Let's say I were to leave banking and get into crypto currencies (not considering this at all ahem). Does anyone of any crypto currency hedgefunds or trading platforms worth investigating?

Home reno financing question. Have a big project coming up in the $120-150k range. Funding sources are:
- 90k from a heloc around prime
- 10k from a credit card that offers promo checks at 2-3% for 12-18 months
- 375k in a brokerage
- 5-6k per month cash that I can put towards the project, loans, or brokerage

I don't want to stop funding the brokerage because my FIRE plan is less numbers based than "hoard like dragon until it's enough" but maybe I should... How would you optimize?

New to options on fishbowl - I have a call itm with Robinhood that expires tomorrow. If I don’t sell it, what happens? Will they exercise or am I better to sell it?

Any recommendations for mortgage lenders that count stablecoins as assets towards a down payment? I’m looking to get pre-approved, but I had a lender tell me to withdraw from funds from my 401k instead because they don’t consider my GUSD 150k as assets.

Thoughts on buying into Wells Fargo now, at their 52 week low basically.. Bank too big to fail of course and their imposed caps on grown expire in a year or 2 I believe with regards to how much $$$ they can lend out or take in...

I contribute 10% of my paycheck to my employee share purchase plan. Is this smart to do given the tax repercussions behind it? Is it smarter to invest less in that and more in my Roth or 401k?

Interested in investing in real estate. How to even begin and what apps should I be using?

Sharks! I’m 33, currently working as a Java Architect (11.6 YOE, 40 LPA INR). I’m planning for retirement at my 40. Currently owning a house worth 1 Crore INR where I’ll be closing my home loan by this August. Please suggest diversified options of Investment for my retirement. I don’t have any investment till now (except the house) as I used my whole income to close off the Loan which I took in 2019.

About to apply for an apt that’s asking for a $2000 good faith deposit. I’m still a little undecided about the apartment (I have another option in Jersey) Do I wait it out or just go ahead & apply? Honestly don’t know if I’ll feel 100% sure any time soon. First time living in NY & first time renting post college😭😭

Any tips or tricks for a first time home buyer saving for mortgage trying to avoid pmi? Any advice appreciated. Cont.

Does anyone have an idea on the best emerging markets to invest in before the recession hits? Is gold, or any other commodity going to be the safe haven as well? Thanks everyone

How long did it take after getting your license to actually start making money?

Does anyone have any book recommendations for information on buying a house?

Best resoures for realtors just starting out in their career?

Quoted a 30 year mortgage, 5% down for a ~600k home for 4% interest no points.

Profile: 250k salary, 800 credit score

Is this any good??

UK - thinking of a buy to let in either Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester - any recommendations on either /areas where you can get something under £140k.

Looking to get into photography and want to splurge on my first non phone / non point and shoot camera. I’m trying to decide between the Nikon Z50 and the Canon EOS RP. I will mostly use it for landscape, and then family friends pets in casual settings. I’m hoping to find a camera I can learn on and grow into. I don’t expect lens selection to be a major factor for me as I doubt I will carry multiple lenses - probably just one at a time. Any advice?

Anyone at M&A strategy at KPMG willing to connect?

Advice on how to break into a sales position or the pharmaceutical industry? I have 1 year of experience in account management/customer service for a Biotech company, a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience with research experience, plus the organizational and communication skills needed to succeed as a sales rep.

Open to chat— any insight or referrals are much appreciated!

So glad I found this bowl

I just had a colleague ask me my opinion on a few cars since she’s buying her daughter’s first car. Went through a few brands trying to get a sense of where her mind was, and as soon as I mentioned VW she said “oh, they’re owned by Mercedes and we had bad experiences with Mercedes years ago.”

What comically incorrect car things have your coworkers said to you about cars?

Started at meta relativity recently and my hours have been crazy. I can’t tell if this is typical or just my team

Seriously considering a move to Edward Jones. Pros? cons?

HPE employees or ex employees please suggest on this company from JOb security and wlb perspective, waiting to hear your experience and comments and anything else

Anyone else starting a new job remotely tomorrow? Would love to hear how you’re preparing or just offer mutual support. Let’s start off 2021 strong! ☺️

Truth be told I have never been through onboarding via remote. It’s a bit of a struggle. It’s taking forever to get access to certain resources and my assigned mentor is always underwater. How is everyone dealing with this? My manager seems hard to please in our first couple 1:1s.

Guys pls help, can I ask for a salary hike after accepting the offer letter? I have 3 weeks left to joining.

What's a good show to watch on Netflix? Need rec's before Peaky Blinders comes back on. Thx

Just finished Ozark, so any shows of that type would be great.

after receiving the portal link to accept the offer letter, what is the deadline to I accept it?

Fellow Fishbowlers,
Need to discuss an offer I got from MasterCard for Director of Product, based in Pune, India. Below are my details:
I am a multiple time founder, ran my company for 4 years, a self funded startup, so no concept of salary. My last CTC with a US based firm as a consultant was USD 96000 until Jan 2021 (I was residing in India).
I have an offer in hand from a startup for 90 LPA + 1Cr worth of ESOPs.
What number should I start with and what should I really expect? Thanks much.

Curious - sometimes I see people online on Slack and offline for Chime, but then others are offline Slack and online Chime. How do I tell who’s actually online with their computer open?

I joined TCS 2 days back. Today I got the better offer from Deloitte. What should I do? Should I resign from TCS and joined Deloitte or stay with the TCS.
Please suggest.
YOE:6yrs
Stack: Cloud

What are the typical vehicles VPs and Directors are driving these days?

Personal finance book recommendations?

Who here has been laid off? How did you bounce back?

Best song to listen to as you walk in the office?

To the guys in Lloyds: your pillar 3 report is nowhere to be found, any reason why?

Has anyone ever been "let go of"? Either laid off or fired. How did you get through it?

I’ve been having reoccurring nightmares about getting laid off :(

Is employment data really one of the most accurate indications of the economy's direction? I'm not sold.

My bank makes you fill out a form if you want to work in the office for each individual day. It’s largely empty from what I hear. What are the risks if I were to go in and “borrow” an office chair for my new apt? How about a monitor?

Anyone here belong to the NYAC? Thinking of joining what are fees like for monthly dues? Do you like it?

Anybody here at Barclays Corporate Banking in NYC? Need advice and numbers..

Nothing like working until 2am doing menial tasks for the client on your birthday

Should I move to another firm and take the higher pay (20% more) and do more work I’d enjoy doing and have better growth and long term career potential, while sacrificing my current title (would have to step down from associate to analyst), WLB, and team chemistry?

Does anyone have any insights on the Certificate Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM)?

Financial advisors—how do you prepare for a meeting with a new client? What information do you need to gather? What information is useful for your pitch? Where do you find this information?

How hard is it to break into foreign exchange sales from a back office or middle office role?

NYC folks - Reminder: Happy Hour tonight @ Brother Jimmy's! We'll be there ~7pm. Ask for the Fishbowl happy hour at the door, or look for the balloon! Or use bowl code bxbft to find us!

Most indulgent gift you've bought yourself?

Best GMAT study plan?