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+105 Lebron James or Michael Jordan OFF 92 3y
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+105 2021/2022 Hedge Fund Comp HF 187 3y
+105 Is Marriage Even Worth It? OFF 115 3y
+105 Private Credit - Will it Hold Up? CR 46 3y
+105 Analysts who speak very poor English IB 32 3y
+105 NYC rent requirements? OFF 61 3y
+105 10 yr hit 2.7%! How are you smaller MF shops faring? RE 49 2y
+105 Somebody explain hedging TR 27 2y
+105 Talk me out of a budding analyst romance OFF 37 2y
+105 Do you play videogames? OFF 89 2y
+105 What do you love about Japanese Anime? OFF 80 2y
+105 Sales and trading exit opportunities/pay/etc. (please help!) JOB 108 2y
+105 10 Months of Ball Sucking Pain — I finally did it dad IB 37 2y
+105 PJT Best EB in the next 5 years? IB 49 1y
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+105 Have Been Offered Partnership in Developer - How is this Normally Structured? RE 36 1y
+105 Think About Where You’ll Be In 10 Years OFF 26 1y
+105 MS in Finance, is it Worth it? IB 128 1y
+105 Pulling out of buying a business PE 49 1y
+105 How many of you plan to short the markets on Monday 4/7/25? OFF 62 1y
+105 Reneging on Verbal Offer in Investment Banking IB 42 10mo
+105 "Casing" is not that hard. Y'all need to chill out. CO 27 9mo
+105 Feeling broken at dream PE job PE 35 9mo
+105 Why are equity research people so bad at equity research? HF 34 9mo
+105 Worst culture stories IB 39 7mo
+105 UBS 2025 All MD Hires and Fire's IB 54 7mo
+105 First Real Estate Investments: Benefits of Forming an LLC or Direct Ownership RE 49 4mo
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+105 Part of carried interest for Sr. Associate/VP in a small PE fund PE 76 1mo
+105 Committed to Wharton but got a really good deal from NYU BSCH 64 3w
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+104 The single BIGGEST FAILURE in your life OFF 126 13y
+104 middle office to front office. whats the best strategy? BSCH 87 12y
+104 Delete thread. BSCH 76 12y
+104 Ask DickFuld January 2015 OFF 99 11y
+104 Why I Quit My Job (a.k.a. "Regrets of the Working") OFF 34 10y
+104 Why do we lie about how many hours we work? IB 33 10y
+104 What Does It Take To Get Into Harvard Business School? BSCH 190 9y
+104 Where do you meet girls? OFF 63 9y
+104 Any Of You I-Bankers Think Your Job is Overrated? IB 118 9y
+104 Why are you still trying to break into equity research? ER 58 8y
+104 Sell me on why I should become a trader. TR 49 8y
+104 MBA Internship Recruiting - Corporate Development/Strategy Q&A CF 41 8y
+104 5 Differences Between East Coast and West Coast Finance AM 108 7y
+104 Advice for summer and return offer rate? IB 61 7y
+104 $50,000 what business would you start? OFF 77 6y
+104 Why work at a Fund of Funds? HF 121 6y
+104 Q&A: Business Analysis at F500 Firm CF 14 6y
+104 Did WSO become worse with the annonymous submissions? OFF 30 6y
+104 PE Recruiting as a Lateral Analyst w/ Weak Academic Profile PE 18 6y
+104 Hangover Remedies OFF 49 6y
+104 Raising taxes in order to raise minimum wage -- reasonable solution? OFF 45 6y
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+104 Why I left a leading Chinese tech company (think BAT - Baidu / Alibaba / Tencent) after one year OFF 21 6y
+104 Any updates on Barclays 2020 SA? IB 81 5y
+104 Student-run private equity funds? IB 51 5y
+104 Where to go in Africa? OFF 86 5y
+104 Convince me to stay in CRE RE 67 5y
+104 What Career is Right For Me? IB? IB 43 5y
+104 Jefferies SA 2021 Recruiting Timeline IB 357 4y
+104 Big4 M&A - An Explanation IB 48 4y
+104 Pre-Interview Dinner - Questions, 3 Tips & What to Expect JOB 213 4y
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+104 Thankful for WSO SCSS 10 4y
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+104 week in the life of a Hedge Fund analyst..... HF 94 4y
+104 Is Justine Tobin UNHINGED? IB 49 4y
+104 New York School of Finance - Thoughts? BSCH 133 4y
+104 If you had $100M where would you invest it today ? Real estate only RE 87 4y
+104 What Banking Phrases Can You Not Stand? IB 38 4y
+104 Ray Rice Fiasco OFF 92 4y
+104 Path to Private Equity Post-MBA without Pre-MBA Banking Experience PE 70 4y
+104 I never want to retire. Is this naïve? OFF 60 3y
+104 buying a rental property with a friend - how to structure? RE 103 3y
+104 Life is falling apart… IB 22 3y
+104 Those who got into IB from 3rd world countries, what's your story? OFF 24 3y
+104 Truist: Sweatier Than Ever In 2023 IB 66 3y
+104 How is New York appealing OFF 57 3y
+104 Would you ever consider being a public school teacher? What are your thoughts on Public Schools? OFF 77 3y
+104 What are your favorite quotes? OFF 67 2y
+104 Moelis Analyst Class Exits IB 20 2y
+104 I'm afraid I can't handle banking hours IB 54 2y
+104 Was the grass greener over there? Or was it greener where you were? (A post-mortem thread) PE 27 2y
+104 Debt Funds - Who is Funding them and what is going on? RE 78 2y
+104 Recruiting horror stories RE 40 2y
+104 With Christmas around the corner, what are the best gifts you’ve ever given / received? OFF 16 2y
+104 IB SA 2024 Thread - Canada IB 743 2y
+104 RE Pay…Looking for advice RE 74 2y
+104 Living In London Nowadays OFF 31 2y
+104 Word Association Game OFF 581 2y
+104 Is it worth it to wait 7 years for a $2mm carry? RE 73 2y
+104 Private Equity shops with the best work/life balance PE 36 1y
+104 25 y/o male - lost friends without even realizing it OFF 23 1y
+104 What are ways you've managed to save time while working? IB 12 1y

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 98.3%
  • 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