+153 what book are you reading right now? OFF 125 3y
+153 Buying a Gun OFF 74 3y
+153 Even the layoff at Tech is so much better than Bank IB 30 3y
+153 Truist Pay Raise? IB 202 4y
+153 Is anyone else unable to have fun? IB 45 4y
+153 Why does everyone hate accountants? OFF 54 4y
+153 Starting a Private Equity Fund/Firm RE 82 4y
+153 If you're late to the IB game, don't give up! SCSS 19 4y
+153 Jobs as a Commercial Real Estate Appraiser Suck? RE 91 4y
+153 An Honest Conversation about Vaccines OFF 71 5y
+153 Which hedge funds are considered to be the most prestigious/difficult to get a job at? HF 82 5y
+153 I made it. So can you. Thanks WSO! SCSS 25 6y
+153 Uncle Eddie's Ponderous Podcast Playlist OFF 55 6y
+153 Help Simple As Increase His Preftige FASH 130 6y
+153 20 Company Interviews Later...No FT Offer looking for Advice JOB 167 7y
+153 9/11 Memories OFF 17 7y
+153 Any Metalheads on WSO? OFF 328 7y
+153 When to give up JOB 184 8y
+153 How much do you spend when you go out? OFF 42 8y
+153 Gender in the workplace -- more regulation to come? OFF 39 9y
+153 CRE Trends That Are Emerging Now and Will Prevail Throughout Our Careers RE 71 9y
+153 Is greed good? OFF 45 9y
+153 Q&A: London BB IBD to top 3 PE IB 130 9y
+153 Why Modern Economists Lean Left? OFF 96 11y
+153 So, Who Went Shopping On Thanksgiving? OFF 86 12y
+153 Wall Street Welfare Queens OFF 100 13y
+153 What Role Did Luck Play in Getting Your Job? OFF 133 13y
+152 When after you started have you been hit with reality? IB 39 1mo
+152 New Article: Dramatic Slide as UBS #22 (US) & New Leadership Desperately Needed IB 40 3mo
+152 VP Caught Me “Periph-Maxxing” in the Washroom – Return Offer Gone? OFF 14 5mo
+152 ****REAL**** Target School Rankings 2025 BSCH 65 1y
+152 2024 IB Firm Comprehensive Perks List IB 69 1y
+152 Base Compensation Increase | IBD | London IB 379 1y
+152 Viral Moelis video has me asking - which MD would win in an all-MD thunderdome fight? OFF 43 2y
+152 If HF make so much money, why PE? HF 56 2y
+152 When should I tell work that I’m pregnant? IB 53 3y
+152 Citi SA 2021 IB 683 3y
+152 Software engineering is a much better career path than everything this community talks about OFF 109 3y
+152 Do any of you feel like you've had an intellectual decline after starting college because of majoring in business? IB 71 4y
+152 Can't land an offer. In need of advice JOB 52 4y
+152 Q&A: Recently Left Role as Sr. Associate in LMM PE Due to Burnout PE 44 4y
+152 Is the common view of financial risk completely wrong? HF 84 4y
+152 EB/BB Class of 2021 Exits IB 154 4y
+152 Sucking as a junior trader TR 29 5y
+152 How to succeed post 20's OFF 38 5y
+152 CMV: WFH Makes Banking so Much More Bearable IB 50 5y
+152 WSO's r/WSB OFF 89 5y
+152 LO vs HF - risk adjusted career returns HF 57 5y
+152 Q&A - Post-MBA VP PE 46 6y
+152 Do Americans seriously buy the US Government's BS??? OFF 109 6y
+152 Top 10 Rankings: Useful Designations OFF 84 6y
+152 Performance of Top Tier vs. Bottom Tier Analysts (Q&A in Comments) IB 33 7y
+152 Views On Perella Weinberg? IB 180 7y
+152 Bad Habits IB 55 7y
+152 For those in IBD: Dumbest things you've seen in a resume? JOB 147 9y
+152 Why Are These Guys Still Doing ER? ER 94 11y
+152 What car do you drive? CO 261 15y
+151 How to NOT seem DEI IB 65 1mo
+151 UNC Chapel Hill is Paradise BSCH 61 8mo
+151 Burnt Out VP Exits IB 68 1y
+151 [AMA] Ex-finance turned Series A Tech Founder VC 38 1y
+151 JPM Bans Analysts from On-Cycle Recruiting IB 43 1y
+151 Trump should roll back the laws on insider trading for bankers OFF 43 1y
+151 What happens to useless VPs / Ds? IB 47 1y
+151 How much of pod shop hate is just jealousy? HF 71 1y
+151 Average IQ in IB/PE PE 61 2y
+151 Centerview $200K Retention Bonuses?! IB 85 2y
+151 Background check in IBD - is my buddy screwed?? IB 168 2y
+151 Anyone tired of reading the news? OFF 103 2y
+151 Funniest banking sayings IB 40 2y
+151 Found out my MD lied to fuck me on Comp IB 45 3y
+151 Am I a dick for gaslighting my coworker? HF 31 3y
+151 Living a Serious Life OFF 65 3y
+151 what's so great about living in NYC.. I think it sucks OFF 147 4y
+151 Brussels attack OFF 64 4y
+151 Has IB Work/Life Balance Changed in 2019? IB 55 4y
+151 Best/Cool/Interesting Bars by City OFF 97 4y
+151 Interview: Tell me a joke IB 80 4y
+151 TQQQ -- Shorting Puts (Options) INV 81 4y
+151 Classics of Millenial Behavior PE 37 4y
+151 MBA APPLICATION SURVEY - WSO MEMBERS BSCH 65 4y
+151 Jordan Peterson - An Answer to Unhinged 3rd Wave Feminism? OFF 35 5y
+151 Is a big 4 internship a complete joke? IB 47 5y
+151 Shall I take USD 160k loan to attend Wharton? BSCH 72 6y
+151 How do I survive Wall Street as a 1st generation college student? IB 15 6y
+151 Microsoft: The (not so) Evil Empire AM 45 6y
+151 Would you live here for $200k? PE 60 6y
+151 What's with the stigma against finance? IB 115 6y
+151 Real Estate Mogul RE 82 6y
+151 Crazy stories that happened to you in the finance industry? OFF 42 6y
+151 Married Monkey with wandering mind, help me out OFF 109 6y
+151 What happens after the golden ticket? BB IB -> MM/MF PE -> HBS-> PE/HF: then what? IB 94 7y
+151 A Non-Target's Perspective - My MM PE Recruiting Process PE 40 8y
+151 How I plan to be an exceptional Summer Analyst next year IB 33 8y
+151 Dress Like A Man: The Anti-Douchesuit FASH 53 9y
+151 What I Learned From Losing $1.2 Million OFF 21 10y
+151 Are Rich People Undertaxed? ER 94 13y
+151 My thoughts on the first night of the DNC OFF 120 14y
+151 The hookp-up culture OFF 132 14y
+151 1st Year Analyst - Thoughts on Quitting IB 97 14y

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