+760 H1B Visa Fee now $100k, No more internationals? OFF 255 5mo
+760 How To Get A Job On Wall Street (When You Don't Know Anybody) JOB 127 5y
+759 People make fun of me in IB IB 113 1y
+754 Start-Up Culture is the Cringiest thing on Earth OFF 92 3y
+754 Q&A: extreme poverty to non target to investment banking IB 105 4y
+750 LinkedIn is Getting Bad Again OFF 154 4y
+749 Power Couples? OFF 133 4y
+739 I (and WSO) Need Your Help OFF 154 3y
+738 MSF Class of 2016 BSCH 711 4y
+736 Why I Hate Gen Z (Tips For Networking & Being an Analyst) IB 103 2y
+735 Make America Great Again! OFF 205 1y
+734 I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&A HF 216 4y
+729 Why Prestige Really Matters JOB 95 3y
+725 From Private Equity Associate to VP in Private Equity PE 104 2y
+724 Centerview analyst suing for $5m for not being allowed to sleep 9 hours IB 190 10mo
+723 Laziness and the Merits of Hard Work OFF 123 2w
+723 Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever in 2018 IB 168 2mo
+721 Point 72 lawsuit HF 102 1y
+721 We All Sound Stupid - a Manifesto IB 116 3y
+719 You know you have "made it" when ______ OFF 166 4y
+718 Family Office is Paradise PE 57 1y
+715 New JP Morgan SA 2020 Thread IB 1,971 4y
+713 A friend of mine cheated and got an Internship offer at a BB IB IB 159 9mo
+709 What is your compensation in Real Estate Finance? RE 540 1y
+709 Help me understand the new generations… IB 133 3y
+708 Change My Mind: Banks Shouldn’t Hire Foreigners at All OFF 159 3w
+707 Random Things I Wished I Knew About PE PE 75 3y
+706 Don’t tell people you work in IB or PE IB 97 3y
+693 Thoughts From a MF PE Associate PE 97 2y
+691 MF PE is Paradise...LOL PE 148 3y
+679 Hedge Fund is Paradise IB 48 1y
+679 Memoirs of a First-Year Associate IB 49 3y
+678 Banker With Terminal Illness - If I Can Make It So Can You IB 56 5mo
+678 Failed joke attempt in interview IB 51 3y
+676 Most badass Partner/MD moment? IB 75 2y
+673 Reflections from year 4 as an equity analyst AM 86 1y
+673 That's it. IB 164 2y
+673 Why there isn't more diversity on the street OFF 501 4y
+672 From Real Estate Finance to Founder of Development Company - Q&A RE 142 4y
+672 Why guaranteed full-time offers make sense IB 175 6y
+670 Do you believe in God? OFF 845 3y
+670 Depressing Moelis & Co. Staffer Email IB 199 5y
+666 Honestly it is feeling hopeless JOB 63 4y
+665 Spring Weeks are Paradise IB 86 5mo
+661 Is investment banking full of rich kids? IB 128 4y
+659 Then and Now: @APAE OFF 149 8mo
+655 Superday Advice From a Tired Interviewer JOB 41 11mo
+654 UBS Bonus IB 125 4mo
+651 Working 9-5 is Paradise IB 51 3y
+649 Q&A: The Final Cut OFF 155 2y
+647 This is a dark day for Wall Street. IB 45 2y
+647 Techies: Stop Coping IB 89 4y
+646 Mental Disorder called Liberalism OFF 210 6y
+640 Guide to Lateraling in 2021 JOB 123 1y
+636 What brainteasers has everyone been asked in interviews? IB 1,110 4y
+635 2025 IB Year-End Bonus Megathread IB 677 6d
+634 Started to date a girl BUT HUGE Problem IB 70 1y
+633 GS Analyst Survey Results IB 289 5y
+631 Finance sucks compared to tech if youre smart OFF 189 3y
+628 Investment Banking Fucking Sucks and I Personally Advise Against it IB 93 1y
+627 2018 Full-Time IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page IB 987 6y
+620 Fucked up recruitment and low self-esteem IB 106 2y
+620 Big 4 is Paradise IB 61 3y
+617 OFFICIAL prestige-caller 2018 prestige rankings OFF 135 8mo
+616 BofA Associate Death - WSJ, FT, CNBC, Bloomberg IB 59 2y
+616 Suck it up: 8 Steps to Getting through 100+ Hour Weeks as an IB Analyst OFF 71 5y
+615 MSF Class of 2018 BSCH 326 4y
+614 MD never sleeps (growing suspicious) OFF 37 5y
+613 Former MS M&A / KKR here to field questions PE 255 5y
+609 How do I get my kids into top 5 schools? PE 242 3y
+608 Q&A: Retired After a Career in Private Equity PE 147 1y
+607 How much money have you saved? OFF 366 2mo
+605 From BO to IBD, kid gets fired on the first week. IB 103 6y
+604 ICE Agent Murders US Civilian OFF 296 7mo
+602 Why do so few go into Real Estate? RE 157 2y
+602 New guy, leaving at 5 because I don't have anything to do. MD is pissed. IB 111 2y
+602 [Very Long Post] Stepping Off the IB Train IB 27 3y
+601 Is Apollo that bad? PE 271 1mo
+600 Mexico ---> illegally entering US ---> VP @ GS OFF 195 6y
+599 Silly Shit Interns Do IB 156 4y
+594 “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?” OFF 248 3y
+594 Summers Aren’t Impressive? IB 146 3y
+593 Are all kids in IB goobers? IB 146 4y
+592 David and Goliath: The Boutique and The Bulge Bracket IB 75 4y
+592 What is the best career advice you ever received, and from whom? OFF 102 8y
+591 1st Year Analysts Quitting? IB 353 2y
+590 Is IB not as attractive anymore? IB 144 4y
+588 How I went from non target 2.3 gpa to 7 figure buy side seat IB 63 3y
+587 Let us WFH IB 177 3y
+585 Why tech is overrated for MBAs (and why banking is underrated) OFF 151 5y
+584 A Contrarian View - Raging Bull INV 167 3y
+584 What do you wish you knew when you were younger? OFF 105 3y
+584 Most uneducated/dumbest thing you have said in an interview? OFF 93 4y
+582 Banks with best cultures IB 201 2y
+580 I've been using WSO for 5+ years and I think the anti-diversity rhetoric has gotten so much worse OFF 103 2y
+580 Dealing with elitism while networking JOB 171 4y
+578 Women in Finance—What's Your Long Term Plan? OFF 119 6y
+577 Do your associates just not care? PE 126 2y
+577 How have you helped your parents after you entered finance and are making $$$? OFF 81 6y
+575 Ray Dalio: Capitalism Needs to Be Reformed OFF 173 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101