+90 starting an investment bank OTH 117 6y
+90 Q&A: A2A 2nd Yr BB Associate (Healthcare) Residing in SF IB 40 6y
+90 Getting Clean After Burning a Lot of Bridges - How Do You Get Back to Normalcy? OFF 45 6y
+90 Q&A: I’m a 2nd-year Associate in Corporate Banking with an online MBA IB 34 7y
+90 Fraternity on resume? RES 35 7y
+90 How to Diligence Firm Culture / Determine Fit (Post-MBA / After 2-Year Program) PE 7 7y
+90 Why are you buying? RE 32 7y
+90 Physical Trading - Energy Commodity Preferences TR 32 8y
+90 boutique v BB IB 25 8y
+90 Sell Side and Buy Side Trading Career Path TR 107 8y
+90 Where do yall get your jeans FASH 345 8y
+90 Which banks tend to hire the most FT analysts outside* of their SA class? IB 120 8y
+90 What Math Do I Need for Finance? OFF 39 9y
+90 Do Not Go To Law School OTH 40 9y
+90 Staying Alive: 4 Tips for Surviving Corporate Layoffs JOB 24 9y
+90 From Hedge Fund to Corp Fin to M&A SCSS 25 10y
+90 Shifting Wish Lists and Fleeting Freedoms OFF 38 10y
+90 The Power of Habit OFF 34 10y
+90 What would you do if you weren't in finance? IB 237 11y
+90 Chance to Break 7 Figures? IB 89 11y
+90 How I Work OFF 45 12y
+90 Ivy League Schools Are Overrated? Send Your Kids Elsewhere? OFF 49 12y
+90 Equity Research Q&A with bearing OFF 34 12y
+90 How to blow your technical interview OFF 49 13y
+90 A man trying to keep it together while his life falls apart... JOB 77 13y
+90 Take the IlliniProgrammer Pledge! Help improve the quality of posts on WSO! OFF 47 13y
+90 Tough technical-did I hear it right? IB 50 13y
+90 Monster Energy Killing People OFF 87 13y
+90 I give Glenn Beck 6 months until he's finished OFF 78 15y
+90 Would you trade places with your MD? IB 58 15y
+90 Girlfriend = Breadwinner? SHIT!! OFF 88 16y
+90 Why would I still do banking now? IB 76 17y
+89 Is our career that really much better than being a doctor? IB 39 3mo
+89 No time for intimacy, not performing well. What to do? OFF 25 4mo
+89 PE back to IB… PE 31 4mo
+89 UBS IB Analyst Q&A IB 57 6mo
+89 MSF Rankings 2024 BSCH 88 6mo
+89 How Hard is the NYC Marathon Actually OFF 33 11mo
+89 If Ramamdani wins NY election, how will deal flow change? OFF 87 11mo
+89 What’s going on with the Canadian IB boutiques? IB 36 1y
+89 University of Miami (FL) MBA: The Rundown BSCH 11 1y
+89 URGENT...piss poor networking response rate IB 25 1y
+89 Bain Final Round AC/ACI 2025 CO 425 1y
+89 Do Not Believe the RBC Nice Lie IB 22 1y
+89 Ken Moelis stepping down to Executive Chairman? IB 30 1y
+89 Restructuring Glaze Session IB 24 1y
+89 Should I make the jump from PE to HF? HF 53 1y
+89 Silver Lake cancels analyst program PE 39 1y
+89 Can we talk Canadian Comp? RE 117 1y
+89 Would comitting to ATL İB be stupid? Please give feedback. IB 48 1y
+89 Are IB skills really that valuable? IB 41 1y
+89 MD Salary is lower than most people think IB 84 1y
+89 Why does everyone hate on PWM/AM? WM 33 1y
+89 Axed MM analyst - Q&A HF 68 2y
+89 Do men have skincare routines? OFF 76 2y
+89 Question For All You Brokers!! RE 32 2y
+89 NEW NEW CRE Compensation Google Doc RE 64 2y
+89 What are your opinions on audit? OFF 55 2y
+89 Compensation Thread: what was your yearly progression? HF 118 2y
+89 UBS to fire half of Credit Suisse staff IB 86 3y
+89 One Man Hedge Fund HF 30 3y
+89 I did it. SCSS 73 3y
+89 [NY] Lazard vs PWP (SA 2024) IB 36 3y
+89 How can I have a great social life without b-school? OFF 53 3y
+89 Time to hang it up... SCSS 12 3y
+89 Private Equity Interview Questions - 13 Topics to Know PE 41 3y
+89 Wharton vs Stanford Undergrad BSCH 40 3y
+89 2022 ADC/APD Summer Programs/Full-Time Applications Thread CO 258 3y
+89 Just experienced the worst interview ever HF 27 4y
+89 I love the LMM PE 48 4y
+89 Rules to living in NYC OFF 66 4y
+89 New York or LA RE 35 4y
+89 Need a Different Car OFF 44 4y
+89 Final Judgement Call: Linkedin OFF 40 4y
+89 How many hours do interns average? IB 155 4y
+89 Is it Okay to Have Facial Hair on Wall Street? FASH 197 4y
+89 Why did you choose MC over IB? CO 43 4y
+89 How do people actually pay for MBAs? BSCH 56 4y
+89 Backpack or briefcase for analyst? IB 47 4y
+89 Wall Street Oasis Literacy Test OFF 39 4y
+89 Appropriate Car at Junior Level OFF 86 4y
+89 Senior Housing Question RE 38 4y
+89 Lifting and IB IB 41 4y
+89 Mega Fund PE or IB out of Undergrad? PE 19 4y
+89 Is football popular in the USA? OFF 83 4y
+89 Why is Bitcoin so volatile? CRYPTO 104 4y
+89 Thoughts on Microsoft Acquiring Activision Blizzard? IB 51 4y
+89 Goldman not supportive of PE recruiting? IB 50 4y
+89 Anyone else low-key want the world to end? OFF 79 4y
+89 Q&A: Big 4 to MM IB IB 36 5y
+89 EVR Salary Bump IB 32 5y
+89 Comparing MBB CO 46 5y
+89 Dating Ugly Girls OFF 54 5y
+89 I Want to Learn About Distressed Debt Investing HF 98 5y
+89 Distressed Debt Interview HF 116 5y
+89 PE - Does the Industry Actually Create Value? PE 47 5y
+89 What Are Your Vices? OFF 58 5y
+89 What exactly makes IB so stressful? Is your MD throwing tens of pitches at you at all times? IB 29 5y
+89 Making the first move as a woman? OFF 69 5y
+89 Meeting Girls Right Now? OFF 80 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