+74 Newbie Financial Advisor: How To Be Successful. 39 4mo
+60 Is PWM truly a professional black hole for aspiring financiers? 31 4mo
+147 Wealth Management 147 6mo
0 Chartwell Financial Advisory Opinions? 14 7mo
+136 Private Wealth Management: Is it a Zero-Sum Game 20 8mo
+314 Q&A: A Bored Financial Advisor 115 8mo
+12 PWM to Product Specialist 2 9mo
+10 Top 10 Wealth Management firms in Southern California 6 9mo
+9 is PFM Financial Advisors a bad place to work??? 2 1y
+6 J.P. Morgan Private Banker 1 1y
+90 Why does everyone hate on PWM/AM? 33 1y
0 What undergraduate schools place the best in Wealth Management? 1 1y
0 Career move advice needed! PWM (multi family office) 2 1y
+15 Adventis or Wall Street Prep? 7 1y
+21 Investment Strategy Group-PWM-Goldman Sachs 9 2y
+10 JPM PB roles 2 2y
+18 Hello WSO Community! Seeking Entry Into The MFO Market 2 2y
+8 Big 4’s Financial advisory ranking 5 2y
+6 PWP Chicago 2 2y
+3 Goldman Sachs London PWM Superday 4 2y
+4 PWM shops in Canada 3 3y
+15 Initial phone interviews + PWM -> IB lateral recruiting 5 3y
+52 Never Been on a Plane Before - Please Help! 18 3y
0 Internal wholesaler and private banking wealth management career advice 1 3y
+10 Am I on the right track? 3 3y
+9 Brahmi: 400 Comprar Thailand Cost 1 3y
+71 GS Private Wealth Management post MBA 35 3y
+9 Ceftin: Generic From Doctors Online 1 3y
+10 Introducing "The Pub" 5 3y
+18 Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Not pwm) 20 3y
+18 Goldman interview-- PWM summer internship 22 3y
+11 Internships: PWM vs ER 3 3y
+132 J.P Morgan Asset/Wealth Management Video Interview 171 3y
+9 PWM at BB during school year or try boutique IB? 1 3y
+9 Morgan Stanley - Wealth Management Associate day to day and flexibility 1 3y
+12 3.5 GPA but BB PWM + 2 Botique IB internships? Am I Screwed or no? (Sophomore) 4 3y
+9 Morgan Stanley - Wealth Management Associate 1 3y
+12 Strategy Consulting after KPMG Financial Advisory 1 3y
+2 Pre-MBA PWM internship 2 3y
+16 I am a freshman in college and am interested in either investment banking or becoming a financial/investment advisor 5 3y
+6 Put a wealth management part-time job in Resume? 2 3y
+62 Ask anything about private banking/pwm 83 3y
+76 10 Things You Wish You Knew Before Starting in Financial Advisory/Wealth Management. 23 3y
0 Search fund or Wealth Management? 10 3y
+45 Financial advisor vs investment banker 44 3y
+9 Prime Brokerage vs PWM? 6 3y
+402 Do retail financial advisors provide ANY value?? 113 3y
+82 Canada Rated Best Country For Business 107 3y
+68 2 Internships one summer? PE and PWM 88 3y
+35 Breaking into PWM or ANYTHING from a non-target? 24 3y
+26 Financial Advisory vs. S&O Finance 5 3y
0 Anyone use any automated/algo wealth management apps? 0 3y
0 Is Goldman Sachs Ayco good for full-Time Wealth Management career? 3 3y
+34 JPMorgan Chase SA 2019 Wealth Management Intern 157 3y
+264 Private Wealth Management/Private Banking Guide for Associates 61 3y
+23 Exits as an Financial Advisor? 16 3y
+18 Wealth Management vs. Corporate Finance 4 4y
+24 PE from Wealth Management? 7 4y
0 Financial Advisor compensation 2 4y
+21 Assessment tests Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Financial Advisor Associate Training Program 13 4y
0 DealMaven versus Wall Street Prep (comparing financial training solutions) 37 4y
+3 UBS Financial Advisor Associate Program 1 4y
+1 Wealth Management vs Investment Management Salaries 4 4y
0 ABN AMRO Sales & Trading or Deustche Private Wealth Management? 4 4y
0 Macquarie IBD vs. Morgan Stanley PWM 3 4y
0 For those in PWM 8 4y
+8 Value of a Financial Advisor 12 4y
0 UBS operations or Merrill Lynch pwm? Which internship will help me more in the long run? 9 4y
+9 How Do You Sell Your Wealth Management Internship in Interviews? 6 4y
0 Small hedge fund vs. BB PWM? 17 4y
+10 difference between investment management and wealth management? 8 4y
+13 Deutsche Bank PWM in LA 19 4y
0 wealth management league tables 1 4y
0 Pay: IBD v. S&T v. ER v. AM/PWM/IM v. PE/HF v. Big4 5 4y
0 Proprietary equity trader (reputed shop) vs. top BB PWM Financial Analyst 15 4y
+24 PWM Career Path 27 4y
+42 Exit opportunities from PWM 27 4y
0 pwm internship -- twice. bad decision? 2 4y
0 Merrill Lynch Vs Smith Barney Wealth Management - How to go about preparing? 3 4y
+18 Which job, PWM or fund accounting? 6 4y
0 Mario Gabelli's Asset Management Company vs. Top BB PWM 6 4y
0 is PWM really that bad? 3 4y
+30 Rubin Out, Citi-MS Merging Wealth Management 11 4y
0 GM Financial Advisors 5 4y
0 BB PWM summer internship application process 3 4y
+23 Comparing Trillium Trading to Goldman PWM 8 4y
0 1 yr financial advisory + 1 yr banking = PE? 2 4y
0 PWM to ECM 1 4y
0 PWM Informational Interview 3 4y
0 PWM - Interviewing with a couple of firms in Houston 8 4y
0 Capital One Analyst vs JPM PWM vs Goldman AM TPD 4 4y
+14 Global Wealth Management internship interview 32 4y
0 Need Urgent Review: FT Consulting, PWM 7 4y
+26 Just how easy is obtaining a PWM job? 14 4y
0 Difference between GSAM and PWM at Goldman Sachs 4 4y
0 GSAM Sales (TPD) vs GS PWM Analyst 5 4y
0 Still looking for a job in IBD, S&T or PWM? 5 4y
+24 Full Time MBA - Worth it for PB/PWM? 3 4y
0 Regional PWM Office Respect 3 4y
0 ib/ am/ pwm interview question 3 4y

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  • 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

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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