I have 4. Is this normal? Advice on applying? Also what to expect for comp?

I kind of feel that the HR I am talking with isn't that approachable. Is this kind of a norm. In VOIS. I am little hesitant to proceed with accepting the job offer from VOIS due to this.

Is this usually the norm in VOIS, where HR are quiet like this

What’s the best store you’ve ever worked at and why?

Best coat for the winter? 30 y.o. Male. Really want a canada goose but that’s like paying a month’s worth of rent 😞

Anyone willing to share PEPI MAS avg. WLB

Are you guys consistently working 60+ hr weeks?

Does your company split data science roles into different practices like data & analytics and software engineering? Does this inhibit collaboration & Where does a data engineer fall?

Quarantine has really made me think about life. If I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about? What have I been working toward?

Did a bunch of agencies just go on a firing spree before Christmas?

Where do you buy vintage watches?

Haha Merrill just reduced the pc payout grid by 3% for advisor below $2m in production

What are your tips and tricks to have a great career in FA? What are the things you do that make you super productive and smarter everyday?

Book characters with whom you’d like to have a drink

It's March, and I have done a lot of seminars in Jan and Feb. I've gotten a few clients but would like to increase AUM drastically! Any books, sites or advice on what I can do for marketing?

Is anyone here a CKA as part of the Kingdom Advisors? Any thoughts? How many leads do you typically receive per month? Is it worth the cost?

Is cold calling still a thing?

I'm considering hiring someone who may be required to have a series 65. How long should it take someone who is (a) smart & (b) no industry knowledge to study and pass?

Who has a Non-disclosure Agreement in their employment agreement and/or contract & are you concerned about it?

Does anyone have ideas on how to navigate a smaller team environment when everyone’s roles seem to be stretched (hiring for additional people has been taking a while, not sure why). The stress causes some tension and that’s probably not great for the overall morale of the company long-term. I try to ignore and just stay focused on what I need to do yet sometimes proves challenging. I worry it might affect my professional/career growth. Thoughts on this would be helpful, thanks!

Everyone has a different perspective on this but would love to hear yours. Someone has debt ranging say 4-5% interest rates. Do you attack debt more then investing to move towards a debt free life or do you go after investments since they return historically above that then paying down closer towards retirement. I know the latter looks better on paper but what about the psychological factors of being debt free and the guaranteed return on interest savings.

Every other week I host an Advisor meeting for the advisors in my branch. I like to mix up the topics. What topics would you suggest or have been valuable to as you have attended similar meetings?

Can some of you experienced folk recommend some good books for rookies? What are your favorites for investment strategies, marketing, selling, etc.?

Resources on learning to practice mindfulness? I want to incorporate these methods to help me disconnect from work.

Anybody work with local governments on 459 plans? Anything there? Any land mines ?

What types of insurance do you believe are important for a financial plan, and why? (disability, ltc, etc)

Do you ever feel you can’t tell your former colleagues how well you are doing? I worked at ML & now indep. Talking to friend at 8am, I’m at store picking up milk, etc. Friend asks, are you at store?

Do y’all carry cash? Like i know carrying cash is a good thing to do by how much average do y’all have on your person at a time?

Clients I found = 99% retention, assumed/ adopted clients = 75%. True?

CFP study programs:

I'm a little confused on Danko - does he offer a self-study option for the coursework requirement? On his website it looks like each module has a 4-day virtual class which I wouldn't be able to attend due to working full time. Does this program also include self-study material, and the classes are just supplementary/optional? I was also looking at Dalton for self-study and Danko for test prep. Thoughts?

TIA

What’s the general guidance on the order to maximize retirement contributions for tax benefits for an normal individual and for a self employed/small business owner before moving to taxable accounts or alternate vehicles like cash value life policies?
I’ve seen for individual: match trad 401k->match roth 401k->max roth IRA->max trad IRA->max trad 401k->max roth 401k->max HSA
For self employed: max SEP IRA/solo 401k->max roth IRA->max trad IRA->max HSA

Of course situations differ but in general?