+92 Investment Vehicle for Your Bonus (I Hate Taxes) 50 6y
+92 Don't do an analyst stint if you want to stay in banking... 46 3y
+92 Feels like I’m writing my own obituary… 45 12y
+92 Marina Keegan's Target College Recruitment Article 61 14y
+92 UG Recruiting Part II: The first round interview 30 10y
+92 22 Year Old Failure Seeks Advice re: Breaking into Finance 70 6y
+91 Leave IB and take more risk? Sitting on $800k at 24 23 2mo
+91 Fastest path to MD/Partner today? (Epstein at 27, Kravis at 30, Roberts at 31 at Bear Stearns) 31 10mo
+91 ATTENTION ALL LAZARD LONDON OFFER HOLDERS 32 10mo
+91 How to be rich as a banker in London 101? 44 5mo
+91 Compensation Benchmarking 2025 24 5mo
+91 William Blair Bonuses 2024 97 1y
+91 How will I possibly learn technicals? 29 10mo
+91 loyalty dilemma 11 1y
+91 A shitter's comprehensive guide to sophomore year recruiting 11 1y
+91 Why is negativity considered toxic? 19 2y
+91 Thoughts on oil and gas IB? 70 1y
+91 Analyst brought his wife to networking chat? 31 3y
+91 SIE , Series 79 and Series 63 Advice 24 4y
+91 VPs: Easiest or Hardest Position in the IB Hierarchy? 22 4y
+91 Investment Banker 37 4y
+91 What’s an EB? 34 4y
+91 EB Salary Raises 94 4y
+91 Hot Take: I Vastly Prefer Working With Chicks 23 5y
+91 Rothschild & Co USA Info 101 2y
+91 How Did Covid Affect Your Bonus? 90 5y
+91 The Monkey's Guide to PPT Slides 15 4y
+91 GS Hispanic/Latinx Diversity Summit 177 6y
+91 Virtual Intern Dresscode 22 6y
+91 Blair gives FT offers to all SA 49 5y
+91 Harris Williams Reputation 76 4y
+91 Jefferies Reputation 2020 54 4y
+91 Best Oil/Gas Banks 43 4y
+91 How to Escape Bottom Bucket 18 6y
+91 Q&A (Ask Me Anything): IB to MM PE to Strategy (In-House) 54 6y
+91 Interview with Piper Jaffray 56 3y
+91 No-Name Quality Investment Banks 33 6y
+91 Getting a Divorce 23 7y
+91 Best Groups at BBs, Best Banks for certain Groups Ranking 47 3y
+91 How do you get offers and not know which one to take? 17 9y
+91 Best Headhunting Shops ? 98 1y
+91 Story time: My horrible BB Analyst interview experience 41 6y
+91 5 ways a career on WS is not what it used to be 31 6y
+91 Tech vs. IB 66 3y
+91 Military to Investment Banking 97 9y
+91 deferred tax liability from asset write-up 44 6mo
+91 Details on Goldman's New Analyst Policy 72 12y
+91 Top MM vs Elite Boutique 53 13y
+91 Best way to quit AND get my bonus? 95 8y
+91 Bonus/Salary at Boutiques 146 8y
+91 Do bankers really travel all that much 123 5y
+91 Lazard: insight? - Anyone gone through SA interview? 173 4y
+91 Investment Banking Institute - Offer some advice/insight? 128 6y
+91 Extremely Robust Growth Projected - 132 hour work week 15 6y
+90 Has everything actually gotten worse? 38 3mo
+90 Will Analyst Base Pay Go Up in 2026? (London Edition) 67 2mo
+90 Upcoming Final Rounds at EBs 62 11mo
+90 Ferda IB Analyst 16 1y
+90 Mid/Low Tier IVY vs Top Tier Non Ivy for IB 45 11mo
+90 . 31 2y
+90 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from 2 Years of Investment Banking 9 2y
+90 Would it be more ideal to start in IB post MBA rather than as an analyst after Undergrad? 30 2y
+90 Is 26 too old for an Analyst position? 38 1y
+90 Achieved 4 A*s - UCL Econ or reapply? 58 1y
+90 JPM Layoffs 82 3y
+90 Deal Tattoos are Paradise 21 2y
+90 What are the fastest growing Investment Banks 71 4y
+90 WF raises base? 99 1y
+90 PSA - This Website is Run by Interns and Prospective Candidates 12 4y
+90 Analyst with a kid 60 4y
+90 Citi vs JEF vs UBS 46 3y
+90 Introducing WSO Alpha 14 5y
+90 Is FIG a death sentence? 33 2y
+90 Q&A: Technology IB Analyst 39 6y
+90 CREDIT SUISSE REPUTATION 2020 29 5y
+90 Goldman vs Evercore (Analyst) 43 5y
+90 UBS is the only top BB to increase its profits (+40%) 26 6y
+90 PwC and Strategy& Just CANCELLED their Internships and are giving 2500k stipends and FT offers 97 4y
+90 Chicago Scene 2019 32 4y
+90 boutique v BB 25 8y
+90 Q&A: I’m a 2nd-year Associate in Corporate Banking with an online MBA 34 6y
+90 Q&A: A2A 2nd Yr BB Associate (Healthcare) Residing in SF 40 6y
+90 Where are all the Structured Finance monkeys? 57 7mo
+90 Is honesty the best policy? 76 5y
+90 What would you do if you weren't in finance? 237 10y
+90 Which banks tend to hire the most FT analysts outside* of their SA class? 120 8y
+90 27 years old, making $200K+ with 45-50 hour week in regional corporate banking - do I switch to IB "for the future"? 38 6y
+90 Help deciding between MS, GS, and EVR 55 6y
+90 Guggenheim on the rise?? 122 6y
+90 Tough technical-did I hear it right? 50 13y
+90 Middle Market IB Exit Ops: Is WSO wrong? 90 6y
+90 Chance to Break 7 Figures? 89 11y
+90 What do analysts eat for breakfast? 279 4y
+90 Full Time vs Summer Analyst Recruiting 140 5y
+90 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Thoughts? 125 4y
+90 Why would I still do banking now? 76 17y
+89 UBS IB Analyst Q&A 57 4mo
+89 Damn DEI fucked white people over and merit damn...... 56 7mo
+89 What’s going on with the Canadian IB boutiques? 36 10mo
+89 Do Not Believe the RBC Nice Lie 22 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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