What has been your biggest investment yet, and how did you plot your journey to get there? Did you get professional help to figure out what the right investments for you would be, or did you do it alone? I want 2025 to be my year of investments and would love to get some inspiration from the bowl!

I am unable to log into the ionboard portal. Anyone facing the same issue. Please let me know.

Has anyone applied for an EIN? If so, does the Sole Proprietor "Start Date" have to be the exact date of your first 1099, future date, or estimate?

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I heard food is free in exl is that true

Men’s belt that goes well with jeans. Any suggestions ? Pictures also welcome

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Is MJZ a union shop?

When did this bowl become so competitive and spiteful? Why can’t we just be happy and support each other?

How is SAP Security Job Market in Canada?

Hello. i’m lookign for referral for Airbnb. Can anyone help me out please

What does the long-term career progression look like, both salary and title-wise, for someone looking to get into FP&A-type roles? Can you at some point land roles that involve financial/corporate strategy? One test away from getting the CPA and looking to get roles outside of standard corporate accounting.

Other than MAANG, which companies are good for the data scientists in India (both product and service)? Good in terms of project complexity, rigor of analytical approach, scale of problems, implementation opportunities, usage of latest tech stack, innovation, mlops best practices etc.

Looking for advice: would you stay in partner pipeline at Big 4 or move to one of the MBBs as a principal? I am hearing that with Big 4 getting into strategy more, MBBs will be obsolete soon thoughts?

Looking for a public sector consulting project in BA role. Any leads?

Hello Fishes,

I'm currently looking for opportunities commensurate with my experience. I am a fellow member of ICSI with over 13 years of experience in corporate and secretarial matters. Having worked in Merchant Banking Companies, I have independently handled and executed assignments like IPOs, Rights Issue, Takeovers, Buy Backs etc.

Any referrals or leads would be highly appreciated.

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Thoughts on messaging on the 10/21 Risk Assurance transition webcast for those staying in Assurance? Still as clear as mud.

Hi Fishes, I am looking for job change as a UX Designer Having 3.9 years of experience.
Skills: Ux research, interaction design, Prototyping, User research.
Tools: Figma, Sketch, Invision, Adobe XD, Sketch.
Preferred location Bangalore.
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D 🐠, what was your take home in first year as principal? I assume you all get roughly 350 units and have to finance your buy in. What does that leave for your monthly draw? And after your insurance?

Big4 partners, do you feel the journey has been worth it when gauging by the variables of money, family, sphere of influence, and happiness? Or industry still seems more alluring? Thanks for your wisdom.

For the Partners and really anyone in a leadership position: how do you motivate your people to take initiative? i.e. inferring next steps and taking action without waiting to be explicitly told to

Anyone invest in franchises and in particular has anyone used a company called FranChoice to help you match w a franchise?

Partners, when do you think informal communication regarding new PPMDs will start trickling in?

PPMDs, what tips you would give if your client is a Member Firm? I am an incoming project manager, lateral hired from industry. Please share your thoughts about how to make an impact from day 1.

I thought this question would be best for partners who’ve been in the industry for awhile...

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.

Looking for advice: would you stay in partner pipeline at Big 4 or move to one of the MBBs as a principal? I am hearing that with Big 4 getting into strategy more, MBBs will be obsolete soon thoughts?

Tips to build my brand and network as a junior practitioner navigates their career to the next level at the firm?

I've heard a couple of things about how the partner pension amount @ PwC is determined, both similar in approach.

Both calculations I have heard of result in an annuity paid until death, at which point a surviving spouse (if any) receives the annuity.

The first calculation I have heard is that you get 80% of your highest earning year as a partner (e.g. If your best year was $1M, you'd get $800k as an annuity).

The second calculation I have heard is that they look at your three highest earning years as a partner, and take the second highest and you get 100% of that. (e.g if your three highest earning years were $1M, $800k, and $1.2M, you'd receive $1M as an annuity).

Is ANY of this true, or just all rumor? Any PwC partners that can chime in and explain the pension plan fact for fact? Perhaps with sample numbers?

PPMDs, if an employee comes to you and ask for support to join a different group within the firm and the employees ends up not getting the other role, do you typically treat them differently after (e.g., not staffing them on as many deals) / would you hold them back from promotion the following year?

Partners, what are the financial benefits of retiring as a Partner at PwC or other Big 4s?

What has been more beneficial to your career and why: specializing in a service offering or an industry?

Exec consisting Slalom for more creative work and more diverse and inclusive culture. Any insight into partner and above admissions/roles/past experiences. Based east coast but not looking for local

Hey Partners! I accepted a position at another firm and was bumped from manager to Senior consultant level. Could you give me some advice on 3 key things I can focus on to help me re-advance quickly?

How does one know when one has taken it too far with fake it till you make it?