What is the best deal you getting today?

Associates - Care to share your rough budgets (income, spousal income/family support, rent, monthly spending, student loan payments, savings, etc.)?

Which luxe car do you own/ lease? I’m gravitating towards leasing a Mercedes.

Quick question: Can we ask HR to revise pf contribution to minimum which is 1800/month

I’m loyal to delta, but I’m moving to a city where American is the main hub and Delta has practically no non-stop flights to/from there. It’s time for me to open a new credit card, so I was considering the Citi/American one. Any thoughts?

Which bank account is better for salary account?

HDFC
Axis

What are currently the best Canadian credit cards for travelers? Looking for Aeroplan or bonvoy points or companion tickets

How do you get somebody to want to buy life insurance right now instead of waiting?!?

Thoughts on buying pre-construction homes in markets that are popping and flipping selling them when construction is complete?

My uncle does this (he’s a realtor) and usually gets 2-3x return. Obviously there is huge risk because property prices can change a lot in 1-2 years, but at the same time the upside is hard to ignore.

Anyway I protect myself against the downside risk? (other than loosing my down payment)

Anyone using Edward Jones? Feel like we did a mistake and rolled over all my husbands retirement accounts from different employers and our kids 529 under them Jan 2020. Since then market is down and accounts lost20%. But the fees every month is pretty high around $200. I am worried to move it to fidelity or some other place and manage myself(not very confident), then I have to sell all of the Edward Jones managed funds and buy new. sell low buy low makes sense but don’t want to loose anymore.

For the past 2-3 years, I have obsessively tracked my net worth/income trends/investment performance over time. I checked my trends just now, and OMG I hit the 300k net worth mark right around Christmas. I guess I haven’t looked at my dashboard for a month. This feels so cool. I want to shout it from the roof! I can’t really brag about this to my friends, so I’m sharing here! 🎉 🎉

At what income level does it make sense to contribute more to traditional 401k over Roth 401k for company ?

Happy Holidays fishes!! I would love to hear some thoughts here..We bought our first home last year for 316K ( starter home) in MCOL city. The value is now over 400K and I have an equity of over 150K. We are thinking of moving to a different state.Should we rent this place ($2400/month) and with recent refinance my mortgage will be $1600/month(inclu pay all) or sell it to pull out equity for the new home in a different state? FYI: we have over 100K in cash to down payment.

Why do people accrue prepaid expenses?

I’m not bad with money but definitely lots of room to improve overall, due to several personal factors I don’t want to list in full here (numerous unanticipated medical bills, bad boyfriends, etc.) Hence why I only have $3k in savings right now. My first mini goal is to have $5k saved by the end of December. I need motivation and words of encouragement. If I pay off my medical bills, I won’t make my goal. I have to start putting saving money first. Getting depressed about my situation.

Thinking about investing in a 3-4 unit building in Chicago (Jefferson Park, Avondale, Bridgeport, etc.). Is the upcoming winter a good time to do so?

What are some of the things that were a MUST when buying your first home and what were some things that you were more flexible with and why? I’m having a discussion with my partner about what we absolutely need and what can be worked on later.

First time home buyer and I have no idea what I can afford. Excellent credit. I know to get a preauthorization before looking but want to skim homes the meantime. Any good rule of thumb when searching?

Looking to open a taxable brokerage after maxing out Roth and 401k. It’s more so for a house down payment in 5-7 years. Can someone please provide insights on ETFs vs mutual funds?

Are people who joined in January not receiving any hikes this year at ac kolkata?

Hi all - any advice for a first time real estate investor looking to make their first purchase at the end of 2021.

I plan on saving $50K, for a $350-400K property in the Long Island, NY area for my first property. Does this sound reasonable? And does anyone have any experience & advice investing in the LI area?

Id like to rent it out for some positive cash flow that I can then start using to save for my 2nd property (sounds easy when I type it).

Thanks all for your input - stay safe!

Would you pay an extra ~$100/month on top of existing monthly PITI for access to $65k in equity from your home? Want to use it for either A) down payment on new primary or B) net new investment property and see if that can fund the next primary

Looking for an NJ store selling hardwood flooring that has a decent selection and not too lengthy delivery times.
Everyone seems to have a 4 week wait for hardwood. Any help is appreciated.

Hi, what is diff between EPAM anywhere and EPAM systems.?

is it safer to join EPAM Anywhere considering recession@?

Where can I get f&f settlement doc ? On the former employee portal i only see status as completed.

New to the US. Currently based in SF, CA. What is the most efficient and cheapest way to gain more CPA credits? Require 30 more credits.

Hey ladies. We’re almost at 60 members! How do we get the women in here chatting and asking/giving advice??

Is FJ 11 a Lead Profile or an IC role ?

What is the average salary range that can be asked, for a 7 yoe Senior Associate Consultant in Eli Lilly?

JD/LLM in international and m&a Tax looking to leave corporate and start a firm in business/estate planning. If anyone has had success starting a firm in these areas please share any resources or insights. Thanks!

Any views how is internal audit in risk and financial advisory. Is visibility good here? And how is the work life balance in general?

What is a good bonus number/percentage?

Bonus for EY S&O?

PwCers, is all of west coast except for san francisco considered tier 2 salary range?

For those who have lateraled to MBB or a Tier-2 firm (ATK/S&/OW/LEK/etc) - how did you find time to prep for case interviews if you’re staffed on an intense project?

I find myself struggling the explain things with the same eloquence as my colleagues. How can I improve my consulting speak? Any recommended books?

Best books on leadership and sales skills?

Any good books or recommendations on sales? Sales tactics trips and tricks?

SM doesn’t know the scope of an upcoming project and wants me to put together a final PP for the client. Not sure what he’s expecting if my knowledge is more limited than him. Just frustrated 😞

Ratings on three projects - 3,2,2. Utilization - 90%... Proposal hours - 15... Firm activities - 43 hrs... I then get a YE rating of 4 😕 ... How worried I should be regarding the layoffs???

What are some publications, books, podcasts, online classes etc that can help me prepare for my first year in consulting? Have 5 years of experience in finance and making the jump to consulting.

How to deal with being rejected from a consulting job you want?

We've all been there (not just me I hope). It's so frustrating when the consulting one is a tough hill to climb. Has joining a smaller management consulting firm ever worked out for anyone?

I'd like to hope one day I could get into big 4 or even MBB.

Who else is doing expenses on an amazing Saturday? I noticed a $50 dinner charge. Damn you Sheraton. I hardly ate anything that night.

About to give 2 weeks notice. If I give first week of Sept, I am going to lose PBB. Will try to take to new employer to push the start date to Oct 1st but I’m afraid once I submit the notice in (cont)

What are the BCG ring fences and how is each one? Can you join any of them or are you required to do the one closest to your home office

Moving from a boutique (<30 employees, MBB competitor) to the strategy practice of a Big 4. Have only worked for boutiques in the past, so I’m expecting there to be some major differences in terms of working style.

What are the major differences and ‘watch outs’ you would point out to me? Could be anything from culture, to red tape, to compliance etc.

what’s the ratio of equity/stocks to bond/fixed income in your Merrill lynch 401k plan?Do you make any modifications or just use recommended distribution? First job with 401k and not sure what to do!

How’s CLT right now? Any chance my flight there will be canceled tmrw? 🤗

Brisbane hotels - Hilton or Sofitel?

Kpmg digital village. What’s that about?

TFW you are cranking on a deck and need some beats, bit spotify suggests “sleep“ and „in for the night” as categories 😐