9/5/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Labor Day WSO!

Upcoming webinar:

-Webinar: Private Equity Case - PaySmart -- 5pm ET, 9/6/16

Posts of the Week:

Women in the Workplace Pt 2: Rigged Markets, Inside Information, and the “Softer” Sex by @surferdude867". 14 SB's.
Allen & Co. - An In-Depth Review by Herbert Allen III@". 8 SB's.
Is College Worth the Opportunity Cost? by @Eddie Braverman". 7 SB's.
How to network & get yourself a Career Mentor by @LeNasser". 5 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Student Loans: How can it be fixed? by @mCobb". 46 comments.
I'm depressed. When should I quit? by @DiaKnowl". 33 comments.
Is Being Wealthy Lucky? by @mCobb". 28 comments.
Shall I Resign or not? by @chronk". 15 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @thebrofessor" in the post "Is College Worth the Opportunity Cost?".

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @thebrofessor" 667, 2. @CRE" 464, and 3. @BatemanBatemanBateman" with 383.

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
@Synergy_or_Syzygy” - Industry/Coverage - 1st Year Associate
@MUX13” - Industry/Coverage - 3rd+ Year Analyst

Hedge Fund
@RobbieFeinberg” - Macro - Associate Consultant

Prop Trading
@Big_Kev” – Trader

Consulting
@randomnameforme” - Consultant

Equity Research
@pacificoast” – Research Analyst

Corporate Development
@mcsquiz” – Director

Risk Management
@VaRty Time” - 1st Year Analyst

Other
@Financial Models and Water Bottles” - Other - 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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