+103 Doing Personal Investment While Working as IBD Analyst 122 3y
+103 The Best Networking, Cold Calling and Cold Emailing Posts on WSO 27 10y
+103 How to reject offers (not reneging) politely and professionally? 146 9y
+103 The Sunlight Hurts My Eyes... 23 8y
+103 Hurricane Sandy - Going to work? (Please Post Updates in Here) 182 6y
+103 How Banker Pay Is Out of Whack 49 14y
+103 "Make Wall Street Pay" Takes Off 60 15y
+103 Best group at JP Morgan 232 9y
+102 Why so many Brits are throwing away their IB careers 47 5mo
+102 Fair to get Chewed Out Bad for This? 38 1y
+102 Do you guys respond to kids not from your university? 39 1y
+102 Should RBC spin off their IB division as a non-publicly traded EB? 34 1y
+102 Reasons to Stay in IB Longterm? 50 10mo
+102 DB vs RBC vs UBS vs Barclays? 57 2y
+102 Centerview vs GS 40 2y
+102 4 Hour Work Week 42 3y
+102 PJT is no longer an EB - New logo 36 3y
+102 NYC vs. Charlotte Banking 73 4y
+102 Midlevel Burnout 38 4y
+102 IB coming back to golden days? 70 5y
+102 Grateful Monkey Giving Back Pt. 1: Questions to Ask Interviewers 8 5y
+102 Jefferies bonus claw backs and poor culture? 49 3y
+102 BB vs EB for HBS/GSB? 50 4y
+102 Cornell Dyson vs Berkeley vs Claremont Mckenna vs ND Mendoza vs USC Marshall vs Stern 36 5y
+102 My wife thinks we need 30 mil to retire 80 5y
+102 JP Morgan 2020 SA 323 6y
+102 Sucessful Senior Banker - Net Worth 37 5y
+102 My Story of Breaking In (Summer BB IB) 31 6y
+102 Summer 2018 Citigroup Summer Sophomore Leadership Program 207 5y
+102 Should I renege this late? 109 9y
+102 What's your worst experience in IBD? 104 11y
+102 Investment Banking to a Hedge fund... Can You Make the Jump? 37 12y
+102 PERKS of working in Financial Services.... 257 4y
+102 Post-MBA associates - what's the point? 48 5y
+102 IBD analyst income after tax? 211 6y
+102 Best groups to get into PE or Hedge Funds 134 4y
+102 thoughts on PIMCO? 138 2y
+102 investment banking in Texas 118 2y
+101 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) 6 1mo
+101 Thoughts on the NextEra/Dominion Merger 29 2mo
+101 UBS Global Fees in 2025 collapses, now behind BNP / RBC 38 7mo
+101 Career ended even before starting 18 10mo
+101 Updated RX tiers 34 1y
+101 WTF happened to Houston? How did it get so ghetto 68 7mo
+101 I’m balding. Advice? Istanbul awaits? 70 9mo
+101 What is up with this forum ? 14 2y
+101 Give me your phone or your fired 70 3y
+101 Highest paying job, minimal effort 78 2y
+101 2022 Compensation - What Are You Guys Expecting? 122 3y
+101 I legit have zero savings after working on IB for 3 months, feeling scared 24 3y
+101 no sense of belonging anywhere 28 4y
+101 First year analyst who quit and never felt happier 60 3y
+101 Jefferies 2022 Outlook 96 1y
+101 The New FREE WSO Resource Pages are LIVE! 11 4y
+101 Greatest MD you’ve ever seen 47 3y
+101 Q&A: Metals & Mining IBD Analyst 36 1y
+101 Perspectives from a mid-VP who started as an analyst 43 5y
+101 Barclays vs. Jefferies vs. Credit Suisse vs. BAML 46 4y
+101 Interviewers Asking About Family 25 4y
+101 Making it in IB cheating all through college? 38 3y
+101 Summer 2020 Recruiting Has Started.. (See Attached) 48 6y
+101 Bulge Bracket Gossip - Am I at risk? 33 6y
+101 Q&A: Broke into MM M&A from a non-traditional background and 2 years of networking and internships 31 8y
+101 How to help underperforming Analysts? 41 8y
+101 To All The Future Investment Banking Prospects 7 9y
+101 JP Morgan HireVue Actual Interview Questions for Online Interview 101 3y
+101 What is so bad about starting at the buyside? 30 6y
+101 How is Houlihan Lokey Restructuring compared to BX (PJT) and Lazard? 53 7y
+101 Lifestyle of an Analyst vs. Associate 54 5y
+101 Q&A - Non-Target >> Valuation >> MM IB 51 5y
+101 BB vs. EB 61 12y
+101 Interview Questions (Was just asked for an Analyst Role) 56 13y
+101 UG Recruiting Part III: The Super Day and Offer 30 6y
+100 I love IU and CU Bolder 65 6mo
+100 Tragic News at Intrepid 26 1y
+100 Less-desired group at BB or RX Consulting -> RX IB 26 1y
+100 The real “why banking” for associates 44 2y
+100 Georgetown McDonough vs. NYU Stern vs. UMich Ross vs. Northwestern Weinberg 44 4mo
+100 Stop The Awkward Networking Calls 39 3y
+100 Recently laid off - interviews 50 2y
+100 Rothschild (NYC) Groups 2022 83 4y
+100 Resigning as VP 73 2y
+100 Lost the Dream, Feel Defeated, Need Help 45 5y
+100 Status of Middle Market Summer 2020 Internships due to Coronavirus 126 6y
+100 Investment bankers, do you expect your partner to have as prestigious a job as you do? 30 6y
+100 Best Keyboard for IB 24 6y
+100 Any other targets get screwed by this year's Summer Analyst recruiting cycle? What are your plans now? 37 7y
+100 Non-Target Recruiting Guide Part I: Resume and Networking 11 6y
+100 Interview Awkwardness 30 8y
+100 How to Position for a Recession 40 8y
+100 Hard work and sacrifice will get you only so far 43 10y
+100 Most elite/secretive/hardest-to-break-into groups? Like BX Tactical Ops or GS SSG 91 9y
+100 Do some people never break into IB? Any stories? 49 3y
+100 SA Clothing 165 8y
+100 Investment Banking and Poker? 145 5y
+100 Beginners Guide to Valuation and Metrics By Sector 47 5y
+100 Dubai Investment Banking - High school senior 142 6y
+100 EBITDA Ambiguity - if EBITDA excludes Depreciation and Amortization, why do we subtract D and A from it to get EBIT? 98 9y
+100 Investment banking layoffs- Time to reconsider? 94 14y
+100 JPM vs CS vs Lazard 66 16y

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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