12/26/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy holidays WSO!

Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):

RE Webinar - Urban Office, 12/27/2016

Posts of the Week:

FTB's Acceptance Speech by @Fear The Bulge". 17 SB's.
What Are You Committed to Learning in 2017? by @Eddie Braverman". 15 SB's.
Are you experienced? Thoughts on growing older by @labanker". 6 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Is the SAT important? Wall Street Says Yes. by @steven23234". 61 comments.
MTV has a message for "white guys" by @George Kush". 49 comments.
Three Reasons Back Office isn't that bad by @@_KrK". 48 comments.
Credit Cards for Incoming IB Analyst by @ajm045". 36 comments.
Wireless Headphone Recommendations? by @BreakingRich". 34 comments.

Q&A of the Week:

Q&A - Top Tech / Media Corporate Development Associate by @exlurker". 7 SB's.
Ask a bro: Thebrofessor's Q&A, 2016 edition by @thebrofessor". 7 SB's.
Q&A: Failed BB SA to Consulting by @banana32". 3 SB's.
Q&A - Commodity Energy Merchant by @Addax". 2 SB's.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @geoffblades" in the post "No country for old I-bankers (starting a mid-career thread for finance professionals)".

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @thebrofessor" 1316, 2. @TNA" 1270, and 3. @Sil" with 868.

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