+24 Ranking the Most Prestigious Prestige Rankings to Rank, by Prestige 1 3y
+54 Challenging "old" investment banking conventions - getting a tattoo, yay or nay? 19 3y
+10 Business Services IBD / M&A: details? 4 3y
+4 Spring Weeks for American Students? 1 3y
+3 JEFF PCA Comp 1 3y
+28 Friend working in finance talking about suicide 4 3y
+12 Accept offer vs MBA down the line 4 3y
+5 Do you guys use Macabus? 5 3y
+34 Mizuho vs Canaccord 32 3y
+27 Genuinely Do Not Understand how Kelley Is Not A Semi-Target 18 3y
+82 Why everyone acts like they are going to be MD/partners 59 3y
+27 BBs that have M&A product group 26 3y
+3 Need some more "..... is Paradise" posts 2 3y
+14 Ranking Finance Newsletters 2 3y
+6 Generalist Return Offer vs. Group Specific 2 3y
+8 Canaccord Genuity US - Thoughts 22? 12 3y
+9 Got an IB Associate Interview with No Deal Experience? 1 3y
+3 PCB vs PB? 1 3y
+3 Private equity vs private debt/credit 1 3y
+36 Girls Who Invest vs. Mid-tier BB for Sophomore Summer 15 3y
+6 Renege advice? 2 3y
+10 Moelis vs Rothschild London 8 3y
+4 Goldman IBD Soph SA 23 Superday 5 3y
+11 Questions on a litigation finance case study 5 3y
+4 How has COVID affected pitches? 5 3y
+3 Banking to Hedge Fund - how do you do it? 4 3y
+3 Capital Markets out of Undergrad 1 3y
+3 Moelis London - FTMT Team 1 3y
+3 BB’s with CM as a separate division from IBD 2 3y
+19 Butterfly Effect: What Seemingly Small Things Had a Life-Changing Domino-Effect Impact on You 1 3y
+65 Have you guys ever seen an analyst get fired? 46 3y
+29 Aren't There Going to Be Massive ECM Layoff? 17 3y
+3 Morgan Stanley GCM First Round 2 3y
+274 Rant - don’t like the person I’ve become 44 3y
+3 Any offices in Charleston SC? 3 3y
+14 Citi beach hub for analysts 4 3y
+21 Masters in finance thoughts Uk edition 5 3y
+3 How much is reasonable to spend on Housing (2022)? 1 3y
0 Undisputed Rankings 2 3y
+8 UMich vs UT vs UNC vs UVA Wall Street 3 3y
+13 Interview with headhunters now or 2023 post-lateral (or both)? 5 3y
+4 ARR Build 5 3y
0 Rankings 4 3y
+3 Help with balancing a three statement model 1 3y
+8 Goldman Sachs FT 2023 30 3y
+50 Should I transfer to Emory from UT-Austin McCombs 28 3y
+3 Transfer student Treanscript 6 3y
+3 With layoffs coming / impending slowdowns, is this still a good time to lateral as an associate? 3 3y
+3 End of hybrid setup in banking? 1 3y
+4 Jjjjjj 1 3y
0 StepStone Group Writing Assignment Interview 2 3y
+17 Evaluating Corp Dev Offer 2 3y
+11 Why is diversity so important to banks? 4 3y
+15 Best Group to be in Starting IB Career with Recession (Incoming SA 23) 13 3y
+2 PWP Associate Base Pay? 3 3y
+3 The Raine Group - London 1 3y
+21 Canadian Banks Bonus Megathread 47 3y
+15 Great Point Partners (GPP) 6 3y
+19 New HL Logo and internship 7 3y
+24 Metals and Mining Valuation 8 3y
+3 Lincoln International London 1 3y
+3 PJT Hong Kong 2 3y
+3 MS Menlo/SF FT 2023 11 3y
+37 Target Capital Structure, Implied Enterprise Value, and Implied Equity Value. How to reconcile? 9 3y
+35 US News is a Joke 19 3y
+21 Associates - how long to stay in IB? 5 3y
+14 "Tell me about a time you solved a problem" 6 3y
+7 UK - Rejected from Oxbridge, accepted only to LSE but not motivated 12 3y
+3 SocGen IB - Healthcare - Frankfurt Office 1 3y
+3 What do IB RX Interview Case Studies Look Like? 2 3y
0 Looking for SAT/GMAT test taker 3 3y
+7 Are s&t internships less prestigious/inferior to IB for HF future 8 3y
+3 Bank Layoffs? 1 3y
+9 How often do people in Equity Research go into banking? 1 3y
+20 Best Groups at Solomon Partners 8 3y
+41 im fucked 23 3y
+11 Is Post-MBA NYC IB To Asia MF PE A Realistic Goal? 4 3y
+3 WSO vs r/FinancialCareers 9 3y
+7 Synovus 4 3y
+9 Where to find contacts to expand network? 2 3y
+15 Meal Budgets? 1 3y
+28 Move from ECM to coverage / M&A 15 3y
+11 REPE Acquisitions to Corporate IBD - Feasible? 5 3y
+10 Headhunters Lying about Comp? 5 3y
+3 Analyst who likes banking 1 3y
+3 How’s Banking these days? 1 3y
+12 MM IB in T4 City vs Large FoF for sophomore summer internship 5 3y
+18 Canadian Analyst Bonuses 16 3y
+7 IB M&A vs. Consulting M&A - Salaries? 4 3y
+5 Cantor 11 3y
+39 Fired as an A2 - what now??? 25 3y
+1,344 IB is my paradise. 70 3y
+3 Will 2023 SA classes be thinned down due to recession? 1 3y
+49 Why IB is better than PE 11 3y
+10 Mismatching cashflows & discount rates 3 3y
+6 Difference between ECM, Equity Sales and Syndication 3 3y
+3 Broker notes/ broker recommendation / research notes 1 3y
+29 Resigning within probation M&A 13 3y
+18 Semi-Target Success Story 6 3y
+4 Stifel 8 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 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 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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