0 Layoff FIRM WIDE IB 4 18y
0 How does Fed add liquidity? IB 6 18y
0 Andrew Lahde Fairwell Email HF 14 18y
0 bad associates becoming good senior bankers - is attention to detail necessary IB 1 18y
0 Resume Drop/Using Contacts JOB 1 18y
0 Rating Agencies are under fire IB 3 18y
0 brainteasers - tools/time ?? JOB 1 18y
0 How to short credit card debt IB 11 18y
0 Quick Question Regarding Resume JOB 2 18y
0 The truth about the crisis IB 0 18y
0 anyone heard of iron capital partners in SF? IB 1 18y
0 Hold List for Citi JOB 11 18y
0 HAIL TO THE CAB OFF 0 18y
0 Litigation vs. Management Consulting CO 4 18y
0 Hedge Fund Comp HF 2 18y
0 New WSO Theme Launched (duh) WSO 28 18y
0 Oh hell no WSO 14 18y
0 Is the financial industry THIS BAD? IB 2 18y
0 Oil & gas deal flow? IB 4 18y
+17 Black-Scholes Standard Deviation TR 18 18y
0 Financial Engineering vs Trading TR 0 18y
0 FBR CAPITAL MARKETS INTERVIEW PROCESS IB 9 18y
0 RBS Infrastructure finance IB 0 18y
0 White Space JOB 5 18y
0 Please review my resume, I'm desperate BSCH 6 18y
0 anyone applying to Bank of America? IB 35 18y
0 Is the convertible preferred stock a good choice as the consideration in an M&A deal IB 3 18y
0 In a time where people are upset over getting a low bonus, others are worried about being on layoff list. IB 0 18y
+5 Cypress Associates LLC? IB 3 18y
0 Oil Refinery Refurbishing/Construction IB 2 18y
+10 Why Operations? JOB 5 18y
0 It’s not getting any better for Fuld IB 4 18y
0 Macquarie Treasury and Commodities Group IB 1 18y
0 Obama presidency: Government on steroids OFF 30 18y
0 Eye-opening/seminal articles on various aspects of markets? TR 1 18y
0 So I get $0 in bonus this year IB 20 18y
0 Irish declare O'bama victory OTH 6 18y
0 1st round interview coming up - advice JOB 3 18y
0 Earnings Model? JOB 4 18y
0 recession --> cohabitation OFF 6 18y
0 Agriculture Trading TR 16 18y
0 b2 OFF 21 18y
0 Agribusiness Management HF 2 18y
0 Who agrees? IB 3 18y
0 Help please!! Need to choose 2 of 3 JOB 7 18y
0 Stock Picks in this market??? IB 6 18y
+39 Why so serious? IB 10 18y
0 Asking answer to brainteaser in thank you note and offering another answer than one given in interview IB 4 18y
0 Interview Help Needed - Upcoming interview for COOP positions IB 1 18y
0 Tiered Certification System WSO 11 18y
0 Morgan Stanley near 7 bucks a buy? TR 11 18y
0 More Expensive Than Expected? TR 0 18y
0 DB Operations interview JOB 2 18y
0 Good buy-side forums similar to WSO? PE 17 18y
0 What a Difference a Year Makes OTH 6 18y
0 IS MORGAN STANLEY HISTORY?? IB 21 18y
0 Cell Phone Question IB 6 18y
0 How are the big funds doing? HF 5 18y
0 HOLY SHIT!!!! TR 14 18y
0 Morgan Stanley - Process Driven Trading HF 3 18y
0 Hello Certified Users OFF 1 18y
0 Question on valuation of a video compression company PE 2 18y
0 Valuation of Financial Institutions?? IB 2 18y
0 Bringing Up Contacts in Interview? IB 3 18y
0 What to say about previous job in interview IB 2 18y
0 Industry specific valuation IB 7 18y
0 So...I'm holding onto my WaMu stock... TR 6 18y
0 Kappa Sigma Bankers IB 9 18y
0 GE Investment Analyst Program (IAP) JOB 0 18y
0 Is anyone else somewhat happy about the market turbulence? IB 50 18y
0 Non target hiring full time in 09/internships in 09 JOB 5 18y
0 Hold off on networking for now? JOB 12 18y
0 Toys OFF 8 18y
0 Barclays Capital Finance Program JOB 2 18y
0 Columbia Economics Society OFF 0 18y
0 Difficult Career Decisions JOB 8 18y
0 List of Books OFF 0 18y
0 prop trading vs broking vs .... TR 17 18y
0 Using "personal" situations for an example in an interview? TR 7 18y
0 S/T or Equity Research SA -> FT HF JOB 4 18y
0 Silly DOC to PDF Question JOB 4 18y
+19 World's largest hedge fund?! HF 32 18y
0 Come to think of it, what happens to ML's huge UK tax credit post BofA? IB 2 18y
+48 The difference between kids on WSO and your typical college student OFF 41 18y
0 If Citi and MS were to merge... IB 2 18y
0 Handling back to back interviews JOB 6 18y
0 Citi Tech Palo vs BofA TMT/Real Estate IB 7 18y
0 Why should a company care about their stock prices? IB 5 18y
0 Is this internship opportunity worth it? Senior deciding between BB and potentially PE JOB 3 18y
0 Books on traded products TR 5 18y
0 Working closely with impressive founders of PE shop? PE 2 18y
0 Dear WSO: What're your two biggest awards or distinctions? OFF 3 18y
0 Setting up Management Presentations IB 2 18y
0 Trouble in Paradise OTH 1 18y
0 Calling all Internationals! IB 3 18y
0 Despicable Congressional Cowardice IB 6 18y
0 "Small" Bank Hero, or Ticking Timebomb? OTH 5 18y
0 Rank these jobs for best opportunities down the road JOB 3 18y
0 How does all of this affect IBD? IB 10 18y
0 BofA corporate debt products info...Help? IB 2 18y

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