Single fish (no families), what are your monthly credit card bills lately?

Curious to know what other avenues people have taken in our industry to make more money. Currently getting OT which is nice since most places don’t offer that benefit but still doesn’t feel like it’s worth the long nights when the paycheck comes in.

If one more person says that I should know everything about taxes because I’m an accountant I’m going to scream

Can someone explain whether you’d buy altcoins as a ETH pair vs a BTC pair? Does it matter?

I hear most people recommend Coinbase Pro. What’s your argument for not using Gemini Active Trader if you’re trading under $1M? Gemini Active Trader has a smidge of lower trading fees than Coinbase Pro for smaller traders.

Wanted to understand what happens in FAANG companies if H-1b visa runs out and there is no I-140 in place to extend visa beyond 6 years. Do they transfer the employee to a non-US office E.g. Canada? Does anyone here been through this scenario?

FYI Amex offer for Allen Edmonds. Spend $300 get $90

Hello ME fish - any suggestions as to where I could invest reasonably safely if I’m targeting a ~5% return (in USD/AED)? LIV used to be good with their 2% return but that’s decreased now, and I’m looking for a bit higher.

Vanguard Digital Advisor ( 4 ETFs, 0.15% fee) vs HSBC Financial Advisor (15-20 funds, 1.5% fee) which one to go for nest egg growth 100k starting

My firm doesn’t match my 401k — still worth opting in?

Does anyone invest in crypto ICOs? Based in US, looking for a good platform to invest through

I’ve been using CoinList, but lately all their ICOs exclude US - so maybe we just don’t have many available to us anymore

Thoughts on staking crypto? What’s the safest way.

Without asking or confirming, account lead booked an in-person client meeting that requires travel. Who books ~any~ major client meeting without first checking with the team ?

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…

Looking to buy Rolex OP. Thoughts on new vs used? Is the additional ~2k worth it for new?

Anybody waived their escrow and has been paying their property taxes in full? how was it? is it worth waiving it? will you really save some $$ when you do that?

Does your firm let you take 28-30 December off? Many of my team members won’t be working those days and I decided last minute that I’d like to travel somewhere between Christmas and the New Year.

Have money invested in S&P 500, and now starting to regret not having diversified to international stocks as well. Would want to diversify now to buy a total stock market index, however since S&P 500 dropped more than that index, not sure it’s worth to crystallize losses to do that. The alternative is to stop buying S&P 500 and start buying other markets as separate ETFs, to eventually bring in line approx. with total stock market index. Any advice on the best course of action?

Hi folks,
What do you show as investment proof if investment is to be done at a future date? I have a life insurance whose premium is due in March. What can I submit now as proof for this declaration?

Trump just signed an EO banning any new work visas. As someone on a work visa, I am going through Twitter to find more information and I couldn’t believe the amount of hate I am seeing in this country for legal immigrants. As co-workers, do you guys really think that immigrants are stealing your jobs?

Thoughts on Base + TC for Director of Corporate Data and Analytics at a F500 financial services firm?

Position would report to VP/Chief Data Officer. Requires 7 YOE. New team so no direct reports until infrastructure and tools are in place.

I’m interested in reaching for a position as manager for a local retailer, but I hate having to play the bad guy. How can I become more comfortable with fulfilling that role?

Hello Folks,
Anyone working with Syneos Health. I need an understanding of the Project Data Manager role. is it same as a Clinical Data Manager?

Its really good seeing people trying to help people who are in a tough position. we never know if we will find ourselves unemployed too. Stick together fishes.

“Circumcision makes your dick look like it’s wearing a tailored suit. Circumcised is James Bond. Uncircumcised is James Out-On-Bond"

Those of you that were on Agency and switched over are you producing projects at the same level? Is there operational support? Can you push back on the bad ideas? Are there leaders who ‘get it’?

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Hello Fishes,
Looking for a job change in DevOps role, please help with referrals.
Experience:5 years
Skillset: Linux, Docker, K8s, Python/Shell, Jenkins/GitLab CI, release management.
Notice period: 1 month

28F, Boston, lawyer at Big4!!! Dm me. Let’s gooooo!!!

Anybody watching house of lies right now? I don't understand how Marty caused the meltdown with Koll Brothers

What monitors would you recommend for home office? I am about to buy one myself. I work in FDD. Do you guys recommend the ultra wide? Curve screen? freesync?And what definition is good enough ? I really do love Apple Retina display but the price.

Chicago & suburbs: seeking advisor min $20m AUM to change firms and team with me at my RIA to service clients better as co-advisors and build practice. Great tech, transition, and admin support!

What’s considered a good salary in Dallas for a single female with 1.5 YOE in marketing consulting? Trying to buy a house and not sure how much I should be making!

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to conduct the post-clerkship job search if the goal is big law? I am coming from a state appellate clerkship in a major market.

How are you all going about continuing to buy index funds while everything is literally green and I see people doubling their investment in such a short amount of time. Feel as I am missing so much money that could’ve been made. But VOO goes up 1% :///

How do you invest and save for your children? I’m thinking about setting them up with custodial brokerage accounts but don’t want them to have a heyday at 18. Did you create irrevocable trusts or?? They are too young for earned income and I don’t own a business so no IRA investing opportunities here.

Turning 28 and hit $300K NW today. Never formally FIRE’d but want to set out a plan for here onwards. What’s some good material / easy reading to start with?

Do you count your car as part of your NW on Mint/other trackers?

Still using Ally Bank savings account, but the APY had dropped to .60%. Time to move. Any recs on personal savings account? This is my emergency “savings”

Thoughts on staking crypto? What’s the safest way.

Have money invested in S&P 500, and now starting to regret not having diversified to international stocks as well. Would want to diversify now to buy a total stock market index, however since S&P 500 dropped more than that index, not sure it’s worth to crystallize losses to do that. The alternative is to stop buying S&P 500 and start buying other markets as separate ETFs, to eventually bring in line approx. with total stock market index. Any advice on the best course of action?

Need an opinion on the Vanguard VIGAX/VIGIX. I’m index riding with that fund but am wondering if I should shift my risk and go with VT or another Vanguard fund. Thoughts?

Landed a contract role at Deloitte via MBO Partners for an audit senior role. MBO is making me a W-2 employee for MBO, but I am getting paid $125/hour plus overtime. Am I missing something here or am I about to be making $5K/week (or more with OT)? Anyone have any experience with MBO or doing contract work like this? Obviously way more than I'd make if I stayed at KPMG for busy season.

Can people working side gigs as consultants receive deferred compensation? Or has anyone seen other creative, legal ways that consultants can work now and get paid later? I have a side gig that could end at any time, and I don’t envision it going into 2022. Good problem to have, but the side gig is bumping me into higher tax brackets this year, while next year, I envision I’ll be back to lower brackets, so I was wondering if there’s a way to delay some of this compensation to next year.

What do you estimate to be your personal functional inflation experienced over the last year?

I know the fed says 8.6%, but that number is averaged over many products normal people don’t frequently interact with.

I’d rough estimate something closer to 25% cost of living inflation over the last year for myself.

Anyone have fee based fiduciary financial advisors they’d recommend? TIA!

TC New grad Software Engineer
Base: $110k
Sign-On: $35k
RSU: $120k/3years
Relocation: $20k

Starting fresh with virtually $0 savings and $0 worth of financial literacy, whats the best course of action? any advice is greatly appreciated!

Red flag? I use TD's robo investor for my IRA and personal investment portfolio. I noticed it chooses the same ETFs, although potentially a different ratio. This seems that it's not properly diversified for long and mid term. Should I be concerned, or just let the investment fly?

Saving for a house down payment in the next 20-24 months. Where should I put my savings. Just in a savings account right now. Was thinking about ibonds, but is my timeframe too short?

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

The unending cycle is for real. Reached my LeanFIRE number 2 months ago, yet I don’t feel satisfied. Still reaching for the stars… when will this human desire end?

Any thoughts on the below mix of index funds for a portfolio? Too little? Too much?

VOO
VUG
QQQ
VGT
MGK
VIG

What do most people invest in for their Roth IRA portfolio? I’ve heard target funds and ETF’s..which one is better?