+134 Who pays for what? (Splitting expenses with gf/wife) 115 4y
+133 What Motivates You? 151 13y
+133 How to recover after royally screwing up in undergrad? 69 5y
+133 Top 7 reasons why dating in NYC sucks 36 6y
+133 Should companies make vacation MANDATORY? 97 3y
+133 How do/did you handle being "the intern"? 69 3y
+133 Current Favorite Drink? 105 5y
+133 Does Vivek Ramaswamy have a shot at the Republican Nomination? 51 2y
+133 Stop being nervous 38 6mo
+133 How different are you to your girlfriend / fiancée / wife? 38 4mo
+133 Is it the golden age of shutting the fuck up about finance on public transportation? 34 3mo
+132 Sluts vs. Serious Relationships 127 6y
+132 Thrifty Twenty-Somethings 79 15y
+132 How much sh*t do you have to go through? 74 3y
+132 How Much Do You Drink? 133 10y
+132 Heavy Metal Is Saving Society 73 11y
+132 What is Your Stance on (Gay) Marriage? 89 5y
+132 The Types of Monkeys in The Trading Jungle 37 10y
+132 Asking out a girl at the office 175 12y
+132 Woodford + Creatine = Greatness 25 6y
+132 How to Fit in a Workout when You Work from 9 AM to Midnight? 128 3y
+132 Police shooting: enough is enough 94 6y
+132 When to Delete Social Media 73 3y
+132 Software Engineering seems like the best job one could have 43 1y
+132 Overused Words in Banking 104 2y
+132 What was your undergraduate GPA? 151 6y
+132 How Do You Relax? 98 4mo
+132 Do your “non-high finance”friends understand your motivation/drive? 52 4y
+132 What's the most overrated college. 157 3y
+132 How have student loans affected your life? 53 3y
+131 Trading Vs. I-Banking 185 8y
+131 Please DO NOT Hire Me 80 15y
+131 Living off 60k base in NYC? 85 6y
+131 Should you cheat? 107 4y
+131 Relocating to Washington DC/Metro Area, any advice? 75 6y
+131 Can I still achieve a high-paying career? 102 8y
+131 Good Diet For College Kid 75 6y
+131 Owning a dog 92 3y
+131 Will the Tech industry take over? 41 6y
+131 Children and Demanding Careers 28 3y
+131 Never Really Drank/Partied Before, How to Fit In? 47 6y
+131 Everything being posted is super negative 72 4y
+131 Depressed about job prospects - Ending life 45 1y
+131 What happened to workplace aesthetic? 39 5mo
+130 Q&A with Nefarious - a Strategy Associate at a Fortune 500 Company - (Part One) 106 13y
+130 Who Taught You Math??? 114 10y
+130 Elon Musk Companies, are they are just scams? 103 8y
+130 CFA® Results - 2015 86 9y
+130 Opinions of Living in Houston 105 6y
+130 You're on the jury in the Parkland Shooting trial. What would you sentence him to? 66 6y
+130 It Finally Happened...We Got a Resume With a Photo 44 7y
+130 Love at First Sight 37 6y
+130 Do you believe power is an end in itself? 51 6y
+130 Honest views on Houston 51 4y
+130 Favorite Airline & Why? 91 1y
+130 What do you think of FIRE 76 3y
+130 Tier Lists are Paradise 17 2y
+130 Groups With The Most Attractive/Fratty Guys? 44 2y
+130 Wife wants Colorado I want warmer 100 5mo
+130 Why do smart people with good jobs just talk about restaurants, bars and travel? 40 1y
+129 How do people react when you tell them you are an Investment banker? 172 9y
+129 Meat on the Street 89 7y
+129 PULLING RANK 56 14y
+129 US Debt Growing at $10 Million a Minute 86 13y
+129 Will Lawyers always be cooler than Bankers? 102 3y
+129 Reflection of 9/11 112 6y
+129 Favourite Beer 127 3y
+129 ——— 57 7y
+129 Los Angeles Finance People 68 4y
+129 How I Passed the CFA Exams Back-to-Back-to-Back 18 7y
+129 Meal Prep Ideas 65 6y
+129 How can you ever afford to buy a home in the Bay? 63 5y
+129 2020 Stock/Market Strategies? 46 6y
+129 Working from home: Is your boss always online? 53 6y
+129 For the guys out there, how many of you have considered doing this? 35 5y
+129 Long-time crush going to prom w/ another guy. Both are going to my college...please help 73 4y
+129 non-target 45 3y
+129 Loosing sleep. Frustrated. Trying to strategize. Let's hash this out WSO. 112 3y
+129 What motivates you, truly? 58 3y
+129 Addiction to Instagram reels 32 1y
+129 CIBC Mining - MD taking clients and juniors to gentlemans clubs 85 1mo
+128 Short Apple Shares 159 15y
+128 Dirk Vs Lebron the reason 99 6y
+128 Ivy league girls 148 2mo
+128 Your Model of Life Is Wrong 62 6y
+128 We're Totally Living in a Simulation 56 8y
+128 What is your go-to office snack? 139 9y
+128 How safe is the US (for visitors) now? 49 6y
+128 (Future) Californians are stupid: evidence from high school assessments 42 6y
+128 UFC Turning into WWE 66 7y
+128 Do schools stop you from actually learning? 74 6y
+128 What can be done about guns in America? 86 6y
+128 Dave Ramsey 72 6y
+128 US government weighs suspending OPT and H1-B 63 6y
+128 Do you have jealous/resentful family members? 44 5y
+128 The ultimate case for immigration. 64 5y
+128 What was the worst pain you have ever felt? 88 3y
+128 Convince me not to buy an M2 71 3y
+128 Told my MD how I got the discount rate 19 1y
+128 My sister is doing a PhD in machine learning, and she keeps telling me that I will regret not studying CS and aligning my career goals without considering the advancements in AI. Should I be concerned? 39 1mo

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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