How much strategy does everyone put into their portfolio creation?

These paychecks aren't cutting it. Side hustle ideas?

How do people afford to buy $1M houses in Chicago? Surely not everyone buying them is rich (which is somewhat of a subjective term). My wife and I are 30 and have a combined income of almost $300k and trying to buy something that expensive seems asinine yet people do it. Am I missing something?

Does anyone have any good mortgage broker recommendations that will help find a way to not pay PMI?

Maybe a dumb question but if someone vests in a pension are they still able to rollover a lump sum into an IRA? Or is it too late? Have a client who keeps blowing me off to get documentation...CONT

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?

What’s your target retirement number and at what age do you plan to retire?
Of course I know it depends on a wide range of factors, but I’m curious to get a sample from this group.
Mine is $5M at 55.

Trading Event Sponsorship for Party Rentals! Hey everyone - as a nonprofit we are having an upcoming event and having sponsors for it. We don’t have a huge budget so we are looking to ‘trade’ these sponsorships for table/chair rentals. Since we are a nonprofit are we able to give them the deduction value to claim on their taxes?

Wells FRAGO! Dang! 500k accounts with an extra add on for auto insurance !😬😬

At what income level should one be comfortable to spend 2400/mo on rent in HCOL? Assuming single, no kids, no debt or major expenses.

Recently received 30k and wondering what to do with it. Not yet a homeowner but also not sure if we’re ready to buy anyways. Have a young baby. Any advice on how to figure out best use?

Normal to have "no appraisal contingency" and or "water conservation plumbing to be finished by the buyer if it is not completed by the seller when escrow ends" normal terms when buying a house?

Have you refinanced your student loans lately and which company helped you do it?

If JetBlue moves my departure time by 3 hours can I get a credit card refund or only travel bank?

How useful do you find bitcointalk to be?

Recently sold my car on carvana. I had initially bought it using a loan from DCU. Now that carvana has paid me the balance after paying of the loan, i still see on the dcu app that I owe money to dcu. People that can relate, can you take me through next steps?

Is anyone else pissed that our hard earned money wasn’t lost today, it was STOLEN by CORRUPT GREEDY HEDGE FUNDS

Anyways, not giving them the satisfaction. Gonna keep holding. Actually just bought the dips today for AMC BB NOK. Will keep holding for years if I have to because stocks eventually go UP📈📈📈 and ain’t no paper handed simp.

That is all
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Me and my husband booked a house back in March for 1.3 M in Bay area. We paid the EMD of 30K. Since then the real estate price has dropped and interest rate has increased. Should we let go of 30k and wait for market to cool down further or should we go forward with the purchase. Closing is next month.

Even after you left the narcissistic ex ten years ago, finalized the divorce six years ago… they still come at you. My child who splits their time between us left his ID at my place… the ex calls the police stating I refuse to return the ID… will it ever stop?

I recently went from having an incredibly open and intimate long-term relationship with a person I was certain I was going to marry… to now getting asked “what’s your favorite color” on a first date. Godddd I hate dating sometimes

What's a fair share of taxes? In my view, ideally 0. But curious to hear what people here think.

Anyone considered renting furniture vs. buying furniture for their apt?

Does someone with a Lufthansa account mind checking for me how many miles I would need for a 1 way business class ticket from HKG to ORD on 7/28?

I would check myself but they require 7,000 miles.

Thank you so much!!!!!

FRM is has narrow focus, demands depth, quick to complete

What do you do to fight burnout? Got a raise yesterday and will get another in September, for dealing with a lot of stuff, but I can't shake the burnout.

Are there any other job titles that I can use in surveys other than an “accountant” if I work in FDD?

Dressing guidelines for Barclays please. Joining in couple of days and physical joining.

Anyone have recommendations for a dog trainer in Queens?

Anyone new to this area and interested to meet up over the next few weeks? I moved here from Boston in March and would like to make some friends

Specific question for fish based in the UK.
Could you let me know what your employer contributions to your company pension scheme are?
For instance, they contribute half of your contribution up to a maximum of 3%. Before any tax incentives etc.
Interested to see the variances, it seems to be substantial from what I've seen. If it changes with level/seniority, please make that clear as well so we can differentiate between companywide averages and individual circumstances / positioning.

We lost an interim payment application for a client who has Steven Johnson's disease from a negligent prescription

Disappointed we lost

If I had a dollar for every time my boss screamed “UGH C’MON” at his computer... It’d be enough to buy myself the medical coverage my company doesn’t provide. 🙃

What tax issues uncovered during tax DD can affect the FDD report?

How hard is Haas to get into?

I’d Alonso’s car damaged? What’s going on?

Starting salary for senior in accounting advisory out of NYC (EY FAAS/Deloitte Accounting and Reporting advisory)? Just got an offer for both

What’s the average salary for a VP Marketing role in Private Equity healthcare space for someone with 15 years experience?

Trying to refresh my portfolio and thinking about switching to a different platform, what are my fellow copywriters’ fave sites to use?? I’m currently using wix since it’s free, but it’s given me many headaches trying to get it how I want my portfolio to look. I’m also looking into Copyfolio as well.

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I see this question about how to display side projects often, so putting this out there for anyone who might find it useful:

There’s no such thing as side projects, in my eyes. Every project is an opportunity to display your creativity, and the few you’re most proud of make it to your book. Generally, the consensus these days is that we want our advertising to not look/feel like advertising. So, why should you be concerned to separate what was and wasn’t “advertising?”

What do you think is the best site to make your book on as a copywriter?

Hey would anybody mind looking at book to tell me why I’m unhirable so I can further justify quitting? Please DM me.

Can you put spec work in your book?

I work in a small market and I’m looking to make the jump to start working on larger brands. I’d love any feedback I can get on my book. If anyone’s feeling like being critical DM me and I’ll send it to you. Thanks!

As a liberal arts student, I’ve been piecing together how to create a killer portfolio but am at a point where I need some personal feedback. Would anyone be willing to look my portfolio over and provide advice on how to improve it? Thank you!

POV: you're an AD* looking for a copy (me) to build our portfolio together and work in... London?

DM:
1) if your seniority is mid/senior or you won an award (Lions, D&AD, One Show..)
2) 3 fav Cannes Lions 2022 campaigns*
3) 3 creatives you love
We create 3 campaigns before XMas and maybe in 2023 we'll start dream big!
Let's make 3 our magic number

* I ask just because if your work is focused on editorial design, that is a different field. I wish you like strategic thinking. Thank you, bye!

Just finished Train Dreams by Denis Johnson. Superb. Gonna start Tree of Smoke next.

Hi! Any art directors or creative directors open to giving some feedback via DM on my portfolio? I have mostly in-house experience, and could use guidance on what I might do to get in with agency work and more branding.