+60 Salary negotiations - first year: bad idea? JOB 71 9y
+60 "What other banks are you interviewing with?" Best answers IB 76 9y
+60 Elite Boutique vs. Top Tier BB IB 67 9y
+60 S&T Waterloo TR 82 9y
+60 Tear Apart My Model RE 35 9y
+60 Lawyer to PE deal team (survey) - how did your colleague make the switch? PE 56 9y
+60 Equity Capital Markets interview JOB 89 9y
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+60 Life after 2 years in Private Equity PE 23 9y
+60 Can you trade using IB Financial Models? TR 32 10y
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+60 Transition from Big 4 Consulting to PE - Advice needed PE 20 10y
+60 How I used LinkedIn to get Interviews and Land Offers IB 49 10y
+60 Stepping Away from Lending Club OFF 45 10y
+60 The Wells Fargo Teller job parlay into IB... JOB 36 10y
+60 Basic Guide Ramping Up On A Company With Public Information Part One IB 29 10y
+60 How to Save Your Weekend OFF 25 11y
+60 REVEALED! Wall Street CEO Facebook Convo OFF 53 11y
+60 Think and Grow Rich OFF 14 11y
+60 Best path to start a PE fund PE 25 11y
+60 Bringing a basic model to an interview? IB 65 11y
+60 Living in other countries OFF 61 11y
+60 top used cars for ~ $20k?? OFF 88 12y
+60 How to Finish Well JOB 20 12y
+60 yes BSCH 65 12y
+60 How To Make A Good First Impression OFF 37 12y
+60 How would you invest $100M into real estate? RE 60 12y
+60 2014 NBA Draft Prospects - Who should go First and some musings from a Celtics Fan OFF 36 12y
+60 When Do You Want to Retire? OFF 60 12y
+60 5 lazy tips to succeed in finance OFF 27 13y
+60 Advice for Former Pre-Law? BSCH 30 13y
+60 Would You Wear a Shirt for 100 Days Without Washing It? OFF 44 13y
+60 Eurozone Unemployment Tops 12% OFF 42 13y
+60 The Most Bullish Article I've Read This Cycle OFF 22 13y
+60 Advice for Living in New York OFF 69 13y
+60 Ahead of the Curve (2 Years At HBS): A Monkey's Review OFF 29 13y
+60 How did IB affect your personality? IB 31 13y
+60 wfewfwefewf OFF 64 13y
+60 By the time you are 40 - The long term finance career paths IB 69 13y
+60 Can Women Save Wall Street? OFF 39 13y
+60 Presidential Debate GDT OFF 133 14y
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+60 Business School Profile Reality Check BSCH 41 14y
+60 frequent flyer and hotel points and other information CO 77 15y
+60 I still have the same number of rings as Lebron James OFF 48 15y
+60 Successful Analyst Lateral? IB 38 15y
+60 BO roles that are still core to the company? IB 28 15y
+60 The Monkey Lives! OFF 14 15y
+60 Bernanke's Self-fulfilling Prophecy OFF 24 16y
+59 What happens to carry if you leave PE 28 8h
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+59 An Outsider’s View of RX Banking Out of College IB 6 2mo
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+59 Predicted Net Worth in Trodden Finance Path by 60? PE 21 4mo
+59 DA Davidson IB IB 19 4mo
+59 Nitya Capital RE 53 4mo
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+59 I need a job!!! JOB 46 11mo
+59 2026 FT Recruiting Timelines? IB 25 1y
+59 Which style of investing allows you to have the best grasp of companies? IB 10 1y
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+59 “AI Native IB” Firm OffDeal…Real? IB 11 1y
+59 For those of you not in NYC, what cars do you drive? OFF 38 1y
+59 BofA SA IBD 2026 Megathread IB 333 1y
+59 Just got asked to leave an IB internship mid summer... that's probably a first IB 37 1y
+59 Does big law pay higher than IB at the partner level? IB 42 1y
+59 PE Comp -- VP level PE 70 1y
+59 Sycamore Hasn't Raised Since 2017? PE 22 1y
+59 Rise of Capital One? IB 43 1y
+59 Did anyone consider the Big 4 route over banking? IB 53 1y
+59 Best Credit Cards for 2025 Incoming Analyst Class IB 18 1y
+59 Rank DB vs UBS vs Jeff IB 20 1y
+59 IB versus Econ PHD IB 25 1y
+59 2024 LO AM Bonus Thread AM 30 1y
+59 I Transferred Schools for Investment Banking IB 32 1y
+59 How rough is the transition from MBB to PE in terms of lifestyle? PE 33 1y
+59 WSO Deleting Posts WSO 14 1y
+59 Time to call it? Quarter life crisis. IB 31 1y
+59 1st year in IBD. Graduated a year early. I have no friends in NYC. How to make friends after college? OFF 13 2y
+59 BCG Summer Associate Update? CO 107 2y
+59 Moelis London? IB 75 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