+63 How Often to Follow Up with Busy Analyst? IB 32 9y
+63 Would you choose PhD over a great job? IB 35 9y
+63 What do consultants exactly do? CO 34 9y
+63 Transition from Corporate Finance into Investment Banking JOB 63 9y
+63 Was told I have a bad attitude - any advice? IB 72 9y
+63 Is PE FoF and Co-investing a dead end? PE 32 9y
+63 How essential is an MBA for someone who wants to get hired by a Hedge Fund? JOB 65 9y
+63 Dollar Shave Club - I'm not sold on it OFF 83 9y
+63 Defer Acceptance to B-School? BSCH 82 9y
+63 Chances for Cornell AEM getting BB IBD? Is it a target IB school? IB 78 9y
+63 Colleges for iBanking JOB 82 9y
+63 Family Office vs. Hedge Fund HF 45 9y
+63 Natural Birth vs. C-Section OFF 31 9y
+63 Best ER firm? ER 64 9y
+63 MSRE or MBA for investment career? RE 45 9y
+63 Why would anyone want to go to Wharton for IB? IB 36 9y
+63 DMG Securities. Heard of them? AM 35 9y
+63 GoogleBank, Where are you? OFF 17 9y
+63 The route to investment banking for an Accounting Major OTH 57 10y
+63 New Goldman Recruiting Process JOB 87 10y
+63 College vs the real world experience (your opinions) BSCH 35 10y
+63 cash free / debt free basis IB 67 10y
+63 What Level Do Most People in Corporate Finance Usually Reach Before Plateauing? CF 23 10y
+63 Your Brain On Drugs OFF 19 10y
+63 Top Idioms OFF 62 10y
+63 WSJ article - Banker's Worst Nightmare IB 25 10y
+63 What kind of skills do you need to work at a finance firm? TR 39 10y
+63 New Credit Suisse CEO effects on equity research? (and IB as a whole) ER 31 10y
+63 The Importance of Thinking Big JOB 10 10y
+63 How To Win Friends And Influence People IB 7 10y
+63 Importance of Pre-MBA experience in Post-MBA associate recruiting IB 56 11y
+63 Infuriating Technical IB 32 11y
+63 The ‘Business Cycle’ framework IB 8 11y
+63 Shadow Insurance 101: The downfall of the insurance industry? OTH 17 11y
+63 HBS & Hedge Fund Experience BSCH 50 11y
+63 Notes from a Girl in Consulting (and Finance) JOB 26 11y
+63 Why is Stern disliked so much, but Wharton praised? BSCH 33 11y
+63 Leverage and success TR 17 11y
+63 How useful is an undergrad Econ degree? BSCH 72 11y
+63 Comp Season... things to remember AM 21 11y
+63 Recent Trends in Investment Banking? IB 58 11y
+63 "Passive" Business with Physical Location OTH 41 11y
+63 Start up offer - need advice JOB 26 12y
+63 Beats Worth Over $1 Billion PE 62 13y
+63 How has I-Banking changed since the 2008 crash? IB 44 13y
+63 City Smackdown - Part 3: São Paulo, Brazil OFF 30 13y
+63 There's Short, Then There's REAL F'n Short OFF 30 13y
+63 How are you spending your unemployment time? JOB 107 14y
+63 Should girls groom? OFF 57 14y
+63 Quitting MBB @ 1 year - how much notice? CO 64 14y
+63 Fed: US Family Net Worth Down 40% Since 2007 OFF 30 14y
+63 Midlevel- MBA BSCH 49 14y
+63 When did banking change (or has it)? IB 34 14y
+63 We Ain't Here for the Dental Plan OFF 35 15y
+63 Can Individuals Trade Bonds? CDS? TR 58 16y
+63 Myron Rolle- Genetic lottery winner? OFF 68 16y
+62 My girlfriend won’t let us rent out our home for my career PE 16 7h
+62 Physical Coffee Trading TR 18 2d
+62 2025 LO AM Bonus Thread AM 42 1w
+62 Are any ER juniors actually happy? ER 19 1w
+62 How to value companies in a venture capital portfolio VC 26 1w
+62 Are Canadians still get jobs in the US? IB 41 1mo
+62 Lost all ambition / don’t care at all anymore IB 29 1mo
+62 PJT M&A vs. EVR M&A IB 17 1mo
+62 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? HF 24 2mo
+62 VP Flirting With Me (I don’t like it) OFF 38 2mo
+62 Broke up with college gf before analyst role OFF 32 2mo
+62 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? PE 26 3mo
+62 New rankings for Target and Semi-Target Uni's in the UK BSCH 57 4mo
+62 What is your #1 favorite movie? OFF 35 6mo
+62 Non-Target is Paradise OFF 5 6mo
+62 GUEST SPEAKER NEEDED - SCHOOL FINANCE SOCIETY IB 18 6mo
+62 London PE recruiting process PE 41 6mo
+62 Corp Dev / Corp Strat Salaries (and exit options) OTH 91 7mo
+62 Moelis is in London?? IB 38 7mo
+62 Breaking into RX Consulting From Big 4 Consulting CO 20 8mo
+62 Strongest crossover investors going into 2024 HF 47 1y
+62 Is HBS / Wharton MBA / Stanford GSB worth it? BSCH 28 1y
+62 Crying for the first time in IB IB 24 1y
+62 GF wants me to move to her home town in two years OFF 33 1y
+62 Grass is greener in a life beyond IB/PE? PE 12 1y
+62 Anyone do modeling for their personal investments? HF 163 1y
+62 Why Am I So Damn Slow? IB 19 1y
+62 WSO's definition of "EB" and why is Moelis considered an EB rather than a MM? IB 24 1y
+62 Do IB analysts really push past 80 hours a week IB 27 1y
+62 Are consultants useless CO 46 1y
+62 Hiring Freezes? IB 26 1y
+62 Best Growth Shops PE 32 1y
+62 What is the difference between 'Direct Lending' and bank/commercial lending? IB 13 1y
+62 Goldman Sachs 2025 Bonus Megathread IB 54 1y
+62 Wharton is washed? IB 47 1y
+62 NEED NY RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS OFF 40 1y
+62 Hedge Fund Role Post-MBA HF 15 1y
+62 Best groups at RBC IB 58 1y
+62 Coming off as more mature as PE associate PE 15 1y
+62 Background Check - UK SA IB 27 1y
+62 Northwestern vs Georgetown BSCH 31 1y
+62 My Introduction to WSO NUI 23 1y
+62 IB/PE and "high finance" are a scam (no, not the usual complaints) PE 33 1y
+62 Syndicators RE 20 2y

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