How hard is it to break into DCM? What are things you should know about the debt markets and fixed income before going into an interview?

Any realtors in this bowl open to chatting?

Anybody get so fed up at work one day that you start applying for other jobs on your work computer

How to understand the healthcare industry in a few days? I am currently applying for a consultant role to help clean up a client’s books for the past 3 years. I have accounting clean up experience in the for profit industry and auditing experience for nonprofit but not including healthcare.

Off the topic.. being in IT field and living in Bangalore, what do you think is best renting a house or opting for a home loan and paying similar emi for 20 years?

What’s a good, practical tax book to read for someone who knows nothing about taxes? I feel like I should familiarize myself with them but don’t know where to start/find the topic very overwhelming and dense even as a finance attorney. Welcome to other beginning finance book suggestions too! (Already read Kiyosaki and Ramsey)

This might be philosophical but wanted to understand if we should get satisfied and be happy with what we have or keep striving for more?

Reason I am asking this is - I earn close to 1.5 lakhs every month and if someone had told me this during my college days I would have taken it eyes closed thinking this is more than enough. But today, I am not able to be satisfied and I don't want this to become an affliction so thought to share with others here and get to know the general sentiments.

Currently, nothing exciting about my job at Big 4 so, would like to give myself 4-6 months before I give a shot at FAANG+M, any suggestions on what key skills I should focus on and tips for interview prep? Open to learn any new skill (hard or soft) that can improve my chance at faang. All suggestions that help me plan and execute this journey are welcome.

Experts - I understand tha LEAPS help with liquidity amd magnify the returns but I am unclear what are the tax implications (Fed LTCG and state tax) when you are ITM and exercise LEAPS. Can someone shed some light on tax implications of the LEAPS? Thanks.

Hi everyone, any tips for resignation letters, who to meet/tell first, what to do before your last day (i.e. anything adulty like 401K or healthcare)? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Buying a house for ~900K in one of the Boston suburbs - my household income is ~230K. Am I stretching too far?

Am I crazy? Currently interviewing at LEK, Oliver Wyman, and Deloitte strat for (essentially) entry level positions after working in biz dev at Microsoft for under a year. I’d basically be trading my WLB for away for the same salary I make here, but I feel like I’ll learn way more in consulting and be a more well rounded person. My friends say I’m crazy, need a reality check…

Anyone ever have experience negotiating a new offer to include unvested 401k match and stock grants from your current employer? I hate leaving money on the table but there are some good roles out there. I’m not fully vested in my current 401k yet and my stock grants haven’t matured yet either. This would be at a global director level.

Day traders, what do you use to trade?

I worked with a Junior AD that skipped college and went straight to portfolio school. I was mad resentful of him at first, mostly because I wish I would have thought of that and saved $100K.

Hi all, my office is in RMZ ecoworld. Please suggest 1bhk house available for rent nearby starting from Oct 1

Got an offer for Sr. Financial Analyst for 85k & 10% annual bonus. What's a good counteroffer? I told the recruiter 95k-110k when I first interviewed. This position is 100% remote, headquartered in VA. I live in NYC. Have roughly 2 YOE.

Thanks.

Hi fishes, I have recently attended an interview with Accenture India Accenture couple of days back and can see the candidature status is on hold after my 1st round of interview. Does this mean that they are waiting for others to complete their interview or am I rejected? If not ,how many days they tak appxm to make a decision. I tried reaching out to recruiter and as usual they are not lifting or responding to my messages.Has any one faced this situation with Accenture? Thanks in Advance!!

This has probably been asked many times in this bowl - what’s the best hotel rewards program? I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and I’m a Southwest RR member. I travel maybe 25-30% of the time

Has anyone recently onboarded to Accenture and how was the experience. Wat is expected on ur reporting day n when do u get ur laptop delivered.?

Need advice for: LEK LSS vs biotech VC. Finishing my PhD this year + have interned in VCs. Anyone been in both or trying to transition between these options?

Is there any group of people interested in playing poker on weekend. Obviously not with real money XD.

Any good recruiters to reach out to in the Boston/New England area?

Happy Indigenous People's Day! Let's hope none of the brands we work for make an embarrassing and money-grabbing attempt at celebrating today! Here's to no cringe "we see you" emails and instead just sending out donation links for Indigenous People's causes!

What is the best resource to learn JavaScript? Currently using freecodecamp and getting those certs

Didn’t realize crypto had MLK Jr sales too! 🤑💰

Better mortgage vs. Rocket mortgage - anyone shopped with both and what swing your decision?

Does anyone know how many chargeable hours are required to work at Deloitte tax teams during busy seasons?

What do you do when a team member was added to your team at a senior associate level but hasn’t been up to the role in the last month? He is not my direct report nor did I interview him (very frustrating). I don’t have time to train them up especially because their baseline is very low i.e not knowing how to calculate cost per click.. help

Does anyone know if I can move from a PwC firm in one country to another? Thanks in advance.

Recently closed on a purchase between a land owner group and a NY based builder for 500 lots of of Florida.

We have similar buyers lined and looking for land owners leads.

Any real estate agent/attorneys with leads for land owners and/or builders please feel free to DM.

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me the salary structure in IBM?
Compensation team told my variable will be 10 to 15% and there will be quarterly bonus depending on performance it seems?
Is this true? IBM

Best Regards

What is the salary range for b2 in Wipro?

What are some good cheaper alternatives to Rhone and Lululemon pants & polos? I have a few, but would like to expand a little bit and the fact that $90+ for a polo has become the standard sickens me.

BCG PIPE principal or Goldman IB VP?

Does having a CVA (certified valuation analyst) useful? have heard mixed reviews

What's your morning commute reading material?

Are cover letters important if they don’t ask for one? There are so many job postings and applicants I can’t tell if they would be beneficial to show effort or just a waste of time to write with how little time I assume people are looking at applications with the mass hiring going on. If I should be writing one, any advice how to format?

When your analyst pings you with a text at 2am about the model they're working on: "Done!"

Tip for anyone taking the CAIA exam, get UpperMark. Was using willey and was abt 1/2 complete and borrowed a friends test bank … night and day much harder and honestly was more like what I expected

Am I an outlier for enjoying the work in this industry?

Running behind on a date, tried to originally reschedule but he insisted, said I was on a call and instead of 5:30 could meet at 6:30 and at 6:15 he checked in, I said 20 more and then he cancelled...

I'm so envious of men who have full heads of hair. #30andbalding

The real walk of shame is leaving work before everyone else on your team..esp when you're an analyst

Sunday scaries, now with a side of UEFA Championship

Are there any expats here?

Have you ever been accused of mansplaining? What is it?

Roth vs Traditional 401k, thoughts?

Compared to FRM, CFA is tough because it requires an enormous commitment to complete all three levels

How bad is this trade war going to be?

Most expensive expensed dinner?

How long should it take to walk through the resume? I'm clocking in at 3min

Anyone ever heard of Credigy?

Has anyone done the GARP Financial Risk and Regulation course? Was it educational? Did you do the FRM after?