+7 Unamortized financing costs 1 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+4 Investment Banking Firms Ranking 5 3y
+10 Houlihan Lokey Lateral Analyst 17 3y
0 Société Générale - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+115 Why are CIMs sooo long 60 3y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Bank Street Group 1 3y
+3 Performance Trust Capital Partners IBD Chicago? 1 3y
+197 Jefferies 2022 471 3y
+45 Law School -> IB Advice Requested 25 3y
+56 Do most people leave banking because of the work or lifestyle? 27 3y
+4 Jefferies Email Format 4 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Capital Markets Data 3y
+22 Investment bankers living in Ridgewood/Bushwick? 22 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 3y
+7 Too late to apply for Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst positions? 1 3y
+4 From Europe to US 1 3y
+184 Sweet Sweet Victory 31 3y
+6 Industrials outlook 1 3y
+199 New WSO Moderation Efforts [Updates Here] 53 3y
+4 How is YOE quoted? 5 3y
+94 Should I put my WSO rank on my resume? 23 3y
+10 Expected competence of IB graduates in Aus 2 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Houlihan PCA? 2 3y
+7 Christmas Bonuses in IB? 3 3y
+10 career advice 2 3y
+6 Budgeting tips for 1st year analysts in NYC? 12 3y
+35 Career Banker vs PE 26 3y
+10 Do you think someone can g 2 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+11 Basic Accounting Intuition - Help Me Understand 6 3y
+6 Non-Public Company Merger Model 3 3y
+4 MBB to IB? 4 3y
+198 Want to quit only 5 months in but can't afford to pay back signing bonus 75 3y
+17 From top BB to MM - how to be happy 18 3y
+9 Valuation to IB? 8 3y
0 Synovus - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+9 Advice on sleeping your way to the top? 2 3y
+11 Top Investment Banks in ATL/CLT 5 3y
+15 Deleted 2 3y
+9 Lone Star / Hudson Advisors 7 3y
0 Alumni Networking - Personal Email? 2 3y
+5 London MS Media & Comms updated group review 15 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+4 Ireland to NY IB 18 3y
0 Mizuho Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+15 Which other division/experience would better prepare me to face a career in IB? 2 3y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Expensing Policy in Corporate Banking 3 3y
+13 Dump $6k (max) contribution into a Roth IRA before starting FT in IB? 16 3y
+19 How To "Maintain" Relationships w/ People You Worked With/Interviewed by 6 3y
+6 Barclays ECM vs DCM vs LevFin 15 3y
+79 Analyst Class 10 Years Out? (Calling all WSO vets) 32 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+10 Bank that do not sponsor students schooling outside EU 8 3y
+6 Lateral Networking Advice 1 3y
+3 Can you transfer to an international office when working in public finance at a BB bank? 1 3y
+160 How to become a God at finance? 50 3y
+6 Do your MDs give you lots of comments? 2 3y
+10 DCF Ocado Group 3 3y
+3 Lateral Superday 9 3y
+15 Worth it to lateral from MM? 1 3y
+40 How Do LMM / Boutique M&A Firms Make Money? 26 3y
+7 Another FCF question 6 3y
+8 Signed my SA offer - What next? 11 3y
+22 Wtf Raine Group 7 3y
+13 How do product groups and industry groups sit together 2 3y
+3 Cowen Bonuses 2022 5 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Deutsche Bank 2023 off cycle 11 3y
+3 Canadian banks sponsoring interns schooling outside Canada 1 3y
+1 Incoming SA for a lower tier BB Capital Markets, re-recruitment to classic IB FT? 1 3y
0 Stout Business Valuation 1st year analyst pay? 13 3y
+16 Could the Wells Fargo $3.7bn settlement have an impact on the bonus pool? 7 3y
+13 Del 19 3y
+22 Ageism at BB? 22 3y
+6 Lateral Interview Questions for Tech 2 3y
+6 Would this be considered reneging and will I be blacklisted? 3 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 3y
+13 Does it matter if I don’t have a coach / sponsor at the bank? 3 3y
+4 London Analysts, how often do you WFH and what time do you leave the office? 10 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Securities Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+6 Goldman Atlanta Office 3 3y
+6 Affordable laptop for IB that can handle modeling and dual monitors? 5 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+17 CDN Bankers: NYC clients are much bigger assholes than CDN clients 6 3y
+162 What was the lowest moment of your professional career? 54 3y
+3 MS London IBD Industry groups (RE) 1 3y
+7 How attractive are the people at your firm? 3 3y
+9 Career Progression: MO 1 3y
+40 How much are you able to save as Analyst in London? 21 3y

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 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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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