1/30/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming WSO Webinars:

Real Estate Case Study -- 7pm ET, 2/7/17

RE Private Equity Case: Acquisition / Redevelopment of a hotel -- 7pm ET, 2/9/17

Posts of the Week:

How you can get multiple job offers before you graduate by @monkeyman415". 10 SB's.
500k Legal Green Card Holders and Students Banned from the US by @AllDay_028". 9 SB's.
The Best Sector, Asset Class, or investment idea for 2017 (that WSO didn't know existed) by @IlliniProgrammer". 9 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

What is keeping you from starting your own business? by @TacoBanana". 76 comments.
2017 Bonuses by @LehmanBros69". 58 comments.
How do you lose weight? by @Opslivesmatter". 42 comments.

Q&A of the Week:

Buy-Side Analyst Q&A by @Thesituation". 48 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @Steam" in the post "Alternative Facts".

Success Story of the Week:

Thank you WSO Community! Q&A/My Story: Target --> State School --> Non-MBA Masters --> MM IB --> Lower MM PE by @rustyboots". 16 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @TNA" 1825, 2. @aspiringchimp" 1551, and 3. @thebrofessor" with 1031.

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
@IAMB4TMAN" - Mergers and Acquisitions - Director
@Creamofthecrop" - Corporate Banking - 2nd Year Analyst

Hedge Fund
@BB Quant" - Macro - Principal
@ThinkMacro" - Macro - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@SpecialSitsDude" Event Driven - Investment Analyst

Asset Management
@Ehmerica" - Other - Assistant Portfolio Manager

Real Estate
@DSCR1.23" - Commercial - Director

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.

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