I got my first commissions check and 34% of it went to taxes. Is that normal?

Can I afford a $1.5M primary residence with a ~$9,000 monthly payment after 20% down if my household monthly take home is ~$25,000 (with another $50k in annual bonus)? No debt other than monthly credit card bills. Am I being irresponsible? Will I struggle month to month?

Just purchased 15 acres with 2000’ of road frontage on a highway for very cheap in Eastern TN. Flat and clear bought with ideas about storage units or rv park. Any ideas what to do with it in the mean time?

In a perfect world how much would you want to make a year to both pay off your loans and live a good life? I think I'd need to make upwards of $200k to pay off my loans, take care of my family and live a fulfilling life.

Plan to buy a place and currently trying to pick a real estate agent. Some realtors require to sign an exclusive service contract. Should we go with someone that doesn’t require a contract?

Got my first pay check! Trying to understand all the taxes on it….Are state taxes on my gross amount or do the federal taxes i pay get deducted first then state taxes on that amount?

What are your thoughts on Tesla stock ? Do you think it will reverse next year ? The company is in very good shape , it is getting smashed because of the twitter drama alongside high interest rate but i think it is very cheap stock today when i think about future prospects

Noob investor here. I messed up and need some advice. Invested in Alibaba (BABA) around $245 average cost because I believed in the business but now I’m significantly down…what should I do? I have half investment in my individual brokerage and half in my Roth IRA (I know, pretty stupid of me). Am I screwed long term?

Are we on recession? My portfolio is super down - low cost ETF investor here

Off the topic.
Koi help kar sakte to get rent house near Manikonda/7 Tombs.
Budget: 13k

In your opinion which is the best target fund to choose in IRA Roth?

How common is it for a firm to contribute to an HSA on an employee’s behalf, and what is the largest contribution you’ve seen that an employer gives?

How do you manage and track all your investments? E.g., stocks, mutual funds, PPF, PF, gold etc.? Do you use an Excel sheet or some app?

Favorite dividend stocks?

Which is your stock pick this week?
Serious answers only!

Guys very much off topic .
Any housing project in Bangalore which you can term it as cheap and best and location not a constraint.

How much are you contributing to your 401k?

Have you received the salary today? Got the mail now but no credit yet in account 😕

Is this an aggressive position? Would you use final regulations effective for tax year beggining Dec 16, 2020 to support a deduction for calendar tax year 2020? Proposed regulations didn't include this exception. More details below.

What's up with risk declaration?

I'm working as an Assoc Consultant at KGS Advisory (tech). Are employees allowed to invest in all mutual funds (except those on REL)?
What are the restrictions for people who are not auditing?

Can any one tell me, how to invest in quant mutual fund through it's website?

Any insight for expectations on annual raises at BDO? Going into my first year-end cycle as an advisory manager

Hello Fishes,

I recently had a interview call with TCS technical team and the interview went well. HR asked to upload my documents in ibegin portal. But they are yet to contact me for my salary negotiation it's been three weeks since, can i know how much can I expect as compensation?

YoE :8.5 years
Current CTC: 14 LPA
Skills : information security
New salary ask :30 LPA
No other offer in hand

Do any of the top consulting firms hire into the Engagement Manager level after an M7 (if they had manager experience elsewhere)? I know MBB probably doesn’t but what about other tier 2 firms after that - and asking for US or Canada

What do people recommend for start-up relevant marketing resources/books/personalities/podcasts?
I have a lot of enterprise marketing experience, but making a jump to a startup and want to get up to speed as quickly as possible.

Question to those who passed CPA Tests, could you please share study tips? I think I am spending way too much time on making notes, should I rather do more MCQs and just keep reading....

I have a counter offer with more package than the Microsoft. Do they have a policy of blacklist the candidate if I change my mind after accepting the offer?

How important are Sundays in your coaching world?

Will be in São Paulo next week throughout January! Does anyone have any good bar/restaurant recommendations? TIA

Likely melt up to continue. I learned after 2008-2009 and all the QE the last 10 years to never fight the fed. It goes against all common sense and reason but that is where retail investors lose

We are seriously withdrawing from the World Health Organization. How can that be possible? Has he consulted medical professionals?

OR circulating nurse here. Will preface this by saying I have the utmost respect for CSFAs in the OR setting. However, wondering if any other OR RN’s have had issues with CSFAs feeling and acting like they are in charge of the room or attempt to carry out tasks that you as an RN are supposed to do? I do love having help, but we have one FA who hijacks my tasks and gets upset when i do not do things the way they would and attempts to instruct me on how to do my job

How hard but also fun is corrections nursing for you all?

People worrying today should read books on trading psychology! Not being patronizing- it will help you in the future, not just for investments but for doing better in life!

Are the exit opportunities better in Internal Audit/Business Process than IT Audit? All I hear is how awful IT Audit is but don’t hear as much complaining from the business side

What is the average salary for an Employee Benefits Account Manager? I’ve been in the industry 6 years.

So I've been at my job for 5+ years as a data analyst/back office support team. I made my way up into making a little over $40k. I've been WFH the past 2 yrs and overtime more than half my team has now been pulled out to work for a diff department which resulted in me taking 90% of our daily tasks to handle. I'm at a point where the salary I'm getting is disrespectfully low for all the work I do. Should I ask for a raise? And if so, how do I go about asking without sounding greedy.

Hi Fishes

First step portal is not working properly for me , tried multiple browsers to download some docs from there, any idea if there is any specific version of browser it allows?

Thanks

Felt a connection

ਧੂੜਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਸਦੇ ਸੀ
ਮਿੱਟੜੀ ਦੇ ਜਾਏ ਹਾਂ
ਅਰਸ਼ਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਨਜ਼ਰਾਂ ਨੇ
ਜੂਹਾਂ ਛੱਡ ਆਏ ਹਾ

ਰੋਹੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਾਸੀ ਸਾਂ
ਬਾਗਾਂ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਨਹੀਂ
ਕਿੱਕਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਜਾਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ
ਕੰਡਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਤੋੜ ਨਹੀਂ

-ਕੰਵਲ ਸਿੱਧੂ (13 ਜੂਨ, 2020)

When you sell a dedicated website for a special deal, do you give the CRM for free? Is vTiger CRM your advice? Otherwise, what are your most common recommendations about CRM?

What are some brands with an in-house agency? Looking to make a move to client side.

Any account managers in here for chemical sales? Want to learn more about it...

To the clients scheduling meetings over the inauguration: get over yourself.

How much are my fellow VP Account Directors out there making? Just trying to gauge if I am being paid fairly. Don’t forget to state market and YOE. I am making $135k, 10 years of experience and in Chicago.

My boss’ boss told me she wants to hire me to account Sup. I’ve been with the agency for three months. I know ppl will be mad they didn’t get it. Not sure if I should follow up?

Transitioning to become an AE - how often do you guys typically travel (pre-covid)?

What is a fair salary increase from AE to account supervisor in NYC (creative agency)? Any tips on negotiating salary with internal promotion/getting what you deserve?

Throughout my career, I have worked at both “traditional” and “digital” shops. My current agency would fall under traditional but also offers digital services. Our process, roles and skillsets seem way outdated but I wasn’t sure if it was just my opinion or if this is just how it works. For example, we have no CTO or tech leads. Our digital producers feel more like project managers than actual producers. Account Management is just traditional, no real digital knowledge. Feels layered and dated.

Anyone have any advice/best practices on the best way to collect feedback in a workshop?

I’m pretty passive when I’m disrespected by creative but I think it sets a bad example for my team. If any of my reports were spoken to the way I was I’d raise hell...how set example?

Looking for some advise - starting on a new project for a luxury fashion client and don’t have experience in the industry. Any watch-outs or tips to be aware of? Just want it to go smoothly ☺️

Any thoughts on Laundry Service?

For those of you in healthcare related account management, what is your healthcare background? I am clinical and getting ready to hire a higher level account manager. I am really biased toward people with clinical/in hospital experience because, quite frankly, healthcare is a different beast - lots of hand holding and change management. I don’t want to miss the right person because of my bias, so im wondering how many healthcare related AMs have healthcare/clinical experience… thanks in advance!

I got a promotion a year and 3 months ago, and got a pay raise 5 months ago. Could I still ask for a promotion to SAE if I have been supporting a team more as one? Promotions are hard to stab with.

What are some good practices during the sales phase of a potential project to execute before the contract is signed? Seems obvious but would love some ideas on standard operating procedures that help with seamlessly handing over a signed contract to the account team. For example, speaking to the potential client explicitly about their role in staying on schedule, reviewing scope creep consequences, etc.

Is there such thing as a true account role at major branding agencies? Ex. Interbrand, Landor, Pentagram...Sounds like in many cases it’s actually just PM under a different name.

When is it appropriate to ask / explore working on a different account? Or, alternatively, how long do you stay on a account before you start itching for a change? I’m happy with my agency but it’s been a long two years on my current client and wondering if I am just in need of something new. I’d also like to ensure I don’t get too deep on any one industry.

Looking for candidates interested in an Account Manager job in NYC or Atlanta on the publisher side of the business. DM me if interested.