+314 What Are You Most Insecure About? OFF 237 4y
+314 2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Summer Analyst IB 953 7y
+314 Q&A: A Bored Financial Advisor WM 115 8mo
+314 Ask me anything: 2nd year HF analyst HF 200 12y
+313 How did your first ever bonus feel like? IB 86 9mo
+313 Is the gap between IB pay and "ordinary" corporate jobs getting too narrow to justify the hours? IB 112 2mo
+313 Who is the Greatest Investor Ever? HF 166 3y
+313 Shittiest time of my life, here to vent OFF 60 5y
+313 Target students who don't make it BSCH 155 4y
+313 THEN AND NOW: @thebrofessor OFF 59 5y
+313 What's the catch in CRE? RE 69 4y
+313 Evercore Layoffs IB 133 4y
+313 SA and Full Time Recruiting 2020 thread JOB 483 6y
+313 Why do investment bankers get paid so much when their work is so easy? IB 96 7y
+313 Do BB bankers really make that much money when you adjust for the cost of living? IB 78 6y
+313 Wharton vs. Columbia vs. Booth BSCH 252 6y
+312 Epstein Files OFF 229 3mo
+312 How prestigious is a job where… IB 91 1y
+312 You do not make real money in finance, in my view PE 108 1y
+312 Buyside recruiting is really demoralizing as a non-target PE 70 3y
+312 Q&A: Reflections on 1st Semester at Columbia Business School BSCH 113 6y
+312 Prestige of the girl you're dating? OFF 150 6y
+311 Q&A - HF work and life in NY / LON , HF launch HF 158 8mo
+311 Stern vs UChicago IB 126 5mo
+311 2023 On-cycle is a disaster PE 81 3y
+311 Q&A: The Future/Current State of S&T - BB VP Macro Trader TR 136 2y
+311 How do you spend your bonus? OFF 61 3y
+311 30 Weeks Later (Re-imagined) IB 19 5y
+311 Let's Talk Russia OFF 127 5y
+311 I'm a Hedge Fund Analyst - Ask Me Anything OFF 214 7y
+310 Everything I Wish I knew About Sophomore IB Recruiting (Q&A) IB 67 1mo
+310 Trump Voters, How we Feelin? OFF 94 1y
+310 Dating Life as a Female Banking Analyst OFF 78 1y
+310 Has anyone's ambitious drive declined post-Covid? RE 62 1y
+310 My Recruiting Story: The importance of reading emotions and the appearance of intelligence IB 76 5y
+310 Best city for overall quality of life? OFF 205 2y
+310 Lifestyle post promotion to VP? IB 88 6y
+310 Who else is shorting Morgan Stanley? IB 50 5y
+310 How Do I Get Into Private Equity? PE 230 3y
+310 Young People of WSO: What is with this fascination towards IB? IB 196 3y
+309 GS Layoffs - The Chopping Block IB 186 2y
+309 Why has the quality of IB analysts declined? IB 73 3y
+309 Is Anyone Bullish on the Future of Asset Management??? AM 75 3y
+309 If China Recovered Quickly From Covid, Wouldn't the USA as well? OFF 104 5y
+309 Damn these freeloading billionaires! OFF 112 7y
+309 Tech As An Alternative to Finance OTH 65 1y
+309 A girl on tumblr wrote a guide on targetting different types of bankers for money.... IB 132 2mo
+309 Too many damn feminine men Today? OFF 183 11y
+309 What Distinction is Better - CFA®, MBA, or CAIA? IB 263 5y
+308 Anyone else dreading returning to the office? IB 53 4y
+308 I acceped two offers (GS vs Centerview), which now to take? IB 80 4y
+308 Ideal girl: alpha or not? What do you look for in a girl OFF 92 2y
+308 What would you say if an MD asked you to make him laugh? OFF 118 2y
+308 What is the most no f**ks given thing you've seen in a professional environment? OFF 63 5y
+308 Q&A: GS/MS IB Analyst —> Megafund PE Associate —> HBS/GSB Business School PE 100 4y
+308 Worst aspect of finance fashion? FASH 103 6y
+308 Is The American Dream Not Possible Without A College Degree? OFF 188 5y
+308 How can WSO Get Better? WSO 174 9y
+307 Signing bonus taxed at 46%?? IB 83 3y
+307 The Truth About PWP IB 133 6mo
+307 COVID-19 exposing weakness... when did we get so soft? OFF 63 6y
+307 What Are You Old-Fashioned About? OFF 112 7y
+307 Never Give Up - A guide to success even if you're dumb SCSS 20 3y
+307 PED GPAs Should Get an Asterisk OFF 101 8y
+307 Darren Wilson / Mike Brown case OFF 239 11y
+307 Graduating senior with no job offers IB 264 9y
+306 Quit IB after a month IB 103 2y
+306 Don't live with your SO until marriage OFF 94 5y
+306 Riches to Rags Stories OFF 103 6y
+306 How can I become successful from a no-name school? BSCH 468 4y
+306 How bad is f*%&ing a co-worker? OFF 70 4y
+306 Do you guys actually enjoy your jobs? IB 90 6y
+305 Finance Bros- the most fragile house pets on Earth IB 51 9mo
+305 *Update* Prank Calling Bankers OFF 38 1y
+305 What are the key lessons from GS / MS layoffs? IB 73 3y
+305 Would you date a girl without a college degree? OFF 168 3y
+305 What Made You Ding a Summer Intern? IB 71 6y
+305 Q&A - Analyst at Top PE Fund (TPG, KKR, BX, OAK, Carlyle, APO) PE 229 5y
+304 Vandy MSF IB 26 1mo
+304 Confession: I intentionally sabotaged another analyst's work product and I don't feel bad OFF 78 1y
+304 The Happiness Fallacy OFF 61 3y
+304 Have you ever cheated on your SO? OFF 186 3y
+304 Q&A: Disadvantaged Background to A2A Promote at Elite Boutique IB 79 6y
+304 Recession in 2019? The Great Recession 2.0 INV 116 4y
+304 How I Cheated a Drug Test for an Offer I Didn't Accept JOB 41 1y
+304 I'm an MD and I run the Sales division: Ask Me Anything OFF 170 4y
+304 Advice for New Analysts Seeking PE Exits IB 67 10y
+303 UBS Review of Groups in the US IB 81 6mo
+303 Best Undergrad IB/PE Club Placement IB 160 8mo
+303 I broke down crying tonight IB 68 3y
+303 Do you all Buy Lunch Everyday???? IB 112 3y
+303 Tech companies are a net negative to society OFF 87 3y
+303 People who didn't make it into IB: What are you doing now? IB 49 5y
+303 Breaking into Private Equity from Banking IB 142 3y
+302 Expensive but worth it OFF 255 7mo
+302 Who on here hates their job? (srs) OFF 135 3y
+302 Was life, at least the fun and social aspect of it, supposed to have peaked in college? OFF 159 7y
+302 What is wrong with Linkedin "entrepreneurs/CEOs/Founders/Experts/Value Providers"? OFF 62 8y
+302 Why is PWM looked down on? WM 133 4y
+301 Credit Suisse Giving 20k Bonuses? IB 94 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101