+246 Private Credit / DL Megathread CR 197 2y
+246 Some more truth about BB Ops and how I got out SCSS 69 3y
+246 What has been your total compensation progression in your career? IB 208 3y
+246 Body Ink on Wall Street OFF 335 3y
+246 My associates dont do shit IB 69 3y
+246 Q&A: Big Four Valuation Associate - Deciding Whether This Job Is Right For You JOB 64 4y
+246 MD's Phone Call Interrupted IB 20 4y
+246 Weight Gain OFF 115 4y
+246 What is your LEAST favorite country that you've visited and why? OFF 186 4y
+246 Base Raises Are Basically Meaningless Now IB 109 4y
+246 I have been told that I can't make it into the finance industry (HF, VC, PE, etc.) because of my height? VC 95 4y
+246 2020 SA Still a go? Anyone hear back from the companies? IB 221 4y
+246 Is IB the highest paying career right now? IB 148 4y
+246 Picking the right Trading jungle OFF 49 6y
+246 Anyone regret LMM/MM? PE 37 6y
+246 Why YOU Aren't Getting Offers IB 79 6y
+246 Kid Doesn't Make it to IB BB; Refuses to Walk at Graduation IB 74 6y
+246 Your Most Absurd IB Interview Questions.. and Answers IB 103 6y
+246 Any space for the "regular" guys? HF 167 8y
+245 What happened to WSO? Blatant racism & low quality posts WSO 66 11mo
+245 Would you move to a 'tier-2' city? IB 168 2y
+245 A Passionate Rant on Boycotting All Modern Vehicles OFF 89 3y
+245 Most Advanced Technicals IB 179 3y
+245 Paying College Athletes OFF 102 4y
+245 Why is no one dreaming of opening their own business? RE 135 4y
+245 Sending kids to private school OFF 145 4y
+245 Hedging Can't Fix This - A Story of Being at a Collapsed Hedge Fund HF 26 4y
+245 mid tier bb's and eb comparison IB 92 4y
+245 Hypo: You're single, and rich; what U.S. cities would you live in? OFF 137 5y
+245 Women in the Workplace: How do you Guys Deal? OFF 136 5y
+245 You Get to Redo College BSCH 121 5y
+244 UPDATE Jonathan Kaye (Ex-Moelis) IB 66 1y
+244 No deal experience after 3 years IB 83 2y
+244 Did JPowell Edge too Hard? IB 28 2y
+244 What's so good about Evercore? IB 102 3y
+244 Bankers: WTF are you doing from 8pm to 2am? IB 144 3y
+244 Upper Middle Class in New York? OFF 106 4y
+244 VP Forbids Me to WFH IB 92 4y
+244 Amazon Pulls out of NYC OFF 94 7y
+244 Interview experience w/ JPM Junior Analyst Program IB 648 9y
+244 Self-Important Graduation Posts on LinkedIN OFF 60 9y
+243 European Masters Rankings BSCH 152 5mo
+243 Worst Bank to Work for in 2025? IB 107 7mo
+243 NYU Stern student sets the world record for getting clipped from any future IB opportunity OFF 79 2y
+243 Do you guys believe in human caused Climate Change? OFF 122 3y
+243 Ask me anything - quant/quantamental Hedge fund manager/Consultant - Everything on liquid hedge fund strategies HF 195 3y
+243 A Decade Into IB: Teetering on the Edge of Cataclysm? IB 95 4y
+243 Investment Banking for females - What is it like ? IB 168 4y
+243 What Kind of Background Do You Come From? OFF 78 4y
+243 Should We Be Worried About Ukraine? OFF 207 4y
+243 Request for Mods: Consider adding a Restructuring forum? IB 42 5y
+243 Credit Hedge Fund opportunities HF 36 5y
+243 JPM SA 2021 Accelerated IB 790 5y
+243 Investment Banks as NFL Teams IB 27 6y
+243 Should we feel bad if people don't have emergency funds? OFF 42 6y
+242 Coverage Banking is Paradise IB 30 1w
+242 Megafund PE Rankings: Legacy MFs (APO / BX / KKR / TPG / Carlyle) versus New Age MFs (CD&R / Advent / Thoma / Vista) PE 51 1y
+242 MBA Costs $500,000 -- Worth It? BSCH 117 2y
+242 Advice (Female) men’s opinions welcome as well OFF 59 2y
+242 What do you do if you have a thing for your director OFF 78 3y
+242 Structuring within S&T, Pay, and Exit Ops. TR 218 4y
+242 When will we return to normal? OFF 131 4y
+242 What is keeping you from starting your own business? OFF 118 4y
+242 Q&A: Crypto Hedge Fund Trader CRYPTO 113 4y
+242 Q&A: 1st year BB London Rates Trader Taking Your Questions TR 127 5y
+242 Credit Suisse Summer 2020 IB 281 6y
+242 Any questions on life in finance in Hong Kong? Q&A OFF 82 6y
+242 Meritocracy is Bad? OTH 136 6y
+242 J.P. Morgan 2019 IBD Video Interview IB 528 7y
+242 Establishing Executive Presence OFF 41 8y
+242 MBA vs. MSF - Investment management BSCH 205 10y
+241 My Startup Failed - Five Hard Lessons VC 26 1w
+241 UBS Healthcare IB 50 4w
+241 Q&A: PE/VC FoF Principal VC 137 1y
+241 Pet Peeves / office etiquette IB 58 3y
+241 How do you spend your bonus? IB 133 4y
+241 Q&A: GS Special Situations >> Founder of a Private Equity Startup VC 103 4y
+241 How have your 20s been so far? OFF 125 5y
+241 MS in finance vs MBA IB 253 6y
+241 Another Investment Banking reflection IB 40 6y
+241 The First Annual WSO Fantasy Macro League 2014 INV 267 6y
+241 What's your Top Stock Pick for 2017 INV 132 7y
+241 Will robots replace your consulting or financial career? CO 198 8y
+240 Life is starting to get boring OFF 60 2y
+240 2023 Consolidated IB Analyst Bonuses IB 74 2y
+240 Should there be a separate forum for private credit? CR 45 2y
+240 Why isn’t accounting to banking more common? IB 102 3y
+240 Shitting on other banks… why? IB 38 4y
+240 From <2 GPA, to Bulge Bracket and Hedge Fund SCSS 35 4y
+240 Dating future banker boy: get out now? or stick it out? IB 52 4y
+240 Culture Shocks (US --> UK) OFF 106 4y
+240 What are you doing here? OFF 82 5y
+240 Do many young I-Bankers pivot to F500 ladder? Seems like you sharks would dominate, yeah? IB 79 6y
+240 Thoughts on HBS (Starting Out) BSCH 90 6y
+240 Career Ladder: Equity Research vs. Investment Banking - (A Definitive Guide, Part 3) ER 31 7y
+239 IB doesn't have as much exit opps as this website made me believe IB 134 5mo
+239 My on-cycle experience / guide PE 55 8mo
+239 Truist Pay Bump IB 97 1y
+239 Is S&T still a good career path? TR 82 3y
+239 Don't Masturbate. Don't Look at Porn. OFF 113 4y

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