+120 “I went to Wall Street and my friends went into tech. Guess who made the mistake?" 48 4y
+71 IB Presence in Charlotte? 38 4y
+92 Citi, Lazard, Jefferies, Fidelity, Morgan Stanley 46 4y
+78 How much does college [geographical] prestige actually matter? 61 4y
+73 Restructuring vs. M&A 62 4y
+282 2019 Summer Analyst Program for Hong Kong/Singapore 1,209 4y
+120 Best M&A news source? 65 4y
+326 I'm Tired 63 4y
+86 Lack of diversity in Banking/Finance 27 4y
+327 2018 /2019 Bonus Discussion 162 4y
+178 The Myth of the 100-Hour Week 74 4y
+43 Questions about Healthcare Banking 12 4y
+80 Investment Banking Post-MBA pay 53 4y
+68 BAML IB Groups (NYC) 13 4y
+112 Analyst at 27 or head to B school? 37 4y
+40 Time allowed to pass SIE/Series 63/79 14 4y
+15 Evercore Full-Time Interview 14 4y
+44 Q&A: 1st Year REIB at Top Firm 10 4y
+45 Get ready... 2021 SA is starting soon 15 4y
+180 Q&A: I didn't get a return offer 47 4y
+46 Is transferring to the University of Virginia worth $100,000? 23 4y
+46 Investment Banking Interview Prep for Inexperienced Undergraduates 25 4y
+20 Is a JD worth it for Rx? 6 4y
+97 Associate with a baby? Possible? 31 4y
+16 [UK] Status of targets/semi-targets following 2020 rankings? 8 4y
+9 Can someone help me? Having trouble getting Balance Sheet to balance on model. 1 4y
+33 Quality or Quantity from Interns 8 4y
+6 Those 11x19 books (or whatever size) 1 4y
+27 Sleeping in the Office 8 4y
+13 model not balancing.... 3 4y
+60 Leaving Job with Nothing Lined Up 28 4y
+141 What do you tell people you work as? 65 4y
+15 Valuation bridge question 1 4y
+254 Investment Banking bad for your health? 75 4y
+114 Entrepreneurship or IB... How do you choose? 52 4y
+40 Government run healthcare - effect on IB? 4 4y
+37 Interested in Data+finance -> IB? Mgmt Consultant? 18 4y
+31 Who has more fun? 13 4y
+9 Compliance Training - Does it Matter? 3 4y
+29 Potential Majors for Investment Banking? 13 4y
+19 which group has better timings in IB? 5 4y
+46 Renege your IB SA offer for GS IBD offer? 20 4y
+35 Post-MBA IB exit opps 8 4y
+42 Time to Panic? 33 4y
+23 Why CAPEX=D&A in the terminal year of a DCF? 9 4y
+68 How do you handle an exploding offer? 19 4y
+43 Introducing the most meaningless IB score of all time - can you break 1,000? 11 4y
+12 EV Formula from BIWS 8 4y
+71 How common is bullying in Investment Banking and Finance? 14 4y
+3 At and t deferred income taxes 1 4y
+193 Most Valuable Hard Skills? 35 4y
+63 Q&A : Regional Office Recruiting 20 4y
+32 Comparison of College Athletes to Investment Banking 4 4y
+123 Cornell vs Michigan vs Dartmouth school choices 30 4y
+96 Deported from US due to H1B Visa Transfer Denial 28 4y
+32 Keeping My Head Up... 3 4y
+48 Improving Focus in Investment Banking 16 4y
+22 What should I do? (need help) 9 4y
+52 Behavioral and Fit 7 4y
+194 WORST Task You've Been Given at Work? 106 4y
+23 Lazard Houston vs. Moelis Houston IBD SA 2020 15 4y
+34 what's your best job interview experience ? 8 4y
+32 Goldman Sachs Salt Lake City IBD is being dissolved 38 4y
+21 Does the EV-Fomula actually make sense? 4 4y
+12 Most savage thing you’ve seen someone do at work 2 4y
+37 Poll: Horizontal or Vertical Models? 26 4y
+168 WeWork Is the Most Ridiculous IPO of 2019 73 4y
+7 Elite Boutique Drug Tests 4 4y
+168 What it’s like to intern at GS: feel free to ask about anything. 107 4y
+24 Working with No Bonus 5 4y
+5 Alibaba is a fraud 2 4y
+30 Best Mechanical Keyboard 15 4y
+144 Jokes in an interview 47 4y
+63 Being told you look demotivated and unhappy by a MD 9 4y
+12 Looking for Professional Mentor 1 4y
+45 UMich Econ Vs. NYU Econ? 35 4y
+32 Furthest someone ever went to get into IB? 14 4y
+52 What if you're fired as an Analyst? 14 4y
+10 Firm makes me move all assets to the firm 7 4y
+41 New girl from non-target school considering IB - how to break into the boy's club? 18 4y
+20 Job hunting after an offer 4 4y
+134 PRESIDENT ELIZABETH WARREN 45 4y
+10 Master in Finance Worth It? (Vandy, Villanova, BC) 0 4y
+45 Lazard Layoffs 24 4y
+48 "Soft fired" as part of firm cuts 11 4y
+117 Bad time to enter the finance world? 40 4y
+18 Dumb Question But... 8 4y
+35 Biggest interviewing pet peeve? 10 4y
+16 M&A offer dubai - Would you consider? 8 4y
+5 Sources & uses question 4 4y
+27 Tesla to Wall Street? 11 4y
+34 Top 10 Law School or IB Analyst? 17 4y
+9 Do the EB banks (Evercore, Moelis, etc.) have protected Saturdays? 2 4y
+25 Transfer From Stern to McCombs? 7 4y
+27 How Fucked Am I? 4 4y
+146 Tech, which is becoming increasingly sophisticated, will replace investment bankers 79 4y
+7 Anyone read Schwarzman’s book? 3 4y
+64 How selective are BB’s really? 30 4y
+62 IB post MBA, am I missing something? 10 4y
+109 How to get rejected from an IB internship 38 4y

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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