Not a homeowner - but looking to buy in 2-3 years. I feel like I'm saving well, but could save more pre-tax with my 401k.

Can I reasonably access 401k funds to buy a house, or should I keep just putting 10% to 401k and investing post tax money to save up a down payment?

What kind of gifts are given at fidelity investments during year end?

Hello fishes, will be really insightful to understand cost of living in Doha for a single person. Rent + food and other expenses manageable at 8-10k QAR/ month?

Has anyone used Motley Fool’s stock advisor program, and found it helpful and worth the membership access?

Anyone work in the Healthcare industry? I'm looking into joining Healthcare. I'm currently a Senior in tax compliance.

What do you look for when examining the accounting for a small business stock purchase? Asking for specific types of errors and red flags.

Which one to choose?

Fidelity investments, societe generale, allstate, alten, persistent, mercedes rnd.

Today I lost out on a house because my offer of $90k over the list price was beat out by another bid. Everyone else having an equally crappy Monday?

Sharks, I recently joined Fractal Bangalore, my hometown is hyderabad.
Can I claim relocation benefits, if yes any tips or tricks to use most out of it.
Thanks in advance

What kind of digital (design, platform) RFPs are you seeing out there recently? Looking for some digital new biz trends. What keeping digital marketers up and where are they investing in 2021?

Summing up the Pro’s and Con’s

Pro’s

1. Yearly hike starting from 10%. ( 1st year hike could be around 6%)
2. Work life balance
3. Large pool of paid leaves ( Around 44 days of paid leave)
4. Huge number of internal opportunities
5. Health insurance by company

Cons :

1. Business travels are mostly for management peoples
2. No benefits out of CTC like free food , free cab
3. No gifts for any festivals
4. Leaves cant be encashed and only 7 will get carry forward

What is the difference in subscription to notified and subscription to approved mutual funds?

Does life insurance require to be done through open enrollment? I thought it could be done at any time..

What’s the best credit card for points in the UK. I’m from the US and have the Chase Sapphire Reserve and the Marriott Amex

Roth vs Traditional 401k, thoughts?

This is an emotional dump rn. It may be lack of social interaction but I'm really frustrated lately. I feel like I lost last 2.5 years of my life with ongoing lockdowns and job instability in the first half of the pandemic. I was 28 turing 31. I get good dates but -ve self talk
Inflation is high & coming from a low income family where you're supposed to help your parents is driving me nuts. Although I make a good salary, after rent, car insurance, there isn't much left (unfav currency exchange)

Hi Fishes, I'm in a huge dilemma now. Im currently working with TCS and my CCTC is 10.29 LPA and I hold 2 offers, one with with Bank of America for 17.5 LPA Fixed and with CTS for 19 LPA.
My last date is Dec-30 and I received a call today from TCS HR for retaining me for 16 LPA max.
Earlier,before the call I had Bank of america in mind ahead of CTS for its work culture ,hike %, job security and other benefits. But here in TCS also I have very good role, job security and comfort.Please suggest!!

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!

Seems like Tokyo is a hot topic here. Gonna add another question regarding that—has anyone here worked as a copywriter in Tokyo? Any insight on agencies/companies that hire English-only copywriters?

Important question! Any strategies for getting out of work zoom happy hours? Other than ignoring requests and not showing up, which has been my MO so far. But it’s getting a bit awkward.

Flippen archive warning email making my good app ding and wake me up. "ARCHIVE DEADLINE TODAY!!!!" Eff administrative work. Someone else do this for me. Robotics where you at?

Who was around in 2008/2009 at big 4? Specifically in advisory? How were those practices affected during the layoffs? Any insight to ease some of the worry/unknown would be greatly appreciated.

Salary expectations for Slalom on the west coast? Would be coming in with 5 yrs consulting experience at ACN (MC/strategy projects)

Thoughts on the Tech investment banking scene in Charlotte, North Carolina?

What is a starting salary for a senior consultant that does energy transformation consulting at other consulting companies? I know GH underpays lower than market, but I’m having a hard time gauging how much more. Not enough reports on Glassdoor for my company and city. Please mention YOE and whether you live in a city with a higher COL. Senior consultant is equivalent to the next level up after entry level at GH.

How's KPMG INDIA for salesforce domain ? Projects, wlb, hikes can anyone pls help? Expecting an offer from KPMG INDIA

Thoughts on the following neighborhoods: 1) area south of Chatfield Lake; 2) Roxborough Park. We are a family with a middle school aged child (and late 30s). Thanks!

Fixed ctc 2435000 Lpa with gratuity 3.5k pm and pf including both employer and employee 16k pm. Any estimated what will be take home pm post tax?

Which health insurance is good to take for family in a long run. Would like to stick to it for a decade.

Does LTI change joining date , my issue is my notice period is 30 days remaining but due to some dependency it may be extended 10 to 15 days. What can I do in this situation ?

Where is Talend heading, will it be as conventional and widely used like Informatica?

Joining RSM soon! Is there a cell phone or gym reimbursement plan?

Any good india health insurance policy for parents. My ICICI Lombard guy is quoting 96k for 2 years for both parents . 2k per month. I have had it from last 10 yrs so never changed it. Now cost has gone up so thinking of other company ?

What are your expenses/time horror stories? Has anyone gotten fired in relation to expenses? Compensation withheld?

Need 11 hearts to enable DM. please help me guys

Let's mention our skill, CTC, YOE & see the current market trend for Testing.

Skill : Performance Testing
CTC : 12 LPA+(fixed)
YOE : 8.1+

Anyone moving to Kolkata this week or upcoming weeks?

NYC vs LA.

Decisions to be made.

Where would you live, and why?

Anyone has worked with bank to remove PMI payment based in home equity

Has anyone put solar panels on their house? What was the cost? Was your power bill completely removed? Was it worth it?

Just moved into a new house. Completely empty at the moment. What are some must have that are quality of life improvers or things that are smart to buy “the good version of”? (I.e. buying an $80 press iron instead of a cheap $15 dollar one)

When submitting your taxes, do you share how much you pay for HOA? Is there a form to fill out or do we get any type of reimbursement for paying HOA?

Hey guys with the current market boom I found a single family home 25 years old in a good school district with in my range . Looks like its decently maintained . Is there any thing specifically needed to look for ? When buying a house

Any recommendations for cordless roller blinds for new construction home? Also, should I attempt installing them myself or hire someone?

My house has very hard water, to the point where shower heads and aerators regularly get clogged with mineral deposits. Is a household water softener the best solution, or is there some sort of filter I could put on at the source to the house that I could clean regularly? Or other ideas?

General advice for first time home buyer. Single, male, 26, lcol- stl mo... let me know what you wish you knew/ tips!
Thanks :)

Hi,
Has anyone bought a new construction home from the builder Gehan Homes? What's been your experience?

Anyone done DIY attic insulation?

We had a home energy audit done yesterday and the guy said the attic insulation has a whopping R-value of 7 due to age and compression.

Getting a quote for them to do a loose fill to bring it up to 39, but also thinking about DIY loose fill depending on how $$$ the quote is. It's a ~700 sqft attic.

Bought a 12 years old condo. First time home owner. Can someone share what all things would need more care(electrical appliances, vents, filters etc) to avoid costly maintenance.

Anyone have thoughts on quality between Samsung and LG for refrigerators? Saw an LG one for 30 cu and Samsung for 28, very similar features but LG makes craft ice; how ever with my corporate discount the Samsung one is about 1k cheaper

How is Geico Home owner insurance ? Already have car insurance from them.

What’s the best way to finance a remodel? Probably need about $40k on top of what I haves saved. HELOC? I’m not really sure where to start researching.

Anyone have generator recommendations? Are there any that aren’t obscenely loud? Moved to a northern state with lots of snow and have a baby arriving during winter. Thinking I’d like to get a backup generator to give me peace of mind.

Compared to DC/NOVA, how's housing market in Chicago?

New homeowner here, purchased title insurance at closing (required by lender). This isn't something I need to pay to renew right?

Just a note that this is a good time to clean their AC coils. Just did mine and they were terribly dirty.

Considering buying a home but was told to account for unexpected maintenance bills that come with owning a home. What’s the biggest bills you guys have received (e.g. broken air conditioning)?