+18 Married monkeys of WSO, how do you deal with your wife's farts? OFF 43 11y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 11y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Interview - Private Wealth Management Data 11y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Review - Private Wealth Management Data 11y
+222 I Need The CFA® Like I Need Hantavirus OFF 101 11y
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+25 Cheapest Hotel Booking Websites? The Unofficial WSO Hotel Booking Thread! OFF 24 11y
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0 CreditSights Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 11y
+7 Recruiting interns: interviewer side IB 7 11y
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0 Winston VS Mariota OFF 19 11y
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0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 11y
0 Risk Positions in IM AM 1 11y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 11y
0 What career is suited with my background? JOB 0 11y
+24 The Mystery of Capital by Hernando de Soto: A book review. OFF 4 11y
0 Fiduciary Capital Management AM 5 11y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Sales and Trading Data 11y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products FSR Data 11y
0 I have an opportunity as Development Analyst for a decent hotel group. What are the long term career opps? RE 7 11y
+16 shoe FASH 20 11y
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0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Real Estate Data 11y
0 Brasil Plural - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 11y
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0 Real Estate vs. Finance Rotational RE 13 11y
+3 Practice, man. Practice? We're talking about practice. Practice?! CO 2 11y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 11y
+54 What is something productive to learn while in high school? (Financial modeling) OFF 80 11y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 11y
+25 Columbia MBA and Scholarships BSCH 18 11y
0 Global Structured Finance IB 1 11y
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0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 11y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 Dispute Consulting CO 3 11y
0 Leasing Business EBITDA IB 4 11y
0 State Street Corporation - Interview - ERS - Enterprise Risk Services Data 11y
0 State Street Corporation - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 11y
0 How would I solve this type of case interview? CO 2 11y
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0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 11y
0 Private Banking for junior role AM 0 11y
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0 FTI Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 11y
0 Oil Tanker Start-Up OTH 2 11y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 11y
0 D Cubed Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 11y
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0 Banco do Brasil - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 11y
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0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Asset Backed Securities Data 11y
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0 Thomas Weisel Partners Stifel Financial - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
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0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 11y
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0 OCC Strategy Consultants - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 11y
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0 OCC Strategy Consultants - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 11y
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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%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 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

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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