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+18 Canada -> US - IB or S&T 1 3mo
+6 What are the chances of an SA offer getting rescinded? 2 3mo
+3 TAS Intern to FT Investment Banking 1 3mo
+2 independent excel training 2 3mo
+13 Coolest IB Summer Analyst Events 6 3mo
0 Lateral first-year Associate opportunities 1 3mo
+13 Best Private Capital Advisory (PCA) Firms in 2026? 11 3mo
0 Canaccord Genuity - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 3mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Structured Products Data 3mo
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Financial Technology Partners - Review - Generalist Data 3mo
+6 Is it worth buying WSP premium package before my internship? 6 3mo
+19 FinTech at GS? 11 3mo
0 Transfer to target advice 1 3mo
+64 Advice on Neuromaxxing 15 2mo
+9 Summer'27 IB Internship's Possible? 1 3mo
+75 How do I understand vs. just memorizing? 14 3mo
+75 IB is the new EY/Deloitte 36 2mo
+10 Perspectives on UBS Industrials in London? 2 3mo
+3 Thoughts on Lincoln International Valuation & Opinions Group? 1 3mo
+3 Guggenheim SA '26- L London 10 1mo
+22 Urgent - SA Interview with TAP Advisors 4 1mo
+9 UK FCA Regulatory Reference Question 2 3mo
+15 Graduating Early After SA 2027 – Has Anyone Done This? 10 3mo
+1 Evercore Veterans Freshman Discovery Day 4 2mo
0 course selection 1 3mo
+66 The good and bad with Wells Fargo 32 3mo
+179 Sent my Claude prompt to 200+ Teams chat. MD wants to see me Monday. 53 2mo
+42 Tech to IB Pivot 22 3mo
0 Nomura AN1 London Base Increase? 1 3mo
+26 North Macedonia WHT on IRS net settlements – am I cooked? 8 3mo
+3 Lazard ECM 3 3mo
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0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 Barclays - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
+9 Strong MM in SF vs. Weaker MM in NYC for Exits? Same coverage group 5 3mo
+4 Harris Williams Richmond vs LMM NYC Boutique ? 6 3mo
0 Barclays FIG 2026 0 3mo
+19 WF NYC LevFin culture, WLB, other insights? 7 3mo
+14 Colgate vs Claremont McKenna for NYC IB Recruiting 9 3mo
+3 Chardan SPD 2027 4 3mo
+12 Leveraging AI as an SA 13 3mo
+46 Thoughts on PEI Global Partners? 19 5d
+12 Stuck VP - any others feel this way or have advice? 3 3mo
+14 Incoming SA: Prior Seizure, Any Reason to Worry? 4 3mo
+8 Sophomore IB Internship pay 15 3mo
+3 Can I make it? 9 3mo
+6 FINRA Exams 8 3mo
0 GS ECM 2026 Comp? 3 3mo
0 Raiffeisen Bank International AG - Interview - Credit Risk Data 3mo
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Real Estate Data 3mo
0 Chardan Capital Markets - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 PEI Global Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
+6 UVA McIntire 2 3mo
+13 Doing revenue/cost drivers correctly? 5 3mo
+448 Evercore Intern Seizure 81 2mo
+13 Best Gaming (Digital / Video) Group on the Street? 5 3mo
+16 Del 11 3mo
+3 Citi Infra Interview 6 2mo
+2 Can incoming FT analysts trade stocks? 4 3mo
+3 Baird London - Culture, Exits, WLB, Comp 1 3mo
+8 A&M/FTI IB Teams 2 3mo
+4 SaaS Financial Modeling 9 1mo
0 Private Capital Advisory? 1 3mo
+18 Placed into completely random group for SA 5 2mo
0 Foreign BS Bank TMT vs UMM Tech 1 3mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 3mo
0 Solomon Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Banking - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
+3 Help needed: current SA 7 3mo
0 Queen’s Commerce vs Indiana Kelley for undergrad 1 3mo
0 What criteria are these banks ranked on? 2 3mo
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+13 Santander NYC IBD Intern Experiences? (Hours, Group Selection, Culture etc.) 4 3mo
+27 Del 12 3mo
+49 Associate & Above IB exits 20 3mo
+6 JPM Global Private Investments (GPI) vs MM IB for Junior Summer? 1 3mo
0 Lateral associate exits 2 3mo
+10 Addressing Transfer Status for Recruiting 3 3mo
+6 BB Special Sits Groups 6 3mo
+13 1 week to prep for FT EB modeling tests - what to do 5 3mo
0 Anyone know anything about KingsRock Advisors? 1 3mo
0 Jefferies Off-Cycles September 2026 1 3mo
+20 Leveraged Finance full-time recruiting? 13 3mo
0 How realistic is FT recruiting from Lower MM to BB/ EB? 4 3mo
+11 PWP Restructuring 16 3mo
+13 Corp Dev -> IB?? 2 3mo
+13 Incoming junior transfer, cooked for IB? 1 3mo
+11 Healthcare IB Group Culture/Insights 2 2mo
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 Lincoln International - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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