+15 Is current cash on hand factored in DCF model? 3 9y
+19 Where do the failures go? 15 9y
+13 Pillars of Wall Street Vs Wall Street Prep/TTS/etc 11 6y
+20 Off-cycle internship or FT recruiting? 3 6y
+23 What is the logic behind using exit multiple for terminal value? 4 9y
+12 IBD Interview Question: Can Enterprise Value be negative? 6 4y
+15 Don't like current role - options 8 9y
0 Forecasting a Share Price - 1 Years Time 0 9y
+10 Going into IB vs. CorpDev 1 year out of college 2 6y
0 anyone heard of DeMatteo Monness LLC???? 3 9y
+16 HR: "Still interviewing other candidates . . . what are your thoughts?" 5 9y
+9 HSBC SA IB Assessment Test? 37 6y
+21 Questions from a HS student 4 6y
0 Jp Morgan London Diversified Industries & Energy Groups 2 6y
+13 Princelings at your bank / group 0 6y
+10 Investment Banks in Toronto 4 6y
0 How to value company with 12% liquid stake in another company? 4 9y
0 ECM Internship to Generalist or Coverage 3 9y
+16 Calculating Cost of Equity 6 9y
+59 Reneging BB SA Offer? 22 6y
+21 JPM hiring dumbos from China for NYC office 5 6y
+28 Goldman Sachs Recruiters Coming to My Non-Target 15 9y
+1 Moving Out: FY Analyst 2 9y
+21 London LevFin vs M&A Exit Ops/ Prestige (GS vs MS) 12 4y
0 Failing a class at a top LAC? 3 9y
0 Wells Fargo CRE REIT Team 0 9y
+15 How much should I bend over backwards to schedule an interview? 6 9y
0 Risk-Free rate United Arab Emirates 0 6y
+39 Summer Analyst Macquarie vs. Jefferies vs. Goldman Sachs 20 9y
+14 Twin Cities healthcare finance 10 6y
+61 LevFin in London 22 4y
0 Upcoming TD Bank Credit Analyst Commercial Real Estate Interview 1 3y
+27 Looking for advice from strangers re career path 10 6y
+54 Getting a C 36 9y
0 Thoughts on GrowthPoint Technology Partners? 1 6y
0 Education to IB: Can it Happen? 0 9y
+13 Sick of BB Tech. Need a Way Out. 3 9y
+4 What Happened to Barclays Sophomore Skills Program? 9 9y
0 Stifel Tech Group 1 9y
0 Coverage Relationship Management vs IB 6 6y
0 Current Sophomore seeking help! 3 9y
+14 Excel #NUM! error for IRR 3 9y
+15 What would you do? 6 9y
+23 Not hearing anything from BBs 18 6y
+12 HELP Off cycle internship: BNP Paribas ECM vs. MM IB M&A (HL/William Blair/Baird/Piper Jaff) (Both London) 5 4y
+8 Why M&A small & mid-cap rather than large cap ?? 4 9y
0 Banking and Finance Career Guide for students and bankers 0 9y
+11 How much does a great freshman and/or soph internship help? 4 9y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Banking group (Summer Analyst) 2 9y
0 Superday Help Needed 0 9y
0 How long did it take you to hear back from WB Superday? 2 9y
0 Ayone know the E-mail format for Santander Bank? 0 9y
+22 Senior with bad gpa and no experience 10 9y
+15 Wind project Financial model 2 9y
0 German Banking Gloom in Charts 2 6y
+8 Does it really get better? 3 9y
0 Mid Market M&A Fee Report 0 9y
+15 BMO Thoughts 8 6y
+14 IB interview question : size premium when calculating the cost of equity 7 9y
0 Meeting with MD - how to delay acceptance 0 9y
+16 How hard is it to go from a financial controller role to MO? 6 9y
+112 Feel Like I Got Conned - Small No-Name Boutique 41 7y
+16 Should you stay or should you go? The Exit Dilemma 3 9y
0 Thoughts on Private Funds Investment Banking Group? 1 9y
+14 Deciding on Offer from Wells Fargo 8 4y
+8 internship eligibility 0 6y
+17 Summer Advice Needed 5 6y
+22 TPH merges with PWP 7 9y
+6 Potential Industry Summaries 3 9y
0 How common is it for incoming analysts to renege on an offer? 3 3y
+13 Best Team At Morgan Stanley? 7 6y
0 Rothschild RGA SA program 0 9y
+76 Q&A: Internal Pharma M&A Group ($10B+) 46 1y
0 Is America the most optimal place to be an investment banker? 2 6y
0 Advice Needed... 0 9y
+15 Perella Weinberg Partners and Tudor, Pickering, Holt & co. to Combine 1 9y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets Summer Analyst? 2 4y
+11 Starting my Career in Oil & Gas IBD Coverage? 3 6y
+9 William Blair Chicago vs Harris Williams Boston vs Lincoln International Chicago 13 6y
0 UBS Superday 11/10 and 11/11 0 9y
+9 I got the offer ... now what? 4 9y
+8 Fitbit and GoPro - Who's gonna buy them? 6 9y
+15 Why So Many LBO Questions 1 9y
+17 MS Computer Science to IB? 3 6y
+121 How to find a Meal Delivery Service 29 6y
+32 Big 4 vs "no name" Boutique M&A 8 6y
+14 Will this internship be useful? 5 9y
+61 Offer rates at each firm - Please review 41 6y
0 Average SA Total Compensation (Including OT?) 2 9y
+32 MSF student - late decision on banking 6 9y
0 What are banking hours like at the mid-senior level? 8 9y
0 TOPIC REMOVED 0 9y
0 Investment Banking Career Advice 2 9y
0 Difference between Reference vs Static vs Market Data 0 9y
+116 How do investment bankers handle long hours? 44 8y
0 HELP NEEDED: Firms still recruiting for IB 1 9y
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+19 Maybe a stupid question 5 9y
+10 Anything still available? Junior URM Target 3.8GPA 7 9y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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