7/30/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: How To Be A Rockstar Analyst Or Associate -- 9pm ET, 7/30/18
Jul 23, 2018
Podcast: Driven By Mission -- Sheel Tyle -- 7/31/18

Webinar: Hedge Fund Case: LECO – Lincoln Electric – Shorting A Welding Manufacturer -- 7pm ET, 7/31/18
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Chicago, 8/1-8/3
Rewind - PE LBO Case Study Interview; Live LBO Model Part 1 & 2 + Q&A – 12am ET, 8/1/18
WSO New York Happy Hour: Thursday, 8/2, 7pm, Slattery's Midtown Pub
Jul 29, 2018
WSO London Meetup - Fri August 3rd, 6pm, Vintry Pub

WSO LA/Santa Monica Meet Up: Fri August 3rd, 6-8pm, The Bungalow
WSO SF Meetup: Sat 8/4, 630-9pm, The Barrel Room

Posts of the Week:

"I Can't Stand Interns Who __________" by @MichaelScarn". 8 SB’s.
3.9+ GPA BAD by @Goldman_Facts". 8 SB’s.
Refusing To Party With Boss -- Bad Move? by @MichaelScarn". 9 SB’s.
Bootstrapped Entrepreneur Netting 7 Figures @ 25 - AMA by @m_1". 18 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

"I Can't Stand Interns Who __________" by @MichaelScarn". 74 comments.
I Don't Want Kids - Let's Discuss by @thebrofessor". 73 comments.
AMA: Equity Research Analyst At Top 3 AM by @ridingthebullwave". 64 comments.
Whats The Hype With Fortnite by @DonalDayUmTray". 63 comments.
Bootstrapped Entrepreneur Netting 7 Figures @ 25 - AMA by @m_1". 63 comments.
How Do You Feel About The Current State Of CRE? by @scshtx". 63 comments.
My Analyst Went AWOL by @nickcageisnotabadactor". 51 comments.

AMA of the Week:

Accepted To HBS 2+2: AMA by @1600mPenn". 13 SB’s.
Bootstrapped Entrepreneur Netting 7 Figures @ 25 - AMA by @m_1". 18 SB’s.
AMA: Completed Four Years Of Banking by @XSX82". 6 SB’s.
AMA: Equity Research Analyst At Top 3 AM by @ridingthebullwave". 10 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @Thatyalething2019" in the post “"I Can't Stand Interns Who __________"”. 36 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @APAE". 634, 2. @theaccountingmajor" 591, and 3. @GoldenCinderblock" with 537.

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. Without further ado:

Private Equity
@JPMortgage" - Growth Equity - 1st Year Associate

Consulting
@Thatyalething2019" - Consultant

Asset Management
@Vandelay Industries" - Equities - Research Analyst
@Moneykee" - Equities - 2nd Year Analyst
@Goldenfamily" - Other - Other

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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