+7 How screwed am I with a 3.3 GPA for Toronto IB? 4 5mo
0 Financial Modelling 1 5mo
+8 in person coffee chat during IB internship 2 5mo
+12 Analysts/Associates: What Annoys You During Coffee Chats 14 5mo
+3 FIG modeling courses 2 5mo
+11 Best bank/FIG modeling course? 17 5mo
+6 Open to mentees (free) in exchange for insights into services industry 3 5mo
+34 What Australian/International uni option would be best for me? 13 5mo
0 Freshman at T15 thinking about transferring to a different T15 but unsure of effects of recruiting 1 5mo
0 CIP Repository 1 5mo
+3 BLXSTONE Strategic Partners Summer Analyst 6 5mo
0 Qatalyst 2027 FT 4 5mo
+88 Accepted into HBS!!! Need Advice 9 5mo
0 MacCap 1 5mo
+271 Vanderbilt Offer Revocation Situation 72 5mo
0 What GPA to Put? 1 5mo
+3 Does Ares ASOF hire non-SAs for FT? 1 5mo
+6 Nomura IB SA'27 16 5mo
+9 .. 1 5mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5mo
+10 Restructuring Deal type 9 5mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5mo
+20 Terrible lateral offers 5 5mo
+2 Quick question for anyone at JPM London 2 5mo
+505 Stop being a bootlicker and leave this rotten industry - IB isn’t worth it for junior employees 102 5mo
+239 IB doesn't have as much exit opps as this website made me believe 134 5mo
0 Yale spots vs. Duke spots 1 5mo
0 Any benefit of learning German? 1 5mo
+4 Moelis London SA2026 20 5mo
+32 Best of: Egregious EBITDA addbacks 10 5mo
+3 What’s considered a good bonus ? 2 5mo
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5mo
0 Public finance recruiting 2 5mo
+11 Why Are There So Many Awkward People 4 5mo
0 Edgemont Capital Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5mo
+18 Qatalyst Analyst Overall Experience? 13 5mo
+6 Hoping I'm not the only one 3 5mo
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5mo
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5mo
0 Junior Summer Analyst to Full Time 2 5mo
+39 How to Prep for Advanced Investment Banking Technical Interviews 9 5mo
0 What type of personality does someone in Investment Banking possess? 1 5mo
+10 PJT strategic Advisory (structured products) 49 5mo
0 Evercore Complex M&A Interview 1 5mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Secondaries Data 5mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5mo
+10 Sports IB/advisory, how to target etc 10 5mo
+8 Tesla-SpaceX merger: Is it possible? 6 5mo
+6 Delaying Graduation for Another IB SA Recruiting Cycle? 1 5mo
+140 Is Stern or Ross a more prestigious undergrad? 65 5mo
+21 Monograms on Shirt as an Intern - Yes or No? 15 5mo
0 WSO Academy 1 5mo
+6 What is Inroads? 0 5mo
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+212 Dartmouth Partners Sucks. 68 5mo
+36 Incoming Oxford PPE Student → Sovereign Wealth Fund (Dubai/London?) 34 5mo
0 Infra IB Tierlist 1 5mo
+31 How is ICADE (E-3) perceived for London IB (Bulge Bracket/Elite Boutiques)? 17 5mo
+12 Happy to join the WSO community 7 5mo
+20 IB in the Nordics (Denmark) 11 5mo
+29 AI in Modelling 18 5mo
+20 How hard are SA technicals? 6 5mo
+160 UBS CEO Hints at US acquisition, Lack of US Growth 19 5mo
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5mo
+1 Thoughts on Moelis Life Sciences group 4 5mo
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5mo
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5mo
0 Del del del del del del 1 5mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Power Data 5mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 5mo
0 Youngest/Oldest analysts you’ve seen? 1 5mo
+33 SA Overtime Pay 78 5mo
+90 Has everything actually gotten worse? 38 5mo
+129 Why do ppl work hard 67 5mo
0 National Bank of Canada - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5mo
0 National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5mo
+14 UC Berkeley versus Northwestern 10 5mo
+5 Citi Calgary 6 5mo
0 Recovering from burnout 1 5mo
0 Is River 2 River Reality fake? 1 5mo
0 DBS Group - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5mo
0 DBS Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5mo
0 Jefferies - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 5mo
+250 I finally did it. Extreme Non-Target to my dream role, Investment Banking Analyst - M&A 29 5mo
+4 Staying connected with network post offer 2 5mo
+3 JPM AN2 London Salary 6 5mo
0 Alantra - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5mo
0 Missed SA Recruiting… Is IB Still Realistic? 2 5mo
+14 DB LevFin?? 9 5mo
+30 IB > PE > Tech Sales 24 5mo
+3 WF comp change 2 5mo
+2 Is FT Partners Comp still 140k Base? 3 5mo
+78 Lincoln International- Growth and IPO 27 5mo
+8 Michigan Ross IBE vs UT Austin ECB for IB → Growth Equity 2 5mo
+23 Advice on Off-cycle / SA recruitment for London 14 5mo
+44 Worst Banking Cultures in Frankfurt? 27 5mo
+3 IB Rankings if you actually know the industry (college sophomores please ignore). 28 5mo
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+12 Tech IB - West vs. East coast 5 5mo
+2 Are Associate and VP positions redundant or necessary? 2 5mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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 13 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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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