What’s the best airline to redeem Amex points on? If so, what’s the process (re: transfer ratio etc.) Trying to book business class or premium economy from Sf to India.
Thanks

New offer. What does this mean?: “Policy is that we don’t consider the green card until someone is at 2.5 years prior to the last extended date on their current visa.”

Anyone have fee based fiduciary financial advisors they’d recommend? TIA!

Anyone else has two Amex plat and why?

Please suggest best Term life insurance for 24 year old, maybe for payment tenure of 5 or 10 years, 1.5 crore for 75 years.
Is it sensible to invest in mutual fund + term life joint plan?

This week in homebuying horror stories: offered $60k (10%) over asking on a house. Got beat by a last minute all-cash offer from an out of state buyer who was buying sight-unseen.

This is the worst.

I have dal 19 put 3/27. Loosing money there, should I wait out another day or two or cut my losses now?

Looking for advice on business trips. My boss kindly asked me if I want to go meet a client out of state along with business folks. It will be my first visit to a client. What do you think are the benefits of these trips? I’m fairly new in my career and in-house so would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks!

i’m at work literally stressed about $3.5k (spread across there states) and this is why i can’t stand state taxation.

how you gonna shut down a business license over $100?!

Hello London 🐠

If you’re working in Life Sciences / Healthcare and know if you’re firm is hiring and open to visa sponsorship please do let me know. I’d really appreciate any referral / leads. Thanks so much!!

What’s the general guidance on the order to maximize retirement contributions for tax benefits for an normal individual and for a self employed/small business owner before moving to taxable accounts or alternate vehicles like cash value life policies?
I’ve seen for individual: match trad 401k->match roth 401k->max roth IRA->max trad IRA->max trad 401k->max roth 401k->max HSA
For self employed: max SEP IRA/solo 401k->max roth IRA->max trad IRA->max HSA

Of course situations differ but in general?

What are some good modern/post-pandemic personal finance books you can recommend?

Are lounges truly worth it if you're not doing a serious long-haul trip? What about the difference between flying business and flying first class

I have a prospect who is a US resident living in Canada on a temporary work visa. They are being told by their advisor that they must liquidate all their accounts (brokerage, IRA, and 529). ...

Best Marriott to Stay in Charleston for 3 nights? Platinum elite. Also looking for any and all recommendations for 4 days in Charleston. Birthday celebration for SO.

How much are you contributing to your 401k?

Does anyone know how to roll options in Fidelity’s app? Recently moved from TDA to fidelity

Recommendations for a good massage spot?

What is SUNDRY allowance in Accenture?

I have a question regarding taxation of joining bonus.

I recieved a joining bonus of 1 lakh from my previous employer in last fiscal year which was taxed.
I resigned from the organisation before completing 1 year... Which will be deducted from my last month salary.
How does taxation works in this case.

Question for Sales leaders who’ve said “I did an analysis and concluded we just need more at bats”.

Does it feel like you’re saying something useful? Or are you also writing a book titled “In order to get rich you just need more money”?

I really wanna get out of NY, even if just for a few years, but I feel like most low COL places don’t have great agencies or work. Anyone make a move for a bit?

Asking for a friend - anyone staying in a marriage just for the kid(s)?

It's not like the marriage is terrible or unhealthy, but they would take an out if not for having had the kids.

Anyone else experience this? I'm wondering how common this is.

My girlfriend is willing to break off our entire relationship because she found out my mom doesn't approve of her. We have no issues between each other but she said she can't be with someone who's family doesn't like her.

Do most consulting firms have insane hours?

Is this bowl dead?

24k miles on my SQ5 and it’s telling me the brake pads needs to be replaced. Is this normal? Aren’t they supposed to last longer than that?

Leaving the US after 3 tries of H1B lottery. I’m on OPT STEM, what should I NOT forget before I leave the country? Thanks!!

How closely do pwc consulting work with s&? And how common is cross staffing onto s& projects?

Don't own a personal laptop; always use my work laptop for everything. I see people recommending Dell XPS or Lenovo Thinkpad but do you really need that for school? My plan was to just get a run of the mill laptop to use for excel and ppt...what else do i need it for?

Can anyone recommend good investment options in Bank of America HSA account? I feel their funds are very limited compared to what I have seen from 401k and IRA. Anyone recommends your HSA account?

I’ve been working at a rather prestigious midsized firm in a big city for almost a year and a half now. I have been having a lot of trouble picking up work from senior partners. We are required to bill at least 150 hours per month to meet our requirement. My months are typically only 110-130 hours. It seems like the senior partners already have their “go to” associate for things. Does anyone have any suggestions on how i can increase my workload? I reach out for work pretty much weekly.

Accounting role potential interview questions and process? L4

Tips or training on how to be a good PML. I am a first time PML and was hoping some of the more experienced PMLs could give me some advice. Thank you! 

What to do with a few hours in Houston? Let's assume 3-4 hours either in downtown or including travel from there.

I am staying at a one-bedroom temporarily in Manhattan while taking covid precautions. I am so single. I feel poor and behind in life. Money makes the world go around.

Advice or Book recommendations on how not to get bothered by others/ friends/ peers? What they think or what they do!
Been struggling lately

Just went under contract on a place and need renovations. What steps can I take to accelerate the renovation prior to closing?

Best consulting firms for PE work (CDD,Value Creation)? Looking for the best firm for exit ops to PE ops eventually. Thanks!

Which top consulting firms, if any, will pay for your MBA?

Told a friend of mine in tech I was considering moving to BCG. He asked me if I would have to move to Boston.

I followed up by asking what he thought the top consulting firms were. "I'd guess PwC and then McKinsey are the best. I've also heard of KPMG, Deloitte, and Bain, but I don't know much about them."

Just a reminder that outside our bubble no-one really cares about firm prestige etc.

Has anyone tried the Sealy Posturepedic Firm mattress from Costco? Is it good for back sleepers?

What does corporate/business development pay look like in big pharma?

Heard BCG laid off quite a few people this summer. Is this true?

Domains/Tech Skills in Consulting that give the best potential for earning opportunities in the next 5-10 years not including strategy: Data Science, AWS, Cyber Security, Salesforce, EPIC, Workday

How do I find meaning in my life?

Westin, Conchal, Costa Rica, anybody have an opinion/review to share? Looking at a week with her Hotness in February.

SM asked us to shifted client billing hours to non-chargeable code... Will significantly impact utilization... Sucks

Who leads the Data Science/Data Engineering field right now? Cloud transformations, ML implementations, BI reporting? Companies + Practices?

Anyone else here in SF atm? The sky looks like we’re about to have the apocalypse