+68 How much money do YOU think YOU are really worth? (In your opinion) OFF 29 8y
+68 Spreads on New Multifamily Development RE 27 8y
+68 Public Finance Q's IB 48 8y
+68 Why Would You Ever Ever Want to be an Investment Banker IB 16 8y
+68 Top 5 Basic Technical Questions That Will Show You the Door IB 47 9y
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+68 I hate my job... OFF 78 9y
+68 Which BBs are most non-target friendly? IB 77 9y
+68 How to cut costs post banking? OFF 43 9y
+68 The Purge - Asset Management Edition AM 14 9y
+68 Wells Fargo FAP interview JOB 46 9y
+68 How to be happier? OFF 32 9y
+68 So, Wells Fargo Went Crazy.... OFF 23 9y
+68 To what lengths would you go to boost your MBA admission chances? (i.e. pretend to be gay) BSCH 75 10y
+68 My system for getting better at work (every single day) OFF 16 10y
+68 Things you wish you knew during GMAT prep and B-School application BSCH 22 10y
+68 Networking Internally - Good or bad? IB 104 10y
+68 Why You Should Never Apologize For Your White Male Privilege OFF 36 10y
+68 Where are you now versus where you thought you would be? RE 26 10y
+68 Getting a job at BB with M7 degree and only 2 years experience before MBA? BSCH 49 11y
+68 Gates’ vs Waltons: How much will you leave to your kids? OFF 33 11y
+68 Repayment of sign on bonus? IB 81 11y
+68 What's In Your Wallet? Maybe Not AmEx Platinum OFF 58 11y
+68 Questions Hall of Fame OFF 54 11y
+68 Do hedge funds actually beat the market? HF 52 11y
+68 Equity Research Interns & Incoming Full-Timers: 5 Simple Tweaks to Add Value OFF 24 12y
+68 Any fans of whisk(e)y on WSO? OFF 94 12y
+68 Hedgies Wild About Citi IB 38 12y
+68 Going From IB to Starting a Business and Back - My Personal Experience OFF 26 12y
+68 How Buffettology makes Valuations a piece of cake OFF 30 12y
+68 Day 1: To Be A Better Man OFF 47 12y
+68 Intellectualism of Hedge Funds? HF 54 13y
+68 Petraeus joins KKR BSCH 61 13y
+68 Google Glass will fail miserably OFF 55 13y
+68 Apple Tax OFF 43 13y
+68 This is Why I Stopped Dating Feminists OFF 44 13y
+68 Does Unemployment Matter? OFF 26 13y
+68 HK BB IBD/CM 2012 SA Social (Future Colleagues Thread) IB 342 14y
+68 Welcome to Londonistan OFF 68 15y
+68 Ugly Day Ahead? IB 58 15y
+68 Asians in the UCLA library by Alexandra Wallace IB 97 15y
+68 I love America So much OFF 70 15y
+68 NSFW Episode 4: Silver, Welfare Reform, Winter Inflation IB 28 15y
+67 Is DCM actually underrated ? IB 29 5d
+67 Cove Hill FT 2027 PE 28 6d
+67 What happens to people who don't get offers? BSCH 28 4w
+67 Is it Crazy to Transfer? Cornell to UF. RE 39 1mo
+67 Moving to Paris PE 64 3mo
+67 Resources for IB Recruiting Prep IB 348 3mo
+67 top club vs rowing at ivy? IB 17 4mo
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+67 Modeling is overrated, technical prep matters a lot too for PE Associate Recruiting PE 64 6mo
+67 Agency/GSE jobs outlook- bank vs non bank RE 36 7mo
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+67 Official Target Boarding Schools BSCH 50 8mo
+67 Uchicago Alums Suck IB 45 8mo
+67 IU Kelley v. Purdue Daniels BSCH 37 8mo
+67 Career switch from journalism to finance...how to go about? BSCH 16 8mo
+67 Q&A : I'm a dry bulk physical freight trader / chartering manager TR 58 10mo
+67 The best piece of advice I’ve ever read on this forum. OFF 5 10mo
+67 Chillest Groups and Banks IB 40 12mo
+67 Corp Dev / Strategy Salaries CF 59 1y
+67 Can't Get Responses to Cold Emails JOB 27 1y
+67 Return Offer Rates for Women? IB 36 1y
+67 Feeling lost after being pushed out PE 10 1y
+67 Vanderbilt ($$$) / Northwestern ($$$) vs UF ($) IB 37 1y
+67 Starting at PJT This Summer — How to Be a Top Intern? IB 36 1y
+67 Barclays Technology IB IB 44 1y
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+67 What firms are overrated? IB 56 1y
+67 Is there any reason to switch PE to HF now? HF 24 1y
+67 Keep Suffering, or Jump Ship to my Corporate Offer? PE 36 1y
+67 The Titans of Banking IB 81 1y
+67 Reading Lists? OFF 37 1y
+67 IB Analyst to Consulting CO 19 1y
+67 May 2025 Grads Full-Time Recruiting IB 145 1y
+67 Over a year in, zero closed deals...anyone else in the same boat? IB 33 1y
+67 How are there so many terrible MDs who somehow survive for 4+ years doing basically nothing? IB 18 2y
+67 thoughts on small dev shops? RE 14 2y
+67 Why don't more operators go into PE? PE 22 2y
+67 Networking Saved My Career (ex bank teller & big4 auditor) IB 18 2y
+67 Lost Archive: Biggie No Cheese Substack OFF 15 2y
+67 What's the best way to scale a development team? RE 16 2y
+67 Tech PM looking to maximize income. Is IB the best bet? IB 40 2y
+67 Sales and Trading 2025 Recruitment TR 165 2y
+67 When to resign on a PIP ER 19 2y
+67 BofA Assoc who died had sought to leave, citing long hours IB 17 2y
+67 Thoughts on Coatue? HF 34 2y
+67 2022/23 Associate Compensation (All) PE 123 2y
+67 Starting off at a Multi-Manager HF 35 2y
+67 What's Wrong with Warburg Industrial & Business Services? PE 53 2y
+67 New House OFF 52 2y
+67 Quit Peacefully or Call HR IB 27 2y
+67 Is Quant Finance Halal? OFF 26 2y
+67 2023 UK Investment Banking Tier List IB 36 2y
+67 Nikola (NKLA) ER 28 2y
+67 Anyone go to the gym while working in IB? IB 12 2y
+67 Private Credit/Debt/DL Comp Variation PE 41 2y

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