2/12/2018 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

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

Podcast: ​IB Survival Tactics and a Job Offer! -- Chad -- 2/13/2018
Webinar: PE Case - Paper LBO Best Practices -- 7pm ET, 2/13/18
WSO Salt Lake City Meet up - Thur Feb 15th, 7pm, Twist Bar
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- New York City, 2/21-2/23

Posts of the Week:

How do you all deal with anxiety or stress? by @Real Marcus Halberstram". 10 SB’s.
Do "no-name" boutiques really open doors to MMs and BBs? by @Galt93". 9 SB’s.
Correction time, is it finally happening? by @neink". 13 SB’s.
Wharton kids favor restructuring/distressed investing? by @SBL". 15 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Correction time, is it finally happening? by @neink". 114 comments.
Favorite Substance and Why? by @DealTeamSix". 108 comments.
Chicago: The best all-around U.S. city by @Dances With Newfoundland". 98 comments.
AMA: Volatility arbitrage PM by @Mostly Random Dude". 75 comments.
Wharton kids favor restructuring/distressed investing? by @SBL". 65 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Volatility arbitrage PM by @Mostly Random Dude". 11 SB’s.
AMA: MBB, BB S&T+IB, Top MBA, US/Global by @Discobolus". 15 SB’s.
AMA: From non-target to BB S&T internship to jobless after graduation to HF to unemployed...but happy. by @Darth-Trader". 27 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @LReed" in the post “How do you all deal with anxiety or stress?”. 28 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Troll - Aged 18 Years". 1049, 2. @PPT_XLSX_TINDER" 897, and 3. @LReed" with 830.

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