Happy Monday WSO!
Upcoming webinars:
-Webinar: Stock Pitch/Investment Walkthrough -- 5pm ET, 3/29/16
-Webinar: Consulting Case -- 7pm ET, 4/3/16
Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):
Hedge Fund Investment Pitch Walkthrough - Mental Models, 3/28/2016
IB Deal Walkthrough, 3/29/2016
Investment Management Interview Case Study, 4/1/2016
Resume prep for Private Equity interviews, 4/2/2016
Private Equity LBO financial model walkthrough (part 2), 4/3/2016
Posts of the Week:
Roadmap for IBD Coverage Associate to Career Banker by @TorontoMonkey1328". 26 SB's.
Reading List for the Incoming Analyst by @bluepenguin". 6 SB's.
A One Stop Shop For All Things Diversity Recruiting - The Most Exhaustive List On WSO by @dumbmonkey". 6 SB's.
Discussion Topics of the Week:
Got paid 360k, do I go to Bschool? by @ConfusedMillenial". 41 comments.
What is the best way to pack a suit in a carry-on bag? by @200WEST". 25 comments.
Q&A of the Week:
Q&A: REIT Acquisitions Associate by @RE Bootcamp". 6 SB's.
Leveraged Finance Lawyer here, Q&A by @tom91gr". 5 SB's.
Comment of the Week:
This comment: by @ArcherVice" in the post "Brussels attack".
I'm not persuaded by any of the comments above, and I think the discussion is very telling. If I'm not mistaken, the Middle East only accounts for 20% of the world's Muslim population, though we seldom hear of radical Islam outside the Middle East and Africa. As others have stated this is an ideological issue, but in my opinion--you're still missing the mark. Take a look at Yemen, for example, the unemployment rate, poverty and starvation in that country are out of control. Is it any wonder that a radical ideology gains traction in a place like that? Radical ideologies thrive in environments like that, look at Trump's popularity, his leading demographic is blue collar white men; look at the conditions in Germany when Hitler rose to power. When shit hits the fan, people want someone/something with all the answers, and someone to blame.If we learned anything from Iraq--banning the Ba'ath party, specifically the military--the solution is having a native ground component that can eventually hold power. Unfortunately, that's the problem--there isn't one. Putting boots on the ground would be like pouring gasoline on the fire, it fits exactly into their rhetoric of the West vs Islam. I don't see any good options outside what we're already doing.
As a side note, it's very predictable that the discussion above devolved into justifying not being "PC", and largely a discussion from an emotional truth.
Success Story of the Week:
Sort of a Success Story by @Aphex2123". 5 SB's.
Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:
1. @bbjhva" 276, 2. @Dingdong08" 259, and 3. @Anon1254" with 259.
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