+3 Houlihan Lokey Spring Week Story? 1 3y
+502 Working in IB was always a dream of mine, but after my girlfriend started making $7000+ over a month by selling her feet/cosplay pictures I feel depressed and lost. 139 3y
+5 Thoughts on SMBC IB 8 3y
+3 Product group bonuses? 1 3y
0 Wall Street Prep or BIWS Modeling/Excel/PPT course? 1 3y
+9 Best course to break into IB from here… 1 3y
+1 MS loses $500m on interest rate hikes - why not hedge hike risk? 1 3y
+27 What do you say to your boss to try and break him out of Analysis Paralysis? 5 3y
+8 Modafinil 5 3y
+15 **URGENT** CS VS GS SA 21 23 3y
+3 What to do if CS rescinds FT offers 3 3y
+14 BA in Mathematics 8 3y
+4 When To Reach Back Out For Referrals 3 3y
+5 Slept in until 11:30am yesterday accidentally 5 3y
+16 Who is Brandon? 10 3y
+3 Is it all worth it? 1 3y
+3 Is the JP Morgan Freshman Focus worth it? 1 3y
+5 Portfolio valuation (Lincoln Int) or Equity research (Capital one) 10 3y
+14 Edgemont Partners 22 recruiting process? 36 3y
+13 …. 2 3y
+7 Thank you mail after inverview 5 3y
+13 Which MBA could I land? 6 3y
+31 IB RX 39 3y
+11 I have really bad career anxiety... 2 3y
+3 Are we taxed less due to a higher base salary and lower bonus? 5 3y
+3 Can you all share about some annoying first year analyst stories 1 3y
+3 RBC London Pay Analyst 1? 1 3y
+28 Info on Deloitte Corporate Finance? 14 3y
+52 Am I wrong to be “content” with bottom bucket? 15 3y
+3 EYCA Superday FT 1 3y
+3 Anyone hear back form Citizens Corp finance superday? 1 3y
+10 Does major matter for IB? 3 3y
+62 Elon Buys Twitter - Citrix 2.0 28 3y
+7 Piper Sandler - TRS Advisors 7 3y
+3 Advice/ tips to read more? 1 3y
+145 We need a corporate banking forum 47 3y
+6 How to schedule catch-ups with team members? 1 3y
+5 Are private banks less prone to layoffs? 2 3y
+3 Lazard Healthcare 9 3y
+13 Why would an M&A deal be financed partly through a revolver? 4 3y
+3 MSR associate or FDD role? 1 3y
+3 SMBC IB Groups? 13 3y
+21 Why use EBIT instead of Net Income or EBT for FCF calculation? 4 3y
0 Canaras Capital Management 2 3y
+3 Barclays/Bofa FT 2023 17 3y
+72 Incoming Analyst at CS, should I rescind my offer? 59 3y
0 MUFG SA 2023 Superday 2 3y
+3 Citizens Financial IB Coverage Offer 8 3y
+18 Thoughts on PJ Solomon - 2021 15 3y
+5 Equity Research Interview with Director of Wolfe Research 4 3y
+255 MD yells at analyst during shit 12 3y
+51 What are starting M&A analyst salaries these days? 31 3y
+3 Deleted 1 3y
+4 Internship choice: Deutsche Bank Capital Markets vs. BlackRock Sales and RM FIG 2 3y
+21 Is 1 year of work experience more important than your college? 6 3y
+3 Screen for M&A Deals with Earn-Outs in Refinitiv Workspace 0 3y
+23 European B/S Banks are insane 10 3y
+3 GPA needed to secure Winter and Summer internships 1 3y
+7 Moelis & Co. Advising on Phoenix Suns/Mercury Franchise 5 3y
+43 MM Lateral to BB / EB 22 3y
+6 What's the M&A market looking like right now in the US? 2 3y
+3 Treatment of SARs for FDSO 1 3y
+3 Can NWC be estimated using CCC? 1 3y
+3 Top sell-side IB industry / vertical groups for 2023 1 3y
+8 Do OIDs Create DTLs? 6 3y
+9 NatWest Financing Solutions - Commercial Banking ??????? 3 3y
+3 CapitalIQ Firm List 2 3y
+3 DB Capital Markets Exit Opps 4 3y
+3 UBS London Work Life Balance 1 3y
+8 PJT M&A Total Compensation? Perks? 8 3y
+8 How would you do a DCF on an investment bank? 2 3y
+6 Morgan Stanley Freshman Enhancement 2023? 1 3y
0 GLC Advisors Superday 5 3y
0 Completely Bombed Credit Suisse Numeric Test for IB 2023 Internship 3 3y
+3 TIFF Investment 1 3y
+3 EYCA Investment Banking 1 3y
+6 Jefferies VS Canacord Granuity 6 3y
+10 Prudential Investment Analyst - CIO FT 2023 19 3y
+4 KEEP GRINDING 4 3y
+36 Adjusting EV for Operating Lease Liabilities? 13 3y
+10 HireView’s for Augusta National are out!!! 1 3y
+3 Houston PE HHs? 1 3y
+9 Placement Analyst: possible coming from a non-target university? 1 3y
+56 $500k IBD role vs $50k part-time job 20 3y
+18 How do you calculate market cap & enterprise value? 9 3y
+5 Biotech - how do you find competitor drugs 4 3y
+24 LND lateral A2 13 3y
+43 Who’s the Biggest Name in IB Right Now? 17 3y
+3 Houlihan Lokey London 1 3y
+6 JP Morgan Carbon for Center Transition 11 3y
+3 When does "relocation bonus" get paid for FT starting in June? 0 3y
+3 Citi IB Summer Analyst (NYC) vs Bain ACI 1 3y
+3 When to look for SA 2023 NYC apartment 1 3y
+3 Morgan Stanley Soph GCM 1 3y
+3 GS Engineering SA Intern preference survey 1 3y
+3 Evercore Menlo Park? 1 3y
+11 Jefferies Competitors (Who do they pitch against) 14 3y
+33 What happened to the employees/juniors at Lehman Brothers? 13 3y
+3 Can FT IBD coverage employees trade Forex? 1 3y
+5 Freaking about Background Check 4 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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 97.1%

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%

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