+8 CS/C/Barclays? 11 6y
0 Young Bankers Fed Up With 90-Hour Weeks Move to Startups 13 6y
+32 Income taxes in London and Paris and Stockholm vs NYC 48 6y
+113 London Vs. NY .. which one do you prefer & why ? 118 6y
+22 Creating my own Boutique Investment Bank with no direct experience 12 6y
0 Transferring Schools, Looking To Do IB or Econ, Advice? 7 6y
0 NYC Residential Locations 3 6y
0 What internship would sell better for a Summer ? 2 6y
0 New Hire Expectations 0 6y
0 Can I Afford This? 12 6y
0 Ivy League to IB as international 0 6y
0 Seeking Female Roommate / Housing for August move-in in Toronto 2 6y
+13 Weighing up BB offer vs something quite different 3 6y
+33 Evercore vs Lazard vs Moelis 22 6y
+55 The Economics of an Unpaid Internship 15 6y
+39 Joining the Navy as an Officer after 2.5 years in banking - plans to get MBA after - Terrible idea? 28 6y
+28 Amherst College, Boston College or Georgetown University? 18 6y
+136 Brief Introduction to Banking Recruiting at the MBA Level 69 6y
0 Looking for NYC Roommate in Grand Central area from June/July 2016 on 0 6y
+18 2016 Credit Suisse BA Explorer Program for College Freshmen and Sophomores- Thread 9 6y
0 Irish undergrad choice 0 6y
0 Big 4 Job offer - Manhattan 15 6y
+24 Michigan LSA economics major Vs. Vanderbilt CAS Economics Major 6 6y
+48 Backpacks or Brief Case? 46 6y
+6 Financial Engineering EM Lyon (France) 9 6y
0 Investment Banking Interview Follow Up HELP!!!! 0 6y
+12 How can I be less of a scrub in the future? 0 6y
0 Investment Banking Outside of NY/SF/LA? 0 6y
0 Ask A Fake Ops MD Anything 5 6y
+77 UNC Chapel Hill vs. UGA vs. Vanderbilt vs. Boston University vs. Boston College vs. Northwestern vs. Northeastern 65 6y
+16 NYC Social Groups 3 6y
+21 FT Artcile: "Investment bank internships: a guide for MBAs" 1 6y
+20 Go into banking for the right reasons and don't complain 5 6y
0 IB Applications - How can I improve ? 3 6y
+19 Need some advice - feeling directionless 2 6y
+14 Low GPA weird story.. 1 6y
+5 Ken I axe you sumfin? 9 6y
+18 How does Toronto compare to the rest of the world? 5 6y
+13 FINRA fingerprinting abroad? 2 6y
+12 2018 Incoming Analyst Seeking a Roommate [NYC] 1 6y
+3 NYC/London compared to other global cities? 1 6y
+12 2 competing offers, looking for insight 1 6y
+26 2 offers. Need some help 13 6y
+9 SF office, MOELIS & COMPANY _ reputation from Head Hunters 4 6y
+9 IB 2019 networking 1 6y
+6 Natixis NYC IBD Thoughts 1 6y
+3 Simple bonus queries 1 6y
+12 Energy Asset Valuations 1 6y
+21 Updated info on groups at RBC NY - incoming intern 8 6y
+13 Moving to the U.S. and so looking for advice 3 6y
+30 IB Associate raising a family in NYC 10 6y
+23 Full-time job: FT partners vs Mizuho industrials 18 6y
+12 Technology IB 2020 Grad recruiting timeline 1 6y
+37 Is UBS still a BB? Worried 16 6y
+22 Summer Analyst Dress Code for West Coast Banks 1 6y
+30 Warwick Uni vs Kings College vs NYU (CAS) 11 6y
+22 chance me for top Mfin? 7 6y
+10 Jefferies Next Generation Diversity Symposium 1 6y
+28 Goldman Sachs' New IBD Group 6 6y
+39 NYC IB: UBS vs RBC 7 6y
+25 MSU vs Pace vs Western BMOS vs ALOT of Options, Help!! 8 6y
+12 How to transition into IB with no prior work experience in finance - a prospective MBA student 1 6y
+21 ADVICE - NYC Boutiques 1 6y
+26 Saving Money on NYC Housing 19 6y
+10 French in London/HK/NYC 4 6y
+3 European students ---> NYC or HK 1 6y
+3 European students --> NYC 1 6y
+3 French in NYC 2 6y
+4 Natixis IB 2019 NYC 2 6y
+18 From "how do I break in" to "how do I escape" 1 6y
+201 To anyone rejected from IB 37 6y
+26 Cornell ED or Univ. of Florida Full-Ride (320k decision!)? 7 6y
+25 Currently a 1st year analyst at a BB - how do I lateral to an EB? 4 6y
+17 5 Interviews, 4 months, 3 Groups, and a partridge in a pear tree. What's going on here? 1 6y
+21 Searching for 4th roommate - Summer Analyst - East Village 6 6y
+47 UT Austin Business Honors vs. NYU Stern (Urgent- not lying about that) 17 6y
+21 (COVID-19) How bad would it look to nothing meaningful the summer after freshman year? 12 6y
+3 Where do mid-level / senior employees live? 3 6y
+76 Definitive Guide to Analyst Housing in Charlotte 54 6y
+27 Networking is working.....I think. 17 6y
0 Trying to break in from Major O&G company 3 6y
0 Hello WSO! F500 Corporate Finance Guy trying to break into Investment Banking! 9 6y
0 Rising Senior, Looking for help on FT recruiting after 3 boutique IB internships....is it possible? 1 6y
0 Houston Roommate 0 6y
+12 *****2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Summer Analyst Megathread ******* 1 6y
+29 ARMY vs USMC 24 6y
0 Looking back 3 years ago 10 6y
0 Help me with some info on these groups! 3 6y
0 Non-target undergrad help with regards to IB. 16 6y
0 Boutique firms - What are the hours like and how is pay? 0 6y
0 Be nice WSO - especially if you are in Arizona 4 6y
0 Where to go besides BB or elite boutique for junior summer? 4 6y
+69 Be wary of greener grass; there are always tradeoffs... 26 6y
0 Hello, new to WSO! 0 6y
+32 IBD --> Coding --> Entrepreneurship ? Need help ! 4 6y
+10 One of those Uniquely Rare people, Somali Refugee, Ball player in France, Navy Seals, now IB at MS 1 6y
+18 Moving from Corp Dev into IB 1 6y
+12 Corp. Fin internship to IB, why are my interviews hell? 1 6y
0 Buffett trumps TARP 5 6y
0 Bond Vigilantes and the Free Market 19 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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