+33 Having a girlfriend as a young investment banker 20 11y
0 Wall street virtual academy sponsored by BAML 1 11y
0 Junior Recruiting Help 3 11y
+18 SA Networking Timeline 15 11y
0 Goldman Credit Risk Advisory? 1 11y
0 How to play the tax game 1 11y
+29 2nd year analyst at a FoF - could I "start over" as a first year in banking? 33 11y
0 product controller GS vs PWC M&A, 1 11y
+22 GPA Post-banking 7 11y
0 Careers in IB 2 11y
0 Is the week that BBs dedicate to series 79 training enough? 9 11y
0 Summer Analyst/Associate Dings 4 11y
+7 Which banks are still recruiting FT analysts for 2015? 7 11y
0 BAML Psycho 0 11y
+13 How Sale of PPE flow through the 3 statements? (with some twists) 4 11y
0 UBS Data Management Internship-Krakow 2 6y
0 Can I Afford This? 12 6y
0 Applying to London SA Positions as a US Citizen/Student? 5 6y
0 EBITDA and provisions 0 11y
0 Internship in Corporate Banking 0 9y
+25 First Year Analyst Promoted to Associate 38 5y
+21 Rank BB FIG Groups 30 9y
0 Does this model make sense? 4 11y
0 Goldman Sachs vs Wolverine trading for technology? 4 11y
0 Submit a question for upcoming "Best Practices for Technical Interviews" webinar 3 11y
0 Investmetn Banking losing it's lure according to the Economist. 5 11y
0 New Hire Expectations 0 6y
0 Interesting Bond Investment decsion 2 6y
0 How would mortgage payments affect IRR? 0 11y
+16 Cornell Hotel for IB? (vs. UMich Econ [currently]) 15 6y
+43 SF IB groups 44 5y
+17 Best research platform for M&A? 6 11y
+2 Still Searching for IB JOB 4 11y
+9 Relevant Skills to Lateral 6 10y
0 Applying to MBA as an Associate 13 11y
+47 Freshman Internship - Hoping to land an internship with a financial firm 92 6y
0 Portfolio Management? 0 11y
+5 Canaccord Genuity IBD - London 8 11mo
+175 Post-MBA IB Mega Thread 179 4y
+13 Micro Boutique Investment Banking Shop Vs. Big 4 Audit 14 11y
0 Modelling reverse exponential growth 0 11y
0 What internship would sell better for a Summer ? 2 6y
+13 Offset Vs. Choose functions 10 11y
0 Investment Banking Services? 7 11y
0 2014 WSO Community Rankings for Investment Banks Coming Soon... 3 11y
0 IB Application Email Body 2 11y
+13 Offer at BB, opportunity to work on trading desk in spring 10 8y
0 Pillar Capital Advisors 0 11y
0 Investment Due Diligance 2 11y
0 Accepted BB IBD Offer - Off Second Semester Senior Year, what should I do?? 3 11y
0 What are banking allowed to tell? 2 11y
+4 Series 79 Kaplan Studying 4 11y
0 Summer Analyst Application Deadlines 3 11y
0 Great Article - Describing the Sales Process 0 11y
0 CB Interview 5 11y
0 How many MBA FT Associates is Greenhill hiring this year? 10 11y
0 PMCF Questions? 3 5y
0 Investment banking - Private placement unit VS. Brokerage firm ?? 1 11y
+41 Leave firm? Illegal / questionable business activity going on 53 11y
+65 Need Life Advice - Dropping out of college/dropping IB search 26 11y
+11 J.P. Morgan Winning Women 2014 122 4y
+19 Super-Senior Investment Banking Track -- Will This Work? 13 10y
0 CBS vs. Booth vs. LBS for IBD in London? 6 6y
+143 Moelis LA -- Business as Usual 86 6y
+40 How to Spin Back Office Job to IB 37 11y
0 Some thoughts about thank you letter 2 11y
0 Stephens or Oppenheimer IBD? 8 11y
+13 Private Co model question 7 11y
0 FLDP Rotation Decision Day - ALL ADVICE WELCOME 2 11y
0 What should I have my boss teach me in preparation for IB summer recruiting? 1 6y
+14 Leveraged Loan Documentation / Negotiated Items 8 11y
+11 Need advice/input 3 11y
+10 Question on entry multiple and exit multiple 4 11y
0 Offers Decision Help 4 6y
0 Conceptual LBO Questions 1 6y
0 Career Dilemma - seeking advice 0 11y
0 Study French in College? 10 6y
0 French in Finance 1 6y
0 Possible to step away and come back? 4 11y
+14 Wells Fargo Securities - Loan Sales? 8 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey Restructuring (Real Estate) Interview 5 3y
+8 Distressed debt buyback accounting 8 11y
0 TMT Sectors 0 11y
0 3.1 overall gpa but a 3.8 major gpa, should I only put major gpa? 6 11y
0 Key vs Piper vs Canaccord (bonus, culture, prestige) 6 6y
0 Deciding between a few options. 2 6y
0 Citi IBD Summer Analyst London Assessment Centre - In-house numerical test? 3 6y
0 Sophomore looking for advice on going abroad 6 6y
0 does it get easier later on? 1 11y
+19 How much "researching" should you do on the people you meet at a networking event/coffee chat? 6 11y
0 JP Morgan EMEA - Where to attach Cover Letter? 1 11y
0 Delete123321 5 11y
0 Calculating equity beta for a company taxed in Ireland 2 6y
+22 Student Advice - Continue trying to break in? 20 11y
0 Investment Management Goldman Sachs? 15 11y
0 What would give a bigger bonus -- being happy or sad 4 11y
+42 LGBT Investment Banking Conferences - Citi, GS, Barclays, JPM 60 8y
+13 Best Way to Leverage Experience as Paranormal Investigator? 4 11y
+49 Citi M&A vs. GS/MS/JPM 24 4y
0 Difference between restructuring in UK and US 4 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%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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