+18 DCF question- getting different answers for the same situation 8 12y
+18 Public Finance bonuses? 44 5y
+18 Career Investment Bankers: Does Anyone Plan On Going the Whole Way? 7 12y
+18 MS Generalist in New York vs Goldman TMT San Fran? 13 6y
+18 Started my career in a FoF/advisory role - where to go from here? 12 12y
+18 Microsoft to buy Nokia's devices and services 19 12y
+18 Credit Spread to calculate Cost of Debt 5 12y
+18 Name Dropping Contacts on Cover Letter 24 8y
+18 Stifel, did you F up?? Should I accept my Piper Jaffray 27 12y
+18 Reasons to Lateral in Banking During Interview 18 12y
+18 Moving from S&T to IBD 10 12y
+18 GS M/O or Any Other IBD Position (BB,Boutique,MM) 19 12y
+18 BIWS premium order of study 12 12y
+18 Nomura vs Houlihan Lokey 18 6y
+18 Similarities between Leveraged Finance and Restructuring? 5 12y
+18 A "best-practice" financial model : does your boss even care? 14 12y
+18 5 reasons why the Hilton IPO is an attractive deal 6 12y
+18 The @GSElevator Guide to Bar Etiquette 13 12y
+18 Internships at JPM: Banking vs S&T 5 12y
+18 What buttons do you remove from your keyboard? 14 12y
+18 Business Valuation Vs. SFA at Tech 6 12y
+18 ARPU / RGU ratio? 13 9y
+18 Q&A with Healthcare Investment Banker 6 6y
+18 Please delete this thread from WSO 25 11y
+18 PE kick off this year 13 12y
+18 NYC Income Tax - Loopholes? 8 6y
+18 Harvard, Princeton, or Columbia for undergrad? 22 10y
+18 The GPA absolute threshold? 23 12y
+18 Cornell Students and Graduates: How strong is Investment Banking recruitment for non-AEM majors? 30 10y
+18 How I Almost Got Scammed (Part 1) 40 12y
+18 Broke a cardinal rule in cover letter, should I admit to it? - Interview in a few hours 13 11y
+18 How much Credit Card Debt? 28 11y
+18 Background Check - need traffic infractions? 9 11y
+18 Centerview Compensation 14 7y
+18 Cutting Internship Short? 9 11y
+18 Is Line of Credit treated as LTD? 11 11y
+18 Where to for FT? Evercore Tech v. GS TMT (all bay area) 12 6y
+18 No Idea what I'm doing 8 6y
+18 SA Networking Timeline 15 11y
+18 Determining Working Capital/Minimum Cash Levels 1 11y
+18 Meet everyone in group? 7 11y
+18 Automating Financial modelling 5 11y
+18 NY IBD Summer Analyst 2015 16 11y
+18 I am from UNC and my interviewer is from DUKE.. Any tips? 23 11y
+18 Ideas to torture my banker roomate 16 11y
+18 Which way to get into IB at Goldman Sachs or JPMorgan? 4 11y
+18 <1 YR at Boutique: Leave for BB? 4 11y
+18 Public Finance to PE/HF; Possible? 8 6y
+18 If you're not from a BB or megafund are you screwed for M7 MBA programs? 13 6y
+18 Accepting SA--Changing Major 5 11y
+18 BNP Paribas vs Lincoln International 19 9y
+18 Commuting from Brooklyn to the city. Is it doable? 25 11y
+18 Does being a Wiessman / Presidential Scholarship at Babson have any REAL effect on Investment Banking opportunities? 6 6y
+18 2014 Total Compensation 18 11y
+18 Sophomore at Target Unpaid Summer Internship at a Boutique IBD 20 11y
+18 Capital Markets SA to M&A FT? 7 11y
+18 Breaking into IB with a history in rap music? 21 11y
+18 Prep a paper/calculator for a phone interview? 6 6y
+18 Centerview London: reputation and Vault ranking? 15 6y
+18 Any recommended reading/books for FIG industry? 19 8y
+18 Advice Please - Not sure what the hell to do 9 10y
+18 Need Help w Valuation of a Leasing Company 5 10y
+18 Goldman Sachs -> McKinsey -> Leveraging offer? 7 11y
+18 Best Groups @ GS, JPM, MS NY IBD? 50 10y
+18 Need Help With School Decision! 11 6y
+18 Short Term debt and DCF 5 5y
+18 Bankers from Harvard/Columbia 23 10y
+18 Lincoln International Chicago/NY/LA 39 3y
+18 Low GPA (really low);Screwed for full-time accelerated recruiting? 13 6y
+18 IBD Associate A2-A3 - Canada (U.S. MBA, MM exp) - Recruiting Tips, Compensation 9 6y
+18 Ibanking college decisions: Brown or Cornell? Uchicago?? 7 6y
+18 JPM Hong Kong 15 6y
+18 Moelis NY vs. Rothschild NY vs. JPM NY vs. Apollo Credit 12 10y
+18 Valuation of an airline 1 10y
+18 Which University is the most worthwhile? 7 6y
+18 How many hours a week do you spend sharpening the saw? 9 9y
+18 How to open offshore bank account quickly? 28 5y
+18 SA - am I locked into a group in this situation? 11 10y
+18 Office Visit Post Accepting FT Offer 19 10y
+18 Transitioning into a woman PE. 11 10y
+18 Mistakes on WSO PE Prep Pack Models? 2 7y
+18 Need to decide on M&A offer (EMEA) 13 4y
+18 Advice Needed: West Coast SA to New York FT - How Does It Work? 8 6y
+18 BAML Top Industry Groups for SAs (2016) 11 7y
+18 MBA: HSW directly from BB IB? 7 10y
+18 Big 4 Internship + Barclays Sophomore Skills Program? 13 9y
+18 Volunteering Abroad Post-Graduation Prior to FT 5 6y
+18 British bankers on Wall Street 12 6y
+18 In a tough and shitty situation 6 10y
+18 Middlebury Presence on the Street 29 8y
+18 What are the basics in the Mergers and Acquisitions field. 7 3y
+18 What is the best way to pack a suit in a carry-on bag? 29 6y
+18 Lateral Directly After Associate Promotion? 5 6y
+18 Modifying Job Title? 18 4y
+18 Non-BS EC's that work on an Analyst Schedule 6 10y
+18 Best finance gigs in Florida? 28 4y
+18 2016 Credit Suisse BA Explorer Program for College Freshmen and Sophomores- Thread 9 6y
+18 IB vs S&T Summer Analyst Job Openings 7 10y
+18 Renege and Redo Full Time Recruiting? 13 4y
+18 Question about calculating IRR on a rolling basis 5 10y

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

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