11/27/17 - Monday @Mentions

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Upcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Oil & Gas Industry Financial & Valuation Modeling - Houston, 11/29-12/01
Webinar: IB Deal Walkthrough: JuiceCo (Part 1) -- 7pm ET, 12/4/17
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Washington DC, 12/6-12/8
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- London, 12/6-12/8
Webinar: IB Case Part 1: Telecom Company - Building a Detailed Operating Model -- 12pm ET, 12/10/17
Webinar: IB Case: JuiceCo (Part 2) - Business Plan and Modeling of Valuation Techniques -- 7pm ET, 12/11/17

Posts of the Week:

Work/Life Balance: Equity Research vs. Investment Banking - (A Definitive Guide, Part 1) by @NoEquityResearch". 31 SB’s.
Is finance less attractive than it was years ago? by @Alessiod". 5 SB’s.
How do you spend your bonus? by @TraderMan69". 4 SB’s.
How to deal with that associate?? by @French_Farmer". 7 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Great books- non finance related only by @zherusalem". 41 comments.
How do you spend your bonus? by @TraderMan69". 40 comments.
Anyone Interested in Playing Ping Pong in Midtown NYC by @sjb498". 31 comments.
Work/Life Balance: Equity Research vs. Investment Banking - (A Definitive Guide, Part 1) by @NoEquityResearch". 25 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @More Leverage" in the post “How do you spend your bonus?”. 62 SB’s.

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