What percentage of your education was paid with a loan vs scholarships, savings, etc.?

Any entrepreneurs here had angel investors actually invest in your company? If so, how did you find them and how did it go?

Any tips on negotiating rent increase? I got a 20% increase and it’s more than I am willing to pay. What are effective ways to negotiate?

Did anyone else get a ridiculous rent increase this year?

Anyone here invested in any cyber etf? if yes which one is it?

Anyone else heard the news of KPMG staffing 1,500 employees to work 6 pm to 6 am reviewing documentation for cares act SBA bailout loans? My thoughts are 1- admirable cause 2- I would hate to (cont’d)

I just received an offer to lateral into banking. How does independence affect the stocks I currently own? If I join and my stocks are on a restricted list will I have to sell them? Or will I be limited to being unable to buy more/sell any during the course of my employment.

Any reviews on US Bank’s platinum checking account ?

I am working with a loan agent for a mortgage account. Per the agent, I will get a credit of 1000$ once I open the checking account. It should cover the loan application fee and commitment fee. (1100$)
Here’s the catch — the account has a 24$ monthly maintenance fee. And that gets waived with the mortgage.

I wonder what would happen if I refinance.

Anyone concerned with the dip in the market now? Both brokerage and 401k has taken hit. What are different things you folks are doing??

I’ve got cash that I want to conserve (for bschool) and my time horizon is 1 year. It is currently all sitting in a HYSA. Should I bother moving it to a higher return investment and if so what would that be? Thank you!

How do people afford to buy $1M houses in Chicago? Surely not everyone buying them is rich (which is somewhat of a subjective term). My wife and I are 30 and have a combined income of almost $300k and trying to buy something that expensive seems asinine yet people do it. Am I missing something?

Anyone here tryna go into impact investing?

Folks that got a prenup. How and where did you get it? We have spoken to a couple of lawyers and it simply seems to be a back and forth they want to do to rack up billable hours/complicate the issue. My SO and I pretty much know what we want. We are doing it mainly to protect my SOs inheritance. Looking for the simplest way to execute this. TIA for any advice.

VOO. I predominantly use Schwab’s robo advisor and have consistently been 8% below S&P 500. (1) based on the historical performance of VOO, am I better off shifting all of my retirement and brokerage accounts to VOO? (2) how do I do that? How should I go about this? Liquidate all my robo advisors and then buy VOO? Hope you all don’t roast me too hard!

Wanting to take advantage of the current market. 20K to get going. What are good passive income ideas in todays economy? What would you do?

Can anyone tell me what is one of the most popular ways to make money through stocks and the housing bubble right now? Any popular stocks to buy or land?? I'm seeing an upcoming recession WELP

Is it better to buy stocks and options around 10 or after 1 pm central time to avoid the market rush/high at 9 and 12?

Is it wise decision to invest more than 3% in PPP. Now a days cgi share price is growing rapidly.

Any thought on individual contribution(more than 3%)

# CGI

My company uses ADP for retirement. It has a contribution allocation for just 401k and roth 401k. If I wanted to contribute to a traditional IRA does it need to be through ADP and if so how is that done?

I NEED HELP WITH CREDIT SCORE issues: Two months ago my credit score went down by 30 to 40 points due to dad missing credit card payment by a day (i got added to as authorized user on his credit card for me to build credit but now I’m filled with regret). I was devastated by it. This past month I have been making more payments and paid off my aug statement in full thinking it will boost my credit score. But I don’t know why it went down another 10 points. More below:

I feel like there are more people engaging on professional networking platforms (like this one) right now. I'm wondering what will happen when all goes back to normal. Do you think people will still stay this connected?

Hi fishes, can you help me decide? I'm L63 at Microsoft with TC of $220k and I've got an offer from AWS for an L5 role at $300k TC. I love Microsoft and can see myself growing a lot here. I was approached by a recruiter for the Amazon role.

What is a decent annual billable requirement? Also, billing tips are appreciated. For some reason I am really struggling. Am I self sabotaging?!

South End: 1 Room in 2bd/1ba; 1-yr lease; May Move-in (Later Negotiable); $1,300/mo; <5 min from BMC, BU Med/Dental--PM/DM/Chat if interested!

Whats the salary range for a senior analyst for a new joiner in nyc region?

Guys
Any idea like how much time is normal for project to be assigned for new hire in deloitte. Is it something to worry if not within the 15 days of joining. Views pls.

Bofa vs fractal va tiger .
Please let me know which one to go for and why?
Payscale is almost same but i am looking for job security and wlb

Has anyone been to the IFS “Leadership Milestone Experience”? How is it? Worth attending?

In a Big4 deal Analytics group that’s not premier with no path to partner... should I try to move to MBB/T2 to gain traditional consulting experience or try for tech/FAANG... I just wanna make money

Any indoor basketball courts in downtown toronto I could go to for drop ins/21 etc. I used to play before but the pandemic took me out of routine and I'm looking to get back to the court during winter (hopefully somewhere indoors)

Best technology to use that LPL has?

Can I live comfortably in Dubai on 25k a month? With wife and kid too?

Generally how long are on sites? Are they all on one day’s block? The entire 4 hours?

Morning all- looking for a referral for remote position: project manager, implementation manager, PMP certified and will be obtaining Agile cert by end of year. 10+ years experience, also MBA grad.

Currently SC with Deloitte 2.5 years, cybersecurity heavy with background in healthcareIT.

Thanks in advance.

Hi, everyone. Does anyone know where I could find information regarding the opening year of major consulting firms' offices?
I'm thinking MBB, big 4, boutiques...

Thank you!

Best consulting firms for the retail and CPG industries?

Staff 1 Rating 3, with an 8% hike. Good/bad ?

Is anyone available to give a referral to Bain, BCG, EY, or Oliver Wyman for an associate consulting position? Pls DM your email and I will send my resume (and cover letter if needed) over! Thank you so much!!

Security Folks kindly advise please.!!
1. Is Comptia Security+ or Comptia Pentest+ certificate worth it.?
2. Should I prepare for CRTP or PNPT?
3. I should only focus on OSCP?

2yr experience in red teaming & preparing for my 1st switch in product based companies & FAANG

Can grad students get $20k forgiven if they got Pell in undergrad but outstaning loans are only for grad school?

SOFI or who else?

Has anyone refinanced their student loans on h1b visa? Is common bond the only option?

Not mad that student loans being paused means I can use the money for Christmas. Are you still making payments during the pause? Or are you saving the money for something else. My christmas present to myself is a spa day!

Does having student loans impact your ability to get a mortgage?

If you didn't have to pay off any more of your student loans what would you use the money for instead? I'm stuck between something impractical like a trip somewhere or something I need like a new car lol

If you could go back in time what would you tell yourself before taking out student loans?

Are you doing what you thought you would be when you took out your student loans? If so, do you feel like taking out your loans was worth it?

Curious to know how much your student loans were when you graduated from your program, how much you’ve paid off so far, and your age. If you have any varying factors too, like kids, income range, etc. Just trying to see if I’m on track or slacking in life. I am 34 yo, i graduated with 95k in student loans, i currently have 85k left and i make 85k in come. I’m also a single mom with two kids. Just praying for 100% student loans forgiveness. Wishful thinking???