11/7/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming events:

WSO Happy Hour - Beijing, Thu 10 Nov, posted by @dan_theman".
WSO - San Francisco Real Estate Happy Hour: Thursday 11/10/2016 @ Schroeders (SF FiDi), posted by @World-Domination".

Posts of the Week:

In Defense of Political In-Correctness by @The Uncontortionist". 36 SB's.
PED GPAs Should Get an Asterisk by @Eddie Braverman". 28 SB's.
How to find a Meal Delivery Service by @Alistair-Clark". 22 SB's.
I Entered A Time Warp by @Fear The Bulge". 12 SB's.
Personal Finance Budget Template by @overandout". 10 SB's.
Managing Your Money - Building a Personal Financial Model by @TorontoMonkey1328". 6 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

I cant save money by @Zosa". 78 comments.
Is Apple losing grip? by @ssild90". 55 comments.
World Series Game 7 Cubs vs Indians by @AndyLouis". 28 comments.
How much to spend on rent for 1st year analyst? by @WSOreader375". 19 comments.

Q&A of the Week:

Q&A - Current Analyst at $20bn Hedge FoF by @The Stranger". 6 SB's.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @dmw86" in the post "PED GPAs Should Get an Asterisk".

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @TNA" 988, 2. @Sil" 892, and 3. @thebrofessor" with 572

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
@Kh3ats” - Industry/Coverage - 1st Year Associate
@b43b6b7b82b87” - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst
@buzzman20” - Mergers and Acquisitions – Other
@Fin123” - Restructuring - Business School

Private Equity
@Chapel15” - Other - Managing Director
@RSR82” - Other - 3rd+ Year Associate
@hd11223” - Other - 3rd+ Year Associate
@ebit_dab” - LBOs - 1st Year Associate

Hedge Fund
@phoenician” - Other - 1st Year Analyst

Sales & Trading
@MouseRat” - Equities - 2nd Year Associate
@shadowtrader” - Commodities - 3rd+ Year Analyst

Asset Management
@neil91” - Other – Director
@vtb89” - Other - 1st Year Associate
@TurnerNovak” - Other - Investment Analyst

Consulting
@tangyorangutan” - 1st Year Associate

Venture Capital
@Item1A” - Investment Analyst

corporate finance
@BoardroomBanter” - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@LongandShortofit” - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@ResponsibleRinger” - 3rd+ Year Analyst

Real Estate
@jackstraw001” - Commercial – Director
@CRE_Erector” - Commercial - 2nd Year Analyst
@CRE Monkey” - Commercial - 1st Year Analyst

Accounting
@Auditor.John” - Other - 3rd+ Year Associate

Risk Management
@zeropower” - 2nd Year Associate

Other
@UnbreakableGlass” - Non-profit - 1st Year 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.