1/8/2018 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming WSO Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: Hedge Fund Case: Nintendo -- 7pm EST, 1/10/18
WSO Houston Happy Hour: Wednesday 1/10/18, 7:00pm. Bovine and Barley
Podcast: Leaving banking to become a film director -- 1/16/18
WSO Delhi NCR Meetup, January 18, 7-9pm, The Bikers Cafe

Posts of the Week:

2018 Bonus Rumors by @Winston Wolfe". 10 SB’s.
AMA: Non-finance major --> BB IB --> Director at $5B+ Multi-strat HF (in 6 years) by @roversam". 9 SB’s.
GMAT arms race: stats from top schools by @5 million". 6 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Anyone making any decent money from investing in ICOs? by @TONA09". 76 comments.
What kind of shakes do you like to make? by @Isaiah_53_5". 80 comments.
Metal Thread by @GoldenCinderblock". 49 comments.
What is Your New Year's Resolution for 2018? by @Tiger16", 49 comments.
What percentage of your after tax income is devoted to housing? by @REPE8". 41 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Non-finance major --> BB IB --> Director at $5B+ Multi-strat HF (in 6 years) by @roversam". 9 SB’s.
AMA: I’m a 2nd-year Associate in Corporate Banking with an online MBA by @Rhodium". 7 SB’s.
AMA: 6 months into post-undergrad role at MBB by @lazy_overachiever". 5 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @JuicyJuice" in the post “To All My Future Rainmakers”. 55 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Dances with Dachshunds". 822, 2. @Isaiah_53_5" 629, and 3. @thebrofessor" with 491.

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