Anyone do contract work? Experience with wealth counsel is a plus! Thanks!

Use savings to (partially) pay for business school or invest and fully cover via loans?

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?

Are you able to withdraw funds out of your anchor and mirror ?

I want to buy a new home and then sell my current home after we are moved out. Current home is a VA loan, is there any way to buy the second house on a VA loan?

First time participating in ESPP this last period. I received a heads up email that Morgan Stanley will get in touch to open a broker account, but not heard from MS themselves. Anyone in a similar situation?

How do you all plan for retirement while in the Middle East (especially for European folks)? Did you sign up for your home country retirement plan while abroad ? (My home country offers it but at a very high cost)

Looking into credit card, most likely between emirates nbd Bonvoy card or the Emirates offering. Anything better out there? What has been your experience. My understanding is you can convert the emirates points to Bonvoy? Not sure if the same works Bonvoy —> emirates.

I recently sign a lease. The apartment will put my security deposit into an interest-bearing account and requires me to fill out a form W9. I will join EY this June and just wondering if this is ok in terms of the independence rule. I guess the apartment will put my deposit in some sort of funds. Anyone with EY has experience? Reading the independence brochure, looks like it does not specify something related to this scenario but just wanted to confirm . TIA!

Anyone taking profits from UVXY and VXX or still holding?

For rent paid below 1 lakh there is no need to submit landlord's PAN. I have calculated based on my HRA and if I show rent paid as around 96k my tax refund will be around 13k.

However there is no rent agreement or rent receipts.

Will it be a problem later on if I show this in my ITR?

Hi do you interview from time to time just to check what’s your market worth?

How do real estate lenders take cash flow into consideration? For example, typically I would probably only be approved for a $500k loan ($125k comp and $100k for down payment), but if I’m buying a multi-family home and planning to live in a unit and rent the others, will lenders approve a bigger loan?

New to option trading, trying to create a protective put (cont)

Which crypto platform do you use and why? Looking to invest ~$20k - most of which into BTC and ETH. Looking for opinions.

My generation is really f#cked up. It's impossible to save any money. And it's not that I don't want to. Is simply because I can't do it, by the end of the month there is really not much left. I'm exhausted of working to just pay bills 😔 Sometimes I wonder if those people that quit everything to have a better life are really the smarts one.

I’m trying to buy my first house and my wife and I have a few IRAs from previous employers (Roth and non Roth). I read I won’t be penalized if I take out upto 10k from my IRAs for a first time house (except for taxes on the non-Roth accounts). Anyone know how true this is, how the process works, or have any advice? Is it a good idea

How much should I invest in buying a HOME as my primary residence.

Current TC: 200k
Net worth: 300k, readily available 170k in stocks, hysa and cash
Current rent: 2000 per month
Age: 30

Wonder if anyone has any excel model or a rule to determine how much I can afford or should go for?

Fishes! what are the best grounds to dispute my property tax valuation? What support should I have?

Does anyone use blue light glasses? Do they help? I get headaches almost every day and I’m sure it’s because I’m glued to the screen all day. Wondering how to alleviate them without popping 4 ibuprofens a day.

Hi,

any openings for mainframe position for 2 years experienced. Would appreciate your help for me.

Please let me know if there are any openings. Thanks in advance!

Big Ass Fan - Haiku - has anyone purchased these and can recommend it over other ceiling fans?

About to close on a house soon, and looking to smart automate a lot in the house with fully integrated devices - but at over $1K a pop these things aren’t the cheapest but I’m convinced we’d get a lot of use out of these.

What would be ideal salary for i grade with 11 years of experience at BNYM corporate IT BU?

I feel like at times i’m running against newbies in the industry that are just flying by the seat of their pants. How can I shine as an experienced professional even though IT is still relatively (2 years) new to me ?

I recently bought my 1st home in TX. I want to get into real estate and eventually own/rent out multiple homes. Are there any good recommendations/tips on books/articles/websites that others have used to get started?

I've read about HELOC and cash out refinance to get a 2nd home but articles are so scattered that it gets confusing which is better in terms of tax benefits and immediate costs, etc. Anything others have found helpful that summarized how to get started would be great!

Anyone been to the office - any pictures to share of the office space?

I am contemplating a new offer for Validation Lead role (non- managerial) at a Big pharma, with 4 years experience -post masters degree. Suggestions on what the compensation should look like ?

MSFT or AWS? As Tech Pre Sales and why?

Just did my baseline testing and got results. My appointment to discuss the results with my RE is in mid January. Any guides / ways I can start to interpret them on my own before then?

How is John St these days for accounts?

What is the minimum time an associate has to spend at a firm to not burn bridges? I am considering a government job but have only been at my firm for about a year and a half.

Should I take more initiative? It’s my stub year and I’m getting worried. My hours have been super low the past two months, I’m talking like maybe billing 3-4 hours a day and billing no hours on multiple days. I ask for work but the tasks I get don’t require a lot of time. Should I be reaching out more?

Boston biglaw associates, do you pay for monthly parking and drive into the office? Or do you still ride the T?

How do people focus in the office? I'm a first year and I've been mostly wfh since I started and I'm super productive at home - my setup is comfortable, I rarely get interrupted, and I feel like I can stay really focused in my home office.

Our SAs started today, so the firm is making us come in more often. My office set up is so awkward, screens are too small, and I'm constantly getting interrupted. Not to mention the extra time it took to get ready and commute. How do people do this?

Nobody asked, but here I share the best 5 tools that will ease your job as a community manager:

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Would you add or change something?

What creative ways are you drafting for clients with net assets well over the lifetime exemption?

Recommendations for facilitator training for lawyers? More and more of my T&E practice is shifting to requests to facilitate family meetings on business succession, something I enjoy but have no formal training in. Would like to explore some training to add tools to my toolbox.

What type of binding do you prefer/use for original estate planning documents (Wills, Trust Agreements, and Powers of Attorney)? I have seen everything from a staple (with and without a blue back), 3-prong folders, and just a binder clip.

Any tips for best places to search for estate planning jobs? LinkedIn, other places? I’ll likely need to leave my current associate EP attorney position at a small firm in CA to move to WA (Seattle area) due to my spouse’s new dream job. Nervous about the transition to new state’s law, plus the job search. Wondering if I should broaden my search to other areas of law. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

For those offering the option of retaining client's original estate planning documents and storing them offsite, what are your policies? I'm shopping around for off-site options. Any tips on what to look for?

Does everyone do trust accounting in-house? Or is this something you can contract out?

Any attorneys in the Bay Area practicing just in estate planning (not litigation), can you give your take on whether you would get enough business to do only planning? I'm currently doing family law and I want to start moving away from litigation. For family law there really isn't a non litigation role that produces enough business (i.e. mediation). I do okay, but definitely have to take on more litigation than I prefer. I was thinking estate planning might be a good addition to the mix.

How do you get a credit report for a deceased person, without being the executor?

4th year Trust & Estate attorney at boutique firm in LA serving ultra high net worth clients. Trying to determine whether my compensation is fair. Any others in similar positions willing to share their salary/bonus information? Thanks!

Anyone in CA use the FORE! Trust software and have a good experience with it? TIA!

What’s y’all’s favorite EP document generating software system? California systems a plus!

Fav trust drafting software and why?

Any advice for a first year attorney in litigation considering switching to this area?

Is anyone else getting absolutely slammed with work this month?

Where is everyone buying their EP portfolios for clients?

Hi,
I'm building a software product to help lawyers and customers simplify the estate planning process. I would love to talk with any estate planning lawyers (in CA or FL is a plus!). If you're interested, please shoot me a note here. Thanks!

How much do you folks manage to bill per month? I'm looking at you transactional folks who don't litigate. 😉

For estate planning attorneys at big firms, how much do you generally bill per month? Do you usually get your bonus, or if not, are you very far off?

What are the in house exit opportunities?

I have a dear friend whose mother just passed from diabetes. She was on government assistance. Didn’t own a home. Had upwards of 60k in medical bills. Yesterday alone he received 7k in new bills