Monday @Mentions November 16th 2015

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming webinars:

-Webinar: Private Equity Case Study -- 7pm ET, 11/18/15

Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):

Differences between a bulge bracket and a boutique, 11/19/2015

Posts of the Week:

Advice from an ex-IB MD - The Importance Of Failure by @wilowallstreet". 12 SB's.
6 Tips To Boost Your Confidence And Nail Your Next Job Interview by @Ben_CharismaOnCommand". 7 SB's.
Divergence in the Drug Businesses: Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology by @Aswath Damodaran". 6 SB's.
The HF Pitch: condensing HF case/pitch into key points by @alphabravo89". 6 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Songs that inspire you to go out and get that money? by @Zweihander". 66 comments.

Dorms for Grownups: A Solution for Lonely Millennials? by @CRE". 38 comments.
It Took 18 Hours to Pour San Francisco’s Biggest-Ever Concrete Foundation by @CRE". 24 comments.
iPhone -- Useful or Distracting? by @Timex". 24 comments.

AMAs of the Week:

Ask DickFuld November 2015 by @DickFuld". 3 SB's.
AMA: Equity Research in HK/Singapore by @EmulatedBYJ". 1 SB.

Comment of the Week:

This comment: by @DickFuld" in the post "Ask DickFuld November 2015".


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@DickFuld any thoughts on writing a book? Also, can you revive the "Bleed Lehman Green" shirts? Or maybe create ''F*ck Paulson" shirts?

any thoughts on this hater's questions for you?

I saw part of that video you posted and it upset me. I had a horse-toothed, know nothing man who knows nothing, NOTHING, about how the real world works question my intentions and integrity at my absolute weakest point to score political points with his room-temperature IQ constituents. I threw an SB to almost every post in this thread, but now I have to fling my first poo at you. After watching my responses again in the video, I think I was composed and thoughtful. Unfortunately, there is a rule that should never be forgotten: Never get into a argument with an idiot, because most people will not be able to tell the difference between the people arguing.

I'm not writing a book anytime soon. I'm still the most hated man in America. I've enjoyed a small Renaissance on WSO, but it is a small audience.

I'll see if I have anymore 'Bleed Lehman Green' shirts. Unless I can get at least 30 SBs on this post or 30 confirmed orders here, I'm pretty sure I won't find them.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Dingdong08" 584, 2. @DickFuld" 499, and 3. @CRE" with 486.

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 i) 3 months free to the WSO Job Board ($45 Value) and ii) access to the private Certified User chat room to network with other professionals (priceless). Without further ado:

Investment Banking
@Mitch N Murray" - Industry/Coverage - 3rd+ Year Associate
@DFXR" - Generalist - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@Investment_Wanking" - Industry/Coverage - 1st Year Analyst
@Soccerbob135" - Corporate Banking - 2nd Year Analyst

Private Equity
@in_the_money23” " LBOs - 1st Year Associate

Consulting
@anonymouse393" – Consultant
@humblebot" – Associate Consultant
@cmflores19" - 2nd Year Analyst
@dthollow" - Business School

Asset Management
@OutOfTheMoney" - Fixed Income - 1st Year Analyst
@BreakingOutOfPWM" - Other - Business School

corporate finance
@Nefarious-" - Senior Vice President
@whatstheplan" - Vice President

Investment Advisor
@cbitters" - 2nd Year Analyst

Risk Management
@anky" – Consultant

Real Estate
@thexaspect" - Commercial - Principal
@WPOLO1989MI" - Commercial - Assistant Vice President

Other
@MC80" - Other - Vice President
@icythin" - Other – Accountant
@NavyInvestor" - Other - Investment Analyst
@shao10" - Other - 1st Year Analyst
@woknroll" – Other
@LeChiffre" – Other

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