+522 latest on Shorenstein? RE 66 1h
+485 London MF REPE is paradise PE 41 1d
+305 Who Killed Wall Street IB 79 2d
+254 Just One More Year IB 20 23h
+253 A Message to Students Who Think this Job Will Fix Their Life IB 32 6d
+249 UBS preparing for a October Layoff Massacre IB 190 1w
+241 UBS Healthcare IB 50 2w
+240 Coverage Banking is Paradise IB 30 1d
+187 Piper Sandler in talks to acquire PWP IB 75 1d
+160 Work and Suicide IB 49 1w
+132 London Recruiting is Paradise IB 49 1w
+128 Interns without return offers, careers & perspective IB 11 5d
+124 UBS Appears to be Exploring Sale IB 19 4d
+118 Secondaries vs Buyout - Updated Perspectives PE 49 3h
+105 Paradise Is Paradise IB 8 2d
+97 Girlfriend works in Big 4 Audit - Advice? OFF 21 3w
+90 Bringing Deals as a Vice President IB 26 3d
+89 The Peanut Portco PE 8 5d
+84 Drunk VP. How to manage? IB 27 3d
+84 Nadeem OUT At Blackstone - What Now? RE 78 5d
+83 Are all these UBS postings bullshit? IB 21 6d
+82 My Motivation Is At An All Time High IB 13 2w
+82 Shana tova - happy new year OFF 17 2w
+80 Q&A: SM L/S Equity Analyst HF 36 3d
+77 AI and white collar work OFF 49 21m
+77 I’m in Love With My Intern. OFF 28 1d
+76 What happens if you flame out of HF? HF 22 2h
+74 I'm in love with my MD OFF 17 2d
+69 Cornell University Chi Phi Fraternity BSCH 30 3h
+68 More diversity needed in the industry IB 14 2w
+63 Did My Team Set Me Up to Miss VP? IB 29 2w
+63 Goodbye JOB 28 4h
+62 Are Canadians still get jobs in the US? IB 41 2w
+62 Lost all ambition / don’t care at all anymore IB 29 2w
+60 Is 7 years in banking enough to retire, or am I delusional? IB 31 1w
+59 Seeking External Perspectives PE 17 5d
+57 Should I Leave ~$280K Corp Dev for PE? PE 34 1w
+53 WSO Users Tier List OFF 15 1w
+53 How much is enough? PE 28 3d
+51 Thoughts on Recent AI Sentiment from Frontier Labs? OFF 24 6d
+49 NYC Wall Street Run Club IB 13 3w
+49 When giving reference to a sexist - would you care? HF 9 6h
+48 Disciplined but sad / feeling burnt out HF 15 1d
+48 Do actual investment bankers despise IB TikTokers as much as I think they do? IB 28 2w
+47 Getting People To Reply ? JOB 12 1w
+47 World might be ending but… RE 13 3d
+45 I don't know how homeless people survive OFF 8 1w
+44 PE partners keep telling me I’ll “get rich” if I’m patient. Am I being naive? PE 12 3w
+44 My grandma thinks I work at a Chase branch IB 5 1w
+43 Oncycle Rumblings PE 38 1h
+42 How do I take my foot off the gas? (AN1) IB 4 3d
+42 M vs BB CO 28 4h
+42 Harvard or IU Kelley BSCH 28 1w
+42 Does this mean I am not cut out for PE? PE 9 2w
+40 Lowest Ever Cap Rate Spreads Over Treasuries RE 20 20h
+40 UBS IB Balance Sheet Set to take a Hit IB 10 1w
+40 How closely do you model your biotech names ER 9 2w
+39 Attracted to non-banker, how to kill feelings? OFF 6 2w
+38 Q&A / AMA: Non-Target → Cap Markets → BB M&A → LMM PE | Happy to Answer Anything NUI 7 1h
+38 Lazard US Views 2026/2027 IB 14 3h
+38 Q&A | Investment Banking Analyst, UBS | 2 years in investment banking IB 11 1w
+37 Turning down major fund for boutique? PE 9 4w
+37 Tomorrow Will Be Better IB 5 2h
+36 Is RX (aka Special Situations aka Hybrid Value aka Opportunistic Investments) Complex? HF 13 2w
+36 If Investment Banks Were Divorced Dads IB 12 1w
+36 9/11 After 25 Years OFF 11 2w
+35 Q&A | Incoming Associate, Bulge Bracket, Career switcher (tech sales/BD → MBA → BB TMT IB), return offer | (6 years in Tech/Accounting) IB 6 1w
+34 How to ask for a raise? RE 10 3h
+34 MM IB --> NYC IB? IB 17 2w
+33 Rejoining old firm - Guaranteed Promotion? PE 11 1d
+33 Who is the final boss in Houston Energy? (GS, JEFF or EVR) IB 9 20s
+33 ICADE vs RSM for Investment Banking in London BSCH 45 4d
+33 Life After IB: Off-Track Career Ideas, Questions & Musings JOB 4 3w
+33 The Difference Between a Good Business and a Good Acquisition PE 7 2w
+32 Is this actually what it is like working. CR 13 1w
+32 Anyone Actually Outsourcing Underwriting / Asset Management? RE 8 2w
+32 M&A is Paradise IB 1 1w
+31 Negotiating VP Sign-On Bonus (NOT Tied to Deferred Comp)? IB 25 1w
+31 Will they pay Directors $1mm+? IB 14 1w
+31 I am extremely underpaid and stuck what do I do? 6 yrs CRE, choppy resume, currently employed. RE 29 6h
+30 Master in Finance - Exchange program options BSCH 8 1d
+30 Leaving S&T after 4 months? Am I making a mistake? TR 5 1w
+30 Any debt folks get into note buying? RE 12 3h
+30 Middle-aged breaking into HF? HF 11 17h
+29 H-1B vs AI? OFF 28 4d
+29 Is there a market for this type of product? RE 4 3w
+29 How do you guys actually make friends in NYC? OFF 18 2w
+28 Going into RE Entrepreneurship before FT REPE experience. RE 9 2w
+28 How do you think each of the major hedge fund structures will fare in the 2030+ super-AI era? HF 25 50m
+28 To the veterans: What was institutional dev actually like during the last bull run? RE 9 2w
+28 How to convince a math/physics degree can translate to commercial analysis? RE 12 5d
+28 I Don't Wanna Go To PE Anymore PE 10 1d
+28 Why is it called Oxbridge when Oxford is obviously the greater uni? BSCH 20 3d
+28 northwestern vs cornell for a hs senior who wants to work in a hedge fund one day BSCH 19 1w
+27 Moving into O&G M&A - what should I know before day 1? IB 17 3h
+27 HR is starting to worry me, do I throw a hail mary during an upcoming chat with an MD? JOB 5 1d
+27 What is the role of an analyst at your firm? IB 8 2w
+27 are all career achievements really “empty” at the end of the day? OFF 13 1w
+27 Best Groups at UBS NY IB 10 6d
+27 Should I escape the matrix IB 6 1w

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101