Say I put $1k into a stock, it doubles, so now I have $2k, can I withdraw my initial investment of $1k without paying taxes or does this still create a taxable event? I’m concerned since I technically sold my initial shares for a profit but I didn’t sell for a gain above my initial investment.

Anyone aware of the best data sources for angel investing? Would love to understand returns but assets, stage, involvement, check size, cap table, etc…

My sons friend is looking to get into real estate . He is a junior at Indiana University. Looking for recommendations.

What’s a good, practical tax book to read for someone who knows nothing about taxes? I feel like I should familiarize myself with them but don’t know where to start/find the topic very overwhelming and dense even as a finance attorney. Welcome to other beginning finance book suggestions too! (Already read Kiyosaki and Ramsey)

I just left my pre-seed startup that was running out of cash (we made $100,000 in revenue this year, and sunk $1m in costs). I was making $40,000 as a developer (plus 20k stock options at $1/share per year) and they refused to pay me any more money. I have 17,000 vested stock options, total number of shares at the time of my contract was 4million. I’m a bit confused about share dilution and if it’s worth it for me to buy some of my stock options… thanks in adv!

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?

How is everyone finding the year-end craziness to close deals this year?

hi all! I'm starting my journey in VC as of next week, focusing particularly in LatAm ventures, although within a global fund. I'd love to connect with other investors as well!

How common is it to get a decent-sized merit scholarship from M7? I’m coming from MBB but not sure I want to commit myself to returning after I get my MBA and also don’t want to have to take out a bunch of loans.
(3.97 from T15 undergrad and 760 GMAT if that helps)

Why is it when I owe money to a state from my annual tax filings, if I don’t pay the full amount I get charged interest. But when they owe me, they ask for additional documentation and won’t pay me interest for them stonewalling me. Not much volatility y/y in earnings.

Looking to start investing (mostly Index Funds and some crypto). Any tips on where to get an account for index funds? Vanguard? Fidelity? Charles Schwab? Somewhere else? What’s most cost efficient?

Hey 🐠 , how do you guys shop for car insurance? Having a hard time finding a true aggregator site for comparison—they all direct me to individual insurers for quotes. My rate at GEICO just went up 40% so want to shop around a bit…

For those that invested in real estate rentals, how did you systematically approach finding a good property? Realized most of my stock investments was just gambling and I don’t want to gamble on a RE investment. Read a few books but none of them go into how to actually find a good deal/city.

I’m a first yr in NYC biglaw (2nd yr in Fall) — is 3.2k for one bedroom in BK (think downtown BK, carroll garden, Williamsburg) too much? Always have lived in manhattan so I’m not sure what reasonable rent for one bedroom in BK is.

Anyone living in Boston area? Real estate is very expensive here. Looking for a single family house. Which area would you recommend? Mandatory for me: Great school district. TIA

Best resource to learn about the energy generation world and trading? Would appreciate some courses, books, or leads.

Beginning to invest. Which is better? Merrill edge or fidelity ? Have a BofA bank account and an employer Fidelity account for RSUs. Also have a TRoweprice 401k account from past employer.

Leaving the firm I have a credit balance of 230 on my company Amex. Is it wrong to use that credit balance on whatever I want ? Last day is this Friday 👍🏾

Besides working, how do you finance pros typically spend the weekend?

Hi do you interview from time to time just to check what’s your market worth?

What are some good modern/post-pandemic personal finance books you can recommend?

Folks, never join Qualys , It's work culture is very bad, they are forcing everyone to report to pune office.
Zero work-life, work starts from Day 1.

not sure if anyone is active in this bowl, but made the move from Sales to CS in 2020! I work in the SaaS industry and our team has over quadrupled in size in the past 6 months. I am a manager and love my job. curious if anyone has any tips for building out a quickly scaling CS team?

I work in inside sales and was curious if call quotas are typical? 150 calls a week are what is expected but I have so many other tasks to take care of that I do not hit this quota. We do not do cold calling so it’s not like I have infinite people to call.

I have 8 years of experience in Insurance & Risk as a Risk Manager & Claims Adjuster specifically in Workers Compensation...how can I transition into a Workers Compensation Underwriting Role with sufficient pay? Please help, give advice, tips, share leads to any companies that looks at strong transferable skillsets, character, and integrity. Thank you

Hello there! I'm 11 years experienced and into testing. Interested to change my role into a Scrum master. Need to understand below
1. Future of Scrum master role ( with certification)
2. Payscale of a Scrum master

**Can I take retirement?**
Hi All,
I have around 29 Lac savings + 5 Lac gold.
And my wife has 28 Lac gold(wedding gift) + 80 Lac(ancestral) Land.
We have a child, his current age is 2 years+
Currently our monthly expenses are around 22k(max), and my CCTC is 15 LPA+ with 8+ YOE.
My age is 29! I don't feel like working anymore.

Anyone getting blown up on LinkedIn by franchisee opportunities? I have never indicated interest but get a new message from someone trying to pitch me almost every day…

Hey fishes. Just got a mail from Deloitte that the lease for my Laptop has expired and I have to visit the nearest Deloitte office to replace it. My base location is in Gurgaon but my nearest office is in Kolkata and currently I am at my home. Can I get it replaced from Kolkata office? And what is the general time frame for replacement. Can I visit after an week or so?

Interested in moving in-house — any suggestions/tips on networking with other in-house counsel?

Joining Google soon - any good books/tips on doing well in Google/a tech environment in a non-technical role?

What sales/revenue targets are there for BDM or senior manager in Big 4? Per month/quarter/annum? Please share both given target and achieved also?

Confession: The only in-law that I had a great relationship with passed away unexpectedly. The two remaining in-laws were on thin ice with me prior due to years of drama, nagging, and disgusting display of wealth. I believe their demand of money and general assholish behavior drove in law to his death. I love my S.O. but I can’t deal with the drama anymore.

I want to have a family and a future that is drama-free and full of love and don’t want to surround myself with negativity.

Anyone got call from Novartis HR team?

I got a call from HR team checking if I wait for another 2-3 weeks. They said it might be might take more time than usual but they definitely want to proceed further with my candidature.

Why is it better to work in a product based company than a service based company like Capgemini, TCS etc?

Hey everyone - I'm finally having a little breathing room in my work schedule and looking to get out and explore the city a little bit more. What are your top "must see's" or must do's? Really open to anything interesting within reason lol

Hi all I have 7 years of experience in Banking operations Internal audit and internal control, risk and control framework, Thematic review. AML/KYC aspects review, transaction monitoring, compliance reviews, CDD and STR reporting. Please refer me eagerly looking for a change. Preferable location hennai and Bengaluru.

Which is good brokerage account for etf and stocks. Can't use robinhood due to restrictions

Once you hit your FI number, what are your plans? 1 yr? 3-5yrs? beyond?

Any good ideas to keep your day job and start a business that allows for enough freedom to take taxable income from 350k to 0?

For those maxing out their HSA, how many of you are using it on health expenses v saving it, and why?

I'm a young professional finishing my first year of my career. Last month I opened a brokerage account & invested $4000 in the stock market. I'm planning to invest at at least $2000/month every month now with the goal of creating a passive income stream. Do any of you have experience with a dividend growth strategy? How did you get started?

Can someone help me with this? I had a low utilization since pandemic, I.e., ~sub 5%, but never missed any payments. Would credit score be impacted if only one line of credit with a low utilization?

Too few accounts currently paid as agreed
FICO®

Scores consider the number of accounts that are paid as agreed. Your score was impacted because the number of these accounts is too low, or because you've missed payments recently on some of your accounts.

Debt payoff update: house paid off, personal loans paid off, credit card down from 22K to 5K. Car loan is 21K. Looking to be completely debt free in 6 weeks, very excited!

Want to make investments but the market has been going up. Any advice on whether I should wait for a dip or just go in. Newbie here so looking for perspectives

Quick question: will you buy vanguard index funds through a vanguard account or their ETF versions through Robinhood or Ameritrade (already have Robinhood and Ameritrade) ?

Trying to build a strategy focused on index funds.

Hi! Pretty new to this concept, and really early within my career (only 3 months in). Currently on my company’s 401k plan, contributing well beyond the minimum to receive a match, and maxing the amount I can put in right now (25%). Dabbled a bit in options and stocks in general. Any advice, guides, or starting places you would give someone in my shoes? Thank you in advance!

Anyone here from NYC? Be cool if there was a meetup.

How much of a nest egg would you expect a couple to collectively need in order to retire at 40 and live relatively comfortable (not lavish)?

I have 10k extra to invest. How should I grow it? Any growth stocks to recommend?

For those of you who made your first million in net worth, what did you do next?

Single and childless but would like kids. High income and maxing out all tax advantaged accounts I can but was thinking of starting a 529 in my own name to be transferred to future kids. If I don’t have kids maybe transfer it to my nephew. Thoughts, pros, cons?

Thoughts on ARK innovation ETF

what are the tax implications when you withdraw from your espp? what are the necessary steps you have to take so you don’t get overtaxed?

Pushing out my retirement date... Crypto down 60%, stocks down 30%.. I was a millionaire in Jan now only a 750kaire lolz. Just numbers on a sheet keep rolling