+24 LO AM to Millennium/P72/etc. spin out 8 4y
+24 Comp - Special Sits 30 4mo
+24 Build an Investment Dream Team 19 4y
+24 Opportunistic across the cap stack HFs 43 9mo
+24 Would PE VPs be competitive candidates for HFs? 22 4y
+24 Chase Coleman III 24 2y
+24 Leaving large SM - Career Advice Needed 23 3y
+24 Starting an investment fund possibility 7 3y
+24 Reasons people fail a case study 10 3y
+24 Thoughts on Diameter entering direct lending market? 13 3y
+24 Fundamental L/S but shorter term than 3-5 years 7 3y
+24 Rokos Capital - Thoughts on the culture? 24 1y
+24 IB v.s. ER for Hedge Fund Dreams 8 3y
+24 Deleted for anonymity. Deleted for anonymity. 2 3y
+24 Can someone explain to me like I’m a sixth grader whether it is better to buy t bills or invest in a money market mutual fund? 6 3y
+24 Working in publics when you don’t like it 9 3y
+24 Non Compete 19 3y
+24 Aim for HF after undergrad or IB/restructuring? 20 3y
+24 Sub-PM / PM Negotiations & Career Advice 4 3y
+24 Well....there goes the US Economy. Hard Landing Incoming 7 3y
+24 What is a catalyst? 11 3y
+24 Smartest buyside firms? 19 3y
+24 European Activist Fund - Interview 12 3y
+24 HF target students are dicks 5 3y
+24 Typical HF Intern Hours. What Should I Expect? 2 3y
+24 HELP: Delisted MBNKF (US ADR) which is LON: MTRO 13 2y
+24 How is it to work at Bridgewater ? 11 2y
+24 Edit 0 2y
+24 What does Evercore ISI mean when they say we valued something at 11.5x FCF but the company is a life insurer or bank? How do they determine FCF for a bank? 4 2y
+24 Are Investing Skills Something You're Born With or Learn Later On in Life? 10 2y
+24 HF field: visions from experts 5 2y
+24 Failed L2 (1st attempt) - how will people perceive this? 21 2y
+24 Working at small HF after undergrad 7 2y
+24 Sr PM comp packages to jump ship 11 2y
+24 Nut tree, antara, lion point 32 2y
+24 Macro in NYC vs. London 11 2y
+24 Life Science Hedgefund List 27 2y
+24 Where to recruit SA 2025 6 2y
+24 Leaving HF within a year 5 2y
+24 Do You Have to be a “Finance” Person? 5 2y
+24 Kai Volatility Advisors 12 11mo
+24 L/S Credit Vs Equities 11 2y
+24 Base Salary Expectations 13 2y
+24 MLP portfolio manager guaranteed payouts? 19 2y
+24 Rates RV to Macro Rates Pod 4 2y
+24 Repairing relationship with PM 15 1y
+24 Distressed credit - public vs private? 12 1y
+24 good fundamentals, bad chart 13 1y
+24 Point 72 let go of seven long-short managers !! 28 1y
+24 VP HF Lateral To PE 1 2y
+24 Taula 11 2y
+24 Jain Launch 23 1y
+24 Hedge fund recruiting from Undergrad- University of Michigan 15 1y
+24 IP protection 12 1y
+24 What are the differences between different MMs? 9 1y
+24 Questions about Event Driven HFs 3 1y
+24 Canadian Intern Impression 18 1y
+24 How to find HF opportunities 6 1y
+24 I'm in MF PE. How do I get to LO? (thru HF?) 13 1y
+24 Citadel Sector Data Analyst 12 1y
+24 Future of Pods 25 1y
+24 Del 21 1y
+24 Why Do Single Managers Not Have Formulaic Pay on P&L? 36 1y
+24 Cambridge 1.1 math undergrad (this june); master, phd, bankjob or HF? 18 1y
+24 Did I make a mistake by going to PE over HF? 6 1y
+24 Normal to not Project CF and BS in my Model? 8 1y
+24 Best Pods at MLP 15 8mo
+24 Sr. Analyst Comp for New Activist Fund 7 6mo
+24 How do you handle the never-ending nature of this work? 7 1y
+24 How to study "risk taking" 9 1y
+24 Excel modeling - backing into contribution profit and gross profit 17 1y
+24 Big 4 MM vs. Other Pods Comp Difference 8 1y
+24 To move or not? 9 11mo
+24 Sophomore Summer? 5 10mo
+24 Tier 1 LO, No return, path forward? 16 5mo
+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 7mo
+24 Crossover Arms at MM HF 19 4mo
+24 Built a Wordle for Stocks (Wallstreetle), and wanted to know if finance students and professionals would play it 11 5mo
+24 Friends from PE and ER launching a fund. 18 3mo
+24 Does physical fitness help? 15 2mo
+24 When is too late to switch to HF? 7 2mo
+24 Big Law to Quant/HF - fantasy or possible? 14 2mo
+24 New Mentor Q&A 2 2w
+23 Quant hedgefund vs. consulting firm after PhD? 14 10y
+23 Is it possible to work from home in finance? 14 4y
+23 Margin of Safety Book 54 15y
+23 Should I even bother with the CFA??? 20 12y
+23 The Baupost Group 34 9y
+23 Found trading anomaly . Want to raise capital now. 21 6y
+23 HF Comp Table -- H / S 10 14y
+23 Funded HBS or Hedge Fund 32 14y
+23 need some advice regarding Bridgewater Associates and hedge funds in general 18 6y
+23 what's a typical day like as a global macro hedge fund analyst? 13 9y
+23 HF Analyst Sector Focus - Does it silo you? 8 13y
+23 Why do people invest in equity hedge funds? 22 12y
+23 Personal Account for HFs 8 13y
+23 Event-Driven Funds - Squeeze-Out litigation in Europe 12 6y
+23 First-Loss Managed Accounts 19 1y
+23 The Infographic That Ate WallStreet 25 12y
+23 Advancement opportunities at mid-sized or smaller hedge funds 16 11y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.6%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.6%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (77) $151
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