0 Any advice on a career decision 3 6y
0 IPO and share capital requirement 2 10y
+124 Is it OK for the analyst to leave the office before the associate sometimes? 137 10y
0 Rising Junior - Advice 3 10y
0 Alt E S V Not working. Should I kill myself? 6 10y
0 Concerns about leaving Lateral "Elite" Boutique M&A after 1yr 8 10y
0 CC Xfer to Non-Target in the Spring - Recruiting timeline 3 6y
0 Lateraling in Los Angeles 3 6y
+74 Has Wall Street lost the talent war against Silicon Valley? 58 6y
0 Asia Investment Banking Conference 2015 (AIBC) 5 6y
+49 Advice On Finding a BB or Big Boutique Internship For Sophomore Summer With Freshmen IB Experience 32 6y
+7 Goldman Sachs Securities Insight Day 37 9y
+19 How much impact will an undergraduate GPA have vs. a graduate GPA on future career? Differences between 3.7 and 3.8? 52 10y
0 Analyst Compensation at A&D Groups (Energy Banking) 2 9y
+29 40-50hr/week part-time IBD + college. Doable? 20 10y
0 Bulge Bracket Super-Day Difference? 0 10y
+32 Internship Postings Up, Apply Now? 71 10y
+18 Bankers from Harvard/Columbia 23 10y
0 Best way to get a summer job for next year? 2 10y
0 M&A group restriction on investing in stocks 1 10y
0 [Seeking] Roommate in SF starting Late Oct 0 10y
+26 The growing perpetuity calculation in DCF 18 10y
0 Best tier-2 bank groups in London 5 6y
+16 Relationship between FCF and Cash on the Balance Sheet 4 10y
+63 The ‘Business Cycle’ framework 8 10y
0 UMD semester abroad; application at BB 1 6y
0 What do bankers look for in financial statements? 4 10y
0 Comprenhensive Banking Regulation Overview Resource 0 10y
+9 At the junior level, is comp the same at regional BBs vs NYC/SF/LA? 5 6y
0 Office Location; Where do you work, and why? 1 6y
+14 Do clothing brands matter? 82 8y
+38 Honesty in IB? 18 10y
0 Better Interview Prep Reading: McKinsey Valuation or Rosenbaum & Pearl's Investment Banking 5 10y
0 Brock Capital Group 2 5y
+22 EV/EBITDA Multiple 26 10y
0 Another Stupid School Question 4 6y
0 Infrastructure Investment Banking v.s. Middle Market PE focusing on China market 0 6y
+29 London - Salaries and Bonuses 23 6y
0 Cash Bonus 5 10y
+55 First round phone screen interview with HR... answers to have for sure? 91 8y
0 Career Advice: US School -> UK Banking 1 3y
+4 Ideal amount of contacts going into SA recruiting 1 10y
0 Internship in leveraged finance vs full time job in trading 0 10y
+53 Top Middle Market Banks 40 7y
0 Summer Internship M&A 2 10y
0 San Francisco FT applications deadlines 0 6y
0 CFA Access Scholarship 7 10y
+16 Anonymous investment teaser example 15 7y
+37 IB over PE? 25 10y
0 Wall Street Prep Course - What to Expect 0 10y
+1 Deal structured as a stock sale- Any asset write-up on the books of the acquirer? 3 10y
+7 Illiquid Asset Valuation 5 10y
0 Help me choose between EMEA M&A at Nomura and Consumer Retail at Rothschild? 6 6y
+25 Wall Street Prep's $10 Financial Modeling Courses until July 29th at Udemy.com 17 10y
0 Free Investment Banking Training Courses 0 10y
+7 US target school summer analyst looking to move to London for FT 6 6y
+25 Where to find a Fairness Opinion? 18 8y
+1 Banking with an MBA 4 10y
0 Excel Technical Problems 5 10y
+11 Tech News...Where to go? 30 3y
0 Monday @Mentions July 27th 2015 0 10y
+2 New ownership table for a 50/50 merger 1 10y
+24 Who handles small acquisitions and mergers? 16 10y
+9 LSE Asia Investment Banking Conference 2015 24 6y
+15 Question regarding EBITDA 5 10y
+4 Cap Structure Question 1 10y
+17 Quantity or Quality for Networking? 12 10y
0 Talking about Recent Deals in Interviews 1 10y
0 model Debt for Equity exchange that extinguishes principal and accrued interest 3 10y
+6 Does money lose value because a) inflation or b)we could invest money now and gain interest on it, or it's a combination of both 5 10y
+122 Hedge Fund Intern: A 'monkey' could be a junior banker at a place like Goldman Sachs 47 10y
+6 Financial Modeling and Valuation by Paul Pignataro 4 8y
+22 FT offer but am having second thoughts. Can anyone with experience chime in? 5 6y
0 Goldman Sachs Hilarious Video 2 10y
+46 Best Schools for Southern IB 59 6y
0 UBS Explore program at Zurich, do you guys know whether this is for mature MBAs or undergrads? 2 10y
0 Financing a Bridge? 0 10y
+3 How much help can ROTC do for your resume? 1 10y
0 BB Analyst + Junior Consultant background check 0 10y
0 Lateraling into Investment Banking Best Temporary Career Path ? 0 10y
+19 Informational Interview, Attach resume during initial contact? 18 10y
0 Boutique Valuation Advisors Internship interview 6 6y
+34 Accounting/Finance vs. Economics/Finance 32 9y
0 The Power of the Executive Assistant 2 10y
0 Possible to break into I-banking with liberal arts degree + masters in information technology? 2 10y
0 Due Dilligence on SA's or other past experience 1 10y
0 How heavily do you grill people on past IB experience? 2 10y
+28 Is I-banking dying? 42 9y
0 Can't breathe - my boss is a micromanager - will it affect my reference? 5 10y
+12 What non-work websites do you feel comfortable going on on your work computer? 29 6y
0 Is it ever possible to be a summer analyst a year early or to do more than one? 5 10y
+22 Comps Calculation (Trading multiples) 7 10y
+14 Investment banking experience on resume 15 10y
+56 How to Network from Non-Target 50 10y
0 DCF modelling question 3 10y
+19 JPM SF - Groups?? 34 10y
0 ABN AMRO Oil & Gas team in Dallas? 0 6y
0 NOMADs/AIM - seeking information 2 7y
0 UK's Green Investment Bank (or other Renewables PE Funds) 0 10y
0 Municipal Bonds - Wiley 0 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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