+2 Fantasy Fun 1 2y
+2 Email on phone (BlackBerry Apps) 1 2y
+2 Why do I have to wake up so early in Equity Research? 4 2y
+2 Shared Room Roommates in NYC 3 2y
+2 Is IBO Career Coaching worth it? 3 2y
+2 Free high quality tempaltes 3 2y
+2 Chequers Capital 2 2y
+2 Paying 100k / Month In Rent As A CEO 4 2y
+2 Anybody seen “Fair Play” on Netflix? 2 2y
+2 Do you guys have free weekends?? If not, to what extent is it taken by work? 4 2y
+2 London Cars 4 2y
+2 Issues With Zoom Invites Not Going Out Through New Outlook App 4 2y
+2 Back office bonuses 3 2y
+2 Rules 1 2y
+2 The biggest "WTF?" business you have looked at 4 2y
+2 Best (preferably free) Courses? 4 2y
+2 Toxic boss 2 2y
+2 Deleted 3 2y
+2 CONCRETE SLAB DESIGNS 1 2y
+2 Is my looks helping me with networking/interviews or am I overthinking things 5 1y
+2 Popular bars/restaurants for investment bankers in NY?!!?! 8 2y
+2 So what are the stories behind Citi's prohibition? 1 2y
+2 How/When to mention that you would like to move locations? 3 2y
+2 What's your top 5 go-to financial/business news source? 6 2y
+2 Hotels for super days? 4 2y
+2 Application Fees For High Finance Jobs? 2 2y
+2 Dating a Forex Coach 1 2y
+2 WSO NYC March Happy Hour 3 2y
+2 Looking for a place 4 2y
+2 Flower Delivery NYC 4 2y
+2 "Investment bankers are 'obsessed' with classical music" 2 2y
+2 Long distance doing IB 3 2y
+2 Study tips for CFA L1 3 2y
+2 Randomly wearing $5 million of jewelry on the streets 5 2y
+2 For those w/ work experience -- what is the minimum annual comp you'd be satisfied with making by age 35-40 (assume non-NYC/SF) 19 2y
+2 Biden / Trump better for Wall Street (short term) 4 2y
+2 Lion king chest tattoo in ib? 11 2y
+2 How Much do You Make $$$ 7 2y
+2 Follow-up email mistake 4 2y
+2 Why do people on Linkedin offer DCF models for investment banks? 3 2y
+2 24F PE Associate looking for NYC roommate 3 2y
+2 Laptop / Work Phone During Training 3 2y
+2 I don't like football but I like tennis - ok for office? 8 2y
+2 They Say Famous People Die in Threes 0 2y
+2 2024 Water Prestige Rankings 10 2y
+2 Deutsche Bank Intern Talking about VP's fetishes?? 3 2y
+2 How to post posthumously? 2 1y
+2 Best Way to Meet People 3 1y
+2 When did you realize you were in a toxic relationship? 2 1y
+2 Time savers outside of work? 3 1y
+2 UK Work Clothes Brands 2 1y
+2 Different ways of thinking 4 1y
+2 Was giveadvicepls a bot? 8 1y
+2 Most expensive wedding of all time in India asias richest man marriage 5 1y
+2 Good headlines from CNBC 1 1y
+2 Old Republicans are Better 5 1y
+2 AI in IB & Management Consulting 2 1y
+2 Introduced my VP's Daughter's one night stand to him 4 1y
+2 Delete 1 1y
+2 Ok, which one of you did this ? 1 1y
+2 MD Said Something Weird To Female Analyst, Should I Report It? (Pt. 2) 18 1y
+2 Who would have thought the name/brand "Liquid Death" water in cans would take off? 3 1y
+2 Deleted 4 1y
+2 Office White Elephant Suggestions 1 1y
+2 Private Equity DECLINE SIGNAL 🚨 12 1y
+2 Budget for Dating as an Incoming Analyst 1 in nyc 2 1y
+2 Work Setup while traveling 4 9mo
+2 How to break into Product Management 4 1y
+2 The GOATed Instrument 3 1y
+2 Should I tell boss? 3 1y
+2 Silver Bananas 2 1y
+2 Have you met your college selves expectations? 1 1y
+2 Best Tinder Pick Up Lines 5 1y
+2 Macro friendly takeout on bulk (NY) 4 1y
+2 Bentley vs Babson for Finance with the goal to make it into consulting? 3 1y
+2 Want to Move Back to NYC 4 1y
+2 Releasing music? 3 1y
+2 Xing Xing is the official mascot of WSO 2 1y
+2 KGB Codename: Comrade Golf Cart 2 1y
+2 Networking Groups in NYC 2 1y
+2 Anybody take mental health leave and be able to reintegrate fine again? 3 1y
+2 Tier 1 Assets are the most prestigious jobs 5 1y
+2 Stop the jargon 2 1y
+2 Late night and early hours music recommendations for grinding (at work) 3 1y
+2 What subreddits does everyone follow? 3 11mo
+2 Best bars in Paris? 4 11mo
+2 Best interview slot 8 11mo
+2 Started a finance newsletter. Don't know what to do. Want your opinion 2 11mo
+2 Starting a business 1 11mo
+2 Summer Housing NYC 3 11mo
+2 Writing memos is time consuming 1 10mo
+2 Placed into the same firm as my high school crush 2 9mo
+2 Who played baseball growing up? 7 9mo
+2 Holiday Gifts 2025 3 8mo
+2 What industries do your wealthiest clients work in? 2 8mo
+2 Christmas Gift for Boss? 3 7mo
+2 Alright, who gave India access to WSO 3 7mo
+2 Networking with old friends 3 6mo
+2 Working in charity...? 4 6mo
+2 3 pms, 1 is the biggest asshole to me everyday, honestly its been making me just not care at all about the job should I let a senior leader know that his negativity is really impacting me. 3 6mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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