+27 Notre Dame vs. UVA OFF 39 14y
0 Experience at a top vc-backed startup VC 3 4y
0 How to best present myself?? IB 3 16y
0 Common practice for transfer students? IB 0 16y
+25 iPhone 4: The World's First Post-Hand-Held Device OFF 14 16y
0 How good is the average Goldman analyst? IB 26 16y
0 Replying to MD's email IB 8 16y
0 Advice on these MSF programs BSCH 5 6y
+10 No JP Morgan Internships? IB 27 15y
0 Accountant vs Fin Analyst at F500 vs BO/MO @ BB JOB 15 16y
0 FI Research Pre-Start (1styr Analyst) TR 1 16y
0 iBanking internship help for newly transfered student. IB 5 16y
+30 Yerba Mate- The real deal? OFF 14 7y
0 The Informational Advantage- What do you Know that Other People Don’t OFF 0 16y
0 Goldman Sachs Swiss operations IB 3 6y
0 Corp Dev / Fin job market OTH 1 16y
0 You Haven't Made it BIG in Finance Until the Russians Send Sexy Super-Model Spies to Keep Tabs On You OFF 2 6y
+26 In a bind: LSE vs. Vandy BSCH 29 15y
+38 Time Series Questions HF 39 9y
0 Why is DCM/ECM not as good? IB 10 16y
0 RBC S&T Intern? TR 4 16y
0 interview advice needed! JOB 2 16y
0 Celebrating Your Exit PE 8 16y
0 The Vulcan iPhone Pinch: The Right Way to Hold Your Phone OFF 2 16y
+13 Future Contracts for Silver and Gold TR 1 16y
0 Sloan vs Wharton vs Booth vs Kellogg BSCH 18 16y
0 sell ur Training the Street materials to me IB 0 16y
+34 Capitalism, Investment, and Weed: You Gonna Get So HIIIGGHHHHH OFF 7 16y
+10 How much math is enough math? TR 19 8y
+5 After 2 years of trading? TR 9 14y
0 Which forum is for quants here at WSO? IB 5 6y
+22 Where can I find equity research reports? IB 45 7y
0 Resume Help - Networking a lot lately JOB 4 10y
0 Please evaluate my profile BSCH 4 16y
+9 iphone 4 vs. HTC EVO video. FUNNY STUFF OFF 11 16y
0 HF & Reports HF 3 16y
+22 Just Trying To Look The Part Boyyyyy OFF 38 16y
+11 So did all you 1st Year Analysts go out and buy a low-end BMW or what? IB 29 16y
0 Need 1 Roommate for 3br apt ASAP OFF 4 16y
0 Raise with stub bonus? IB 1 16y
0 BMO vs TD in Toronto ER 1 6y
0 Help me plan my next two years BSCH 1 6y
0 HSBC Private Bank Summer Intern London IB 0 6y
0 Job in Europe w/ misdemeanors in the US? CO 6 6y
+49 Find me a job and I'll give you my first weeks pay JOB 54 4y
0 Networking with prop shops TR 2 6y
0 Major Boutique Start up HK office vs. Major Bulge Bracket NYC IB 6 6y
0 How to value exploration companies IB 1 16y
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0 Is it Taboo to... IB 3 16y
0 More Butter, Less Bread OFF 11 16y
0 investing: small/mid-cap, value OFF 11 15y
+18 Starting Out In Fixed Income: Buy Side vs Sell Side JOB 8 16y
0 Commodities Oil Trading TR 4 6y
0 Accepting a Job Offer JOB 10 16y
+26 Academic Research experience on CV RES 21 16y
0 Boston U on the up and up PE 5 6y
0 Liquid Capital interview JOB 0 16y
0 Study for series 79 and 63 before training? IB 9 16y
0 M&A or S&T after colleg if wanting to break into HF HF 2 16y
+27 Which foreign language: French, German, or Russian OFF 27 6y
0 Interning at a non-NYC BB Office IB 3 6y
0 financial certifications while in college JOB 3 13y
0 Shady Prop Shops TR 1 6y
0 Hedge funding but not experienced with shorting HF 3 16y
+76 Unpaid Internship - How much is too much? OTH 108 12y
0 Recent MBA grad, leaving a boutique after graduation. RES 4 16y
+22 A serious question regarding CFA® ..... IB 5 16y
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0 Queens Honors Economics - Banking or Consulting? IB 5 16y
+39 Most useful foreign language? IB 38 6y
0 Question on Global Macro HF 3 16y
+47 Leave Finance. Become A Fireman. Audition For American Idol. OFF 21 16y
+28 GWU's MSF BSCH 43 9y
0 S&T in Brazil or MBA ? TR 1 6y
+12 European PE firms, visibility in the US? PE 7 6y
0 Entry Level Investment Manager Salary?? AM 2 15y
0 Goldman Takes Top Spot in Global M.&A. Rankings IB 8 16y
+14 Vanderbilt MSF - Breaking into IB? BSCH 19 9y
0 Criteria used to layoff Associates? IB 10 16y
0 3.3 GPA at UC Berkeley, f-ed up soph year due to very serious/personal reason JOB 10 16y
+10 Should I hide my super-senior status? RES 22 6y
0 Dont you hate it when college undergrads make bull non-profits?!? BSCH 8 13y
0 Mutual Fund Trader Salary TR 9 9y
0 mba book IB 5 6y
+23 Is tranfering the right choice? JOB 15 6y
0 BB Trading Internship IB 3 16y
+12 should i put SAT 2 and AP scores on resume for full-time recruiting? JOB 19 5y
+10 Paris Trading TR 3 6y
0 Middle market London compensation IB 5 6y
0 Using an MBA to break in IB 3 16y
0 Buy-side versus sell side M&A experience IB 9 16y
+19 S&T Analyst Programs TR 8 16y
+22 Greek God Theorem OFF 20 6y
+16 Which would you rather be? A US Senator or an MD? OFF 23 6y
0 Management/Strategic consulting ambition CO 2 16y
0 Leaving A Back Office Job JOB 3 16y
+15 Caddy Chicks-I would love to get one when I become a MD OFF 8 16y
0 Private members' club as an analyst - perceived negatively? IB 17 16y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101