+119 Rise48 BiggerPockets Drama RE 63 6mo
+119 JPM IB 2026 megathread IB 378 7mo
+119 2025 College Rankings BSCH 79 8mo
+119 Attracted to new hire PE 60 1y
+119 Do you wish you’d have spent more money IB 37 1y
+119 How Do You Know If You’re a “Hardo”? IB 56 1y
+119 Is leaving surgery for finance worth it? JOB 72 1y
+119 Recovering from drawdowns in MM/pods HF 21 1y
+119 Ducera Partners: The elite boutique where associates earn up to $650k IB 67 1y
+119 REPE compensation RE 134 1y
+119 What Was Working With Mark Moran Like? (CVP/LAZ) IB 45 1y
+119 Q&A: 2nd Year Associate at a VC fund - Breaking in With a Fund of Funds + IB background VC 26 1y
+119 William Blair Reputation/Top Groups/Exit Ops? IB 93 1y
+119 IB Lateral Hiring is Cooked IB 104 1y
+119 Math Majors on Wall Street JOB 114 2y
+119 US Undergraduate University Tier Rankings 2023 - Backed by Data BSCH 55 2y
+119 Large fund Associate Market Comp opinions RE 85 2y
+119 Quit IB and become a Cowboy? Thoughts? IB 35 2y
+119 NYC vs LA: difference in culture OFF 63 2y
+119 Intellectually engaging IB exits IB 51 2y
+119 Del AM 40 3y
+119 Best Cities in the USA OFF 66 3y
+119 Favorite steakhouse and cut of steak? OFF 93 3y
+119 No bullshit - London bonuses IB 150 3y
+119 Office Thieves OFF 41 3y
+119 Private Equity vs. Private Credit PE 29 3y
+119 CS First Boston IB 57 3y
+119 GF stressed from job search and wants to take a break -- HELP NEEDED! JOB 54 3y
+119 Q&A: I worked at both McKinsey & BCG CO 28 3y
+119 Q&A: Career start and progression across IBD // Restructuring // PE special sits PE 54 3y
+119 Answering Why Private Equity - 9 Key Answers PE 22 4y
+119 What are the Tier 1 Consulting Firms? CO 186 4y
+119 Physique matters? IB 44 4y
+119 48÷2(9+3) = ??? OFF 253 4y
+119 Is the world doing better than we're being told? OFF 64 4y
+119 WSO Book Club MMTG Part 1 OFF 30 4y
+119 First Year PE Associates - How Have You Been? PE 73 4y
+119 New to forum/wanting a career change IB 55 4y
+119 Factset League Tables YTD-September IB 73 4y
+119 Where Do You Put Your Short-Term Savings? OFF 148 5y
+119 Controlling anxiety during interviews JOB 31 5y
+119 California lifts stay at home order one week after inauguration OFF 88 5y
+119 Value of Short Selling Skill Set HF 36 5y
+119 Rhodes Scholar to investment banking IB 60 5y
+119 Is Yeshiva University a semi-target? BSCH 33 6y
+119 Love to work long but not so long hours? OFF 53 6y
+119 NE M7 to MBB: What I wish I knew, observations, and ask me anything CO 49 6y
+119 List Your Credentials OFF 89 6y
+119 Best Houston Investment Banks (overall deal flow, not just within specific verticals) IB 154 6y
+119 Euro 2012 OFF 195 6y
+119 Use Thanksgiving to Set 2017 Goals SCSS 27 6y
+119 To (All) the Colleges That Rejected Me OFF 95 6y
+119 What’s Worse, Facebook or LinkedIn? OFF 40 6y
+119 Los Angeles vs Dallas vs Chicago OFF 50 6y
+119 What to do with a 3.0 GPA IB 75 7y
+119 Why I think you should take a corporate strategy gig over consulting (including MBB) at the entry-level CO 65 7y
+119 Top Investment Banks in each industry 2018 IB 47 7y
+119 What are helpful tips for office parties? OFF 52 7y
+119 Dealing with Horrible Bosses - Investment Banking, Corporate Development etc., "Say sorry and ignore." CF 125 7y
+119 Success Story - Thanks WSO!!! OFF 42 7y
+119 Summer Citi Sophomore Leadership Program IB 284 8y
+119 Technical Analysis ... Astrology? TR 133 8y
+119 Macbook for banking? IB 153 8y
+119 EXPOSING My name is Goldstein's real account (100% LEGIT!) OFF 30 8y
+119 Villanova MSF? BSCH 168 8y
+119 What do boutiques do when there are no live deals? IB 54 8y
+119 Asinine Desired Skills Job Postings OFF 33 9y
+119 Billions Season 2 OFF 77 9y
+119 Ask me anything - Non Traditional Background to MM PE to H/S/W PE 62 9y
+119 ESPN is losing 10k customers daily - Can Disney save it? OFF 60 9y
+119 SAT scores for PE/HF recruiting PE 99 9y
+119 Fraternities...Waste of Time or Potentially Helpful? JOB 176 9y
+119 Villanova MSF Class of 2015 BSCH 80 10y
+119 Harvard Law VS Goldman Sachs IB 92 11y
+119 Blacklisted at BB Bank JOB 87 12y
+119 Finding Your Passion & Career Pathway OFF 66 13y
+119 Let's Slaughter Some Sacred Cows OFF 57 13y
+119 The Real Cost of College OFF 80 15y
+119 JP Morgan buys Bear Stearns for $2 a share? Can't believe my eyes! IB 208 18y
+118 Is it Bad That I ALREADY Don’t Care? IB 33 4h
+118 Is Everyone Too Bearish on PE? PE 39 2d
+118 What watches do you wear? FASH 122 2mo
+118 Silver Bananas OFF 111 2mo
+118 VP comp & carry PE 120 5mo
+118 Is it difficult at all to become a Managing Director in IB? IB 58 11mo
+118 Q&A: HF PM after 14 years in L/S (credit, tiger cub, and pod) HF 73 11mo
+118 DB -Industrials Coverage Analyst role IB 88 1y
+118 Advice on HF Recruiting HF 13 1y
+118 Evercore Target Schools? BSCH 82 1y
+118 AI Will Wipe Out Most Human Influencers (IG / OF / TikTok / etc) OFF 68 2y
+118 Hot take: All layoffs are at some point personal and performance related OFF 58 2y
+118 What's Your Day to Day in September 2023? RE 58 2y
+118 Most Prestigious Excel Shortcut? OFF 40 2y
+118 Big Money vs. Prestige dilemma JOB 49 2y
+118 What Did People Do The Summer Before Freshman Year? OFF 153 3y
+118 TV Shows... let's hear 'em! OFF 87 3y
+118 Does London still make sense? IB 50 3y
+118 2019 Summer Analyst - Morgan Stanley Hirevue JOB 251 3y
+118 IB vs. SWE threads are mostly pointless IB 30 3y
+118 Poker as Side Hustle OFF 85 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101