Hi Fish, I have a personal question. My parent has offered to pay off my student loans. He’s leaning towards giving me 15k every year (maximum gift allowance) to pay them off. I believe just him just paying off the full balance at once is better. We’re wondering if there are any tax implications to a parent paying off their child’s student loans all at once themself or if we should go the 15k a year route.
Thank you!

It annoys the hell out of me when random people refer to basic deductions and capital gains structures as “loopholes.” Anyone else?

What are some good modern/post-pandemic personal finance books you can recommend?

What stocks are you betting on for 2018?

Does anybody contribute non deductible $$s to their traditional IRA? Should I or should I not do it?

Companies in the area with the best maternity leave?

Pro systems users: (1120s) need to get 20+ rental properties to aggregate to one line on code v stmt in the k1. This is a consolidated return and we can get it to work in the standalone version.

I’m struggling with an issue with a student right now. I teach in a suburban school outside of NYC that has a very large majority of white students. One of my Black students was recently involved in a biased incident with another student in which he received racist social media messages and racist spoken words from the other student. This was a kid that my Black student thought was his friend. He’s heartbroken, and so am I. I want to know how I can best support my student.

Currently 25 y/o making 70k/year in Boston. I grew up pretty poor and I have minimal financial education. A lot of my salary now goes towards helping my parents get out of debt. My parents are no longer able to live on their own, so considering selling my grandmas house where they live (maybe 550k), paying off their mortgage (100k) and buying a duplex (between them they make about 55k/year). Is buying a two family home a good investment ? How much can I afford to spend on a new house?

What credit cards does everyone use to maximize rewards points? What bank accounts to maximize sign up bonuses?

Finished Rich Dad Poor Dad and appreciate the emphasis on creating alternative cash flows (vs. just income). Does anyone have book recommendations on creating wealth? I've focused heavily on income + 'safe' investing, but intrigued to learn more.

Is now a good time to buy property in London? For investment purposes.

Thanks

Does EY have mortgage benefit？

Starting apartment hunting in NYC soon. Any tips and recommendations for studios & 1 bedrooms in the city in terms of price range, ROI, neighborhood, down payment, best time to invest etc.

Looking to buy an investment SFH. Does anyone know a good rental management company, or have suggestions?

Have 200k to invest in real estate. Which option is better recc. Pros/cons?
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My father had a sever case of Covid and he made it out successfully. I’m very grateful for this. Close to a year down the line, I’m finding that he is having severe memory loss issues and can’t remember significant details. Has anyone experienced or is experiencing this? How have y’all dealt with it?

Haha it's a mix of product management, project management, product development, consulting work, technical stuff, analytical stuff. Literally anything the project needs to succeed haha

Hi all,
Need 11 likes to activate DMs. Please help.

Gloomy mornings are hard 😓

Tips on negotiating a raise! I’m no where near the timeframe for one(only been there just over 90 days), just want to be prepared for when that meeting comes up at the one year mark 😅

Used to have a career with a. Union, this was never a concern till now LOL

Do anyone have answer to OFRO TRAININGS

Is it hard to get into Salesforce? Big 4 consultant with 10 yoe, mostly in ERP/CRM implementation and program/project management, have Salesforce Admin cert but not much hands on experience due to mostly management exp, looking into Director TPM roles - should I apply? Or should I wait until I somehow gain more hands on SF experience?

How many rounds of Interview will be conducted for Automation Testing ?

I have 3.9 YOE, how much can I ask HR?

Current CTC : 5.1 LPA

Hello Fishes!!

How do I move from IT service based Supply Chain consulting role to more functional related/ process related tech based roles in Supply Chain?

Please share your piece of mind!!

Eagerly looking for answers

Team just applied for a TS Clearance (defense agency). Trying to assess if it makes sense to wait till the clearance comes through (6 months to a year?) before I job hop. I'm hoping to get some clarity on the following:
1. Can my company withdraw or cancel my clearance if I leave right after I secure a TS?
2. In terms of compensation, how much value (% compensation) does a TS clearance have in the DC area? Places I'm considering: AWS, Azure, GCP, Data bricks, Appian etc.
Any advice, thanks!

Anyone here from NYC? Be cool if there was a meetup.

Has anyone recently done a single-round super day (4 cases in a day) at McK? Want to know if the interviews were back to back and whether they were all straightforward/typically structured.

Is tcs lucknow has job opening for network Engineer?

If I'm going through the process with a VC fund and decide I don't want to do VC now (but want to leave the door open in the future), what's the best way to drop out of the process? Don't want to waste their time but want to keep the door open as well

Hansen Technologies : £72k
NTT Data: £80k
Tech M:£75 k(with sponsorship covered of worth £10k for 3 years)
Role: solution architect Teleco domain.

Any suggestions?

What’s the average hourly freelance rate for digital art directors with 3 years of experience in NYC?

How do you combat being bored with your family during the holidays? Better than having family drama, but I think I need to stop coming home for the holidays.

Interviewing for jobs, are there any issues on talking about past deals or clients you’ve had? Currently in MM/Corp. banking. I know many of the big IBD deals are published but not at my level

Passed S79, S63 and SIE. Does anyone want the books? Located in NYC.

Hi! I interned for Deloitte last summer, starting full-time this summer, and currently working a classified government job in-between. Will this be an issue during my second background check? Should I bring up to recruitment that I was contracted by the government in-between, or just leave it be? Thanks!

Hello! I hope all is well! Lookin for some advice, just received an offer at Meta , Financial Analyst III, the offer is contracting for 9 months, I wanted to ask anyone if they knew the salary range for a position like this at Meta and the company culture within finance teams ? Is this typical to have a contract position ?

Doing a fantasy football draft for for my work league in an hour and no clue what I’m doing. Anyone care to share a cheat sheet or some strategy tips on who / what player position to pick in the first few rounds?

Ladies, where do you shop for versatile work outfits?

I have all my licenses (SIE-6-63) which companies are allowing employees (Specially CSR) to work from home? I want to see what my options are because I want to be able to go the office when I want to, not because I have to. Thanks!

If you are a registered client associate (FAs assistant) how much do you make (breakdown salary & comp), how many YOE and where are you located?

How are holiday party expenses handled at your firm? The MDs on my floor usually split the cost out of pocket.

Would anyone consider their senior colleagues to be their genuine friends?

Are you guys as busy as you were pre-COVID? I'm at a no name and have had two transportation clients not want to sell anymore after the massive hit in March and April

I have a 12 hour layover in Houston next weekend – any tips on what to do to kill the time?

Anyone here a COO within a bank? Looking for insight on your path there.

I am investing as a beginner. What is a good company to start a brokerage account with ? Fidelity, Ameri E Trade, ML? I’m looking to put my money in index funds.

What date does your bonus hit your bank account? State firm and overall division.

Think a bear market's on the horizon?

What’s the salary range for an Analyst with a MBA and 4 years of experience?