+585 Change My Mind: Banks Shouldn’t Hire Foreigners at All OFF 135 23h
+458 Female bankers doing brand deals on TikTok IB 83 1d
+442 Don’t work at UBS - UBS Sucks IB 41 12h
+329 Article - UBS’ Investment Bank Keeps Losing Ground IB 41 5d
+226 Future of PE PE 54 5d
+203 Should My Intern Get a Return Offer? IB 56 54m
+201 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated IB 81 2w
+164 Restructuring: Anti-climactic Experience IB 43 3w
+147 New Article: Dramatic Slide as UBS #22 (US) & New Leadership Desperately Needed IB 39 3d
+145 Ken Griffin HF 80 2d
+145 UBS rolling out Enhanced Clean Desk Policy, bans deal toys IB 16 1w
+137 Starting FT in a city 3 hours away, dad has progressing Parkinson's. Looking for advice. IB 11 1w
+135 Hot take: I’d rather be at Desjardins than UBS for investment banking in 2026 IB 21 1w
+128 IB Net Worth / Savings Check IB 59 2w
+119 Mid Level Career Freeze PE 38 13h
+118 Bathroom War Crimes OFF 30 5d
+114 Can we please ban discussions of Claude or AI on this website unless a user meets certain requirements? OFF 50 4d
+103 Woman who emptied Knicks trashcan on street then stole it was DEI exec, worked at JPMorgan Chase IB 25 2w
+102 Stop sleeping on UBS - it’s pretty good IB 31 2w
+99 Firm not transferring me to NYC PE 47 4h
+97 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) IB 6 1w
+97 for you youngins (under 40, ideally under 30), what do you want out of life? OFF 52 3d
+87 We all should've gotten in tech OFF 48 3d
+87 Wealthy Parents / Jaded IB 25 3w
+84 Active Multifamily Buyers 2026 RE 33 5h
+83 What are you actually using AI for in PE? PE 31 1d
+82 Software PE guys - how are you holding up PE 37 1d
+81 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP RECRUITING IB 15 2w
+77 JULY 2026 CHICAGO BANK RANKINGS IB 30 1w
+76 Time spent in the current cycle RE 21 1d
+72 Hardest interview experiences? IB 47 1d
+69 People don't care about prestige anymore? OFF 35 12h
+69 AI / Robotics in China; CRE professionals take note MEME 25 2w
+66 2026 VAULT PRESTIGE RANKINGS IB 34 2w
+64 When to Leave Office as Intern IB 8 6d
+64 Working on Juneteenth PE 41 1w
+62 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? PE 26 3d
+62 How much modeling do experienced HF analysts/PMs actually do? HF 29 18h
+62 Is it Crazy to Transfer? Cornell to UF. RE 38 2d
+61 Best IB Group Overall? IB 35 1d
+56 F*ck it I'm Going to Med School IB 19 2d
+54 Commodities trader comp progression? TR 28 2d
+54 Do Quantamental roles really exist? HF 28 1w
+53 Is there any point to joining a startup after IB? VC 15 1w
+52 Boutique firm wants access to my LinkedIn? IB 41 2w
+51 Getting Laid in IB? IB 28 15m
+49 Am I cooked if I am a raising sophomore without internships. JOB 8 34m
+49 Would you rather be a Touse Squid or a Bouse Mogger in IB IB 3 11h
+49 Not Treated Well by Other Interns IB 25 5d
+47 Another RX CO Thread - Consider Trying Creditor Project or Stay on Debtor Side? CR 9 2w
+45 Living in greenwich as an analyst? IB 9 2h
+45 AI + Financial Modelling IB 17 1d
+45 Clearlake raises a $14.8B fund PE 28 3w
+45 Blue Owl Real Assets RE 32 8h
+44 Lying about GPA JOB 23 5d
+42 Thoughts on navy nuclear program JOB 11 5d
+42 Incoming freshman at a semi-target, what would you tell your younger self? IB 10 6d
+39 Fable 5 --> any opinions? PE 21 1d
+39 What do you say to ppl who don’t know EVR/LAZ/CVP/PJT IB 29 1d
+39 Investment Banking is Hard IB 17 3w
+38 Handling frustration IB 5 1w
+38 Strategy to asset allocation AM 10 2w
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests PE 14 4d
+37 Taking days off as an intern IB 19 6d
+35 Full-time lateral advice IB 13 6d
+34 RCLCO Thoughts? RE 12 1w
+34 Why do stocks have any value? INV 21 1w
+33 HF Start-up salary expectation HF 7 4h
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? PE 11 1w
+33 Buy Side Credit - Seats / Guide HF 18 1h
+33 PWP vs BofA IB 23 2w
+33 Investment Banking in Mexico IB 9 3w
+32 STEM student lost in London IB recruiting IB 19 8h
+32 Stealth-Listening Devices OFF 8 2w
+32 Whats the point in even trying to get into this industry JOB 10 23h
+31 Summer before college IB 25 2w
+31 Worth Joining a Small Hedge Fund? HF 20 1w
+30 Thoughts on Intrepid - Houlihan Merger IB 10 1w
+29 Understanding IP Roles at Credit Funds - CLOs vs Opportunities CR 10 1w
+29 Hines Comp? RE 33 2w
+28 Q&A | Research Associate, Long-Only | (0 years in DCM/IB/consulting) AM 7 2d
+28 My Recommendations to Those Networking IB 5 1w
+28 Credit Analyst comp/promotion structure - is this normal? CR 14 2w
+28 Left PE for an operating role and starting to regret it PE 6 3w
+27 NYC Associate Budget IB 9 21h
+27 Life Advice After Banking/PE (Rising College Jr.) PE 4 12h
+27 [HELP REQUESTED]: Take A2A Promo or Go Corp Dev CF 13 1d
+27 Trafigura / Glencore / Vitol / Gunvor / Mercuria Commercial Graduate Programs — Comp, Progression, and Trader Seat Odds TR 4 6d
+27 IB TikTok Influencers (wehave2wizards) IB 9 6d
+27 Best books to read as a student/intern IB 12 2w
+27 Who pays the highest right now? IB 14 2w
+26 Going out / social schedule as AN1 IB 14 2h
+26 IB > Strategic Finance at Decacorn > VC? VC 7 1d
+26 lateral hire from Corp Dev to ECM IB (No IB experience) IB 10 1d
+26 Made $4.5 million in the stock market at 22 OFF 14 19h
+26 MIT MSRED - Pivoting from Client Solutions Role RE 7 5d
+26 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund HF 13 2w
+26 How casual to be with first year analysts? IB 11 2w
+26 People who work/worked in FIG IB at a BB: does FIG really pigeonhole you as bad as people say? IB 5 2w
+26 Hardest time I have ever seen to be a GP PE 3 2w

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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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 (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101