11/13/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Rewind - PE Case - Paper LBO Best Practices + Q&A – 12am ET, 11/15/2017
Chicago - FP&A Technical Mastery Boot Camp - Nov. 15th-17th, 2017
Rewind - PE Case: Acquiring a Hedge Fund + Q&A – 12am ET, 11/16/2017
WSO Paris Happy Hour - Fri, 17 Nov, 8:00pm @ Kiez Kanal
WSO New York Happy Hour: Friday, 11/17, 7:00pm @5th and Mad

Posts of the Week:

8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? by @AllStateRap". 186 SB’s.
Everything I wish I knew in Banking by @Intern4ever". 19 SB’s.
Was life, at least the fun and social aspect of it, supposed to have peaked in college? by @Postgradwonderer". 8 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Do any bankers play any video games? If so which ones? by @Dimesnickels44", 96 comments.
Your top Europe vacation spots by @meredithpalmer". 51 comments.
8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? by @AllStateRap". 48 comments.
How do you signal women that you work in Investment Banking without telling them? by @Thorr2017". 41 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Hedge Fund Allocator at a $2B+ E&F by @Hitmybid". 8 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @cloutape" in the post “8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE?”. 88 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Lloyd BIankfein". 1462, 2. @Dances with Dachshunds" 905, and 3. @CRE" with 871.

See where you rank here.

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