+11 Citi vs Scotiabank vs TPH (Houston offices) 46 4y
+33 Best Banks for Career Banking 21 4y
+12 Goldman Sachs apprenticeship 7 4y
+33 how much bonus back office make in Goldman Sachs 43 4y
0 GS Possibilities Summit 2022 1 4y
+42 2021 Year in Review: What Were the Biggest Headlines in IB This Year 19 4y
0 Who makes most Money in complete finance ecosystem. 2 4y
+68 Retire from IBD for $40k dividends? 58 4y
+3 Question on State Taxes if Firm is in New York but Reside Elsewhere 8 4y
+9 Investment Banking in Miami 36 4y
0 Wells Fargo MBA Placement Process 1 4y
+1 Goldman Sachs Lateraling Locations 3 4y
+203 Vent Your Biggest Work Pet Peeves 103 4y
+5 JPM Industrials Culture 7 4y
+9 Life Insurance Valuation 3 4y
+8 RX Modeling Prep - No Excel experience 9 4y
0 Financial Sponsors Groups - EB's 1 4y
+5 FIG vs Tech JPM 8 4y
0 Newsletters & other resources for middle-market industrials 1 4y
+17 Big 4 Valuation and Business Modeling Exit Opps 12 4y
+20 Reputation of Tech-focused Boutiques on par with tech groups in BB/EB? 4 4y
+5 Non-EB RX Thread: Miller Buckfire v. Ducera v. GLC v. TRS v Gordian 28 4y
+1 DBO Partners - Thoughts 2021? 2 4y
0 Free cash flow: subtract cash interest and debt amortization? 6 4y
0 Omicron & WFH - Situation in London (January 2022)) 2 4y
0 SouthBridge Group - Thoughts 1 4y
0 WSO post region automatically assigns to US-Midwest 1 4y
+4 Mizuho San Francisco Tech/TMT 16 4y
+11 How useful are iPads for work. Especially ones with the detachable keyboard 17 4y
+34 Toronto Elite Boutique Landscape 18 4y
+6 Living scene for NY 2 4y
+1 Banking and Finance in Tokyo 13 4y
+15 GIC vs BB/EB IBD 8 4y
0 Sage Kelly in 2021 3 4y
+12 Investment banking to the global hospitality industry 1 4y
+20 How to know which doors are leading to target-balls ? 1 4y
+9 Bloomberg M&A Market Share Ranking 2021 10 4y
+3 DCM Bonus 1 4y
+2 banking interview prep advice 5 4y
+14 Barclays Tech vs. Consumer vs. Healthcare 18 4y
0 Upcoming Summer Analyst - Virtual or Not? 7 4y
0 Training Week SA 3 4y
+5 Preparation for Private Capital Advisory/Secondaries interviews 3 4y
+29 LMM Boutique M&A Banks 13 4y
+11 NYC Where to Live, Early Start IB Analyst Year 1 5 4y
+3 Back to WFH…? 5 4y
+12 GS View on Reneging for them 9 4y
+13 2021 Investment Bank of the Year Awards! 25 4y
0 MM perks/benefits 1 4y
+16 MBB to IB, has it ever happened? 10 4y
+6 Saying Happy New Years as Incoming FT Analyst? 7 4y
0 Bank of America IB Spring Group Placement 1 4y
+35 Gain/Loss on Sale of Asset 25 4y
+5 Anyone else working New Year’s Eve? 1 4y
0 Tobin & Co Vs. Arrowroot Capital 1 4y
0 Shareholder/Activism Defense Bonuses 1 4y
+6 Debt Literature 22 4y
+17 Had a 2.0 from a non-target and broke into a MM bank for a SA position 18 4y
+47 JPM Bailing on Student Loans 28 4y
+19 Academic Year Full Internship Secured– How to maximize my IB Skills?! 8 4y
+193 Jamie Dimon on Diversity & energizing office culture - finally someone explains it 69 4y
+7 UBS Tomorrow's Talent Program 5 4y
0 Global Essence | Best Online Shopping Store USA 1 4y
+34 Toronto: Satellite EBs / BBs 15 4y
+8 Misleading to write "Corporate & Investment Banking Summer Analyst" on resume if position is in CB? 7 4y
+38 Weirdest Recruiter Story 11 4y
0 How to pronounce EM 2 4y
+4 MBA associate - Hate banking, what now? 14 4y
+81 Should I buy a sportscar as an incoming analyst? 54 4y
+16 Investment Banking FT Training Program 8 4y
+4 Thoughts on UBS M&A Group (NYC) 2 4y
+6 UBS TMT SF 6 4y
0 Goldman Sachs IBD SLC SA 2022 2 4y
0 Personal Trading Laws at MMs 3 4y
+6 Harris Williams Bonus #’s 4 4y
+20 Is it possible to move BACK to IB from PE without an MBA? 12 4y
+49 PJT, Centerview, Perella , Evercore 36 4y
0 Best MM A&D Groups? 5 4y
+11 Jefferies CEO Racist Instagram Post 11 4y
+45 How to Resign? (WFH, 6 months On the Desk) 21 4y
0 PWP A1 Total Comp? 1 4y
+162 Thoughts on Blackstone adjusting their recruiting process? 64 4y
+110 Be Careful what you write to HR (Real Life Example) 80 4y
+12 What is the investment banking lifestyle like? 9 4y
0 Career Path - M&A Hopeful 1 4y
+13 Australian IB 4 4y
+286 Megalist - changes to NYC 2020 SA 148 4y
+182 Coronavirus impact on 2020 sa 123 4y
+30 Consequences of possible recession for incoming college student? 8 4y
+41 How do I develop work ethic for IB? 23 4y
+29 Getting Mixed Messages From Goldman Sachs 29 4y
+3 International students for diversity? 11 4y
+15 Coming to terms with no return offer 5 4y
+20 New WSO feature: blocking users 6 4y
+12 How does the conversation usually go when you don't get a return offer? 8 4y
+6 "Pay/bonus should be directly proportional to the revenue you generate" (for front office roles) To what extent do you guys agree? 3 4y
+25 Houston/ NY SA Recruiting 6 4y
+8 Incoming IB and Moving to NYC - Therapist Recommendations? 31 4y
+13 MUFG IB 17 4y
+13 I like banking should I still switch to PE? 4 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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