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+9 Is BO to FO possible? 1 5mo
0 Finance/Investing Clubs at Ivies 0 5mo
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+18 WSO Paradise: Landing That Offer But Nothing Else 1 5mo
0 Canfield BHP at UTA or Emory undergrad 1 5mo
0 HSBC Corporate and Institutional Banking 2027 SA Timeline 1 5mo
+26 Ross vs Stern Undergrad 18 5mo
+102 EB Prestige Rankings 2026 37 5mo
+1 How likely is it going to break into IB without junior year internship? 2 5mo
+3 US Target —> IB in India 4 5mo
+1 Levfin lateral to M&A 1 5mo
+19 Recruiting in Houston w/3.7 15 5mo
+32 Lincoln International - Valuation & Opinions Group (VOG) 35 5mo
+15 Energy IB 4 5mo
0 Evercore Benefits 1 5mo
+9 UPDATE: I chose DB 12 5mo
+20 Boston college thoughts on eveyrhting banking related - Incoming freshman 6 5mo
+23 Laurier BBA, Waterloo AFM, or Shulich 21 5mo
+7 DCM? 4 5mo
+5 freshman bb 10 5mo
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+11 BNPP NY Asset Finance and Securitization thoughts? 12 5mo
0 NYC 1st year IB analyst housing search 2 5mo
+8 Babson vs NYU (Non Stern) 2 5mo
+15 Houlihan Lokey ATL Office 3 5mo
+4 What happened to the daily UBS shitposts and memes? Is UBS finally a BB? 4 5mo
+16 Effective way to "ramp-up" for summer internship (IBD) in London 8 5mo
+4 Del 5 5mo
0 JPM Corporate Finance Advisory Group 1 5mo
+9 Morgan Stanley Financial Sponsors Group info 15 5mo
+936 Brief Recent History of UBS / What went wrong? 79 5mo
+227 How do UBS employees here feel about daily WSO posts about UBS 29 5mo
+253 UBS vs. Chattanooga TN-based Boutique? 23 5mo
+10 Bloomberg Reporter Looking Into UBS 8 5mo
+5 College Advice: Williams, Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth, Haas, Cornell or UVA? 9 5mo
+8 Studying abroad while recruiting (London) 3 5mo
+111 What happened to the Vandy thread? 47 5mo
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+16 Deleted 5 5mo
0 Recruiting decision-makers 1 5mo
+139 Going to UT Austin is Paradise 21 5mo
+4 Houston IB Summer Dress Code 6 6mo
+14 BMO NYC 18 6mo
+3 JPM Corporate Finance Advisory 1 6mo
+128 THE ONLY RANKINGS LIST THAT IS ACCURATE 43 6mo
+34 Richmond VA Thread 14 6mo
+22 Budgeting $90k in NYC 8 6mo
+6 Referral value 8 6mo
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+8 MS Associate Lateral Interview and Process 10 6mo
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+9 Deciding between 2 Summer Internships 1 6mo
+3 Societe Generale Building Out US M&A/Coverage Groups? 1 6mo
+94 How is it working with H1Bs? - NYC 33 6mo
0 3 statement practice tests 2 6mo
+15 Energy Transition at Jefferies 10 6mo
+16 Freshman internship in top IBs 18 6mo
0 Off cycle small firms or 2029 1 6mo
+8 Wall Street Undergrad Prestige Ranking/Tierlist 24 6mo
+9 For those in transportation/freight/logistics coverage groups... 4 6mo
+3 Thoughts on Solomon Partners NYC 1 6mo
+34 Life post-IB at DFIs: IFC, AIIB, ADB, EBRD, IDB, CDC etc. - would anyone be willing to chat? 12 6mo
+27 RX Industry (Legal + Consulting + IB) Rankings. Accurate? 13 6mo
0 JPM SA Return Offer Rates 1 6mo
0 William Blair and Morgan Stanley LA 1 6mo
+4 Barc TO or NY on GFL / Secure deal? 5 6mo
+10 What percent of serious applicants get in NYC IB at UT McCombs 6 6mo
+63 Is it naughty to begin networking for FT before you even start your SA stint??? 42 6mo
+216 Sweatiest Shops - 2022 Edition 160 6mo
+27 DB 2026 performance so far? 15 6mo
0 IB Case Studies 1 6mo
+3 Would you say BU is a non target or a semi target? 2 6mo
+39 Fastest/Craziest Promotion Timelines You've Seen 27 6mo
+16 Why don't we categorize banks differently? 7 6mo
+25 Deleted sorry sjeuebev 18 6mo
+13 Incoming Duke Freshman (International) - IB Recruiting 4 6mo
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+8 Goldman Sachs Possibilities Series 2026 7 6mo
0 Best groups at Citi 1 6mo
+25 BofA/BAML Global Industrials Group 15 6mo
+19 KeyBanc SA 27 56 6mo
+172 Don’t want to be here anymore 45 6mo
+6 Credit Agricole DCM Analyst Interview (MD First Round?) 1 6mo
+43 My opinion about the rumor "Major Investment Bank go bankruptcy" 38 6mo
+10 DB NYC Office Perks and Benefits 13 6mo
+19 DB (NY) Outlook 2026 6 6mo
+27 Second bachelor’s from Oxford after first bachelor’s? 68 6mo
+34 RX Groups I Think Have the Most Aura 20 6mo
+1 thoughts on HL Power RX? 1 6mo
+13 Thoughts on BNP NY 12 6mo
+21 Is Acne going to cost me the return offer??? 18 6mo
+252 Cracked non-target schools this year 123 6mo
0 Is AI becoming important for finance careers in 2026? 1 6mo
+8 Best Non NYC Office 12 6mo
+3 2027 recruiting 13 6mo
+30 Portfolio Valuation → Investment Banking: Realistic or Copium? 10 6mo
+97 Citi Group Placement Rankings 49 6mo
+56 Is getting a Masters in Accounting a good way to break into Investment Banking? 37 6mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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