8/20/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: CFA - Is It Right For You? -- 9pm ET, 8/20/18
Podcast: Co-Founder Of GroupMe, Splice And Blade -- Steve Martocci -- 8/21/18
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- New York City, 8/22-8/24
WSO Chicago Meet Up: Thur 8/23, 630-830pm, Loews Hotel Rooftop Bar (Streetville Social)
Webinar: What & What NOT To Say To Headhunters -- 9pm ET, 8/27/18

Posts of the Week:

What’s The WORST Pitchdeck Error You’ve Ever Seen? by @thefamilyofficesdb". 17 SB’s.
2019 FT Analyst Recruiting Timeline by @Henri Poincaré". 40 SB’s.
Most Hated People In Finance? by @GingerGuy". 6 SB’s.
How Much $ Do You Need To Make? by @Antiaverage". 7 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

If You Could Live In Any City Long-Term, Which City Would It Be? by @therealgekko". 92 comments.
How Do Hedge Fund "Geniuses" Einhorn And Ackman Still Have Any AUM? by @MichaelScarn". 77 comments.
How Much $ Do You Need To Make? by @Antiaverage". 71 comments.
Most Hated People In Finance? by @GingerGuy". 58 comments.
Do I Have A Good Strategy? by @luc18205". 54 comments.
Ever Busted For Sneaking Out Early On Friday? by @MichaelScarn". 49 comments.
What’s The WORST Pitchdeck Error You’ve Ever Seen? by @thefamilyofficesdb". 49 comments.

AMA of the Week:

Cap Intro AMA by @earthwalker7". 4 SB’s.
AMA - MBB 2nd Year Analyst In EU by @Abrix123". 3 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @Orionsbelt1234" in the post “Summer 2020 Recruiting Has Started.. (See Attached)". 31 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Isaiah_53_5". 1071, 2. @Jamie_Diamond" 809, and 3. @m_1" with 606.

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:

Investment Banking
@Dvorak12" - Corporate Banking - 1st Year Associate
@VALuation" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Analyst

Consulting
@Abrix123" - 2nd Year Analyst

Corporate Strategy
@Hank Mardukas" - 2nd Year Analyst

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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