I work at a front office IT position and began to make $80k plus $10k signing bonus.

You can make a lot of money but be ready for the firm to take most of it away from you!

Dress code is casual, but some of the older workers show up in completely professional attire in ties.

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management is good if you are the right person for it. Most hires are young mba's but it's difficult to fit in when most clients trust their money to the 40-50yr old white male who enjoys playing golf at the country club. It is what it is.

Diversity is good if you consider the fact that diversity means many varieties of white males, if you are a white male and you get as much money from clients as possible you will advance far.

Salary is based upon 30-40% of all your commissions.

The amount of hours you put in can be good or brutal. It mostly depends on which group you are in, I worked as a summer intern and I worked roughly 80-100 hours a week.

The diversity of the firm was average, but I really think they should make an effort to get more women in mid to upper level management.

There were some fair opportunities for advancement, I didn't feel like it was necessary for one to go to business school to become an associate. However, there isn't much international opportunity until after your 3rd year analyst role.