+14 Incoming SA: Prior Seizure, Any Reason to Worry? 4 1mo
+6 UVA McIntire 2 1mo
+14 MBA? Current big law 15 1mo
+26 Nomura CFS or Sector Teams EMEA 8 1mo
+274 People Take Excel and Modeling Way Too Seriously (rant) 38 1mo
+8 Sophomore IB Internship pay 15 1mo
+5 KKR Credit Solutions 15 1mo
+61 Perella Weinberg to Cut 10% of Workforce, Including Partners 40 1mo
+4 Ardea Partners - Actual Compensation in London (analyst) 13 1mo
0 Is LBS MBA still a strong pipeline to London IB? 3 1mo
+13 Corp Dev -> IB?? 2 1mo
+9 Eastdil Secured comp 1 1mo
+2 Can incoming FT analysts trade stocks? 4 1mo
+8 Salary bump soon? 10 1mo
+10 JPM Global Corporate Banking (CB) 2027 SA Recruiting Timeline 59 1mo
+3 Baird London - Culture, Exits, WLB, Comp 1 1mo
+6 BB Special Sits Groups 6 1mo
+51 i got so unbelievably lucky in recruiting 20 1mo
+33 Goldman Sachs IB Summer Analyst GPA Discrepency 21 1mo
0 Private Capital Advisory? 1 1mo
+10 Addressing Transfer Status for Recruiting 3 1mo
+12 UK IB without finance background 15 1mo
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald SF Tech 9 1mo
+13 Cantor Fitzgerald vs Oppenheimer 11 1mo
0 Wu Wien or Erasmus Rotterdam 3 1mo
0 Foreign BS Bank TMT vs UMM Tech 1 1mo
+11 BMO Questions 24 1mo
+37 Solomon Partner vs BDT & MSD 13 1mo
0 What criteria are these banks ranked on? 2 1mo
+61 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 EB IB and MF 14 1mo
0 FINRA login down for anyone else? 4 1mo
+10 BB Public Finance SA Timeline 27 16 1mo
+4 Is my GPA going to hold me back? 5 1mo
+16 Miami-Ohio or Penn State for IB in Chicago? 16 1mo
0 Queen’s Commerce vs Indiana Kelley for undergrad 1 1mo
+6 Jefferies M&A (London) 11 1mo
+17 Any point breaking into IB with shit A-level grades 25 1mo
+138 Is banking in the south more sustainable? 33 1mo
+6 JPM Global Private Investments (GPI) vs MM IB for Junior Summer? 1 1mo
0 Lateral associate exits 2 1mo
0 How realistic is FT recruiting from Lower MM to BB/ EB? 4 1mo
+21 London A1 flatshare search 33 1mo
+13 1 week to prep for FT EB modeling tests - what to do 5 1mo
0 Jefferies Off-Cycles September 2026 1 1mo
0 Anyone know anything about KingsRock Advisors? 1 1mo
+14 Am I even right for IB? Freshman having an identity crisis 11 1mo
+12 Perception on LBS for IB SA/FT recruiting? 9 1mo
+30 What’s the deal with Greenhill? 13 1mo
+17 NYU Math transfer for IB 8 1mo
+103 The Intern Starter Pack 20 1mo
+15 Buying Event Tickets (Concerts, Sports, etc) in Advance During Analyst Stint 10 1mo
+13 Incoming junior transfer, cooked for IB? 1 1mo
+1 BDT & MSD Partners | Updated views? 2 1mo
+1 HC Comparison: Triple Tree , Cantor, UBS 3 1mo
+17 GPA FOR Ft??? 9 1mo
+12 PWM associate @ 24 y/o determined to pivot to IB - Non-Target, Athletic Background 4 1mo
+1 Stupid Question about IB IT 4 1mo
+18 How's RJ holding up now a days? 14 1mo
+31 Are search funds just wage-c**k factories? 11 1mo
+15 How to Approach Networking During Internship 1 1mo
+11 Finance Clubs at USC as a transfer 5 1mo
+4 Updated info on EB in Aus 4 1mo
0 Boutique PWM SA chances of ft ib? 1 1mo
+26 FT process? 8 1mo
+146 Most Toxic Groups in 2025 165 1mo
+3 JPM IB Superday for Asso 1 1mo
+5 Banks as Cities 4 1mo
+235 UBS GROUP PLACEMENT RESULTS 82 1mo
+16 Incoming Sophomores: 6 Questions to Test Your Interview Readiness 1 1mo
+15 Thoughts on Fort Capital? Looks like they're trying to hire a new analyst 7 1mo
+5 Earliest time to take pto as an analyst 9 1mo
+7 Remote Investment Banking Analyst positions - how many of you actually do this? 4 1mo
+37 Understanding rather than memorizing 10 1mo
+62 Resources for lateral recruiting? 18 1mo
0 DCM: How to make the most of it 1 1mo
+6 BDA Partners Interview/Test (HK) 12 1mo
+3 BDA Partners : Anyone done the 1hour model test? 0 1mo
+8 BDA Partners Financial Aptitude Test 6 1mo
0 IB Job Scraper 1 1mo
+7 When did McMaster start placing 17 1mo
+4 Balls? 6 1mo
0 FT opportunities with boutiques specializing in HC 2 1mo
+16 How Screwed Am I On Excel and PPT? 7 1mo
+11 FT Recruiting 2027 12 1mo
+40 FT 2026 Recruiting 20 1mo
0 How much do bankers care about you not getting a return offer from your internship after you have FT experience? 4 1mo
+27 Technical question prep for FT recruiting 5 1mo
+17 Fertitta Entertainment acquires Caesar’s Entertainment for $17.6BN 8 1mo
+6 AM Equity Trading Internship or PE Sophomore internship 1 1mo
0 Can I still go for IB after I finish college? 1 1mo
+6 Debt to equity 1 1mo
+26 Laurier BBA or Schulich 24 1mo
+18 JPM MMBSI Generalist SA -> Mid-Cap FSG FT possible? 31 1mo
+21 I See Zero Good Reason Not to Unload My Entire Bonus Into TQQQ 23 1mo
+5 APAC (HK/SG) BB IBD Comp 4 1mo
+24 An3 / Aso0 Confusion 14 1mo
+10 What are the realistic bonus ranges for Analyst / Associates? 2 1mo
+11 Investment Banks as European Soccer Teams: 2025/26 Season Edition 4 1mo
+7 Is Mac Cooked 4 1mo
+16 2026 IB Analyst Bonus Megathread (with 2025 Consolidated Pay and Perks/Benefits) 3 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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