+100 Brown University - Any information would be appreciated 101 9y
+99 EB Prestige Rankings 2026 37 3mo
+99 Anyone else have the urge to quit and fuck off? Is this life really worth it? Give me some perspective. 42 9mo
+99 Guide to LA IB Scene (2025 Edition) 39 1y
+99 Want to be a Career Banker 15 1y
+99 Low-IQ duke student in crisis 105 1y
+99 Top Biotech Fund vs EB out of undergrad 38 1y
+99 Is Canadian IB actually more competitive? 82 1y
+99 Intern Ettiquette 19 2y
+99 Thoughts and tips on how to speak like an investment banker. 33 2y
+99 RX Interviews are Unfair? 25 2y
+99 CIMs have got to be the worst marketing materials in all of coporate america 31 2y
+99 Why finance people care Bonus so much 41 2y
+99 HL Reputation 39 1y
+99 Leaving IB for Phd in Environmental Engineering 22 2y
+99 How did you get into investment banking? (non target guys) 46 1y
+99 Has anyone been staffed on a deal they had moral objections to? 54 3y
+99 checking A1s work taking forever 23 3y
+99 Just got an IB offer, how do I prepare? 39 4y
+99 How do you build / maintain confidence 13 4y
+99 WSO needs YOU! The Monkey Army is Now Recruiting. 0 4y
+99 What is the downside (if any) of Chicago IB? 44 4y
+99 To those working in IB, what makes you feel inclined to respond to a cold email from a non-alumni? 81 3y
+99 Bankers - NBC News would like to hear from you 12 5y
+99 Feels like every facet of my life has fallen apart this year 15 2y
+99 DB/UBS vs. Top Middle Market Groups 46 3y
+99 IB Hall of Fame 62 4y
+99 Need help on how to fit in as a nerdy person (serious) 19 6y
+99 MS/GS vs EVR/PJT 22 3y
+99 Leave 100k+ bonus for Immediate PE Offer? 36 4y
+99 At what point do you give up? 116 8y
+99 Rothschild London vs BBs 109 10mo
+99 2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Megathread: August 15th and Beyond 88 8y
+99 How many of the senior bankers on your team do you reckon will die alone 33 10y
+99 What is So Bad About UBS? 97 5y
+99 Picking the Right Group 89 13y
+99 LA banking 100 6y
+99 Intro to Investment Banking 119 6y
+99 Interview Question - Cost of Equity ALWAYS > Cost of Debt 76 11mo
+98 Did everything “right” but still no offer - any advice? 58 4mo
+98 del 47 2mo
+98 IB RANKINGS GENERAL (not group specific) 2025 55 1y
+98 Q&A: Leaving IB After 5+ Years 51 1y
+98 I FINALLY DID IT, I GOT A FT OFFER! 17 2y
+98 Tribute to a newly minted VP 8 3y
+98 CS Head of Tech IB leaves for Wells Fargo 21 3y
+98 Why go from BB/EB to MF? 55 3y
+98 Do we investment bankers actually create value for society? 43 4y
+98 DCM Interview 101 - Superday experience 9 3y
+98 Analysts - let me get this straight 52 4y
+98 Healthcare IBD - Summary & Resources 22 4y
+98 What was your first task as a summer analyst? 34 6y
+98 Jeffries IB or GS compliance? 31 6y
+98 Ranking MM Firms? 40 4y
+98 How would you have responded? Hypothetical Pitchbook Error Scenario 25 7y
+98 Wells Fargo bonuses down by 30%?! 61 3y
+98 2 successful years at the firm, 2 years of 0 bonus and minimal pay rise 21 8y
+98 How to explain a low gpa 59 8y
+98 I can't seem to get anywhere 29 8y
+98 IB MD Q&A 45 9y
+98 Why do so many engineers want to get into IB? 34 8y
+98 Low IPO Fee for Snapchat 71 4y
+98 What's the failure rate for aspiring investment bankers? 48 9y
+98 Q&A: Coming to America - A Canadian in New York 27 9y
+98 What is the longest you've had to commute on a daily basis to work? 150 9y
+98 2015 IBD Analyst Bonuses 138 9y
+98 Ask me anything: Ex BB IBD analyst 74 6y
+98 How to prepare for summer associate position? 177 8y
+98 How to go from Canada to the US? 107 6y
+98 Best groups in BoA investment banking? 186 17y
+98 SA --> FT direct ? 261 18y
+98 Baruch to Investment Banker 125 2y
+97 WF vs JEFF 56 6mo
+97 Poland IB internships 51 8mo
+97 Really thinking about limb lengthening surgery 46 10mo
+97 Citi Group Placement Rankings 49 3mo
+97 Firms with most aura 60 1y
+97 LevFin and M&A IRL seem very different from what I read on WSO 25 11mo
+97 Do Mid Buckets end up being more successful in the long run over top buckets? 26 1y
+97 Is there value in a varsity athlete? 53 2y
+97 Brown Gibbons Lang in 2024 60 1y
+97 Investment Banking Seniors are Terrible Managers 19 1y
+97 What do you want in an Associate? 29 3y
+97 A decade of pay in numbers 55 3y
+97 What do you do with your salary 51 3y
+97 Multiple Baird Analysts Fired 43 3y
+97 Jefferies A1 layoffs? 48 3y
+97 Restructuring prospects, why you should not consider restructuring 56 2y
+97 NYC is Paradise 12 3y
+97 How to de-stress before bedtime 54 4y
+97 Evercore Private Capital Advisory SA 2021 192 4y
+97 Best college major for IB at Ivy? 33 4y
+97 PWP V PJT London 71 3y
+97 Associate with a baby? Possible? 31 4y
+97 Today's Investment Banking Interview Question? 39 3y
+97 Mistakes in pitches / models - who is responsible 15 7y
+97 Quitting IB - now what? 40 7y
+97 Best SEC school for Investment Banking 32 6y
+97 Goldman Sachs & Venezuelan Bonds 69 6y
+97 "RBS Is Going To Go Ahead And Take Those First Year Job Offers Back" 51 11y

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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