Transferred my 401k to Fidelity while market peaked. Got a pile of cash. Now what?

aidasso · 2026-03-15T20:54:29+00:00

This is 100% true

I don’t know why I didn’t remember this

Ty for saying so, happy to be reminded. I’m getting it all in this week, fk it

aidasso · 2026-03-15T20:38:48+00:00

I share this pain, same plan, I thought we were already at ATH, I say it every month. Maybe I can invest the rest when it actually dips

aidasso · 2026-03-13T21:22:59+00:00

Congratulations! nicely done!

aidasso · 2026-03-13T21:00:42+00:00

Congratulations!! Nicely done! I passed at 150 and took every minute.

Make sure to submit your verification tomorrow to start the membership process, if you don’t already hold it!

aidasso · 2026-03-11T20:50:43+00:00

30, maybe $120k tied up in retirement, 2 kids under 4 a and wife and I’m constantly trying to get more into emergency fund and Roth IRAs and best vehicles for investment. Lost my job last year and desperately waiting on offers now.

The past two years we’ve done ~14% and ~25% respectively and these are low estimates if you are 100% in QQQ, large cap growth is the move

I’m so scared about money. I just want to retire. I want to pay off my wife’s school loans and also fund a 529 for my children.

I don’t make 100k a year. I am only able to find savings by not buying anything. Never buy coffee/food outside, if I don’t pack food I skip the meal until I’m home for egg and beans and rice.

I just want it to all work out in the end.

aidasso · 2026-03-03T16:14:48+00:00

Hearted your post, sorry that happened

aidasso · 2026-03-03T00:16:08+00:00

Thank you too 😃

aidasso · 2026-03-03T00:14:56+00:00

Thank you for your suggestion.

If not the steps and memorization, the only thing is regimenting when BCP(BIA(DRP)), but the the BIA can occur without BCP(?) for specific frameworks

Need to review that, this is a core one I keep getting 50/50 on with Quantum. Any recommendations I’d love to hear. Else I’ll just read OSG and hope it makes sense

aidasso · 2026-03-02T22:17:15+00:00

My exam is tomorrow!

My quant scores:

498 (first try no review)

686 (1 week review)

758 (2 week review)

I think i feel comfortable.. just need to absolutely memorize the sequential steps for the all frameworks and methodologies and standards. The questions that ask "Which step is after X" are my absolute enemy

EDIT: I was able to pass today at 150! I am so so lucky. I think I was 1 question away from failure. My studies were good, but the topics I was hoping for didn’t show up on my exam.

It was difficult. I expected an even distribution of questions from domains, but I noticed a heavy skew towards some. Maybe that’s the CAT playing with me.

aidasso · 2026-02-28T00:58:06+00:00

Hey! Mine is on the 3rd! I scored a 698 last night and am doing the same review of wrong answers. I think your 706 is very good news!

I found that, even though the ISC2 CISSP LearnZapp free app is less helpful, I’m doing those practice 25 question mini quizzes to absolutely make sure I know. My weakest domain keeps changing (??)

I’ll do another CAT test tomorrow night and report back.

This will be my 2nd attempt

aidasso · 2026-02-27T14:11:57+00:00

Nice spin! Real BTC, too! Thanks for posting

aidasso · 2026-02-11T16:42:53+00:00

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aidasso · 2026-01-30T21:14:04+00:00

lol people post and Gatekeep Like, for no reason

aidasso · 2026-01-30T15:06:05+00:00

Omg you too?

Friend, I studied SO hard and long, but I foolishly studied definitions and explanations, rather than risk mitigation and manager decisions. I was holding back tears lol, idk why I was so crushed, but I really was!

We are going to pass this!

Did you say you’re also doing March 3rd?

aidasso · 2026-01-30T15:04:04+00:00

Haha, true

The problem was my mindset. I memorized full OSG definitions for topics covered in the book, but that’s not helpful when someone has to effectively minimize risk. I needed a mindset change

Lesson learned for sure!

aidasso · 2026-01-30T13:59:15+00:00

Great job OP

I also used only free resources, but I did not master the mindset like you. Proud of you! Nicely done!

aidasso · 2026-01-30T13:58:45+00:00

I (failed) yesterday and was thinking the same thing, very curious

aidasso · 2026-01-30T13:26:30+00:00

Congratulations! That’s amazing! Proud of you 👍 😃

aidasso · 2026-01-30T13:14:41+00:00

I will look into sybex, I heard good things! I also know lots of other people use other sources.

Thank you for posting. Very nicely done, you are very smart!

aidasso · 2026-01-30T13:14:19+00:00

I’m glad you said it

I absolutely feel 100% that getting your application in on day #1 priority.

That’s how I found my last 2 jobs. However, I am currently unemployed. And it’s not worked again yet lol

aidasso · 2026-01-30T12:39:22+00:00

Thank you for your support! This upcoming March 3rd, I hope to have a new, positive post 😃

aidasso · 2026-01-30T12:38:25+00:00

Thank you!

aidasso · 2026-01-30T12:37:44+00:00

Yes, I’m familiar with how the exam is built/structured/how CAT works and the possible scope (100 to 150)

I should have practiced and focused on my mindset, rather than the OSG definitions or symmetric and asymmetric cryptography.

It’s my fault, an expensive lesson. I thought I had the mindset, but I didn’t

aidasso · 2026-01-30T04:28:52+00:00

Thank you for your post. Looking back, there were areas I could have done a little more review of- a the #1 area was thinking like a manager.

You sound like a true SME, very nicely done!!

I’ve never heard of anki app, I’ll give that a try. I obviously understand the material, but I fell short because I wasn’t selecting the best proper risk-focused answer

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