The former CEO of radioshack is a doctor, wth

Deferred admit here as well! (HBS and Wharton). If you are thinking about applying I highly recommend it. It won’t hurt your chances in the future and you have so much more time to study in college!!

AMA

How’s associate interview process at EBs these days? Getting a lot of heat right now and thinking of exploring a few opportunities

Do you guys have any tips or when to purchase ticket to south east asia? All tickets I see is hovering around $2000 roundtrip.

What guides and resources do you use to find attractions that are off the beaten trail?

Any tips on best value Marriott points redemption for a beach vacation? Preferably Europe or Caribbean, and luxury resort.

How is CBA Bangalore in terms of Work Culture and Work Life Balance ? Is company expecting to work from office?

One of the team member has applied leaves for continuous 3 days this month. Later she applied for a 15 days leave saying a medical emergency. Both the leaves were rejected from her manager saying connect with HR. though she is on leave without PM leave approval and this is not even prior notice to the team.
Now'what and all would be the consequences she might face. Is there any chance of these things are being escalated? Please advise!

Hey everyone! Feel free to provide your advice for a work/life balance with Exercise. Personally I’ve been training for 5ks everyday in the morning. Can’t wait to hear about new gains and achievements

I have BCBS and have been having a hard time getting everything approved and set up. This process was much smoother when I went through it the first time in 2018. Anyone else’s having these issues? Is Win Fertility still the place that handles it?

What do we think is going to happen with student loan deferral? Any recent new grads thinking they’re going to pay back any time soon? Some argue Biden is going to keep pushing interest pause til next election then forgive 10k as a strategy to help get re-elected? I only have 15k to pay and can pay it anytime, but no incentive to when that money can be earning more elsewhere in the meantime, thoughts on what is really going to happen?

Thoughts on soda stream? Would mostly just use for basic sparkling waters.

Anyone remember that Pat The Baker ad from about 10 years ago with the Polish lad singing "Now Pet is on his veyyyy!"?

I am a middle school coach, and many of my students request that I use discord to help track progress outside of school. Has anyone used discord for coaching before? Is it worth downloading and making a server? 

What percentage of the work that you do on any given day would you consider intellectually stimulating? State your position.

What’s a good range to expect for an NYC based Corp Dev role with ~3 years of experience

Starting a new job as an immigration attorney with 4 years of experience at nonprofits doing USCIS filings under my belt but I’m making $75k at a firm with 3 partners, another associate, and about a dozen support staff. I can’t tell if I’m being paid enough but they are covering my health insurance premium, bar dues, CLEs, and AILA dues. Am I being paranoid?

Recommendations for best ways to save for retirement after contributing to 401k up to match and maxing out Roth IRA?

Have a buddy from college who has a firm in Europe. He wants to expand is looking for someone to run it together. Wife is begging for me to do, but I'd feel pretty uneasy up.

For advice/fee based platforms: SEI Private Trust or Envestnet as your preferred?

Who has a Non-disclosure Agreement in their employment agreement and/or contract & are you concerned about it?

Anybody deal with large clients? In the tens of millions? How would you handle this?

Any ideas for creative ways to prospect to large numbers of people that require little to no overhead? I’m thinking seminars or workshops that don’t require paying for meals, mailers, or ads.

What time does your alarm go off? Mine is 3:55 or 4:20. (Exercise)

What is the most uncomfortable thing you've ever done in your career that, looking back, you're extremely glad you took the leap and did?

When you got so excited for an interview that you show one day earlier.

I’ve got my 7, 66, CFP, and CIMA with roughly 3.5 years industry experience. I started a new role at the paraplanner level… is this a bit of an undersell? Or is that along the industry timeline?

How do you know when you are ready to get married?

Does anyone have any resources for free ethics training for CFP requirements?

If you loved your small independent broker dealer but they had just been acquired by a much larger corporation which does have benefits in terms, mostly, in technology, but you lose your “family” in the home office, what would you do and who would you look at if you were considering a change of your own?

Best advice when it comes to networking?

How do you teach yourself to care less? I am always stressed and overworked

Does anyone have any recommendations for resources for elderly related issues/concerns?

NPR says since Im in quarantine I should try to keep track of something to stay sane, so instead of the market, Im tracking of how many times I step on my sons legos. Today: 2

Do indexed universal life policies actually work? I hear bad stories about about them, but another advisor is recommending one for our client.

I am a veteran advisor with 50mm under management. I am looking at two options.
Either take over an existing office at Edward Jones with 35mm or go independent with Raymond James. What would you do ?

My firm is currently hiring to our financial planning team. We are a rapidly growing firm! Our department has a career path to both the advisor side and corporate planning roles.If you are interested or know anyone who is, please reach out to me! We offer a flex schedule so you must be near one of the geographies!

Locations:
- Torrance
- West Los Angeles/Westlake
- Vancouver, WA
- Portland
- Seattle
- Boston
- Austin
- Irvine
- Dallas
- Houston
- Philadelphia

Thinking of getting new portfolio analysis software. Dropped Morningstar due to cost. Anyone have any recs, or should I just use the limited options on Blackrock, etc, to access Morningstar?