0 What is the accurate market risk premium to use currently? (for the CAPM formula for example) 5 11y
+90 27 years old, making $200K+ with 45-50 hour week in regional corporate banking - do I switch to IB "for the future"? 38 6y
+23 Golf vs. Cycling 24 11y
+35 The Pro's and Con's of being part of a start class 8 6y
0 disregard asjcnkckwckcbw 2 11y
+12 In-house M&A internship 3 6y
+11 Morgan Stanley v. Deloitte SA 4 11y
0 .l..l 3 11y
0 I know decision topics are old but.. Raymond James Life Sciences or Cowen Group Consumer Retail? 10 6y
0 Payback analysis question 0 11y
+24 Best group for a career banker 23 11y
0 Do you think anyone has ever offered a MD a % 7 11y
+49 18 Months - Need Some Direction 25 6y
0 Is banking the end all, be all? 8 11y
0 NEED ADVICE-Corp Fin. to MM IBD in Minneapolis 3 6y
+8 what's the difference between a commodities trader in an investment bank and trading house? 23 10y
0 Legit Shop? 1 11y
0 Transaction Log 2 11y
+12 Blackstone Sophomore Summer 2015 33 11y
0 Finally received and accepted SA -Thank you 15 11y
+26 BB in Madrid or London 10 6y
0 Graduating college early -- bad idea? 9 6y
0 Finance Tax division for Sophomore INternship 1 11y
0 Commercial real estate vs IB 20 4y
+42 Tech Banking Tiers 49 6y
0 Summer 2015 Drug Test 12 11y
0 Big 4 CF vs RBS Corporate Banking 3 6y
+13 Perella vs Centerview vs Greenhill 11 6y
0 FAS SA to IBD FT 2 11y
+21 CS losing talent? 17 11y
+12 Is IU Bloomington non-direct admit worth it? 12 6y
+11 Blackstone Restructuring Advisory 2 8y
0 Cornerstone Research SA vs. Macquarie Capital SA: FT opps, etc 1 6y
0 London IBD - Industry Group VS Product Group 1 6y
0 PJT & Sterne Agee IB merger 10 11y
0 Experienced Interviews vs Entry Level/ SA Interviews 0 11y
0 Barclays Group Allocation NUMBERS 4 11y
0 Lateral Banking Options ? 0 11y
+1 Lateral Superday Prep 10 5y
0 Do I stand a chance 7 11y
+4 Internal mobility at Citi 3 8y
+17 Deutsche Bank - Top Groups 39 6y
+6 Incoming FT analyst - how to improve financial modeling skills ASAP 8 10y
0 In Need of Advice- IB Restructuring 5 11y
0 Deferred Tax Asset question 3 11y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (2/21-2/27) 0 11y
+15 Do I even stand a chance 20 6y
0 Business Development with PE contacts... 0 11y
+15 Best Excel Financial Modeling Prep 7 10y
0 Engineering Undergraduate Student looking for internship. 0 6y
+57 Law to MBA to Banking - Comp Worth it? 49 11y
0 Question for international students on h1b visa stamping 1 6y
+12 A lost Junior needs help 1 11y
0 topic names? 5 11y
+13 What's harder? FT vs. Lateral 3 11y
0 RBS Stamford Cutting 1000 Jobs 0 11y
0 Thoughts on how this final round went? Will the MD override everyone? 3 11y
0 MS in Chicago or Barclays in NY (both IBD) 14 6y
0 Wunderlich Securities IBD 1 11y
0 MLV & Co Equity Research 4 11y
0 Working for smaller boutique IBs in London 0 6y
+94 Middlebury vs McCombs 60 11y
0 Moelis vs Houlihan (London) 4 6y
0 Lateral IB 13 8y
+14 new to debt syndication 3 11y
0 Knopman vs. Solomon - Series 79 5 11y
0 TCW undergraduate roles vs banking for pe exit ops 2 11y
+13 Fallen off the whole IB track -- not sure how to get back on 19 11y
0 Redact 2 18 11y
+17 Different ways to calculate FCF? 5 11y
+19 BB IBD Lateral Hiring / Exit Options / Office Transfers in Asia 9 6y
0 Thesis student in need of data-- experiences of investment bankers 0 11y
0 Summer Internship before MBA? 1 11y
0 Transaction Opinions Interview at Duff Phelps 2 11y
+31 Choosing post-banking career path & how you made that decision (PE, Distressed, L/S, etc.) 10 6y
0 Leverage buyout modeling Question and Answer 2 11y
+1 First round phone interview-summer internship 4 11y
0 What should I do? Currently at a boutique... 3 6y
+10 IBD SA 2015 Recruitment Status (As of Feb 23) 6 11y
+8 Stifel to buy Sterne Agee 6 11y
0 HSBC Application Status 3 7y
0 Opinion on Top Fortune 50 Internship for Banking 10 11y
+9 From prop/ HFT firms to BB investment banks 9 11y
0 nah 5 11y
0 Help Deciding on a Summer Internship 4 6y
+3 SA Atlanta 2 11y
+35 2015 IBD Summer Analyst Comp 88 4y
+28 The 25 people you should avoid on Wall Street 36 6y
0 Second Phone Interview 5 11y
+8 GPA off resume 21 8y
0 When do you find out your group IBD? 0 11y
+10 Real Estate Investment Bank Boutiques 11 9y
+1 AIG Strategy and M&A v.s. PNC Financial Services 1 10y
0 SA Background Check with Delayed Graduation 4 11y
+32 Questions about Lazard 51 8y
0 Will firm renege on a Full-time offer? 4 11y
0 MM and Boutiques with Best BB Potential 2 11y
+40 Accelerated Full Time Recruiting 32 11y
+8 ISSUE WITH CRIMINAL CHARGE 4 11y
0 Lateral from Real Estate Investment Management to REIB 0 11y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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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

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  • 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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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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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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