+124 Goldman's New Policy for Investment Banking Analysts - 3 Reasons Why it Won't Stop the Bleeding to the Buyside 41 6y
+124 Grades Matter. Period. 60 10y
+124 Is it OK for the analyst to leave the office before the associate sometimes? 137 10y
+124 GS Analyst dies 67 6y
+124 Stern vs Sloan vs Yale MBA for IB job 109 12y
+124 Professional Athlete or Investment Banker? 81 9y
+124 What does Treasury Sales do?? 109 9y
+123 MD having affair with Associate 57 4mo
+123 I Rejected GS/MS/JPM for DB *Non Troll Post* 58 1y
+123 Goldman Sachs 2025 SA London 290 1y
+123 Set to attend a Semi Target, what can I do to gain competitive experience for SW’s in Gap Year? 52 2y
+123 UBS Layoffs? 267 9mo
+123 Quitting after 1 HOUR of interning 20 3y
+123 Being obsessed with Prestige has saved my life 11 3y
+123 For Those Considering Banking - Some Broad Advice 3 5y
+123 How to deal with a narc at work? 39 4y
+123 Cornell vs Michigan vs Dartmouth school choices 30 4y
+123 How many candidates are genuinely qualified out of total applicants? 53 8y
+123 Internship Choices (PE vs IB) 125 10y
+123 Ask a 2nd Year Analyst 131 12y
+123 2nd year IB Analyst taking questions 63 6y
+123 Enterprise Value and Minority Interest 76 4y
+123 How "good" are MBA schools? 126 6y
+122 VP in IB, are you happy? 40 5mo
+122 Citigroup is Paradise 21 2y
+122 HEC Paris MiF 2024 placement 99 1y
+122 IB midlife crisis at 23… please help 24 2y
+122 Am I a Loser? 23 3y
+122 How do you justify being a banker? 66 3y
+122 Quitting Before 1 Year Mark 78 4y
+122 IB DCM Is it that bad? 55 11mo
+122 Most elitist banks? 65 4y
+122 Wso demographic 128 5y
+122 Restructuring Groups 2020 76 5y
+122 Using my FTO from Moelis as a leverage for better banks? 51 6y
+122 Baird vs William Blair vs Piper Sandler vs Harris Williams 69 4y
+122 How IB is depicted in the media 41 4y
+122 Please Help Me. IBD Analyst Burnt Out 3 Months In. 44 5mo
+122 Good MD stories? 30 4y
+122 Actual BB IB Associate post-MBA hours 29 4y
+122 Shots Fired - Deutsche Bank Co-CEO Cryan Says Bankers Still Paid Too Much 50 6y
+122 Hedge Fund Intern: A 'monkey' could be a junior banker at a place like Goldman Sachs 47 11y
+122 Is this insider trading? 118 11y
+122 Week 4 of IBD Internship: Initiation 40 6y
+122 How Much Does Being "Likeable"/"Fun To Hang Out With" Matter for Getting Jobs? 138 12y
+122 Analyst to Associate - Direct Promotion 170 9y
+122 Third Year Analyst 147 9y
+122 NYC Analyst Monthly Budgets 171 6y
+121 Why Canadian IB Recruiting is Broken 43 6mo
+121 Healthcare IB Group Rankings 78 6mo
+121 How to ragebait other intern? 80 1y
+121 IB Folk from Developing Countries - Ever Thought of Working ~10 years in the US and Moving Back to Home? 32 2y
+121 Columbia College Vs Cornell CAS Vs Dartmouth 56 3y
+121 What does the average 80 hour work week look like (day-by-day) at an EB? 34 3y
+121 Best IB Nicknames 55 3y
+121 Journey from Worst Possible Applicant 119 1y
+121 2020 Intern Offer Rates 114 5y
+121 Banks should take this as a lesson to stop recruiting so early 11 6y
+121 Wells Fargo SA 2020 218 6y
+121 How to find a Meal Delivery Service 29 6y
+121 Sources and Uses: How to Find and Use Information in IBD (EBITDA example) 20 8y
+121 Do you ever stop and think if the hours are worth it? 57 5y
+121 Answering Australian I-Banking Questions! 113 6y
+121 Interested restructuring- good or bad idea? 172 13y
+121 Wall Street Prep vs Breaking into Wallstreet? 95 3y
+121 How HR Decides Who is Chosen for Superday/Eventually Hired... 134 7y
+121 Delaying Graduation for Internship? 151 9y
+120 Curious as to why anyone stays in IB after your analyst years 37 1mo
+120 GS juniors passing out in the office? 28 1y
+120 What type of work does your associate typically do? 23 1y
+120 Analysts bitching on WSO 27 2y
+120 How Much Parental Assistance Do People Actually Have? 46 2y
+120 Yale vs Wharton Undergrad 43 2y
+120 JPM IB teams with best culture? 87 1y
+120 Fast Food Prestige Rankings 67 3y
+120 Is Oil and Gas IB/PE Dead? 43 1y
+120 SEO London is a Joke 38 3y
+120 Dave Portnoy on Moelis: “Our banker was unusually bad.”, “They stole from us” 49 4y
+120 Is everyone in IB a type A person? 34 4y
+120 Best Firms in Houston? 75 4y
+120 Gym - Bulking while in IB - possible? 61 4y
+120 JPM SA 2022 972 3y
+120 Why is WSO anti-buyside out of undergrad? 50 3y
+120 Why do so many jump to PE? 50 5y
+120 I don’t do shit in my internship 68 4y
+120 Best group on the street 75 4y
+120 How screwed are IB associates if they're laid off? 30 4y
+120 How Many Times is Acceptable to Use the Bathroom at Work? 35 7y
+120 34 year old day trader to investment banker 25 5y
+120 Best M&A news source? 65 4y
+120 Centerview vs. PJT vs. Evercore 34 3y
+120 Q&A: Investment Banking 3rd Year M&A Analyst 78 8y
+120 “I went to Wall Street and my friends went into tech. Guess who made the mistake?" 48 4y
+120 An Overview of Technology Media and Telecom (TMT) - Part 2 of 2 32 6y
+120 Linkedin Usefulness? 110 14y
+120 Sell Your Options Dearly: KIDS 59 8y
+120 exit options for banking associates 105 9y
+119 How Do You Know If You’re a “Hardo”? 56 1y
+119 JPM IB 2026 megathread 378 7mo
+119 IB Lateral Hiring is Cooked 104 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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