2/27/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming webinars:

Webinar: IB Case: Public Side Lender Presentation -- 5pm ET, 3/5/17

Posts of the Week:
The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money by @afe9"
How I Cheated a Drug Test for an Offer I Didn't Accept by @ftorbust". 25 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:
How much money have you saved? by @Click OK to Continue". 258 comments.
What watch do you wear and What's your Dream Watch? by @Steve Castle". 105 comments.
Martial Arts by @dornelbr". 101 comments.
Most Mundane Shit by @babymonkey357". 104 comments.
What's the most valuable and versatile Undergraduate Degree nowadays and looking into the future? by @thefinancekid".

Q&A of the Week:

Q&A: Deloitte S&O -> F500 Corp. Strategy -> M7 -> MBB by @wanna b MBB". 41 comments.

Comment of the Week:
This comment by @GoldenCinderblock" in the post "I WILL pay for your coffee/lunch!".

you're the one being bought, sweetheart

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @TNA" 1523, 2. @Virginia Tech 4ever" 947, and 3. @thebrofessor" with 918.

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
@downtown22" - DCM - 3rd+ Year Associate
@RickDeckard" - Generalist - 1st Year Associate
@jakeBBAF" - Industry/Coverage - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@Wilson1823" - ECM - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@anonymooose33" - DCM - 2nd Year Analyst
@Lead Bullets Only" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Analyst

Private Equity
@Handlebars" - Growth Equity - 1st Year Associate
@kcs" - Other - 2nd Year Analyst

Sales & Trading
@Dylbhar" - Other - 2nd Year Analyst

Consulting
@goldarmor" - Consultant

Venture Capital
@TheConsigliere" - Investment Analyst
@FellowTraveler" - Other

Risk Management
@Cardinal" - 1st Year Associate

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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