steelyman
Moderator Emeritus
2011 is a pretty big class!!
It certainly is, and I am so happy to be a part of it. I've thought about this a little and I wonder about a couple of things.
I don't know how long "The Class Of..." thread/list custom has been here at e-r.org, but perhaps iit has grown in popularity and will continue to do so. It'd be great if the class of 2012 grew even bigger than 2011 and 2013 even more than that.
I also wonder how much the stock market recovery has contributed to people being able to join the class of 2011. Conversely, how many people had hoped to retire in 2009 and 2010, but those plans had to be put on hold. I know the recovery has made a big difference for me and kept me on my original track, which I began planning for in early 2006.