+100 Any other targets get screwed by this year's Summer Analyst recruiting cycle? What are your plans now? IB 37 7y
+100 The Fed is Killing the Economy!! INV 69 7y
+100 Q&A - I'm an online MBA/MSF Candidate at Kelley NUI 57 8y
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+100 What is Your New Year's Resolution for 2018? OFF 68 8y
+100 SA Clothing IB 165 8y
+100 Interview Awkwardness IB 30 8y
+100 Information Sources OFF 90 8y
+100 Corporate Development Manager - Q&A CF 36 8y
+100 Thank you WSO Community! Q&A/My Story: Target --> State School --> Non-MBA Masters --> MM IB --> Lower MM PE PE 13 9y
+100 How Important Is Calculus? OFF 94 9y
+100 Differentiating yourself for hedge fund recruiting (post-IB) HF 43 9y
+100 Most elite/secretive/hardest-to-break-into groups? Like BX Tactical Ops or GS SSG IB 91 9y
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+100 What to do with freshman summer? JOB 220 9y
+100 EBITDA Ambiguity - if EBITDA excludes Depreciation and Amortization, why do we subtract D and A from it to get EBIT? IB 98 10y
+100 Commercial Banking vs Investment Banking OTH 93 10y
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+100 Justin Combs (Son of P.Diddy) gets 54K Scholarship to UCLA - People say he should give it back? OFF 77 14y
+100 Investment banking layoffs- Time to reconsider? IB 94 14y
+100 Complicated Girl Situation OFF 104 15y
+100 Dr. Milton Friedman Schools a Young Punk OFF 69 15y
+100 NSFW Episode 3: Day Trading, Estate Taxes, Prop 19 OFF 67 15y
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+100 Any books that changed or influenced your life? OFF 232 18y
+99 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) HF 41 1w
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+99 I think my firm is taking advantage of me. What should I do? RE 48 4mo
+99 Ivey "Fall Off" Explained IB 32 5mo
+99 Anyone else have the urge to quit and fuck off? Is this life really worth it? Give me some perspective. IB 42 11mo
+99 Rothschild London vs BBs IB 109 1y
+99 Interview Question - Cost of Equity ALWAYS > Cost of Debt IB 76 1y
+99 Is Canadian IB actually more competitive? IB 82 1y
+99 Biggest pain-points/bottlenecks in development RE 37 1y
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+99 What's actually the crossover point for picking a $1BN fund over a MF as a career-track midlevel? PE 40 1y
+99 LO and Pods from 2+2 HF 47 1y
+99 HL Reputation IB 39 1y
+99 Networking at Diddy's freak off? OFF 20 1y
+99 Guide to LA IB Scene (2025 Edition) IB 39 1y
+99 Not Competitive on Any Deals RE 51 1y
+99 Worst Bank You've Ever Worked with? Perspectives from the Buy-Side PE 45 1y
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+99 Who actually goes to target schools??? OFF 79 2y
+99 I Followed Your Advice from 2014 - Here’s What Worked (and Didn’t) WM 3 2y
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+99 Why finance people care Bonus so much IB 41 2y
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+99 Brutal Firing Stories PE 20 3y
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+99 [Rant] Ever cared more about the candidate than they do about themselves? OFF 30 3y
+99 Silver Lake skipping on cycle PE 30 3y
+99 Calling someone "bud" or "buddy" OFF 68 3y
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+99 Top 5 books you have read OFF 81 3y
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+99 DB/UBS vs. Top Middle Market Groups IB 46 4y
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+99 Just got an IB offer, how do I prepare? IB 39 4y
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+99 My MD works 10 hours a week and made $500k+ RE 49 4y
+99 Traditional vs Roth 401k? OFF 75 4y
+99 Venture Capital Salary versus BB and Private Equity VC 26 4y
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+99 What is the downside (if any) of Chicago IB? IB 44 4y
+99 Who are the smartest people? OFF 81 4y
+99 WSO needs YOU! The Monkey Army is Now Recruiting. IB 0 4y
+99 Dinged at HSW...Now what? PE 48 4y
+99 God and Money OFF 53 5y
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+99 What is So Bad About UBS? IB 97 5y

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