Smart or not to move my 401k from Vanguard target fund entirely to SPY , or similar? Mid 20s

How common is it for a firm to contribute to an HSA on an employee’s behalf, and what is the largest contribution you’ve seen that an employer gives?

I know I am an idiot but my crypto investments are down 68%. Did anyone else fall into this trap? I felt like I had to get in because everyone else was making money. Please tell me I am not alone.

Best credit cards for a non-road warrrior after CSR and Amex Plat changes? I think Amex Gold and the Chase Flex are pretty good - do not think CSR and Plat are worth it anymore

Hi fellow fish need some advice.

I'm planning a wedding and wondering if I should apply for new credit cards to maximize on points. If so, wondering what your recommendations are and or if there are new cards out there I haven't heard of yet. For context I probably have another 20k+ in expenses to pay still and my current cards are:

CSP
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless
Citi double cash
Random card (used to be uber)

Obligatory financial info post. 1) size of firm, 2) billable requirements, 3) salary, 4) bonus, 5) quality of life, 6) debt, and and 7) family/married/single. Go!

What motivates you to start or keep up a side gig? Is it just having more income or a specific financial goal?

Hi,

Does Nagarro provides internet reimbursement?

There has to be a point where focusing on minute details generates diminishing marginal returns.

Hello folks, ai have a corporate housing LLC that I've set up really carefully, and I know that with seed money I could scale it, but I don't know how I'm supposed to get myself in the door to VC access. Any advice?

Anybody using Marcus high yield savings? 1.9%APY seems like a no brainer, just want to be sure I’m not missing anything.

How is the GSAP tech allowance taxed? Bonus or income?

So, Partners... What's your spending breakdown like? Curious to see what expenses y'all have. # of yrs as Partner may also help.

Thanks for sharing! Again, just for fun and curiosity.

For those of you in healthcare related account management, what is your healthcare background? I am clinical and getting ready to hire a higher level account manager. I am really biased toward people with clinical/in hospital experience because, quite frankly, healthcare is a different beast - lots of hand holding and change management. I don’t want to miss the right person because of my bias, so im wondering how many healthcare related AMs have healthcare/clinical experience… thanks in advance!

How can i get reimbursement for certifications that i have paid for from my pocket? What is the process and how much time do they take for reimbursement?

Any realtor recs? Looking to buy in Seattle

Anyone else crazy and buying a house right now? Part 2, does anyone have new construction experience and any important lessons learned? Much appreciated!!

This has probably been asked many times in this bowl - what’s the best hotel rewards program? I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and I’m a Southwest RR member. I travel maybe 25-30% of the time

Salary range for someone doing payroll, AR, and benefits administration with 12 years experience.

Hello all, I'm a junior machine learning engineer and contract is about to end in about a month. So I would love to know some opportunities for which I can apply or get a refferal for the same.

Thank you.

Do you still write thank you emails after interviews? A lot of the roles I interview for these days are coordinated by recruiters so I don’t see the interviewers emails

Any engineers looking for a job? I can give a referral for Raytheon if interested.

Hey all - looking for help finding new men’s clothing for casual wear (all seasons). What’re your go-to brands?

Trying to expand my style & look at new brands - currently shopping at Zara, H&M, Bonobos, Banana Republic

Thanks for the help!

What is the best advice you would give to a junior account manager?

Hi everyone- Trying to get a RT-PCR scheduled in Delhi for traveling back to US. Any suggestions on where to the get test done in Delhi to get report within 24 hours?

For the people who went back to school to pursue a totally different career, what did you do for work? I don’t think I’d be able to do both my current job and school. I did retail in college and that probably isn’t so smart right now. Neither is working at a restaurant. I don’t think I can go back and live with my parents. I feel like I’m stuck.

About to start my first PM job! Any tips to be prepared and ramp up quickly? Books to read, courses to take, etc.. any tips are appreciated! Currently in ops consulting. No tech background.

Anyone from Amazon's finance division. Require an employee referral for a role.

I've been waiting tables for the past 20 years. It's a decent job that has gotten me through some difficult times, but I am getting old and tired. What career path would be most advisable for me at age 40?

Dont understand the DCF no matter how hard I try. Please recommend me some useful resource.

Today Pfizer announced that trials show that their vaccine is 100% effective for teens ages 12-15. Do you think most of our students will get it for next year?

I do not like HR work, should I be aligned to HC? I’ve mostly worked on process design on large transformations and do not feel like I need to be an HR guru in order to understand the business process

How close do you live to the office? What are the pros and cons that you have experienced living far/close?

Do you ever catch yourself overthinking a customer interaction for 15 minutes after a call?

I don’t know how people can be productive working from home. Maybe it’s just me, I worked from home half the day today and couldn’t focus and be productive like I do when I’m in my office working.

Feel like I just bombed my first arbitration. Partner was sitting in and then called me after to provide feedback 👻Please give me your first arb horror story to validate my feelings. Thx

Did anyone hate wedding planning? I’m constantly considering cancelling the wedding cuz I honestly can’t believe how much drama it’s causing with all family members.......

Why do so many people need sponsorship? Most people I speak to in tech (data) require some sort of sponsorship. Just curious why this is.

Any good business/consulting books on amazon kindle that y’all have read that has helped you in your job?

3 for 4 on upgrades this week. Delta FTW.

What are your book recommendations?

What is the best credit card offer these days? Good credit score, a travel spend about 5-6k coming up..

Does EY or other consulting firms actively monitor where the employee is working from (and I mean different country here) if they’re not currently expected to come into the office?

Has anyone tried doing this? I’m sure they can find out, but do they even bother as long as the work is in order or the counsellor/partner doesn’t specifically ask?

For those who have watched Encanto: Abuelo Pedro is killed by the cartel, right?

I have a consulting/PE interview on Friday, please recommend consulting books or sites to read. Need to speak consulting language

Someone reached out to me on LinkedIn about becoming an author on the side. Has anyone heard about such a thing?!? The person said she’s worked with 800 consultants writing their books and marketing it for them.

Best consulting firms for the retail and CPG industries?

Hi All,

Moving out of IT consulting to Product Management side in the next couple of weeks.
The new company I will join is an e-commerce division of a leading food retail group.

Any suggestions about books/ videos that I can access to learn the basics of the product side?

I have a manager meeting post PIP on Friday. I worked really hard but feels like the manager still isn’t happy and I might be shown the exit. I had filed for short term disability for extreme stress due to hostile work environment which will likely get approved on Monday. What’s the best move for me? I am thinking take Friday off so the manager meeting gets pushed to next week when my leave is already approved?

To those starting the year on the beach: office or home office ...or actual beach?

Aside from the St. Regis, any recommendations for places to stay on Kauai?

BCG folks - any other benefits besides the major ones that I should be aware about (e.g. gym membership reimbursement, mobile reimbursement etc). I’m joining at the end of March. Thanks!

Would love some gift suggestions for the husband. He’s been super amazing and I wanna get him something super nice for our 4th year anniversary. Can’t do vacays or experiences because of the Covid and new baby combination! Don’t know if it helps, but he enjoys fancy gifts, not into drinking or smoking or gaming!Trying to keep it under the $500 ish range if possible!(Fully aware that it won’t get me something super fancy)

Any suggestions? I’ll owe anyone that’ll help out! 😅

Hi y'all I have a first round skills-based interview with Accenture within their wealth management capital markets practice. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!

Is consulting salary progression faster than industry salary progression?

CAIA vs CFA?