+144 JPM M&A vs Top EB (CVP/EVR/PJT) IB 56 3y
+144 Dealing with friends that are anti-Wall Street OFF 55 3y
+144 Millennial Side Hustle OFF 89 3y
+144 Leaving FAANG dev job for serious finance (Yes, you read that right) JOB 68 4y
+144 How do you lose weight? OFF 87 4y
+144 PWP vs BAML IB 39 4y
+144 Vice Chairman’s Daughter Fixing Diversity in The SA Class of ‘22 IB 20 4y
+144 Secret Shame of Middle Class Americans OFF 52 4y
+144 Career progression (into IB) without internships/previous work experience. IB 182 4y
+144 Why not GSE lending? Stigmas? RE 49 4y
+144 One person you'd like to grab a coffee with? OFF 104 4y
+144 Jokes in an interview IB 47 4y
+144 Bulge bracket analyst perks IB 99 4y
+144 To those at EBs... IB 31 4y
+144 Arguments Against Free Speech OFF 81 4y
+144 No Internship For This Summer? JOB 223 5y
+144 Possible to be pro-vax & anti-passport? OFF 102 5y
+144 McKinsey and OxyContin CO 53 5y
+144 Office Jobs Blow OFF 171 5y
+144 Rank The Cities Based on Overall Quality of Life 2021 (Post-COVID) OFF 105 5y
+144 MultiManager PM (Millenium, Balyasny, Schonfeld) minimum requirements HF 76 5y
+144 How do you deal with "bad" associate? IB 38 6y
+144 NYU Masters Real Estate vs. Non-Ivy MBA RE 72 6y
+144 How Citadel lures top talent away from NYC IB 124 6y
+144 The future of LA RE 50 6y
+144 Confused about carry at PE Fund PE 21 6y
+144 Stereotypes for PE associates at each of the megafunds PE 33 6y
+144 WSO Hall of Fame: Investment Banking Forum IB 0 7y
+144 Breaking into IBD IB 126 8y
+144 GS 2018 Superday IB 170 9y
+144 New Shit List: Apartment Building OFF 31 9y
+144 Car lease recommendations - First Year Analyst IB 120 10y
+144 Megafund chiefs make $500 million a year? PE 78 12y
+144 Stop Subsidizing the Dumb and Lazy (Student Loans) OFF 97 13y
+144 Best Locations To Find Classy Girls? OFF 159 14y
+144 Will resign in 1 more hour. Feel like crap BSCH 117 14y
+143 HF 2025 Bonus Thread HF 166 2mo
+143 EB analyst perception vs BB IB 27 5mo
+143 London Analyst 1 Comp - 2024 IB 162 5mo
+143 Stanford or UVA full-ride (undergrad) for IB/Buyside? IB 59 5mo
+143 2026 Q1: GS, JPM, MS, EVR Shine, UBS Falls as M&A Roars back IB 38 6mo
+143 Meaningful pay cut from banking -> MF... still worth it? PE 48 8mo
+143 What is up with EVC mass hiring international analysts ? IB 19 9mo
+143 Loser MD Pens Essay: "I'm an MD in a bank. My juniors hate me and think I'm rich" IB 42 1y
+143 UBS MD Known for Verbally Abusing Juniors. HR/Staffer Looked Away IB 71 1y
+143 Zurich is Paradise IB 84 1y
+143 How are Jefferies killing it all of a sudden? IB 40 1y
+143 Being Bottom Bucket is Paradise IB 17 1y
+143 How to Deal With Volatile and Toxic MD IB 41 1y
+143 If Tik Tok is forced to sell, what banks do you think would be involved in the deal? IB 67 1y
+143 Borrowers' leverage against lenders b/w lenders selling loans below par RE 82 2y
+143 Q&A: Restructuring Consulting CO 108 2y
+143 Dating Advice / Troubles OFF 76 3y
+143 Vilification of bankers? OFF 70 3y
+143 Convince GF to pursue different career? OFF 31 3y
+143 MBB 2023 FT Applications CO 838 3y
+143 Extreme introvert - sick of "networking" IB 34 3y
+143 MBB Analyst comp/hours ? CO 58 4y
+143 What doesn't work in buy-side job search (and how to fix it) AM 45 4y
+143 Sincere thank you to the WSO Community SCSS 60 4y
+143 Apologies for the rant IB 41 4y
+143 What's your workout/supplement routine? Here's my key to greatness. OFF 118 4y
+143 Moving out Best Age OFF 98 4y
+143 M&A - Bankers vs. Lawyers IB 49 4y
+143 Goldman CEO Vows Better practice to Jr Analyst IB 75 5y
+143 Top MBA Programs with a Real Estate Focus? BSCH 140 5y
+143 Q&A: Kevin Roose, Author of Young Money OFF 81 6y
+143 Effects of alcohol OFF 99 6y
+143 NFL Playoffs 2017 Thread OFF 90 6y
+143 Moelis LA -- Business as Usual IB 86 6y
+143 Amazon: King of Commerce INV 52 6y
+143 Plz help me choose between offers IB 124 6y
+143 High School Senior: IU Kelley or Duke IB 104 6y
+143 Great books- non finance related only OFF 100 6y
+143 Biggest wastes of time in Private Equity PE 58 6y
+143 Q&A: Barclays IB to MM Private Equity IB 51 6y
+143 UBS, still a good place to work? IB 181 7y
+143 Prestige is regional - Choosing Walmart over Goldman Sachs OFF 35 7y
+143 Best CFA® Level 1 Prep Material IB 230 7y
+143 Opportunity Cost of IB IB 75 7y
+143 Foster Care to Strategic Finance: My Story CF 17 8y
+143 Disclosing disability JOB 116 8y
+143 Snap IPO Prices at 17 Dollars a share OFF 88 9y
+143 Military Officer MBA Prospects BSCH 135 9y
+143 2015 Analyst Salary Bump Megathread IB 284 10y
+143 Facebook buys Whatsapp for $19 billion: Value and Pricing Perspectives OFF 138 12y
+143 DOJ Rolls Over and Wets on Itself IB 78 13y
+143 Initiating Report Case Study: Fossil AM 85 13y
+143 When Will Google Be Stopped? OFF 141 14y
+142 WSO TOP GROUPS OFFICIAL IB 11 7mo
+142 Associate positions at AMs will die off at an accelerated rate AM 63 12mo
+142 What's left in public equities ex-pods? HF 41 1y
+142 Striking out on recruiting, feeling hopeless HF 69 1y
+142 Reneging on top tier bank for PE analyst role PE 38 1y
+142 Chillest Banks? IB 74 2y
+142 Reneging a BB offer IB 50 2y
+142 . OFF 48 2y
+142 Thoughts from a Stanford MBA and PE Associate BSCH 57 2y
+142 Thoughts about IQ Exams as a pre-requisite to applying for IB Internships? IB 70 2y
+142 Insane Competition IB 132 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