+3 Wealth Management to Equity Research? WM 1 4y
+23 Wealth Management to Equity Research WM 7 4y
+6 Prop Shop Exits / Non-Compete HF 1 4y
+5 HOW TO ABSOLUTELY IMPRESS THE INTERVIEWER ? USD 5 BILLION VC FUND VC 4 4y
+12 How hard is it to actually become an MD? IB 7 4y
+1 Delete TR 1 4y
0 Goldman wealth management in Boston WM 4 4y
+11 PE (Buyout) Asso. vs. Well-known Crypto VC Investment Asso. CRYPTO 10 4y
+23 Vertical integration in RE RE 10 4y
+30 Europe Uni Rankings IB 23 4y
+6 Summit Partners SA 2022 (GE/VC) VC 2 4y
+25 Google to PE/VC - Advice? VC 9 4y
+9 Need crypto help please!! I want my freedom CRYPTO 29 4y
+37 Lateral Recruiting in Growth Equity VC 16 4y
+21 Got an offer but salary is low. What should I do? JOB 22 4y
+56 Video Game IB/VC/PE VC 39 4y
+21 Crypto Positions CRYPTO 57 4y
+8 Wealth Management Investing vs Client Side WM 3 4y
+21 Does anyone genuinely believe in cryptocurrencies? CRYPTO 16 4y
0 SOLD OUT - Financial Modeling & Valuation 2-Day Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Only 30 Seats 3 4y
+39 Takeover wealth management firm or take IB FT offer? WM 14 4y
0 Goldman Sachs PWM Superday 2022 WM 6 4y
+16 Sophomore internship PE vs IB PE 9 4y
+15 VC - Emerging Tech Boutiques / FTPartners / Guggenheim / SVB Leerink Exits to Venture Capital VC 22 4y
+6 Thoughts on a few growth equity shops? (SGE, RTP, TWC, BPC) VC 7 4y
+17 Tether is a massive scam / Ponzi scheme that will collapse the entire crypto market CRYPTO 11 4y
+35 Bitcoin vs. Ether CRYPTO 36 4y
+13 GS Asset Management, CIMD, PWM, and others SA 2022 WM 58 4y
+4 Possible to go from LevFin to growth equity? VC 15 4y
+40 Are Growth Equity / Venture Growth Firms Still Open to Unique Backgrounds VC 16 4y
+67 I don’t usually post but what the fuck is wrong with the vc recruiting market ? VC 48 4y
+9 Growth Equity Recruiting Timeline for UG VC 35 4y
+13 Question on Vaquero Capital For Those In Tech IB 7 4y
+71 VC vs Hedge Fund VC 26 4y
+13 Power Trading Desk also trading Crypto? CRYPTO 18 4y
+22 Thoughts on Maverix? (New Growth Equity Fund, Toronto) VC 15 4y
+79 gold vs bitcoin vs us dollar - what's the deal CRYPTO 36 4y
0 DRW Venture Capital VC 3 4y
+14 Growth Equity FT recruiting timeline VC 11 4y
+14 How to invest in crypto when working in IB? CRYPTO 14 4y
+5 London Growth Equity Associate Comp? VC 36 4y
+13 Comp at Growth Equity Shops VC 31 4y
+16 NEA VC Fellowship - Thoughts? VC 23 4y
+19 25 yrs old and hired as partner at a leading VC? VC 7 4y
+231 Q&A and Yet Another Post On How To Break Into The Buy-side AM 55 4y
+23 RX Exit Ops... GE/VC? VC 11 4y
+18 Delete PE 2 4y
+26 Venture capital Internship VC 9 4y
+11 What summer analyst position should I take? Blackrock ETF and index investing or Goldman Sachs PWM Investment Management? WM 4 4y
+10 GS PWM or JPM Asset MGMT WM 6 4y
+12 KKR TMT Growth Equity VC 9 4y
+60 Getting into premier VC(Seqoia, Accel) and PE(Blackstone, KKR) funds VC 35 4y
+12 GS Growth Equity vs Summit vs TA Associates VC 11 4y
+15 GS quant role vs JPM quant role. Which one should I choose? JOB 4 4y
+30 Startup Comp Structure & Fundraising VC 11 4y
+21 Which crypto coin or/and token should I invest in? CRYPTO 18 4y
+97 Blockchain Technology CRYPTO 34 4y
+65 Is $$$Bitcoin$$$ The Next Tulip Bulb Or The Next Dell? CRYPTO 24 4y
+24 Ethereum CRYPTO 10 4y
+12 Growth Equity Interview - Lead Edge Capital VC 8 4y
+14 Navigating UBS Risk Management Offer JOB 6 4y
+33 Interview Series #2 - Private Wealth Management in China WM 8 4y
+28 Bitcoin Will Explode This Weekend; or How I Got Over My Fear of Public Shot-Calling and Challenged the Bros to Come at Me CRYPTO 13 4y
+85 PWM/Private Bank industry lowdown- who has it? WM 121 4y
+21 Red Bull Power Rankings OFF 23 4y
+13 Unable to do summer internships due to UK visa restrictions IB 11 4y
+28 Meta Earnings | The Daily Peel | 2/3/22 INV 1 4y
+26 Personal life and job performance IB 7 4y
0 Highest Version #? IB 3 4y
+5 What aspect of your last relationship made you most unhappy? OFF 2 4y
+9 PE Ops - Finance Team PE 1 4y
0 Have not heard back JOB 1 4y
+4 New WSO Member JOB 1 4y
+9 Put Summer 2022 Internship on Resume for Summer 2023 Applications? JOB 1 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+3 Do PE summer analyst internships lead to return offers? PE 2 4y
0 Buyside SAT / ACT Perception PE 3 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Investment Banking PE Data 4y
0 The Vanguard Group - Review - Finance AM Data 4y
0 JPM FIG VS DI IB 1 4y
+16 Hamilton Lane Excel Test PE 9 4y
0 Fidelity Investments - Review - Investments CF Data 4y
0 Lateral Transfer ER 7 4y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Capital Markets IB Data 4y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets IB Data 4y
0 Global List of Sell-side Equity Research Shops ER 1 4y
0 Seabury Capital - Interview - Industrials Data 4y
0 How many times do you masturbate in a week? IB 3 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+3 Citi Commercial Bank Loan Structuring & Syndications IB 1 4y
+12 ECM Syndicate Role - good opportunity? IB 2 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking PE Data 4y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 4y
+6 What are the highest new grad salaries in tech sales? TR 1 4y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 4y
+17 Your must read book(s)? OFF 10 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Private Banking AM Data 4y
+18 Anyone else think the whole Brian Flores NFL thing is hypocritical? OFF 4 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey SA Pay Increase IB 1 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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