+610 Change My Mind: Banks Shouldn’t Hire Foreigners at All OFF 135 2h
+462 Don’t work at UBS - UBS Sucks IB 47 34m
+458 Female bankers doing brand deals on TikTok IB 82 2d
+330 Article - UBS’ Investment Bank Keeps Losing Ground IB 43 1d
+228 Future of PE PE 54 58m
+219 Should My Intern Get a Return Offer? IB 58 1d
+202 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated IB 81 2w
+165 Restructuring: Anti-climactic Experience IB 43 3w
+152 New Article: Dramatic Slide as UBS #22 (US) & New Leadership Desperately Needed IB 40 13h
+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
+129 Can we please ban discussions of Claude or AI on this website unless a user meets certain requirements? OFF 58 9h
+128 IB Net Worth / Savings Check IB 58 2w
+120 Bathroom War Crimes OFF 30 6d
+119 Mid Level Career Freeze PE 38 3w
+103 Woman who emptied Knicks trashcan on street then stole it was DEI exec, worked at JPMorgan Chase IB 24 2w
+103 for you youngins (under 40, ideally under 30), what do you want out of life? OFF 52 7h
+102 Stop sleeping on UBS - it’s pretty good IB 31 2w
+101 Firm not transferring me to NYC PE 42 1d
+99 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) IB 6 2w
+88 Active Multifamily Buyers 2026 RE 35 12h
+87 We all should've gotten in tech OFF 47 4d
+83 Software PE guys - how are you holding up PE 37 3d
+82 What are you actually using AI for in PE? PE 31 2d
+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 2d
+75 People don't care about prestige anymore? OFF 36 1w
+72 Hardest interview experiences? IB 47 3d
+66 2026 VAULT PRESTIGE RANKINGS IB 34 2w
+65 When to Leave Office as Intern IB 8 1w
+64 Working on Juneteenth PE 37 1w
+63 Getting Laid in IB? IB 28 1d
+63 Is it Crazy to Transfer? Cornell to UF. RE 38 3d
+62 Am I cooked if I am a raising sophomore without internships. JOB 12 13h
+62 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? PE 26 5d
+62 How much modeling do experienced HF analysts/PMs actually do? HF 28 2d
+61 Intern keeps sleeping at work - what to tell them IB 26 5h
+61 Best IB Group Overall? IB 35 3d
+56 F*ck it I'm Going to Med School IB 19 3d
+54 Commodities trader comp progression? TR 28 3d
+53 Would you rather be a Touse Squid or a Bouse Mogger in IB IB 3 1d
+53 Is there any point to joining a startup after IB? VC 15 1w
+53 Do Quantamental roles really exist? HF 28 2w
+52 Boutique firm wants access to my LinkedIn? IB 41 2w
+51 Living in greenwich as an analyst? IB 9 17h
+49 Not Treated Well by Other Interns IB 25 1w
+47 Incompetent and annoying co-intern IB 20 7h
+47 Another RX CO Thread - Consider Trying Creditor Project or Stay on Debtor Side? CR 9 2w
+45 Lying about GPA JOB 23 1w
+44 AI + Financial Modelling IB 17 2d
+43 Being a 100% Disabled Military Vet Pays as Much as RE Analyst Seat RE 38 9h
+42 Thoughts on navy nuclear program JOB 10 6d
+42 Incoming freshman at a semi-target, what would you tell your younger self? IB 10 1w
+40 Fable 5 --> any opinions? PE 21 2d
+39 HF Start-up salary expectation HF 14 23h
+39 Life Advice After Banking/PE (Rising College Jr.) PE 5 21h
+39 What do you say to ppl who don’t know EVR/LAZ/CVP/PJT IB 28 3d
+39 Investment Banking is Hard IB 17 3w
+38 Handling frustration IB 5 2w
+38 Strategy to asset allocation AM 10 2w
+37 STEM student lost in London IB recruiting IB 21 13h
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests PE 13 5d
+37 Taking days off as an intern IB 19 1w
+36 Q&A | Research Associate, Long-Only | (0 years in DCM/IB/consulting) AM 12 5h
+36 Buy Side Credit - Seats / Guide HF 19 7h
+35 Quick Thoughts on CVC AI Sale Process IB 6 1h
+35 Made $4.5 million in the stock market at 22 OFF 15 22h
+35 Full-time lateral advice IB 13 1w
+34 Nauseous every morning for past 3 years in IB, anyone else? IB 21 4h
+34 RCLCO Thoughts? RE 12 1w
+34 Why do stocks have any value? INV 19 1w
+33 Working for Free in PE PE 10 32m
+33 NYC Associate Budget IB 13 2h
+33 Trafigura / Glencore / Vitol / Gunvor / Mercuria Commercial Graduate Programs — Comp, Progression, and Trader Seat Odds TR 6 11m
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? PE 11 2w
+33 PWP vs BofA IB 23 3w
+32 Quit Corp Dev for Social Media? CF 10 1d
+32 Stealth-Listening Devices OFF 8 2w
+32 Whats the point in even trying to get into this industry JOB 9 2d
+31 [HELP REQUESTED]: Take A2A Promo or Go Corp Dev CF 14 19h
+31 Summer before college IB 25 2w
+30 Thoughts on Intrepid - Houlihan Merger IB 10 1w
+29 Going out / social schedule as AN1 IB 14 1d
+29 Understanding IP Roles at Credit Funds - CLOs vs Opportunities CR 10 1w
+29 Hines Comp? RE 33 2w
+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 IB TikTok Influencers (wehave2wizards) IB 9 1w
+27 Best books to read as a student/intern IB 11 2w
+27 Who pays the highest right now? IB 14 2w
+26 IB > Strategic Finance at Decacorn > VC? VC 7 3d
+26 lateral hire from Corp Dev to ECM IB (No IB experience) IB 10 3d
+26 MIT MSRED - Pivoting from Client Solutions Role RE 7 1w
+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