+28 Only non-SA in my incoming analyst class. How far behind am I / Advice? 12 2mo
+4 Moelis Lateral Analyst 29 2mo
+7 What exactly does Houlihan's secondaries team do given they also have fund opinions/ FSG? 8 2mo
+9 Vanderbilt becoming the next Northwestern? 17 2mo
+18 How do I get better at the mental math needed for MOIC / accounting problems? 5 2mo
+9 SA Overtime Pay 10 2mo
0 Network after First Round? 1 2mo
+9 Upcoming Sophomore at Semi-Target: Take a marketing/rotational internship at a Muslim-focused mid-sized firm, or keep grinding? 1 2mo
+29 FT Recruiting Interview Difficulty? 12 2mo
+3 3.9 ChemE GPA vs 3.4 Business GPA? 2 2mo
+15 Best way to follow up / stay in touch with connection? 1 2mo
+19 2025 Rothschild Global Advisory Long Term Internship 115 2mo
+2 How Is Claude Changing IB? 2 2mo
+13 Moelis Lateral Associate Process 8 2mo
0 HELP ME! I had a interview call today with a search fund 1 2mo
+5 Groups working on the most interesting deals? 12 2mo
+8 Pershing Square $5bn IPO GS/MS/JPM nowhere to be seen 1 2mo
+3 Moelis Lateral 2025? 9 2mo
+20 New Toronto Firm Paying Interns $150k Base 14 2mo
+17 Top 2026 Industrials teams IB in London 18 2mo
+15 Bayes BIF vs HSG Economics for IB, is HSG worth the extra risk/effort? 7 2mo
+22 WF M&A vs JPM Mid Cap 19 2mo
+3 Why this bank? 4 2mo
+5 How to answer this technical I was asked at MM firm?? 1 2mo
+21 What's your actual AI setup for deals? (boutique/MM folks especially) 8 2mo
+1 When to start networking for 2028 sa 3 2mo
0 Need help 2 2mo
+6 Freshman college student trying to break into IB 1 2mo
+8 Duke v. Dartmouth v. UChicago 9 2mo
+3 HK IBD from UK? 1 2mo
+1 Pre Summer Analyst Boot Camp 2 2mo
+9 $118bn merger announced, and UBS is no where to be seen 7 2mo
0 How to Prepare for JPM Public Finance SA 2027 Interview? 1 2mo
0 Tax Return for Interns 1 2mo
+56 Northwestern vs Duke vs Columbia GS 35 2mo
+83 How Bad Is This? Printed Book In Person Meeting Full of #VALUE Errors 37 2mo
+9 IB Recruiting Question 2 2mo
+9 How difficult is it really to lateral from TAS to IB? 2 2mo
+5 HK BB vs HK EB 8 2mo
+3 HK IBD? 10 2mo
+25 EB/BBs that recruits FT by group/generalist 11 2mo
+12 The Lost Einsteins: How Banking's Obsession With the Past Is Driving Away the Talent That Will Define Its Future 3 2mo
0 BofA HC vs Barc HC vs Citi HC 4 2mo
+7 indirect tracer 25 2mo
0 Excel preferences 3 2mo
0 Earbud Policy for Summer Intern 2 2mo
+7 Student recruiting for full time out of college 2 2mo
+9 Lazard Growth Capital Advisory 14 2mo
+6 LionTree IB London 6 2mo
0 Network with People You Find Attractive 1 2mo
+12 Model Tests (EVR RX and HL RX) 12 2mo
+137 Google partners with Goldman Sachs in automating Investment Banking 58 2mo
+5 Work culture at Rothschild India? 4 2mo
+14 EB Ranks for Comp Only 40 2mo
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 2mo
+23 What the h*** is networking for an IB role, anyways? 5 2mo
+3 Acwa Power modelling 0 2mo
+7 Edgemont SA27 16 2mo
+12 Furnishing New Apartment 6 2mo
+8 How to go about setting up coffee chats during an internship? 6 2mo
+12 AI in High finance, future prospects 1 2mo
+26 Best FIG Modelling Course? (BIWS, WSP etc?) 35 2mo
+4 GS TMT SF vs MS Menlo 20 2mo
+17 Thoughts on Hot AI Startups (Hebbia AI, Rogo AI, etc) 5 2mo
+104 Summer Associate Recruiting: GS TMT v JPM M&A v CVP v EVR M&A v PJT M&A (all NYC) 65 2mo
+3 Market facing roles 2 2mo
+10 I’m going to ICADE, what should I do to break into IB London? 4 2mo
+87 what does it mean to "spread comps" 86 2mo
+3 Ziegler Analyst Process 3 2mo
+6 How to land top clubs @ target 7 2mo
+14 Re-recruiting to a top BB/EB from mid-BB - Try for summers again or FT? 27 2mo
0 Moelis Investment Banking 5 2mo
0 Getting Smart on the FIG Space 3 2mo
+26 Thoughts on BMO and CIBC 3 2mo
+21 Speaker Needed - Bringing Finance Exposure to Students 15 2mo
+116 Target schools are boring 29 2mo
+21 GameStop $56BN Takeover Bid for EBay 13 2mo
+32 BofA off-cycle 2026 - London 239 2mo
+18 How do you create ‘control’ in London recruiting? 11 2mo
+12 failed series 79 twice 10 2mo
+8 Ddd 7 2mo
0 Groups with the Coolest A&D Dealflow 1 2mo
0 Difficulty lateraling from NYC to SF 1 2mo
0 NYC Roommate Hunt 3 2mo
+18 Perpetuity growth technical question 4 2mo
+16 30yo Investment Banking Analyst? or just laser focus on MBB instead? 6 2mo
+13 Pivoting into IB feels impossible, what are some alternative routes? 5 2mo
0 Pay scale LMM LCOL 1 2mo
+13 I am in DCM, how to spin my resume creative? 9 2mo
0 JPM and Moelis helping to revive Seattle Supersonics? 1 2mo
+134 How to deal with Analyst years sustainably? 31 2mo
+8 GS Bonsues? 12 2mo
+6 Is experience at long only funds good for investment banking roles? 6 2mo
+9 Is 2026 the year of Morgan Stanley? 4 2mo
+7 Ardea Partners Interview 14 2mo
+16 Breaking into the city (London) as an investment banker from Scandinavia 2 2mo
0 FP&A Good Freshman Summer Internship for IB Recruiting 2 2mo
+26 What’s the issue with MBA associates? 13 2mo
+18 Gugg MD blocked me 16 2mo
+1 WM summer to IB FT 3 2mo

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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