+9 HF Interview Prep. PLEASE HELP 2 3y
+9 kk 1 4y
+10 Can we talk about discount rates (CAPM/WACC)? 4 3y
0 Bridgewater - Investment vs. Research Associate 1 4y
+28 How to build a "track record" at single manager funds? 10 1y
0 Is Dynamic Alpha Fund worth investing? 1 4y
+3 How much political games do you have to play on the buyside? 1 4y
+11 How applicable is learnings from working at a hedge fund to personal investing? 4 4y
+3 Credit Investment Thesis 3 4y
+13 Do underperforming funds (or even losing) still profit off of management fees? (Longer post) 4 4y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Business Development Data 4y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 G Research - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+3 YTD statarb performance? 1 4y
+27 Back to Basics: why HF? 16 4y
+5 How do CLO funds make money? 9 4y
+5 Quick question:where does the fed get the funds for QE? 10 4y
+3 Growth Equity --> HF: What's the path? 6 3y
0 Suez - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
+23 Are the incentives of research analysts and traders aligned? 26 4y
+3 MSD Partners Credit Opportunities Fund 5 2y
+7 Shenkman Capital Management Culture, Comp, etc 9 4y
+6 Citadel - First Round Advice? 1 4y
+9 Trading vs Research 1 4y
+12 Competing with a friend for return offer 8 4y
+14 Vista or Thoma Bravo HF exits? 21 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+11 Are some funds truly the cream of the crop? 5 4y
0 Unhinged HF AMA 3 4y
+3 HF/Prop trading vs BB 1 4y
+5 Unlevered FCF growth too high and termina value as a % of Implied value too high 2 4y
+12 Multi Asset AM - Macro HF 1 4y
0 Unsolicited stock pitch to HF 1 4y
+3 FinTwit Recs 5 3y
+3 How to stand out in a case study? 1 4y
+21 Point72 Academy SA 2023 131 2y
+18 Best hedge fund for traders in London 13 4y
+9 Advance Offers for Hedge Funds 6 4y
+4 Closed opportunity 18 4y
+1 Non-MM London hedge funds that recruit from undergrad? 7 4y
+59 (CELH) Celsius Holdings: a massive fraud ? 32 4y
0 Arena Investors LP - Interview - Credit Data 4y
+2 Bridgewater SA 2023 16 4y
+9 Credit Family Offices 3 4y
+5 Depreciation Schedule 5 4y
+95 How could I get you on the phone? 40 4y
+12 Asked to sign a longer notice period (6 months) 5 4y
+9 Choosing Careers 2 4y
+9 Choosing between Jobs and Career Types 1 4y
+19 Reverse Kelly criterion? 5 4y
+8 Equity Research Career Path 3 4y
+9 BB IB vs Top Quant Finance Master's Program 1 4y
0 Citizens Bank - Review - Risk Data 4y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 4y
+6 How many hours are you working 2 4y
0 Execution Trader Bonus 1 4y
+31 Lost faith in PM 17 4y
+9 BB IB vs Top Quant Finance Master's Program 1 4y
+4 Pick IB offer at UBS or go for BlackRock? 5 4y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+10 Offer decision 4 4y
+13 What sort of mathematical skills are needed for IB? 9 4y
+6 DE Shaw Generalist Internship Process 2 4y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
0 Athena Capital Management - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+1 Delete 2 4y
0 Kawa Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 4y
+10 Top 20 hedge fund undergrad schools 12 4y
+26 Are the tiger cubs all that long term? 12 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+6 It seems that RenTech really solved the market 23 4y
+9 How can I make the transition? 1 4y
+9 Exit Opportunities from brokerage 2 4y
+3 Boutique Investment Bank to Small (<1B) Hedge Fund? 1 4y
+3 Accounting Test for Hedge Fund Interview 1 4y
+4 Is Multi-asset Solutions a great place to start for Global Macro? 2 4y
+6 Vanguard group and Blackrock incredible ownership 2 4y
+6 Investment Strategist/Business Development at a HF 1 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+11 What is a sector head? 5 4y
+8 How to best answer this question in interveiw 2 4y
+5 How are funds doing right now? 6 4y
+44 The Culture of Bridgewater 23 1y
+6 The Culture of Bridgewater 1 4y
+7 Flying out to meet the team 6 3y
+11 Feeling tired and bored of doing hedge fund work 9 4y
+1 The Big picture 1 4y
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Buy-side structured products research (RMBS/ABS/CLOs) - exit opps and career advancement? 2 4y
+3 DE Shaw Nexus Fellowship Decision 10 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+8 Equity Research vs S&T for HF exits 3 4y
+6 Choosing between job offers 1 4y
+10 Any info on Conifer Capital Management (Greg Alexander) 2 4y
+11 HF (continental Europe) vs BB ER (London) for top-tier HF in London 16 4y
+3 Dropping Courses 0 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (49) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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