8/1/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):

Private Equity Case - Oilfield Services, 8/6/2016

Posts of the Week:

Uncle Eddie Rides Again by @Eddie Braverman". 43 SB's.
15 Career Steps by @IBGYBG". 42 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Favorite Restaurants? by @Ace Rothstein". 66 comments.
T-Shirts beneath Shirts: your Opinion? by @Fairmove". 55 comments.
Why are all the interns in my group so awkward?! by @Ape Town". 51 comments.
Bloomberg on Trump "I built a business and I didn’t start it with a million-dollar check from my father." by @PEREtzel". 34 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @thewaterpiper" in the post "What is the Shorting "Research" Process".

Success Story of the Week:

From Depression to Community College to Target School & Beyond by @Nick Naylor". 1 SB.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

  1. @CRE" 897, 2. @thebrofessor" 441, and 3. @DickFuld" with 370.

See where you rank here.

New WSO Certified Users:

I wanted to take the space here to thank and congratulate the new Certified Users from the past week. Welcome to the club. Some of these are new members, but all have confirmed that they work in the indicated industry at the level selected on their profile. All Certified Users have a yellow star next to their usernames when posting in the forums, so you all know which sources you can trust the most. As WSO Certified Users, they get 3 months free to the WSO Job Board ($45 Value). Without further ado:

Investment Banking
@acb100” - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst

Private Equity
@caelum245” - Other - 2nd Year Analyst
@kinghongkong” - LBOs - Investment Analyst

Sales & Trading
@IBGYBG” - Other – Retired

Consulting
@gpck” – Manager

Asset Management
@HYFI_BuySide” - Fixed Income - Research Analyst

Are you a working professional and you're interested in joining the WSO Certified User club? E-mail [email protected] and [email protected] your username and send a link to your LinkedIn profile.

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