+31 Can we talk pants? *Serious* FASH 33 7y
+31 Are Tax Havens really that bad? OFF 23 7y
+31 Paid 11$/hr as an associate at a PE firm first 3 months. I can’t keep working like this. The trial I’m on is awful. PE 17 7y
+31 Starting up a fund in a WeWork office HF 22 7y
+31 Underwriting Reserves MF RE 17 7y
+31 LMM Boutique Exit Opps w/ no return offer IB 11 7y
+31 Argus & Base Year Reimbursements RE 8 7y
+31 Banks where Analysts are really the bottom of the totem pole IB 24 7y
+31 Does continually thinking about exit-opps lead to misery? OFF 8 7y
+31 WSO Logo Animation - We Need Help IB 2 7y
+31 Investment Banking breakthrough. IB 34 7y
+31 Consulting job right after engineering undergrad or after industry work? CO 9 7y
+31 Best Methods for Maintaining Mental Sharpness? IB 16 7y
+31 Analyst Weekends IB 26 7y
+31 Weighing PE Offers PE 8 7y
+31 small fund manager upset I am interviewing and want to leave, preventing me from taking days off HF 9 7y
+31 Freelance advisory work using work email? IB 11 7y
+31 Strategy& salary increase (post-MBA)? CO 14 7y
+31 Asking for Signing Bonus Early IB 11 7y
+31 No finance background IB 6 7y
+31 SIlverLake Partners; Buyout, Late Stage Growth or both? PE 14 7y
+31 Q&A tomorrow on the WSO IG with @UnicornBanker IB 12 7y
+31 Real Estate Positions Entry/Little Experience RE 30 7y
+31 Offer comparison: ZS vs. Oliver Wyman vs. EY CO 6 7y
+31 GS Top Groups & Exits (New Policy) PE 22 7y
+31 What news sources do you read? OFF 91 7y
+31 Selling yourself at non-target school's JOB 11 7y
+31 Wharton/Princeton/Yale Undergrad BSCH 23 7y
+31 cropped pants with brown loafers as an intern FASH 8 7y
+31 PIMCO credit research or T Rowe equity research AM 23 7y
+31 Protocol for handling "the offer call" JOB 34 7y
+31 Spectrum Equity Interview - 2nd Round PE 11 7y
+31 What Don't You Know? OFF 13 7y
+31 Biotech/Life Sciences Vertical in IB: Day to day IB 9 7y
+31 Strangest exit from Finance OFF 14 7y
+31 Mantle Ridge Capital HF 13 7y
+31 What Banker Processes Need Updating/Automating? PE 18 7y
+31 How to become a physical commodity trader? TR 17 7y
+31 Advice: JLL Real Estate Investment Banking-Strategic Transactions Group Interview RE 12 7y
+31 Perfection on Superday JOB 9 7y
+31 Post-MBA: Deloitte S&O vs Strategy& CO 9 7y
+31 Leaving firm to fly solo RE 14 7y
+31 ATTENTION: College Students Trying to Give Advice to people 5-10 years older them IB 2 7y
+31 Industry/coverage groups or Products groups (m&a) IB 11 7y
+31 Goodbye WSO! OFF 43 7y
+31 What was your approach preparing for technicals? Could use some guidance. IB 5 7y
+31 MBA vs MSF BSCH 3 7y
+31 Are BSchool prospects really worth it? BSCH 5 7y
+31 Part Time MBA for me? Need guidance.. OFF 5 7y
+31 Hot Girl Diaspora OFF 38 7y
+31 What would you do? 9 months between college and job start OFF 14 7y
+31 Getting Ghosted After Meeting that Went Extremely Well? OFF 22 7y
+31 How do you characterize investment banking around unsophisticated/trashy family? IB 7 7y
+31 Trading Floor BS TR 17 7y
+31 Should I give up on trying to move from tier two consulting to blue chip PE and instead shoot for banking? PE 9 7y
+31 2.01 HS GPA, Non Target College, Middle Market Investment Banker - Q&A IB 4 7y
+31 How to internally network? CO 13 7y
+31 HBX CORe vs Smoking GMAT Quant BSCH 8 7y
+31 Good Book to Read on Aging Population OFF 11 8y
+31 Stop merging old threads WSO 2 8y
+31 How realistic is making $500,000 a year working for a hedge fund? HF 27 8y
+31 How to gage the reputation of a Private Debt Shop? RE 8 8y
+31 Best Value (~$200) Bit Loafers? FASH 25 8y
+31 At what point can one break 500k and 1MM in a Corporate role? CF 18 8y
+31 Strategy&, Deals Strategy Team Questions CO 7 8y
+31 PE Sourcing Analyst PE 8 8y
+31 Need help picking a college major IB 8 8y
+31 All nighters lead to brain damage? IB 23 8y
+31 Assume Inventory decreased by $10. How will it affect three statements? IB 6 8y
+31 Taking the CFA level 1 as a biology major to land a job in equity research, Smart or not? JOB 10 8y
+31 Disagreements with PM - Best way to diffuse a ticking time bomb? HF 2 8y
+31 Best TMT groups on the Street? IB 17 8y
+31 How can people consciously accept a salaried job? OFF 33 8y
+31 How to identify strong management team? HF 7 8y
+31 Interview question- Suppose I give you $10,000 USD. How will you invest it? ER 29 8y
+31 Are there BBs that are "easier" to get into? JOB 28 8y
+31 How to convey knowledge and interest in real estate on resume? RE 7 8y
+31 Switch from Investment Banking to Commercial Real Estate? RE 11 8y
+31 Dire need of some help IB 8 8y
+31 Undergraduate Education: Macaulay Baruch vs. Duke IB 10 8y
+31 I need to become an expert in real estate accounting. RE 13 8y
+31 Is Group or Bank More Important for Exit Opps? IB 17 8y
+31 Any advice for aspiring Financial Analyst? OFF 14 8y
+31 What do you guys thing about women in finance? IB 23 8y
+31 Poll: Does Joe Rogan look like a potato? OFF 13 8y
+31 Should I accept this and try to break into IB later? JOB 5 8y
+31 Have banks ever canceled full time offers due to economy turning bad? IB 34 8y
+31 Post MBA Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund recruiting AM 10 8y
+31 2019 IBD Non-Diversity 1st Round/Superday Updates IB 27 8y
+31 How did Megafunds become Megafunds? PE 12 8y
+31 2 internships at once??? IB 10 8y
+31 JPMC Internal Movement (Chase to JPM) IB 5 8y
+31 Best Lifestyle Job in Finance for 25 year old; Need time for side projects JOB 16 8y
+31 Hermes Ties For Your Consideration FASH 23 8y
+31 Training New Colleagues - Sink or Swim? OFF 9 8y
+31 hghbj RE 22 8y
+31 Is working at Wall Street really hard? JOB 52 8y
+31 Let's SEE those closets! FASH 14 8y
+31 MBA with no Banking Experience IB 19 8y
+31 My Journey From Corporate Finance to IBD via a Full-Time MBA Program - Part 1 BSCH 18 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101