+344 Investment Banks Ranked By Your Divorced Blue Collared Uncle IB 30 1w
+311 UBS in Shambles as Proposed $100k H1B Fee Looms IB 67 2w
+292 Work life balance = highly overrated IB 79 4d
+258 girl who rejected/ghosted me messaged asking for IBD job OFF 74 1d
+257 We need to do something about the debt, now. OFF 97 1d
+221 Who Killed Wall Street IB 65 1d
+192 Worlds Worst MDs Competition (2026 Edition) IB 43 1m
+184 Think Twice before Recruiting for HOUSTON IB!! IB 73 3w
+182 What’s “the path” now? PE 64 3d
+172 UBS Exits 2026 IB 46 2w
+170 Senior Banker's Guide to IB Recruiting / Group Placement (with a Healthcare Bent) IB 28 44s
+167 As Lehman people reconvene at UBS, Barclays needs to hire (2023) IB 23 5d
+152 AI Creating More Work IB 44 1w
+147 Shit PWP Culture IB 88 1w
+144 Rumors Search firm Looking for new UBS IB US Leadership IB 30 2w
+143 Is pay at BofA really that bad? IB 68 2d
+134 I think I’m logging off after ER visit IB 29 1w
+127 Is Everyone Too Bearish on PE? PE 45 1d
+121 Lindsay Clancy - Thoughts from A2 IB 22 2d
+120 Is it Bad That I ALREADY Don’t Care? IB 33 1w
+100 Fitting In as a first gen IB 28 1w
+97 Article: UBS Quietly Hollowing Out Its Onshore Workforce and Rebuilding the Bank in India IB 25 2w
+94 Day at Macquarie IB 12 5d
+83 Q&A | Asset Management, Investing & the Stuff They Don’t Teach You in School AM 20 1w
+80 Congrats on the ROs. I Still Don’t Know Which One You Were IB 8 3w
+79 UBS Group AG is coming under renewed US pressure over Credit Suisse’s handling of Nazi-Linked accounts OTH 8 6d
+77 MF Tech PE 2026 PE 33 21h
+74 Best response to “How are you?” OFF 35 3w
+74 Uchicago is paradise OFF 16 2d
+70 What's an Undergrad to Do? RE 23 1w
+70 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) HF 31 9h
+68 Twenty something building hundreds of aff units. How? RE 41 6d
+66 Talking about deal experience in an interview RE 10 2w
+65 Biotech Funds - 2Q 2026 HF 24 1w
+64 BofA VP killed in random NYC stabbing OFF 37 1w
+62 Starting a Coup PE 21 1w
+62 Who tf are getting into these MBB firms as FT Associates/Analysts? CO 40 5d
+61 No job offer after quitting without anything lined up... should I be concerned? HF 15 4h
+60 Development Fees > Sponsor Equity Contribution RE 18 2w
+60 How bad did I mess up IB 11 2d
+59 Why is BofA not getting the respect it deserves? IB 32 1w
+59 Consulting Son or CorpDev Daughter? IB 6 2w
+56 Don’t go into finance unless you really like markets / deals / investing PE 11 3w
+54 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PE 27 2w
+54 Who is your favorite philosopher? OFF 39 1d
+53 How easy was recruiting for you? IB 28 1w
+53 PPE vs Economics Path into IB in London IB 16 1d
+52 Advice to Job Seekers: Don't Sleep on Asset Management RE 15 2w
+49 Only Indians cold emailing IB 31 1h
+49 Do you think PE has actually helped you become a better entrepreneur? PE 27 1w
+48 Bad at IB = … in PE? PE 28 5d
+48 Why would anyone do PE in long term in 2026? PE 13 3w
+48 NYC Wall Street Run Club IB 12 7h
+48 Should I Leave ~$280K Corp Dev for PE? PE 26 33s
+48 Did not get a return offer due to headcount, but happy to move on. IB 8 3w
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+47 If my GPA is 3.97 can I put 4.0 on resume IB 14 2w
+47 Have we seen the last private equity billionaire? PE 20 1w
+46 I Think My Career Is Over - CRE Job Market Discussion RE 20 2d
+46 What are your Vices OFF 43 1d
+46 What Bank Will Make Women Instantly Fall In Love With Me? OFF 14 6d
+45 Is the life of a VP at a 'top-bank' really good? IB 15 1w
+45 Mid Sized REPE firm for first job in RE RE 14 1w
+44 Thinking through tech investing: early growth vs. growth vs. buyout PE 19 1w
+44 Analyst Shows Up in the Prada Sped Slipper — What Are You Doing? FASH 12 1d
+43 EB (EVR/CVP/LAZ) vs MBB (Bain/BCG) IB 21 1d
+43 What's the Difference - Opportunistic PC vs Opportunistic HF CR 16 1w
+42 Post-MBA IB associate are less Desirable? PE 13 6d
+42 PE partners keep telling me I’ll “get rich” if I’m patient. Am I being naive? PE 12 21h
+41 Misrepresented Houston IB IB 14 6d
+41 How bad is leaving after a few months IB 15 8h
+41 I don’t think investment banking is the way for me anymore IB 33 2w
+40 IB RO Discussion IB 8 3w
+40 RO / Rerecruit / Bet on Myself PE 10 3w
+39 How do I know when I’m relying too heavily on ai for IB technicals? Or should I just avoid it? IB 12 2w
+39 What’s next for 40y with good career HF 21 1d
+38 22yo IB Analyst just had mental health breakdown IB 12 1w
+37 No Swag in New York: Rant FASH 9 2w
+37 Comp Negotiation - L/S Equity at a Pod HF 20 1d
+37 Striking out in last rounds PE 5 1w
+36 Shana tova - happy new year IB 5 7h
+36 Q&A: US Power Trader (Prop/Spec) TR 24 3m
+36 Most technical groups? IB 18 2d
+36 MFPE Analyst Program vs MMHF Acad HF 25 1w
+36 Quitting for travel break? IB 15 1w
+36 Breaking into Healthcare IB IB 11 1w
+35 Case studies in banking interviews? IB 5 2w
+35 Q&A: What It’s Actually Like Working at an Independent (Fundless) Sponsor PE 10 3d
+35 Ex-MBB Consultant - Q&A CO 8 1d
+34 1st Year Analyst Feeling Grossly Incompetent. How do I learn? IB 11 6d
+34 How tf do i control a stutter? IB 15 2w
+34 Retired Navy, ~41 yrs old, seeking realistic feedback NUI 15 1w
+33 Del IB 20 3w
+33 Two MF Associate Offers, Same Comp: Private Credit or Secondaries? PE 13 4d
+33 Q&A | Quant Trading, T1/T2 OMM | First-Year On the Desk TR 6 2w
+32 Girlfriend works in Big 4 Audit - Advice? OFF 8 6m
+32 Nadeem OUT At Blackstone - What Now? RE 18 19h
+31 Is Columbia Value Investing Program losing it’s charm AM 18 1w
+31 Advice and Encouragement For 2028 SA IB Recruiting JOB 10 2w
+31 Lindsay Clansey OFF 13 1d

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101