Investment Banking Forum

Start Discussion
Recently Active New Topics Trending
Global Countries
+4 Banks with snow day tomorrow? 6 7mo
+17 Any finance jobs in Raleigh NC? 4 7mo
+34 Doomscrolling on the Desk 3 7mo
+3 GS Superday IBD 2027 5 7mo
+9 Lateral after Analyst years 2 7mo
+22 Why are BBs/EBs farming kids from SMU Cox 11 7mo
0 Philosophy and economics for investment banking 4 7mo
+5 Updated hours thread 4 7mo
+3 JPM IB Salary Thread 1 7mo
0 Memorizing answers vs actually understanding banking 1 7mo
0 Lateral as an Analyst or Associate 1 7mo
0 How do I stand out for internships 1 7mo
+9 JPM Credit Risk CIB 3 7mo
+3 2025 Bonus Mega Thread - Australia 2 7mo
0 Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete DeleteDelete Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete DeleteDelete Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete DeleteDelete Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete 2 7mo
+1 Anyone heard back from piper or td sf 2 7mo
+6 Rookie FIG M&A technical question 1 7mo
+6 RBC SA '26 Group Placement 2 7mo
+18 intern dealing with inappropriate behavior from associate 9 7mo
+6 Del 3 7mo
0 Why do headhunters hate fig bankers? 1 7mo
+3 London Rx WLB 9 7mo
+6 Internal Transfer from APAC BB IBD to NY Question 1 7mo
0 Morgan Stanley GCM return rates 1 8mo
+5 Resume discrepancy 10 8mo
+50 Citi Toronto Summer 2026 40 8mo
+10 Citi Services- Cracked Career or Crap Career 1 8mo
+4 Best careers in finance 7 8mo
+6 Ban AI Slop Threads 2 8mo
0 How Are Superday Decisions Made 1 8mo
+9 Does verbal offer guarantee written offer 4 8mo
+6 IB Hiring Managers, would you give Fernando Mendoza an offer if he couldn't do an LBO, just by being D1 and winning the National Championship or answer like a really simple technical question. 4 8mo
0 Internal transfers into nyu stern 1 8mo
+11 Morgan Stanley or Guggenheim 8 8mo
+16 children of mds/client kids 5 8mo
0 jpm SUPERDAY '27 1 8mo
+13 Houlihan Lokey Private Debt Advisory Interview 31 8mo
+4 HL SD SA’27 6 8mo
0 del 1 8mo
+14 Best Consumer Group? 14 8mo
+100 I love IU and CU Bolder 65 8mo
+3 Ares Commercial Finance Intern First Round 2 8mo
+14 Be honest: is non-target IB mostly luck? 5 8mo
0 JPM Boston Tech Group - 2026 updated thoughts? 2 8mo
+6 Thoughts on PPE Major (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) at UMich 1 8mo
+6 Houlihan Lokey Private Capital Solutions 5 8mo
+28 Unprofessional to add Calendly link to cold email? 23 8mo
+50 What the hell is going on in Barclays?! 29 8mo
+4 ECM Hours 13 8mo
0 Lateraling from Corporate Coverage to IB Coverage 1 8mo
+12 Should I delay Graduation by one semester for IB recruitment 6 8mo
+3 Top EB vs SM (LO Value, 1-3B) 2 8mo
+3 Consumer & Retail 1 8mo
+5 How should I prepare for networking? 3 8mo
+35 Did banking change your relationship with money? 15 8mo
0 JPM IB Superday 1 8mo
+4 have a superday coming up in person 2 8mo
+18 Following up After 1st Round 10 8mo
0 How do GS CSG Groups fare V.S. rest of street 1 8mo
+22 How bad is SocGen? 25 8mo
+10 Junior year and behind...what now? 1 8mo
+13 Evercore Process 9 8mo
+8 HL GP Advisory 5 8mo
+22 Best Energy IB 21 8mo
+11 Jefferies SA '27 24 8mo
+7 SA Recruiting Waves? 3 8mo
+61 Capital Interview Experts for prep 10 8mo
+3 Any insight on Rothschild? 5 8mo
+32 What kind of technicals does JPM M&A ask? 36 8mo
0 Technical Question Kinda Confused 1 8mo
0 Rothschild C&R 4 8mo
+6 SA 2023 Haven’t heard anything since signing offer 2 8mo
0 Is investment banking even worth it if you're not at a bougie brand? 3 8mo
0 Superdays...on their end?? 2 8mo
+14 FT Recruiting 13 8mo
+17 Deldeldeldel 14 8mo
+3 Negative Analyst feedback/reviews 1 8mo
+18 Delasdfgjhvyvyvtvtvtvtvtvtvtvtvt 1 8mo
+5 Can I get some advice please? 2 8mo
+3 RX lateral case study - 6 hours - NYC EB 1 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs CSG Exit Opps? 1 8mo
+12 London recruiting profile optimisation 8 8mo
+27 JEFF ny vs ROTH ny vs WF ny 21 8mo
+22 MIT and M&T for IB career 11 8mo
+12 Goldman IB Superday intel? 10 8mo
+9 Non-target timeline 8 8mo
+15 Guidance with ways of helping me break into IB, studying at a non-target. 3 8mo
+16 Career in IB after a 2yr gap 8 8mo
+32 HL RX SA27 Thread 38 8mo
+30 Healthcare IB eligible for STEM OPT? 19 8mo
+47 Advice for Freshmen Year if You Want IB!!! 20 8mo
+18 Non IB junior internship to FT IB? 8 8mo
+4 GS IB 2026 megathread 4 8mo
+6 Is my WLB normal 3 8mo
+19 edited because it has been answered 7 8mo
+6 Piper Sandler Insurance 9 8mo
+58 Why is summer 2027 recruiting so cooked? 23 8mo
+6 Barclays SA27 Houston Timeline 12 8mo
+6 Any info on Jefferies M&A Group 5 8mo
+1 Being a non-target is paradise 3 8mo

Trending Content

View all

Career Resources

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%
View IB Report

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%
View IB Report

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%
View IB Report

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
View IB Report
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Read more

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever		 99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking		 99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon		 99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62		 99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker		 98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17		 98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar		 98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory		 98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman		 98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham		 98.8
View all
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”

Read more