0 Can You Lateral From Strats To Banking IB 1 10y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 10y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 Merits of Middlebury-Columbia 3-2 Econ/FE towards becoming a portfolio manager BSCH 0 10y
0 Got a great offer, should I keep interviewing with other firms? JOB 10 10y
0 Is it possible to lateral from strats to IBD? IB 6 10y
0 Accounting Internship for Finance. What should I do? IB 4 10y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Generalist Data 10y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 10y
0 RBC Wealth Management - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 10y
+28 Portfolio Theory Part I: The Financial Strategy of Yesteryear OFF 15 10y
0 2015 summer analyst pay IB 27 10y
0 Black Legend Capital LLC - Review - NA Data 10y
0 American Campus Communities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 10y
0 AIG - Interview - NA Data 10y
0 Bloomberg - Interview - Generalist Data 10y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 10y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Generalist Data 10y
0 Rewind - Specific Tips to Improve Your Networking (email, linkedin, phone, in-person etc) + Q&A 0 10y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Private Banking Data 10y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - FX Sales Data 10y
0 Altium Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 10y
0 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management Data 10y
0 How to Know If You Should Bark Up the Wall Street Tree JOB 0 10y
0 Park Avenue Securities Internship JOB 1 10y
+16 HF recruiting from BB (GPA, deal experience, when to start etc) IB 4 10y
0 2U - Interview - Generalist Data 10y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 10y
+15 Is VBA useful for Consulting Career? CO 18 10y
0 Consulting or Corporate Banking Exit Opps CO 0 10y
0 Mizuho - Interview - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 10y
0 McGladrey LLP - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 10y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Transaction Advisory Services Data 10y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Treasury Data 10y
+4 WSO User Guidelines6 NUI 2 10y
0 Please read in the WSO User Guidelines in detail before posting to WSO RES 0 10y
0 Paulson & Co - Interview - NA Data 10y
+37 Burry on Bloomberg OFF 14 10y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 10y
0 SPOTLIGHT: The Other Road Rules and FAQs OTH 0 10y
0 SPOTLIGHT: Asset Management Powow Rules and FAQs AM 0 10y
0 SPOTLIGHT: Equity Research Rendezvous Rules and FAQs ER 0 10y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10y
+17 Rejected FLDP for Big 4 TS, end goal IBD. Did I make a mistake? IB 15 10y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Tax Data 10y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 10y
0 MSRE+CAIA: Family Office RE 0 10y
0 SPOTLIGHT: Hedge Funhouse Rules and FAQs HF 0 10y
+12 CFA level 1 exam December 2015 AM 9 10y
0 KPMG - Interview - Transaction Advisory Services Data 10y
+8 GE EFS PE 2 10y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 Other - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 10y
0 Consilium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 10y
0 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - Interview - Equity Research Data 10y
+12 Incoming Interview Candidate on Linkedin? IB 26 10y
0 Valuation doubts IB 0 10y
+16 Internal Auditing vs IBD JOB 3 10y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 10y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Transportation Data 10y
0 2100 Xenon Group - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 10y
0 JPM Superday going to be through phone IB 6 10y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 10y
+19 Is anyone familiar with Columbia's Operations Research & Financial Engineering program? BSCH 17 10y
0 Non-target rising sophomore resume review RES 3 10y
0 29 years old working in middle office at a BB, do I have any chance? CF 3 10y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 10y
0 Value/Fundamental Hedge Fund Resume - Please Critique! HF 1 10y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - NA Data 10y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 Portfolio Associate role, any good? ER 4 10y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Operations Data 10y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 10y
+12 Glenview Letters HF 4 10y
+21 SPOTLIGHT: Trader's Train Rules and FAQs TR 0 10y
+21 SPOTLIGHT: I-Banking Bullpen Rules and FAQs IB 0 10y
0 Hercules Technology Growth Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 10y
0 New Forum: WSO Success Stories SCSS 8 10y
0 GE Capital - Interview - Treasury Data 10y
0 Dishonest Application CO 7 10y
0 General Electric - Interview - Generalist Data 10y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - NA Data 10y
0 Intel - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 10y
0 Wells Fargo: CHG: Consumer, Healthcare, Gaming IB 2 10y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 10y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 10y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 IBM - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 10y
0 Jefferies - Review - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 CBRE - Interview - Research Data 10y
0 NewMark Grubb Knight Frank - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 10y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 10y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Interview - Equity Research Data 10y
0 Recent grad, looking to lateral. Thoughts? RES 3 10y
0 Not a single interview yet - Resume? IB 12 10y
+41 BB/EB IBD vs. PE Straight out of Undergrad IB 37 10y
0 SSG Capital - Interview - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 SSG Capital - Company Data 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”