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+17 Ex Lazard Junior Charged in $41 Million Insider Case 20 3mo
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+6 Am I Cooked for IB 1 3mo
+39 London AN1 rent & where to stay 30 3mo
+3 Has Mizuho '27 even started? 8 3mo
+8 Lower BB/Mid-Tier Global Bank in NYC vs. upper MM in Tier 2 City 6 3mo
+101 Why so many Brits are throwing away their IB careers 47 3mo
+6 What are your favorite carts 0 3mo
+424 Analyst Emailed Me (college student) A Deck By Mistake, What Should I Do? 30 3mo
0 Developing Country -> Developed Country IB 1 3mo
0 Ramping up on Asset Management Coverage at IB 1 3mo
+5 Mizuho analyst life 7 4mo
+17 Incoming RX analyst: what’s the goalpost for “strong modeler”? 2 4mo
+6 Question EV for an asset deal 1 4mo
+4 d'Angelin & Co 5 4mo
+38 What did I do wrong? 30 4mo
+9 International Student Recruiting IB SA 2027 1 4mo
0 Workday Update 4 4mo
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+19 A&M RX vs Jeff RX 17 4mo
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0 Delete 1 4mo
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+25 MD gifts 23 4mo
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+9 JPM HC SF 2 4mo
+5 LionTree NY Prestige 7 4mo
+6 EVR M&A / GS FIG / JEFF LEV FIN 4 4mo
+27 Corp Banking vs IB 14 4mo
+63 Slapdick VP Loser 8 4mo
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+11 Evercore Benefits 6 4mo
+46 PJT M&A vs. EVR M&A 14 4mo
+12 Accepting a 2nd offer as a safety and reneging just before starting? 8 4mo
+1 BMO NYC or WF Charlotte 2 4mo
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+12 Citi NYC 8 4mo
+18 ECM at Elite Boutique or IB at LMM/MM Bank? How much does brand name matter. 6 4mo
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+9 Other people got valentines, I got an offer for Big 4 M&A advisory. 1 4mo
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+32 [2026] IB Compensation Rankings 19 4mo
+2 GS/MS IBD vs BX/KKR credit 3 4mo
+24 Rothschild Infrastructure? 12 4mo
+24 Rothschild Industrials 22 4mo
0 Thoughts on KBW FIG NYC? 1 4mo
0 I keep getting dinged on "curveball" technicals. 3 4mo
0 Houston Sponsorship 3 4mo
+8 Recruiting Time Line For Sophomore 2027 Internships 2 4mo
+25 AN1 staffing situation / when to leave 10 4mo
+7 Non Target or CC into potential Target?? 15 4mo
+7 Investment Banking vs Sales and Trade Recruiting 3 4mo
0 Merch/swag for SA in IB? 1 4mo
+6 Incoming FT – Question on Internal Mobility within Wells Fargo 1 4mo
+24 Recruitment is over and it feels like my life is too 9 4mo
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+3 HL NYC BS?? SA27 5 4mo
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+6 When to mention vacation request 2 4mo
+12 Is transferring from Babson to a target worth it? 3 4mo
0 PJT Partners 2 4mo
+66 Going into finance/consulting just to pay for plastic surgery? 56 4mo
+45 Piper Sandler vs UBS buyside exits 22 4mo
+27 I’m obsessive and it worked (but possibly unhealthy?) 7 4mo
+21 BMO Culture in Toronto Office 20 4mo
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+17 BMO culture and outlook (preparing for ‘26 recruitment) 12 4mo
+1 Warwick or Erasmus Rotterdam? 3 4mo
+105 Summer Analyst Offer is Paradise 6 4mo
+9 Survey for building a Financial Product 2 4mo
0 AC Case Based Interview London 1 4mo
+10 First Gen/ From Low-Income TMABY? 2 4mo
+5 Does speed of AN/ASO promotion cycle determine making it to D/MD? 2 4mo
+4 Jefferies SA27 Superday 6 4mo
+49 Wells Fargo 3yr Analyst Program? 65 4mo
0 Sector Specific Boutiques vs. BBs 3 4mo
+14 Scotia SA’27 (Toronto) 15 4mo
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+9 Guggenheim Bonus 2026 0 4mo
+30 I turned down a renege opportunity and I kick myself for it 11 4mo
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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (77) $151
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