+6 Investing from banking/Corp dev 2 3y
+27 Seeking Exit Ideas: Associate planning exit before VP promote 18 3y
+33 Leaving After a Year - Is it Bad? 33 3y
+5 Credit Agricole 7 3y
+10 Finance related books recommendations for 1st year undergrad 5 3y
+5 CSFB 4 3y
+173 CS VS UBS 46 3y
+36 Are only bankers allowed to have banker bags? 12 3y
+15 Am I a competitive applicant for the Oxford MFE? 12 3y
+3 M shahs Hana 1 3y
+13 happy new year everyone! 2 3y
+28 Should I leave Corp Dev to work directly for CFO? 6 3y
+10 How are exit opps for post-MBA IB that were career switchers? 8 3y
+9 What is meaningful to you about your job? 3 3y
+13 London to NYC 13 3y
+3 Internal mobility at JPM 1 3y
0 Big 4 visa sponsorship for M&A advisory interns studying outside EU 0 3y
0 Big 4 visa sponsorship for M&A advisory interns studying outside EU 0 3y
+37 Best neighborhoods to live in LA near Century City as an IB/PE associate? (2022) 24 3y
+21 Bulge Bracket Rankings (per ChatGPT) 12 3y
0 Nfluence Partners Investment Banking Winter Analyst Internship 2 3y
+7 pre-internship training.. 2 3y
+10 DB IBD vs HSBC IBD Hong Kong Summer Analyst 4 3y
+13 Does the 2022 IB and markets turmoil affect corporate banking ? 1 3y
+3 Exits to HF After Banking 1 3y
+10 Hannam & Partners - Energy/Natural Resources Investment Banking 6 3y
+706 Don’t tell people you work in IB or PE 97 3y
+12 What is the best DCM desk? 10 3y
+12 Internship decision - boutique investment banking vs MBB 4 3y
+6 Bonus clawback while pending? 4 3y
+65 Investment Banking Evolution 13 3y
+57 What’s a watch befitting of a VP? 59 3y
+124 People in IB: What is your socioeconomic upbringing and how did you initially gain interest in IB? 58 3y
+10 M&A opportunity in London. 4 3y
+7 Unamortized financing costs 1 3y
+4 Investment Banking Firms Ranking 5 3y
+10 Houlihan Lokey Lateral Analyst 17 3y
+115 Why are CIMs sooo long 60 3y
+3 Bank Street Group 1 3y
+3 Performance Trust Capital Partners IBD Chicago? 1 3y
+197 Jefferies 2022 471 3y
+45 Law School -> IB Advice Requested 25 3y
+56 Do most people leave banking because of the work or lifestyle? 27 3y
+4 Jefferies Email Format 4 3y
+22 Investment bankers living in Ridgewood/Bushwick? 22 3y
+7 Too late to apply for Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst positions? 1 3y
+4 From Europe to US 1 3y
+184 Sweet Sweet Victory 31 3y
+6 Industrials outlook 1 3y
+199 New WSO Moderation Efforts [Updates Here] 50 3y
+4 How is YOE quoted? 5 3y
+94 Should I put my WSO rank on my resume? 23 3y
+10 Expected competence of IB graduates in Aus 2 3y
+3 Houlihan PCA? 2 3y
+7 Christmas Bonuses in IB? 3 3y
+10 career advice 2 3y
+6 Budgeting tips for 1st year analysts in NYC? 12 3y
+35 Career Banker vs PE 26 3y
+10 Do you think someone can g 2 3y
+11 Basic Accounting Intuition - Help Me Understand 6 3y
+6 Non-Public Company Merger Model 3 3y
+4 MBB to IB? 4 3y
+198 Want to quit only 5 months in but can't afford to pay back signing bonus 74 3y
+17 From top BB to MM - how to be happy 18 3y
+9 Valuation to IB? 8 3y
+9 Advice on sleeping your way to the top? 2 3y
+11 Top Investment Banks in ATL/CLT 5 3y
+15 Deleted 2 3y
+9 Lone Star / Hudson Advisors 7 3y
0 Alumni Networking - Personal Email? 2 3y
+5 London MS Media & Comms updated group review 15 3y
+4 Ireland to NY IB 18 3y
+15 Which other division/experience would better prepare me to face a career in IB? 2 3y
+3 Expensing Policy in Corporate Banking 3 3y
+13 Dump $6k (max) contribution into a Roth IRA before starting FT in IB? 16 3y
+19 How To "Maintain" Relationships w/ People You Worked With/Interviewed by 6 3y
+6 Barclays ECM vs DCM vs LevFin 15 3y
+79 Analyst Class 10 Years Out? (Calling all WSO vets) 32 3y
+10 Bank that do not sponsor students schooling outside EU 8 3y
+6 Lateral Networking Advice 1 3y
+3 Can you transfer to an international office when working in public finance at a BB bank? 1 3y
+160 How to become a God at finance? 50 3y
+6 Do your MDs give you lots of comments? 2 3y
+10 DCF Ocado Group 3 3y
+3 Lateral Superday 9 3y
+15 Worth it to lateral from MM? 1 3y
+40 How Do LMM / Boutique M&A Firms Make Money? 26 3y
+7 Another FCF question 6 3y
+8 Signed my SA offer - What next? 11 3y
+22 Wtf Raine Group 7 3y
+13 How do product groups and industry groups sit together 2 3y
+3 Cowen Bonuses 2022 5 3y
+3 Deutsche Bank 2023 off cycle 11 3y
+3 Canadian banks sponsoring interns schooling outside Canada 1 3y
+1 Incoming SA for a lower tier BB Capital Markets, re-recruitment to classic IB FT? 1 3y
0 Stout Business Valuation 1st year analyst pay? 13 3y
+16 Could the Wells Fargo $3.7bn settlement have an impact on the bonus pool? 7 3y
+13 Del 19 3y
+22 Ageism at BB? 21 3y
+6 Lateral Interview Questions for Tech 2 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 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

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  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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