20,000 WallStreetOasis.com Members and Counting!

Hello Everybody, we have just reached 20,000 members and we are still growing fast!

I'd like to take this time to thank all of the users that have helped WSO grow into one of the largest, entertaining and most useful finance communities online. I'd especially like to thank the Certified Users (Description and Group here)that have spent countless hours giving incredible advice to our resident chimps.

That being said, I'd also like to take this opportunity to reiterate to all of you that I am very dedicated and excited about continuing to grow the community so that it becomes the most valuable resource for Wall Street professionals (and prospective financiers). In fact, this summer will be the first time I will be able to work on WSO without a job and/or classes so I will be spending ~15hrs a day...

  1. Helping the community grow
  2. Improving the content
  3. Releasing more useful guides and our book! Finally! (note: we just released the Networking Guide and the Finance Internship Guide - each only $9)
  4. Recruiting more talented GMAT tutors to help you get a great score
  5. Releasing a trading simulation platform for fun contests
  6. and improving the overall functionality

...So our plate is full and our future is bright. Thanks again to all the users that have helped make WSO what it is today. I am confident that WSO users will come out of this financial crisis ready to face anything and will take nothing for granted.

Good luck out there, Patrick

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Well Done and Toast to you Patrick. Next beer is on me.

"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.
 

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