Looking for recommendations on books for personal finance and investing?

Question on option price in relation to theta, does the theta component recalculate each day, or it changes even every minute? Say if u buy and sell within a day, expect to lose some theta value?

Hi Fishes,

If the gross CTC is more than 120K in Poland, tax will be 32% right?

Are there any other deductions apart from this?

My assumption is, we get atleast 68% of our gross. Are there any ways this can further reduce?

Consultant making 75K. Can’t really save much after 401K and $1300 rent. Should I have more left over every month than I do? Almost $0 right jow

Does anyone use a financial advisor? Any recommendations?

Anyone opted for NPS Employer contribution, is it good for tax saving? Is there any maximum limit to it? Does employer really pay it or deduct it from our CTC only?
Please help.

What are some of the investing must-reads that you'd recommend?

I’m 26 and have ~40k sitting in my savings account. Annual income 140k. Maxing out 401k. No debt. Planning to invest 25k but don’t know where to start. Should I get a wealth manager? What is the best way to approach this?

Anybody have experience with PenFed for a VA loan? Came up in a search and their rates are extremely competitive. Any reason I shouldn't take the lowest bidder?

Are y’all waiting to do a mega backdoor Roth to see what they do about build back better this year or just moving forward with it?

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.

Well, its a good thing I sold ARKF when it was $55 last year

Anyone using the full limit of Section 80C to invest in NPS?

Question for Sales leaders who’ve said “I did an analysis and concluded we just need more at bats”.

Does it feel like you’re saying something useful? Or are you also writing a book titled “In order to get rich you just need more money”?

It's super frustrating to be "time poor".

That's seemingly just the nature of working in Biglaw.

But every day you have the option to buy back your time.

How do you buy back time?

It's simple—by saving and investing.

And you don't need to be uber wealthy to regain control of your time.

Consider this…

How to invest in commodities (e.g. wheat)?

Which luxe car do you own/ lease? I’m gravitating towards leasing a Mercedes.

I am a direct private lender. I offer fast and reliable loan at 5% interest rate with no prepayment penalty. I can close a deal within 3-7 working days.

Do you have any project/deals that needs 100% funding?

-Jeremy

I know I want to move to NY at some point in the near future, but am just trying to decide the right time. From a rent perspective, but also from the perspective it not being worth it when there are limited things to do. What are other people thinking?

At my current freelance gig, they hold 47% of my gross paychecks for taxes. Is this normal or way too much?

What’s the best site to put your condo on rent other than Kijiji & MLS?

Mitch McConnell and Trump refuse to formally take up passed legislation from the House. We are reaching a point where the damage might be irreversible.

Turn up to the Max!!

At the donor egg phase and just not dealing with it well. Having all kinds of regrets if I tried hard enough. Maybe should have ate better, tried all these different things. Did I do IVF too quickly? Some say IVF makes your eggs worse. Is this true???

I have a team that just completed an audit, on time, on budget, resulting in a happy client which makes me a happy partner!

There is often a lot of negativity on this site, but I just wanted to give

If you left your job to push your business, what steps would you recommend before doing so?

The business is profitable, I’ve got savings…
Just nervous I guess.

Thinking about starting a CPA/Consulting firm specializing in the Cannabis Industry. I’m looking for someone with a knack for operations who can help get it started & wants to be in industry. DM me

Are certs from Harvard Extension School worth the cost? Disregarding the intangible value “Harvard” brings on ur linked in profile?

Wondering what people think about my situation. I’ve been offered a role with a company. The job description didn’t mention college degree as a requirement. On my CV I have a section listed as “Education” and under it I have “Business Studies” with the university name and the 3 years that I attended the course (2.5 to be exact). It’s a 4 year degree and under this I have my High School equivalent with the years I attended there. The education wasn’t mentioned in the interviews. Continued below.

Hi everyone!
I am looking into doing a Masters in Social work I have already have a social science background and have worked as an international development professional but I’m considering getting into medical social work. What are the pros and cons of being in this field

May I get 11 likes for DM please...

Hello folks,

How does everyone save tax
I'm aware about 80C, nps and home loan interest.

Anything else?

Has anyone here been stationed in Quantico? My partner is PCSing there in January. Where is a good place to live? We think the DC commute is too far.

Anyone working at Raytheon or lockheed . Applied for several positions and nothing. Currently transitioning to civilian life and job hunting

Perspective. I’m retiring from the service and I’ve positioned myself decently to be competitive. I have a graduate degree pursuing a doctorate, LSSBB, ScrumMaster, SPHR, and PMI-ACP. I’ve been offered two positions that are great and on the human capital team. For someone in this situation where should I be looking as commensurate with my certifications and experience?

Article 13 passed, time to close the Europe meme bowl! 🤣

Any word on consulting or agency layoffs in Berlin?

Best business-oriented, but novel-style books with good writing, style, & interesting characters? Not really self-help/advise focused, more of actual literature with business themes/plots. Any recs?

I'm an introverted person, like to keep to myself, focus on work, spend the rest of my time on family, gym etc. I've been told that I need to work on my communication and client relationship building skills. any books I can read? I don't follow pop. culture anymore, no longer actively follow team sports (but sporty myself) as I consider it bread and circus for the masses and don't rly enjoy work drinks... Am I doomed? Personally I am happy and love the work but fear for my career progression.

If taking the subway to my home office isn't part of my normal commute, and the client I am on is outside the commute to my home office and requires it, am I entitled to expense my Metro Card?

Any book recommendations on handling office politics?

Anyone have any recs for self help books? Looking for more relatable topics to myself I guess?

Has anyone here been offered a job in consulting without applying for it? What do you believe led to you receiving the offer?

What are some concrete reasons why someone in consulting would be fired, other than the obvious stupid things?

Hey all, can you pls recommend resources to get up to speed on Fraud and Risk management for Payments in fintech? Books /sites? I’m not in consulting anymore so no access to internal decks. Thanks!

When you hear that staff 1s we're just laid off... 😳

I'm looking to improve my communication skills to navigate a very political environment better (i.e. I need to be more diplomatic). Any books recommendarions are appreciated 💁🏼‍♀️

Any good books recommendation on effective client communication/business writing?

Any fellow fishbowl consultants staying at the Beverly Hilton and up for a drink or two?

2yrs of post-undergrad experience at D and have offers from two FAANG companies. Worth it to stick it out for a couple more years to open up more offers down the road, or should I get out while I can?

If my passport is expiring and I have applied for a new passport. Can I still book the international travel using my about to expire passport number? And not wait until the new passport in hand.. any experience with such a situation will be very helpful.
Want to book for parents and don’t want to delay in the wait of the passport!

I think I’m going to be fired tomorrow morning and I am not even sad about it.

I want to further develop my BI and DE skills. Currently exploring paths of AWS certs with some others mixed in, does this seem like a good strategy:
AWS CCP>Tableau DS> ICAgile (ICP)> AWS SAA>AWS DA > PMI CAPM > and then maybe tableau data analyst or Powerbi.

Please help me select the right offer. Citi SVP Program Management (NYC) vs. EY Manager Tech Consulting. From a career scalability perspective, which one would you choose? Please advise.

What’s the worst US city and why is it NYC?