+203 Q&A: Strategy consulting Associate Partner offering career advice CO 63 6y
+203 How Can I Prove that I'm the Biggest Hardo at my Non-Target? OFF 50 4y
+203 Biotech finance: from IB to VC / HF to funded startup VC 13 1y
+203 How was Investment Banking modeling done back in the day? IB 48 5y
+203 Tesla: a big bubble or only a bet? OFF 108 8y
+203 The Art of Cheating Sleep OFF 112 4y
+203 Analyst Interview - Common Questions RE 63 8y
+203 How bad are non-targets? BSCH 233 3y
+203 Economic Consulting Q&A - Past experience at major firms IB 92 9mo
+203 Why I'd Rather Live in the U.S. than Europe OFF 153 7y
+203 The Divorce Fund: Speculating on Your Misery OFF 85 6y
+202 My Startup Failed - Five Hard Lessons VC 23 2mo
+202 PE is a Joke PE 42 10mo
+202 $100MM+ PnL - How to negotiate year-end comp HF 49 2y
+202 Having a really tough time in PE… PE 79 1y
+202 Most Overhyped Investment Banks On WSO 2022 IB 88 3y
+202 2022 Bonus / Comp Thread HF 219 3y
+202 Splitting vs. paying on dates OFF 146 1y
+202 Do you care about having generational wealth? OFF 71 3y
+202 What was your *first* deal? IB 36 3y
+202 Take Care, Finance and WSO. It's been a good run. Thank you. OFF 35 1y
+202 Where is the best place to live? OFF 97 8y
+202 Traders screwed?!? TR 134 6y
+202 Most ridiculous or inappropriate fashion attire you've seen at work among SA FASH 54 1y
+202 My Take on Deciding Between Top Summer Analyst Offers IB 213 8y
+202 List of all US Real Estate Developers and REITs RE 45 4y
+202 Are The Rich Getting Richer? OFF 149 9y
+202 When does the rat race end? IB 124 8y
+202 This is what recession causes: Next stop USA OFF 248 6y
+202 Is Prep School Worth It? OFF 196 3y
+202 Quitting Investment Banking OFF 132 10y
+201 How to Leave GF Amicably? OFF 59 3d
+201 UBS GB Americas: Falls to 17th YTD (Q3-25), behind Scotiabank, BMO, Mizhuno IB 52 3mo
+201 Do Megafund PE Exits to HF and MBA vary by group? PE 40 1y
+201 The "Not So Obvious" things that get you a return offer? IB 24 2y
+201 LONDON 2024 FT & OFF-CYCLE JOB 1,122 1y
+201 Discuss: FIRE (a financial Independence/Retire Early) is mostly bullshit OFF 79 1y
+201 Biggest Fraudster you know or have heard of OFF 135 5mo
+201 Are some of us very insecure? IB 58 4y
+201 Any info on Jim Donovan GS Md IB 162 1y
+201 Thoughts on Barclays Response to Goldman survey IB 116 4y
+201 What is the most prestigious hairstyle? FASH 55 4y
+201 In all honesty, how were your high school reunions? OFF 60 5y
+201 Why the FUCK Can't I get into Finance at a salient level? I HAVE LITERALLY DONE THE EXACT SAME WORK IBANKERS DO! OFF 61 5y
+201 To anyone rejected from IB IB 37 6y
+201 Dating girl in same bank & floor, diff team/division OFF 40 3y
+201 The most laid back Corporate jobs for those of us without C-suite aspirations? CF 99 7y
+201 30 Weeks Later (Associate Edition) IB 32 6y
+201 JP Morgan Winning Women AM 447 5y
+201 As an M&A Investment Banker, What Value Do You Actually Add? IB 42 6y
+201 How to Network and Tips on Networking IB 256 6y
+201 What Perks Do You Guys Get in your IBD Jobs? IB 78 8y
+201 Post MBA Banking Pay BSCH 94 10y
+201 UG PE Analyst - 2.9 GPA, no internship, non-target SCSS 41 6y
+201 SAC Against the Ropes OFF 99 13y
+201 Why Sales & Trading Is Dead As We Knew It OFF 144 5y
+201 The Federal Reserve is a SCAM? OFF 174 7y
+201 Is the general public retarded or am I? OFF 181 6y
+201 What does Detroit need to do to stop being such a shithole? OFF 244 6y
+200 How did no one see this coming? OFF 47 1y
+200 BofA Comp Thread 2024 IB 145 4mo
+200 Does anyone like PE PE 51 1y
+200 Tech misconceptions IB 69 2y
+200 How to stop viewing everything through the lense of prestige? IB 44 3y
+200 Gifts for First YR Analyst IB 52 2y
+200 Troubled fundraising processes PE 127 2y
+200 I Got Cocky... IB 71 1y
+200 Females in IB IB 79 1y
+200 Q&A : Credit (DL, SSG) CR 128 2y
+200 Lied about my GPA to get a summer analyst position but came to my senses. IB 43 3y
+200 Why does the US have so much more investment banking activity than the rest of the world? IB 67 4y
+200 Have any 1st year analysts actually quit? IB 163 5y
+200 Women Who Made it Work OFF 49 5y
+200 Why Banks Need to Make a Faster Move IB 46 6y
+200 Q&A: Distressed/PE Associate PE 83 3y
+200 Favorite Company Swag Received? FASH 95 3y
+200 JPMorgan Weighs Shifting Thousands of Jobs Out of New York Area IB 86 3y
+200 Favorite Distressed/Special Situations Plays? PE 87 3y
+200 You have one city to invest in. Which city and why? RE 140 6y
+200 Does anyone know why bodybuilders use steroids? OFF 73 6y
+200 How I Paid Off 60K In Loans OFF 58 5y
+200 What separates the good from the great in Private Equity? PE 20 6y
+200 Hardest You've Hustled for a Position? OFF 72 4y
+200 How do you all deal with anxiety or stress? OFF 93 8y
+200 Breaking into Sales & Trading? TR 238 7y
+200 Worst internship stories (investment banking) OFF 38 3y
+200 The comprehensive Golf thread and Q&A OFF 216 7y
+200 Analyst - Laid Off JOB 193 3y
+200 What Watches do You Wear? FASH 370 9y
+200 David Einhorn is one of my Favorite People HF 215 5y
+200 Being an Asian in finance in the United States IB 146 3y
+200 Warren endorses government theft OFF 150 14y
+200 Why is insider trading illegal? IB 186 7y
+199 UBS uses H1B for new Family Office MD, Pays $500k IB 57 3mo
+199 Summer 2025 Carnage: Guggenheim Edition IB 102 8mo
+199 WF is so back. IB 35 11mo
+199 Someone Please Convince Me Jim Simons Isn't Complete BS HF 46 1y
+199 Gifting Bonus to Parents? IB 18 1y
+199 New WSO Moderation Efforts [Updates Here] IB 53 3y
+199 Why We Should All Return to the Office IB 68 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (67) $101