+138 How Hard and Expensive Is it to Start Investment Fund? HF 126 4y
+138 Blew a Coffee Chat... IB 26 4y
+138 Are we running out of options? OFF 40 4y
+138 What's the most selfless act you've seen someone doing in finance? OFF 39 4y
+138 Do You Have Time for Breakfast? OFF 70 4y
+138 How Hard is College? OFF 73 4y
+138 Houlihan Tough Restructuring Question IB 75 4y
+138 Stock Pitch Sample Template - Proven Examples to Help Ace Your Interview TR 37 5y
+138 Any Special Forces/Navy Seals vets who will share their experience? Looking to enlist for OCS and pursue finance afterwards. OFF 78 5y
+138 MBA Salary Average - What Job is Best? BSCH 69 5y
+138 MBB wannabe to FAANG Software Engineer SCSS 34 5y
+138 What is Charlotte like? OFF 85 5y
+138 Do PE IR guys get paid on par with Investment team? PE 54 5y
+138 Intern I'm working with is kicking my ass, any of you experienced this? OFF 30 5y
+138 Why are people on Linkedin like this? OFF 71 5y
+138 BMO fired all of its Houston Bankers (~60 people) IB 142 5y
+138 Should I leave PE after a month and go back to my MBB? PE 53 5y
+138 Goldman Sachs CEO's advice for young people OFF 50 5y
+138 Anyone happy at a multi-manager? HF 99 6y
+138 Dress Code in Real Estate Asset Management RE 42 6y
+138 My PE Recruiting Process PE 42 6y
+138 Opportunity cost of NOT living in NYC IB 138 6y
+138 Charlotte investment banks IB 161 6y
+138 Graduating into a Bad Economy IB 47 6y
+138 What are some of the cushier roles in Corporate ($125-150K/year and ~45 hours/week average)? CF 98 6y
+138 Best Property Type RE 73 8y
+138 Nontargets that break into consulting CO 126 8y
+138 Is This a Great Country or What? OFF 62 9y
+138 New Laptop - Financial Modeling WM 230 10y
+138 Best Lessons Learned From F&#%ing Up OFF 37 10y
+138 I Am The Toxic Asset OFF 85 13y
+137 WORST/UGLY sides of a career in PE??? PE 46 3mo
+137 What is going on with Hines? RE 82 4mo
+137 Google partners with Goldman Sachs in automating Investment Banking IB 58 5mo
+137 Why the fuck would anyone take a BB over an EB? IB 43 7mo
+137 I wish I could kick the shit out of my 15 year-old self. OFF 56 7mo
+137 The Fallacy of Business School from a PE Associate BSCH 29 9mo
+137 PSA: Consider Regional Boutiques. Good Comp + Lifestyle IB 48 10mo
+137 2025 US Rankings - Middle Market/Balance Sheet Investment Banks IB 71 10mo
+137 Are we all delusional with our pursuit of senior roles in IB/PE? PE 65 1y
+137 Private Wealth Management: Is it a Zero-Sum Game WM 20 1y
+137 Bankers in PE just can't deal with ambiguity/out of the box tasks PE 17 1y
+137 Referring girlfriend for SA role, should I do it? IB 50 1y
+137 Being a freshman analyst at a student managed investment fund is a paradise HF 9 1y
+137 Morgan Stanley Bonus 2025 IB 83 1y
+137 Top firms for distressed investing. Solving for brand and deal experience more than ability to growth within the organization. HF 71 2y
+137 Thoughts on non-target chromosome + sperm diploid sequence for EB -> PE -> SM HF -> T5 Retirement Home -> SC Cemetary OFF 10 2y
+137 [Houston] Jefferies vs TPH (SA 2024) IB 66 3y
+137 Favorite book OFF 72 3y
+137 IB/PE with ADHD? IB 34 4y
+137 Approach to Relationships & Dating OFF 43 4y
+137 Bank withdrawing signed/accepted offer? JOB 64 4y
+137 Barclays SA 2021 IB 479 4y
+137 Elon Musk: No more WFH OFF 60 4y
+137 How to pick the right bank to run M&A sale process? IB 60 4y
+137 Moelis SA 2021 IB 387 4y
+137 Would you date an ex-prostitute? OFF 98 4y
+137 What are life lessons (does not have to be finance/work related) to give to all of us ~19-23 year olds? OFF 46 5y
+137 To Snitch or not to Snitch? OFF 58 5y
+137 Bonus Spending Szn OFF 132 5y
+137 Analyst Perspective During An Interview IB 34 6y
+137 Your Craziest Commute/Road Rage Story? OFF 34 6y
+137 Analyst won’t bring me my olive oil anymore RE 23 7y
+137 Bonuses for Investment Banking 2017 IB 101 8y
+137 PE vs. Investment Banking - Differences were Surprising OFF 40 8y
+137 Get Your MBA Immediately After Undergrad? CO 177 10y
+137 Q&A: ER Analyst at Top BB (Plus About ER & General Advice) ER 77 10y
+136 Today's Top Bankers on The Street. Who are they? IB 119 2w
+136 Canadians Who Have Moved to the States/Abroad IB 62 1mo
+136 CIBC Mining - MD taking clients and juniors to gentlemans clubs OFF 86 1mo
+136 Best Paths If You Want a Family Life IB 91 1mo
+136 UBS Americas IB: The Kids’ Table of Wall Street IB 18 2mo
+136 People who despise the industry you work for - uncomfortable date story OFF 69 2mo
+136 Is it the golden age of shutting the fuck up about finance on public transportation? OFF 34 8mo
+136 London PC Q&A CR 110 10mo
+136 Best path to a pod? HF 49 10mo
+136 Stop being nervous OFF 38 11mo
+136 Update on Arby's Boys OFF 22 1y
+136 To Be or Not To Be: Ski Bum at 27? RE 49 1y
+136 Thoughts on Evercore? IB 142 1y
+136 I wish I had worked harder at high school OFF 52 2y
+136 People wondering whether they should quit their IB job to join the military IB 36 2y
+136 UK SA 2024 Recruiting Has Been A Bloodbath? IB 116 2y
+136 What was IB like in the 80s/90s for analysts and associates? IB 53 2y
+136 Anyone actually like their corporate development job? (Post -IB) CF 52 2y
+136 What would you like to know about Equity Sales / Research? ER 74 2y
+136 Evercore vs Vista PE 46 3y
+136 I'm nervous about ring for her FASH 34 3y
+136 State Street pushes for more White Male discrimination AM 34 4y
+136 Growth of UBS?? IB 79 4y
+136 Consolidated List of Things to Improve on WSO IB 38 4y
+136 VP Added Me on Facebook - Do I Accept the Friend Request? IB 33 4y
+136 I’ve always heard that fundamental analysis and hence, active fund management will become obsolete, will this render CFA useless OFF 49 4y
+136 Summer Internships being cancelled? Is it possible? IB 131 4y
+136 Gas…PRICES! INV 118 4y
+136 Q&A: From State School to MM IB Vice President Without an MBA IB 47 4y
+136 My Director hates me - should I quit? IB 42 4y
+136 Said "sus" in an interview IB 63 4y
+136 How PWM really works (part 2): Breaking In, Staying In, and Getting Out WM 45 4y
+136 Does GS blow for post-MBA associates now? IB 82 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