Investment options in India as an NRI? I heard there are some restrictions. Please help with your valuable insights 🙏

Anyone else buying as many homes as they can? My neighbor owns blocks in queens and I’ve seen what this sort of investment can do in 50 years. If there’s going to be housing inequality I want to be on the good side of it.

anyone invested into Facedrive (FDVRF)?
Recently heard about the company and it looks very interesting... curious to hear your thoughts if you have any!

Anyone know how taxes work when you sell for a gain? Do Coinbase and other sites prepare a 1099 or are we on our own to "self report" our gains to Uncle Sam?

529 prepaid tuition plan: Anyone here who has purchased this? Would be great to discuss pros and cons. I’m thinking about this using Illinois Bright Start 529.

If I’m contributing to my Roth 401k vs pretax 401k and my employer matches 10% of my contributions. My employer match be 10% on my post tax contributions right? Technically meaning I’ll be getting less of my 10% employer match then if I were to do pretax 401k since that match would be on a higher amount?

At a high level, what is a better way to maximize returns?

File all 12 months in NY or
file a few months in PA and remaining months in NY (about 9)

I was in PA for a bit during the pandemic

Has anyone been looking for/bought a house in the last couple years?

What kind of down payment / interest rate did you find?

What happens to your shares if you are partially, or not even 1 yr vested at a pre-IPO company and the company goes public? When you continue on your vesting schedule, what price do you purchase your vested shares at?

I’m currently an LLC and looking to assemble an equity deal with an advisor. I don’t know how to set it up with him where he gets his equity in the future when we restructure the entity to a c/s Corp and give out his shares. It doesn’t make sense for us to switch now and get double taxed when we haven’t lifted off the ground. This is pre launch. Any advice?

How low were you able to get your student loan payments? I plan to pay as fast as I can, but I want the option for as low as possible for house buying purposes.

What do you wish you knew before you began the home buying process for the first time? What would change if you could go back to the beginning of the process?

Great time to be buying ETH right now. Could still dip to 1800 at the lowest, but I’ve gotta believe we’re going to 8k+ once the eth2 upgrades hit.

Has anyone at a mega fund like KKR or Apollo experienced coinvesting and actually being able to put money into a deal?

Pros and cons of moving to wealth management under someone like Morgan Stanley? I’ve got about $300K in non 401K equities, mostly VOO, but a lot of individual positions as well, and have always enjoyed managing my money. But curious about perks like free Amex platinum and enticed about the idea of spending less time managing myself.

Can someone explain to me what a back door IRA is and how it works? I’m making over the income limit to contribute to any standard IRA and am maxing out my 401 K but no company matching program so I’m wondering whether I should be doing more

Debating between a few travel cards and need some opinions. Debating between Capital One Venture, Venture X and Amex Green card.

Live in a non major city with an international airport, but need to be flexible to different airlines. Which of those cards, or other cards out there, would be best

Still using Ally Bank savings account, but the APY had dropped to .60%. Time to move. Any recs on personal savings account? This is my emergency “savings”

High risk, low reward investment ideas?

How to get a Biotech job in abroad?? Experience is needed?? Am 2017 passed out student is there any sponsorship??

When is the sign on bonus typically paid out?

Received a less than stellar feedback for a short project I was on. I didn’t get any ongoing feedback throughout the project so I feel completely blindsided. MANAGERS PLS DON’T BE THAT GIRL/GUY !!

What is the *prime* amount of money to bring you happiness?

How much should a SA be making with IT Security and IT auditing experience be making in a Tier 1 city? Experience: 1 year as a fed, 4.5 years small firms, 1 year big firm

For those who have started (or tried) their own consulting business— what’s the experience like? How’s revenue?

HI guys first time here. I'm a Mechatronics engineer, can work as controls engineer, Automation Engineer etc. I have previously worked with sensors actuators, plc, hmi so if anyone can refer me for a job here or abroad it would be appreciated so much.
And also please get this post to 11 likes so that I can interact with more of you guys.

Any HR Personnel in Berlin, Germany ?

Has anyone bought/ done the HRCI Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion in HR Management? I already have my PHR, but I’m looking to gain more knowledge/skills and beef up my resume. Is it worth doing? The course is $239 and you get 12 Recert credits with it.

Is this legal? My spouses company just decided to change their comp structure for account managers. It was base + comm, now it’s commission only but nothing changed, OT commission is the same, didn’t get more points, just took away the base pay and said work harder basically. So now they have to worker harder to get $50k they were already making. (Not a decision based on employee performance, they’ve been crushing it. I think the company is just trying to save money they overspent else where)

I need advice on how to approach a raise request.

I am a software sales representative in the manufacturing space. My starting salary was $85,000 in 2015 I did not receive a raise until I asked for one three years later in 2018. The raise was 5%. I have not received a raise since the 5% raise I received in 2018. They granted me a $2000 one time bonus in 2021 when I asked for a raise. How do I request a raise and get one?

I have brought up the cost of living expense and they do not acknowledg

Any body got retention offer from LTI?

I have a lot of mindless closing binder assembly today so I’ve been watching Restrepo and Korengal in the background. It.... really puts things in perspective. I feel like such a baby for complaining about long hours or stressing over emails.

Hi fishes. I am a third year and I was extended an offer to lateral to an Amlaw 100 firm, but as a second year. Is this common? I am coming from a specialty firm with four offices nationwide with a good reputation in our field. The lateral position is in the same field. Thank you!

Is EY Kolkata a good place to work?

Hello Fishes, is it common for wipro to extend the doj. Somone i came across his doj was changed from august to october.

Any paralegals used Upwork or similar sites for side work/freelance work? Just wondering if it's worth the time investment. All feedback is appreciated!

Question: Girl friends parents finally came over for a ristha. Everything went great or so I thought but now she wants to time to think about moving forward. The pain point she brought up is that we are in different states and she is feeling pressed. Although in that time she has started communicating less and I literally had to beg her to get on face time. My gut says she wants to end it but unsure. Any advice ? It's been 2 weeks since this event

Thoughts on Ind / Eng series ?
I am looking forward to some wholesome test cricket

Any book recommendations to gift my cousin sister? She studied (masters) psychology and is a trained classical dancer.

I am currently making 92k USD in my current job in a mid tier US city. I have got an offer of 110k CAD in Toronto. My H1B is approved till 2021 and I also have the Canadian PR. Shall I make a move?

MBB folks on H1-B who recently switched to FAANG - did you run into any issues with visa transfer? My transfer has been filed and I’m a bit nervous about USCIS’ perception of consultants and the current sentiment around H1-B visas.

Any recommendations for books for desi parents ? Politics , economics, world order , self help

So I was supposed to get married next month, but Covid-19 is clearly messing with that. Really feel like pundits/astrologers should be liable for peddling muhurats that clearly aren’t “auspicious”...

Buying a new house in the US and have no idea how to go about buying curtains and blinds. Can anyone help with their experience. Chicago based if that matters

The other day I was traveling in path train and a desi random dude came and sat next to me. He was smelling so bad that the lady next to her had to get up while making a face. It was kind of embarrassing. Guys (and in some cases girls too) please buy a deo stick/perfume. It’s CHEAP - You will still be able to send money back home! 😂

Anyone here who moved from India to work in consulting in the US - I'd love to hear what you wish you know when you started - I start this summer and would love to understand expectations.

Anyone here working as a Business Analyst / Product Owner in an H1B visa? What is the package are you at currently?

Interviewing with Uber... any tips on taking the analytics test ?

Have a long layover in Paris on my way to India this dec and i have a valid Schengen visa. Is it possible to exit airport between flights? Anyone done that here?

Hey all, do you guys have any recommendations for low carb/high protein Indian diets? I am a South Indian, never feel satiated if I don’t eat my rice. Also not a big fan of rotis. Please pour in what other foods/recipes/advice you have!

Hi everyone- Trying to get a RT-PCR scheduled in Delhi for traveling back to US. Any suggestions on where to the get test done in Delhi to get report within 24 hours?

Seeking immigration / travel advise. I know we are not lawyers but any experiences / stories would be helpful.

Can I enter the US when I have H1B change of employer petition approved but employed with my current company and serving notice period? Which company’s I-797 form do I show immigration? Do I tell them about switching jobs, etc.?

My new company lawyers are not providing clear guidance on this and suggesting against travel due to COVID in general. Thank you.

Which websites do you use for booking tickets for India travel ?

How many of us desis work at MBB? There are a ton in tech consulting in various firms but want to see how many are doing pure strategic gigs at MBB.