My wife and I liked a house, new build priced at 750k in dfw area top school district, top community thinking of 200k down payment. House will be ready in may 2023. House hold income 300k base plus 40k bonuses. My question is am I risking too much here, given the market conditions ? What is the 2023-2024 mortgage rate forecasts ? Will the housing market tank more than 20% in DFW ?

Is stock market surging tomorrow?

as another fish. have 13k left in car payments for another 40+ months, would you recommend doing a 10k onetime payment or investing that 10k instead. better to lower debt or keep paying monthly cost

Thoughts on purchasing leads?

I have Moderna calls that expire on October 15 with a strike price of $300. Should I sell before S&P 500 inclusion and buy back in?

Four words - Invest. In. Amazon. Stock.

110% Return on investment ( 1 year) and still projected to keep growing...

Laughable that banks and traditional 401k give you less than 5

25 and a year into having a brokerage account. How does one build a strong portfolio? I’m currently doing well based on stock picks but understand that it’s really just luck based on this rollercoaster year. Holding for the LT

To take advantage of the next big economic downturn, should I set up a Robinhood or Charles Schwab account?

Who else is buying?

I think I'm breaking even in my portfolio since September of last year... Any thoughts on taking the loss on certain crypto in order to recognize the short term loss to offset my overall ST gain?

Junior Associates - How much student loan debt are you and your peers in these days? A few young partners and counsel at my firm were discussing the student loan moratorium and most of us were convinced we could have paid the majority of our loans off with the bonuses associates got these last two years. But we are all old and when we graduated 150k to 200k was about the max student loan debt people graduated with. So educate me. What is the average student loan debt these days?

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

Bought shares in AFI and ARGO with plans to sell them this year to buy a house
Sell now before they crash even more?
Or put off buying a house untill the market bounces back?

Anyone know when Ch. 7 BKs must close by? Is this changed by when there are adversary proceedings (alleged fraudulent transfers made to a bank for CC payments)? Asking for my friend who is unfortunately involved bc of his parents, who are the debtors (he isn’t a defendant or a debtor in this, but the payments were made to a CC in his name—a CC he didnt know was opened in his name).

Its in Texas, and the initial BK filing was made about 23 months ago. TIA!

Coin a buy ?

Anything you wish you did 1-2 years before going to b school to help pay for the cost? (E.g., 529)

Bought some litecoins on Coinbase - how long does it take for transaction to go through and owning the coins?

Any recommendations for best balance transfer card? Like zero APR for 15-18 months and no fee? Also nice to have points or cash bonus

Can we change unit within Consulting Of Deloitte India.?
I am in bench though. I found opportunity in another unit within Consulting

Hi Fishes,

Looking for a job in Oracle Fusion Functional role. YOE- 9

LWD- Nov 7

Please let me know of any opportunities

Hi pals! Anyone here currently working at Accenture open to referring me to an Account Exec role ?

Folks who managed to switch jobs in this economy, how did you get the job? Did a recruiter reach out to you ? Or did you go on sending out applications?

why cts blacklist any company any idea?

Hi All,

I would be moving to new employer, in their background investigation form I mentioned current employer job title as Senior Consultant, however with my current employer my Current Designation is Senior Consultant and Current Role is Consultant. Will this cause any issue in the Background investigation ?

Anyone in SF here? Looking to hire a full time social content creator for my company. We do sneakers and streetwear with a brick and mortar in SF.

Hey,i recently got an offer for intern+fte in PwC india,They have given by base location is kolkata,but i am native of Karnataka and prefer blr or hyd,any idea how can i change the location?
Thanking in advance

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can help my executive manage their inbox? I assume trashing spam emails and flagging important ones, but any other ideas in terms of folder management, etc?

Very new to being headhunted by recruiters on LinkedIn, should I be concerned with sending recruiters my resume or anything along those lines if they’ve messaged me?

What’s your typical % bonus in Revenue incentive for won deals?

Umm should I reach out to recruiter or wait and see or forget? So I am starting a new job next week and the company I interviewed for(Microsoft) before told me they liked me but they are having headcount issues and for me to check back with them. Even the director had a meeting with me after final round to determine fit and hr said I am a good fit. It is a government contract so maybe that's why.

Should I even bother with this or worry about it if they reach back to me?

My international flight got cancel. They did not send email so everyone found out at the airport. I even spent 50$ in Uber coming to the airport and they say only solution is to rebook us tomorrow. What’s the best way to go about it to get best compensation for all the inconvenience? (Tap air)

How does a role in clinical affairs differ from clinical research? Any clinical affairs manager out there to shed some light? Wondering if clinical affairs will have more sciencey roles.

Is it customary to feel iced out at a new place? A simple good morning or acknowledging that I'm alive would be cool.

I survived the cull and consider myself lucky for that.

Anyone who hasn't, please post here with your background and industry alignment.

I'm sure many others on here would be willing to put you in touch with personal contacts to help you get back in employment.

Now more than ever, remember that this too shall pass.

What are the best Sales books y’all read?

I’m so depressed, have been for years, and don’t see it getting better. I’ve tried everything from therapy, exercise, psychiatry, journaling, self help books, healthy diet, etc. what else is there?

Thoughts on Yale for B School?

Anybody else choose this profession partially because they are aviation dorks? Flights are my favorite part of the week 🤓

Anyone work or know someone at E*Trade? Curious to hear about their culture and benefits

Joining big 4 healthcare advisory practice. How useful is tableau? Is it used commonly? I haven’t used it in previous roles

What's the deal with PTO, holidays, and utilization?

If I don't make SM this year, stick it out and hope for next year or take a different M position at another firm. Having a hard time going another year leaving money on the table

Utilization director told me today that the layoffs won't affect me. My heart goes out to everyone that had to hear otherwise. Here's to hoping y'all find something better and prosper.

People that recline their seats on 1 hour flights 🙄

Just heard of more layoffs in Tech. The S&O bug is spreading :/

MBB folks, do you and your coworkers even consider Big 4 people management consultants? Trying to gauge the general consensus.

AA delayed a flight 7 hours on Saturday before cancelling it and giving us no help, monetary or otherwise, in finding lodging. Rebooked Sunday for a very early flight, got home 24 hours late.

Has anyone used gliders that stick on tyres of office chair, for better movement over the carpet?

Has there ever been a consultant’s union? Would you consider joining if one existed?

I wanted to book National rental car for personal use, what is the contract/coupon code that you can use?

In dire need of a hangover cure. I have things to do tonight and I’m trying my best not to die right now.

Flying Southwest. An add at the entrance of the plane says: "anybody can fly you, but we do it with a smile". Scaryyyy. Are they letting any smily person fly us? Hahah

Ratings on three projects - 3,2,2. Utilization - 90%... Proposal hours - 15... Firm activities - 43 hrs... I then get a YE rating of 4 😕 ... How worried I should be regarding the layoffs???

Whether you're a father by choice or by mistake, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO YOU! 😎