+41 WSO Caption Contest - Dec 19th... Collect Silver Bananas and Win a Free Wall Street Oasis T-Shirt 35 12y
+41 What it's really like to work on Wall Street - Yahoo Finance Interview with Patrick Curtis 53 12y
+41 Retaking a CFA® Exam - Fun or Super Fun? 10 12y
+41 High-Finance Meets High-End: Investors Jump at the Chance to Buy High-End Car Loans 16 12y
+41 WSO Caption Contest - May 28th... Collect Silver Bananas and Win a Free Wall Street Oasis T-Shirt 44 12y
+41 Don't Go to an Ivy League School? 14 6y
+41 University sucks 20 11y
+41 In the market for a cat -- most prestigious breeds? 49 6y
+41 How would you view "Competitive Gaming" as an extracirricular? 37 4y
+41 How is the amount in the bonuses determined? In Investment Banking/Hedge Funds/Trading etc. 58 9y
+41 PWC: Partner Track: How much can I make in my early 30's? 12 10y
+41 USA Basketball 2016 Olympic Roster 24 6y
+41 Bringing Resume to Restaurant ? 25 9y
+41 Has cash met it's match? 16 9y
+41 How To Get Cheap (Or Free) Golf 22 9y
+41 Protester Crybaby Rant 3 9y
+41 Dating a Hedge Fund Manager 14 9y
+41 Am I a Douche? 37 9y
+41 Should Venmo be worried? 19 6y
+41 Data Science vs Computer Science? 13 4y
+41 Netflix Co-Founder’s Crazy Plan: Pay $10 a Month, Go to the Movies All You Want 10 8y
+41 Looking to meet very trustworthy people 17 6y
+41 Do/would you root for your graduate schools sports teams? 8 3y
+41 Would investing in Amazon and Tesla actually be a mistake? 12 8y
+41 Best Stock Brokerage for Beginner? 27 8y
+41 Robot Culture at Work 17 8y
+41 How much money would you need to undergo castration/sterilization? 16 6y
+41 Most of us couldn't get ourselves into jail (for white collar crime) even if we tried. 22 4y
+41 Weekly doctors appointments 21 8y
+41 European - Things to do in NY during training 17 6y
+41 Who has a tattoo? 20 8y
+41 Current Favourite TV Series 46 7y
+41 What's the most important thing you've learned in the past year? 9 4y
+41 How to verify if someone sketchy actually has an MBA from HBS? 14 7y
+41 How much of paycheck do you actually save? 26 6y
+41 When Planning Your Life, How Far Ahead Do You Consider? 18 7y
+41 Misrepresentation of Age (fake id) 29 7y
+41 Can Derivatives Cure Cancer? 12 5y
+41 Parents are visiting Chicago for Christmas - Recommendations 32 6y
+41 Equity is cheaper than debt, isn't it? 22 7y
+41 What's Your Anthem? 69 7y
+41 Worst no call ever? Drew Brees the Stoic 24 7y
+41 How to Overcome Extreme Risk Aversion? 25 7y
+41 What Is Your Drink of Choice? 38 7y
+41 Apple Strategy for $1000 stand?! 23 7y
+41 Why Do You Wake Up in the Morning 12 6y
+41 Member of the year nominations 27 6y
+41 Please tell me it's deadass wrong to go out with previous boss 18 6y
+41 Lost in finance 10 6y
+41 anyone play warzone? 34 4y
+41 What is with these "paid" internships?? 21 6y
+41 Anyone have experience with ADHD? 32 5y
+41 Tips for bouncing back after rejection 10 5y
+41 What drives you in your career? 13 5y
+41 Is the market gonna even crash anymore? 19 5y
+41 Help a HS Senior Pick a School for Undergrad 27 5y
+41 URGENT: Pittsburgh or DC 52 5y
+41 Any Entrepreneurs Here? 53 5y
+41 Mid-Level Burnout 26 4y
+41 Does anyone else ever feel... mildly gay? 56 5y
+41 POV: You're a college freshman again. What would you do differently? 47 4y
+41 Will Florida Become The Next New York? 36 5y
+41 Post offer blues and concerns regarding general life satisfaction and goal setting 18 4y
+41 Dave Chappelle: The Closer 30 4y
+41 Anyone buy a custom whole life policy as an investment? 20 4y
+41 WSO Book Club MMTG Part 2 11 3y
+41 Americans Say They Need to Earn $128,000 to Feel Financially OK. 36 4y
+41 How do you know if someone is genuine and trustworthy? 17 4y
+41 Removed 36 3y
+41 Top rank Christmas Films 42 3y
+41 I'm working 100 hour weeks in banking, but I see influencers making thousands for a fraction of the work. What am I doing... 43 3y
+41 I've been using chatgtp to create slides and marketing materials 31 3y
+41 Breaking Sugar Addiction 38 3y
+41 Therapy Post 11 3y
+41 How Entrepreneurship isn't prestigious? 19 2y
+41 Gifts to Analyst at end of Internship 25 2y
+41 Sliding into a girls DMs on LinkedIn 17 2y
+41 Which is more prestigious? WSO Light mode or WSO Dark mode? 8 2y
+41 Someone stroking it in the bathroom 14 2y
+41 Personal Finance Newsletter (Yes, Another One) 9 2y
+41 Oh the Irony 15 2y
+41 Dumbest Interview Question You've Ever Heard 43 2y
+41 Is it worth starting and running Student Led Investment Fund at non-target uni 19 2y
+41 Analysts & Crying 14 2y
+41 Anyone on Finasteride? 64 9mo
+41 Travel Recs in December 19 1y
+41 How happy are you on a scale of 1-10?(10 being the happiest) 30 1y
+41 Ruined a pitch by blowing up the client bathroom 10 1y
+41 Any stories of cheapskate coworkers? 5 1y
+41 Reddit Thread: "Would you work 80 to 90 hours a week for $350,000 a year? If no, why not?" 36 1y
+41 Columbia President Resigns 7 1y
+41 You guys need some perspective 45 1y
+41 Did IB kill your sex drive 22 1y
+41 At what point in your life is it best to start a business? 30 1y
+41 $150k base in SF - where to rent? 17 1y
+41 Making the Most of Uni 11 1y
+41 Found out a girl I know slept with a Wall Street exec for a scholarship 23 1y
+41 Bots Poker 48 2mo
+41 I’m socially awkward 21 9mo
+41 What happened to Chipotle? 28 5mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 11 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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