+120 13 Networking Tips and Tricks JOB 49 5y
+120 34 year old day trader to investment banker IB 25 5y
+120 MSF Rankings 2017 BSCH 95 5y
+120 Q&A - research analyst at credit hedge fund HF 71 5y
+120 Petition To Create A Wall of Monkey Shit - Weekly Worst Comments OFF 35 5y
+120 I don’t do shit in my internship IB 68 4y
+120 Q&A: Equity Analyst at a Sovereign Wealth/Pension Fund AM 24 4y
+120 Tucker Max Hangs Up His Spurs OFF 92 4y
+120 Gym - Bulking while in IB - possible? IB 61 4y
+120 Best Firms in Houston? IB 75 4y
+120 Kicking the can down the road - Student Loan Moratorium Extended OFF 68 4y
+120 Best group on the street IB 75 4y
+120 Is everyone in IB a type A person? IB 34 4y
+120 The Future of Cryptocurrency CRYPTO 93 4y
+120 How many of you own a firearm or have a CCW? OFF 47 4y
+120 “I went to Wall Street and my friends went into tech. Guess who made the mistake?" IB 48 4y
+120 Best M&A news source? IB 65 4y
+120 How Would You “re-do” Your RE Job Hunt? RE 30 4y
+120 4 Tips for Being a Better Leader OTH 58 4y
+120 Dave Portnoy on Moelis: “Our banker was unusually bad.”, “They stole from us” IB 49 4y
+120 Making mistakes at work OFF 45 3y
+120 Ask Monty09 - Energy Trading careers, interviews, firms, etc etc TR 81 3y
+120 Is the Hiring Process Broken? JOB 58 3y
+120 SEO London is a Joke IB 38 3y
+120 Accepting Parents are Getting to That Age OFF 35 3y
+120 JPM SA 2022 IB 972 3y
+120 Centerview vs. PJT vs. Evercore IB 34 3y
+120 What topic could you talk about for hours? OFF 109 3y
+120 Why is WSO anti-buyside out of undergrad? IB 50 3y
+120 Fast Food Prestige Rankings IB 67 3y
+120 A PSA: doing your own deals is nothing like being an associate at a name brand fund PE 14 2y
+120 Yale vs Wharton Undergrad IB 44 2y
+120 GF doesn’t care about her looks OFF 65 2y
+120 How Much Parental Assistance Do People Actually Have? IB 46 2y
+120 flunking out with SA offer JOB 51 2y
+120 Analysts bitching on WSO IB 27 2y
+120 Citigroup is Paradise IB 21 1y
+120 What type of work does your associate typically do? IB 23 1y
+120 Is Oil and Gas IB/PE Dead? IB 43 1y
+120 LinkedIn Activity in High Finance - Why So Different? PE 40 1y
+120 The Grass Isn’t Always Greener: An Expensive Lesson PE 26 1y
+120 GS juniors passing out in the office? IB 28 1y
+120 Fumbled the girl and I am so down OFF 74 1y
+120 JPM IB teams with best culture? IB 87 1y
+120 Firms that you have beef with PE 102 1y
+120 Houston Banking 2025 Prestige Ranking IB 73 5mo
+120 Most impressive Real Estate Careers you've seen. RE 37 5mo
+120 Advice--development executive structure RE 38 3mo
+120 VP in IB, are you happy? IB 40 3mo
+120 Curious as to why anyone stays in IB after your analyst years IB 37 4d
+119 JP Morgan buys Bear Stearns for $2 a share? Can't believe my eyes! IB 208 18y
+119 The Real Cost of College OFF 80 15y
+119 Let's Slaughter Some Sacred Cows OFF 57 13y
+119 Finding Your Passion & Career Pathway OFF 66 13y
+119 Blacklisted at BB Bank JOB 87 12y
+119 Harvard Law VS Goldman Sachs IB 92 10y
+119 Villanova MSF Class of 2015 BSCH 80 10y
+119 Fraternities...Waste of Time or Potentially Helpful? JOB 176 9y
+119 SAT scores for PE/HF recruiting PE 99 9y
+119 ESPN is losing 10k customers daily - Can Disney save it? OFF 60 9y
+119 Ask me anything - Non Traditional Background to MM PE to H/S/W PE 62 9y
+119 Billions Season 2 OFF 77 9y
+119 Asinine Desired Skills Job Postings OFF 33 9y
+119 What do boutiques do when there are no live deals? IB 54 8y
+119 Villanova MSF? BSCH 168 8y
+119 EXPOSING My name is Goldstein's real account (100% LEGIT!) OFF 30 8y
+119 Macbook for banking? IB 153 8y
+119 Technical Analysis ... Astrology? TR 133 8y
+119 Summer Citi Sophomore Leadership Program IB 284 8y
+119 Success Story - Thanks WSO!!! OFF 42 7y
+119 Dealing with Horrible Bosses - Investment Banking, Corporate Development etc., "Say sorry and ignore." CF 125 7y
+119 What are helpful tips for office parties? OFF 52 7y
+119 Top Investment Banks in each industry 2018 IB 47 7y
+119 Why I think you should take a corporate strategy gig over consulting (including MBB) at the entry-level CO 65 7y
+119 What to do with a 3.0 GPA IB 75 7y
+119 Los Angeles vs Dallas vs Chicago OFF 50 6y
+119 What’s Worse, Facebook or LinkedIn? OFF 40 6y
+119 To (All) the Colleges That Rejected Me OFF 95 6y
+119 Use Thanksgiving to Set 2017 Goals SCSS 27 6y
+119 Euro 2012 OFF 195 6y
+119 Best Houston Investment Banks (overall deal flow, not just within specific verticals) IB 154 6y
+119 List Your Credentials OFF 89 6y
+119 NE M7 to MBB: What I wish I knew, observations, and ask me anything CO 49 6y
+119 Love to work long but not so long hours? OFF 53 6y
+119 Is Yeshiva University a semi-target? BSCH 33 5y
+119 Rhodes Scholar to investment banking IB 60 5y
+119 Value of Short Selling Skill Set HF 36 5y
+119 Physique matters? IB 45 5y
+119 California lifts stay at home order one week after inauguration OFF 88 5y
+119 Controlling anxiety during interviews JOB 31 5y
+119 Where Do You Put Your Short-Term Savings? OFF 148 4y
+119 Factset League Tables YTD-September IB 73 4y
+119 New to forum/wanting a career change IB 55 4y
+119 First Year PE Associates - How Have You Been? PE 73 4y
+119 WSO Book Club MMTG Part 1 OFF 30 4y
+119 Is the world doing better than we're being told? OFF 64 4y
+119 48÷2(9+3) = ??? OFF 253 4y
+119 What are the Tier 1 Consulting Firms? CO 186 4y
+119 Answering Why Private Equity - 9 Key Answers PE 22 4y
+119 Q&A: Career start and progression across IBD // Restructuring // PE special sits PE 54 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101