+7 is O&G banking full of the conservative racist types? 13 4mo
0 CC student, choose Cornell/CMC/ or (maybe) NU 3 4mo
+14 Am I even right for IB? Freshman having an identity crisis 11 3mo
+18 Try to smooth things over with Difficult MD 3 4mo
0 Scotia M&A 0 4mo
+51 AI in IB 18 2mo
0 Barclays London coverage UK EM 1 4mo
+10 One Person Boutique vs. Corporate Finance arm of Accountancy Firm 2 4mo
+5 Ardea Partners 7 3mo
0 Greenhill & Co. 2026 0 4mo
0 Did GS really unseat MS on SpaceX 1 4mo
0 Moelis Data Centers & Emerging Telecom 4 4mo
0 Solomon Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4mo
0 PwC - Review - Restructuring Data 4mo
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 4mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Yep and nah 1 4mo
+6 Doing a summer internship in IB, is it weird if I bring my textbook with me? 7 3mo
+13 AI Lowering Expected Return Offer Rate SA26? 7 4mo
+3 Pari Passu reimbursement 2 4mo
+13 What's it like to work in IB? Wrong answers only. 6 4mo
+32 SpaceX IPO 19 3mo
+21 Portage Point Partners Investment Banking 5 3mo
0 Lazard Lateral Associate Model Test 2 2mo
+215 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 87 2w
+12 IU Kelley vs NYU Economics vs USC Marshall - Transfer, Interested in RX IBD 10 4mo
+4 Family Vacation over internship? 5 3mo
+11 Full Time RX recruiting 13 3mo
+3 GS lead left on SpaceX 3 3mo
0 Big 4 PF Worth It vs Banking? 1 4mo
0 NYU CAS Econ vs Northeastern DMSB for Investment Banking? 4 3mo
0 Breaking into investment banking 1 4mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Structured Products Data 4mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 4mo
0 Mesirow - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4mo
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
0 UBS - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4mo
0 Alexa Capital - Investment Banking Internship - Intern Analyst (April start) 0 4mo
0 Anyone in process with SocGen London Trainee - Power, Utilities & Infrastructure M&A? 0 4mo
+21 Honest Thoughts on UBS Tech NY 2026 7 4mo
+5 Can someone critique my logic? 8 4mo
+6 colby econ (financial markets) or tulane freeman school of business 1 4mo
+2 How bad would a withdraw and a pass/fail look on transcript in same semester. 2 4mo
0 JP Morgan Fellowship 1 4mo
+9 Lateral associate interview 4 4mo
0 Second year review 2 4mo
+3 Which EBs are ok with A to A? 2 or 3 year analyst programs? 9 4mo
0 How much do bankers care about you not getting a return offer from your internship after you have FT experience? 4 3mo
+21 UCLA Biz Econ vs. Berkeley Econ for West Coast IB 9 4mo
0 Network after First Round? 1 4mo
+9 Upcoming Sophomore at Semi-Target: Take a marketing/rotational internship at a Muslim-focused mid-sized firm, or keep grinding? 1 4mo
+30 FT Recruiting Interview Difficulty? 12 4mo
+15 Best way to follow up / stay in touch with connection? 1 4mo
+3 3.9 ChemE GPA vs 3.4 Business GPA? 2 4mo
0 HELP ME! I had a interview call today with a search fund 1 4mo
0 GS orientation schedule 1 3mo
+33 Santander IB Bonus Numbers in 2026? 9 1mo
+8 Pershing Square $5bn IPO GS/MS/JPM nowhere to be seen 1 4mo
+18 Passed CISI UK Financial Regulation first time — here's what actually worked 4 3mo
+7 How to answer this technical I was asked at MM firm?? 4 1mo
+6 FT Guide 2 4mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 4mo
+9 Moelis Lateral process check 27 1mo
+30 AI at your bank 11 1mo
+6 Freshman college student trying to break into IB 1 4mo
+3 Nomura London Teams 7 2mo
0 How to Prepare for JPM Public Finance SA 2027 Interview? 1 4mo
+3 HK IBD from UK? 1 4mo
+1 When to start networking for 2028 sa 3 4mo
0 Tax Return for Interns 1 4mo
0 Best Investment Banking course to start from scratch? 2 4mo
+3 Why this bank? 4 4mo
0 Barclays Investment Bank - Interview - Public Finance Data 4mo
0 Citizens Financial Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4mo
+7 indirect tracer 26 1mo
+18 How do I get better at the mental math needed for MOIC / accounting problems? 5 4mo
+7 Leave big4 FDD for small restructuring shop at 1.5 years? 4 4mo
+6 Coffee chatting freshmen too hardo? 14 4mo
+7 Student recruiting for full time out of college 2 4mo
0 Earbud Policy for Summer Intern 2 4mo
+11 Imperial MSc F&A or RSM Finance and Investments 7 3mo
+9 $118bn merger announced, and UBS is no where to be seen 7 4mo
0 Network with People You Find Attractive 1 4mo
+4 Strategic Projects Lead Role 5 2w
+3 Bofa OC Sept 2026 London 26 3mo
+101 Thoughts on the NextEra/Dominion Merger 29 3mo
+3 Non-IB SA to IB FT? 1 4mo
0 Excel preferences 3 4mo
+15 Evercore London Teams 14 4mo
+3 Acwa Power modelling 0 4mo
+12 AI in High finance, future prospects 1 4mo
+3 When are IB Start Dates for FT? 16 3mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 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 05 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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