+437 NEW Financial Modeling Training Courses 153 3y
+22 Tech to IB Pivot 16 21s
0 Cold Outreach Start Date 1 13m
+13 Colgate vs Claremont McKenna for NYC IB Recruiting 6 6m
+74 JPM M&A is Gone??? Purely Coverage Banking??? 33 49m
+19 FinTech at GS? 7 1h
+3 Help needed: current SA 7 1h
0 Best Private Capital Advisory (PCA) Firms in 2026? 2 1h
+18 JPM MMBSI Generalist SA -> Mid-Cap FSG FT possible? 27 17m
0 independent excel training 0 23m
+9 Strong MM in SF vs. Weaker MM in NYC for Exits? Same coverage group 5 2m
+6 struggling with first job 0 4m
+32 Most Recognizable Names In the Restructuring / Special Situations Space 21 7m
0 Lateral first-year Associate opportunities 0 50m
+3 JPM vs HSBC? 7 53m
+3 DCM at HSBC 6 1h
+13 IB is the new EY/Deloitte 8 2h
+33 Incoming IB Analyst: Best Ways to Prepare? 11 4h
+8 HW M&A Bootcamp 2026 14 13h
+12 Needham and Co in 2020? 21 13h
+8 A&M/FTI IB Teams 2 14h
+11 Santander NYC IBD Intern Experiences? (Hours, Group Selection, Culture etc.) 4 14h
+171 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 70 16h
+13 Thoughts on Canaccord Genuity in 2026? 4 16h
+12 Solo Intern in NYC this summer – How to network & find new connections/friends? 6 17h
+12 TD Securities NYC Insights 6 17h
+3 CB -> IB DCM 5 19h
+10 Qatalyst Process Breakdown 22 21h
+17 Thoughts on Anthropic filing for IPO 8 21h
+9 Summer'27 IB Internship's Possible? 1 22h
+1 JPM PB Superday Offer 3 23h
+5 New to WSO 5 1d
+345 2026 Perks & Benefits Megathread (Dinner, Uber, Travel, Gym, etc.): Which Banks Actually Take Care of Their Juniors? 179 1d
+3 Securitized Products Investment Banking 6 1d
0 Guggenheim SA '26- L London 0 1d
+94 [Official] 2026 IB Analyst Bonus Megathread (with 2025 Consolidated Pay and Perks/Benefits) 14 1d
+1,170 IB Sucks. I'm out 200 1d
+254 Williams/Amherst glaze and lies need to stop. 88 1d
+4 Harris Williams Richmond vs LMM NYC Boutique ? 6 1d
+9 MS GCM vs JEFF TMT vs LionTree NY 13 1d
0 Barclays FIG 2026 0 1d
+9 WF NYC LevFin culture, WLB, other insights? 1 1d
+10 TripleTree - thoughts? 36 2d
+26 What the fuck do I do? 11 1d
0 Chardan SPD 2027 0 1d
+25 FT IB Analyst w/o SA experience? 20 1d
+14 Urgent: Have a modeling test for an EB in 3 days. Am I cooked? 11 1d
+9 best santander ny groups? 6 2d
+13 Incoming SA: Prior Seizure, Any Reason to Worry? 4 2d
+6 UVA McIntire 2 2d
+33 UVA McIntire vs Cornell Dyson for IB 20 2d
+13 MBA? Current big law 15 2d
+26 Nomura CFS or Sector Teams EMEA 8 2d
+273 People Take Excel and Modeling Way Too Seriously (rant) 38 2d
+8 Sophomore IB Internship pay 15 2d
+11 Raymond James Healthcare 8 2d
0 Citi Infra Interview 0 2d
+13 Corp Dev -> IB?? 2 2d
+2 Can incoming FT analysts trade stocks? 4 2d
+9 Salary bump soon? 10 2d
+40 RBC IB Layoffs?? 58 2d
+10 JPM Global Corporate Banking (CB) 2027 SA Recruiting Timeline 59 2d
+33 Goldman Sachs IB Summer Analyst GPA Discrepency 21 3d
+10 Addressing Transfer Status for Recruiting 3 3d
+3 JPM SD 5 3d
+12 BNP Paribas Montreal to NYC Pipeline? 7 3d
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald SF Tech 9 3d
+11 BMO Questions 24 3d
+37 Solomon Partner vs BDT & MSD 13 3d
+61 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 EB IB and MF 14 3d
0 FINRA login down for anyone else? 4 3d
+4 Is my GPA going to hold me back? 5 3d
+30 Side hustles + investing put me ahead pre-IB… does this materially change my career path? 10 3d
+16 Miami-Ohio or Penn State for IB in Chicago? 16 3d
0 Queen’s Commerce vs Indiana Kelley for undergrad 1 3d
+134 Is banking in the south more sustainable? 33 4d
+42 Associate & Above IB exits 16 4d
0 How realistic is FT recruiting from Lower MM to BB/ EB? 4 4d
+14 Am I even right for IB? Freshman having an identity crisis 11 4d
+227 [Early 2026] The Definitive and Data-Driven Healthcare IB Group Rankings (Biopharma + Broader HC) 49 4d
+17 NYU Math transfer for IB 8 4d
+6 Healthcare IB Group Culture/Insights 1 4d
+15 Buying Event Tickets (Concerts, Sports, etc) in Advance During Analyst Stint 10 4d
+13 Incoming junior transfer, cooked for IB? 1 4d
+1 HC Comparison: Triple Tree , Cantor, UBS 3 4d
+12 PWM associate @ 24 y/o determined to pivot to IB - Non-Target, Athletic Background 4 4d
+24 2028 SA IB Discord? 11 4d
+1 Stupid Question about IB IT 4 4d
+15 How to Approach Networking During Internship 1 4d
+11 Finance Clubs at USC as a transfer 6 5d
+144 Most Toxic Groups in 2025 165 5d
+3 JPM IB Superday for Asso 1 5d
+5 Banks as Cities 4 5d
+233 UBS GROUP PLACEMENT RESULTS 82 5d
0 How bad is getting fired for performance? 2 5d
+5 Earliest time to take pto as an analyst 9 5d
+37 Understanding rather than memorizing 10 5d
+156 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 186 5d
+4 Balls? 6 5d
+15 Houston Energy Banking Tier List 17 5d

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (67) $101
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