+266 Anyone else go to a decent college and/or start making $ and now find your family embarrassing? 76 7y
+266 Steve Bannon is nuts and wrong.. 76 6y
+265 How Rich do you want to be? 198 3y
+265 US Airlines Bailout 89 6y
+265 People making $300k+, how do you spend your money? 113 4y
+265 Why are recruiters so useless? 66 5y
+265 Living in a city you hate, due to work 106 7y
+265 PE exec stops dating women that are too hot 63 6y
+264 What if I just don't "get it" 42 5y
+264 Thoughts on Carl Icahn? 186 8y
+264 Gender Pay Gap - Is it real? 89 9y
+264 Wells Fargo Employee emails CEO asking for a $10,000 raise 148 6y
+263 Is it ok to be a "finance hardo"? 48 3y
+263 Juul Ban 129 6y
+263 Unpaid Internships: Yes or No? 195 4y
+263 Five Thoughts on Wall Street Bathroom Breaks 240 4y
+262 Is America really a meritocracy? 86 5y
+262 Yelled at for saying "No Problem" 96 3y
+262 What your liquor of choice says about you 102 5y
+261 A High School Student Trying To Get Ahead 406 3y
+260 Why are so many people scared of Blackrock, Vanguard etc 107 10mo
+260 What a Severe Concussion Taught me About my Relationship with Nootropics, Exercise, Food, and More 100 4y
+260 Dating girls in finance? 314 6y
+259 Most prestigious job opportunity you've ever seen 123 4y
+258 QAnon is the conservative "woke" 91 5y
+258 What were the biggest lies you were told during the interview process that weren't true on the actual job? 100 5y
+258 Best Way For A College Student to Invest? 142 7y
+258 Breaking the hedge fund case study 99 6y
+257 How to lose my v-card? 159 3y
+257 Warren Buffett is a dinosaur who should retire 131 2y
+257 Combining Finances with Wife 99 4y
+257 Buyside dating tactics 55 7y
+257 work/life balance >>>>>> $$$. also i resent my asian parents 41 7y
+256 If You Became an MD, or PM -- Would You Really Care If Your Group Was Diverse? 82 4y
+256 IB + Long Distance Relationship 51 3y
+256 What's the smartest thing a recent graduate can do with the money they earn from their first job/bonus? 163 5y
+256 Ex-PE Guy Launches a Briefcase Company - Ask Me Anything! 140 6y
+255 What’s the most limiting belief instilled into you as a child that you’ve struggled to break free from as an adult? 82 6y
+255 What's your view on illegal immigration? 97 3y
+255 If you could do it all over... 202 11y
+255 I Guess That's One Way to Pay for College 165 11y
+254 Elon Musk 161 3y
+254 A fatalistic view on life: Why most, if not all, of your success is from luck 121 9y
+253 r/FinancialCareers (Reddit forum) is the Complete Opposite of WSO 109 3y
+253 Why are kids so entitled? 96 5y
+253 Oprah Winfrey “our future president” 99 8y
+252 Family cutting me off if I move to NYC for IB internship 69 3y
+252 Wall Street drink: your fav one? 158 4y
+252 Income Inequality In The United States 130 8y
+252 Decline of the American culture 204 14y
+252 Would you guys marry a poor chick from a poor family? 226 6y
+251 US Ambassador to Libya Assassinated 190 13y
+250 How To Ask For Anything 65 8y
+249 . 35 1y
+249 AAAAAAAAA 48 2y
+249 Dating in IB - NY - The Ultimate Guide/Thread 108 3y
+249 If you aren't married by this age.... 128 4y
+249 Dating in nyc as a 5’8” guy 145 4y
+249 Le Pen and Macron advance to second round of French presidential election 121 6y
+249 Man dragged off United flight 170 6y
+248 MD Ghosting Me After Matching on Jerkmate Ranked 28 1y
+248 Crush on a colleague - advice needed 97 3y
+248 computer science is the future 112 1y
+248 The Death Tax 151 4y
+248 Coronavirus - What About Face Masks 85 3y
+248 Things MBA students like 174 4y
+247 So.. Who’s Getting The Third COVID Vaccine Shot? 168 4y
+247 Will California turn it around? 68 5y
+247 Don't Be That Guy/Girl When Reaching Out 40 5y
+247 Rick Perry and his religious zealout friends are holding a prayer event to fix America 177 14y
+246 Weight Gain 125 3y
+246 What is your LEAST favorite country that you've visited and why? 187 4y
+246 Picking the right Trading jungle 49 5y
+246 Body Ink on Wall Street 335 3y
+245 A Passionate Rant on Boycotting All Modern Vehicles 89 2y
+245 Sending kids to private school 145 4y
+245 Paying College Athletes 117 6y
+245 Hypo: You're single, and rich; what U.S. cities would you live in? 137 4y
+245 Women in the Workplace: How do you Guys Deal? 136 5y
+244 Upper Middle Class in New York? 106 3y
+244 Amazon Pulls out of NYC 94 7y
+244 Self-Important Graduation Posts on LinkedIN 60 8y
+243 Advice (Female) men’s opinions welcome as well 63 2y
+243 NYU Stern student sets the world record for getting clipped from any future IB opportunity 79 1y
+243 Do you guys believe in human caused Climate Change? 123 2y
+243 Should we feel bad if people don't have emergency funds? 42 6y
+243 What Kind of Background Do You Come From? 78 3y
+243 Should We Be Worried About Ukraine? 207 3y
+242 When will we return to normal? 131 3y
+242 What do you do if you have a thing for your director 78 3y
+242 Any questions on life in finance in Hong Kong? Q&A 82 5y
+242 Establishing Executive Presence 41 8y
+242 What is keeping you from starting your own business? 118 3y
+241 How have your 20s been so far? 125 4y
+240 Life is starting to get boring 60 1y
+240 Culture Shocks (US --> UK) 111 5y
+240 What are you doing here? 82 5y
+239 Do you guys consider it a turn off if the girl you’re seeing isn’t religious? 134 3y
+239 For Those About to Propose 154 10y
+238 MD Can’t Unplug 61 1y

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 (65) $101
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