+7 WelcomeVille Investment Associa: Building Resilient Portfolios 1 8mo
+4 Jpm bail out mega thread 1 8mo
+24 My full recruiting process for [role] – timeline, missteps, and what actually mattered 1 8mo
+9 Cholame Finance Academy on Building a Strong Investment Mindset 1 8mo
+10 DTL and asset write up - confusion 3 8mo
+20 Best IB teams for Somalian day cares and California homeless NGOs? 1 8mo
+6 Jefferies tech culture? 5 8mo
+14 Blacklists in Banking/Buyside At the Undergraduate Level 5 8mo
+13 How hard would it be to recruit for Chicago IB coming from a top target? 2 8mo
+16 Houlihan Lokey SA 2026 Megathread 167 8mo
0 Incoming Chicago IB Analyst | West Loop / River North | Roommate Search 1 8mo
+9 How likely is it FT offers get pulled 4 8mo
+21 Finding an internship as a freshman 8 8mo
0 Is a Masters in Finance the best way to pivot from an engineering undergrad into IB/AM? 1 8mo
+14 UCL MSc Finance – worth it for IB / AM? 5 8mo
+3 ESADE BBA for IB? 1 8mo
+13 Updated IB Tier listing 2023/2024 64 8mo
0 Moelis IB 2 8mo
+17 What is the best culture and WLB group at RBC? 16 8mo
+6 Hardest CVP / Moelis Questions? 3 8mo
+6 For those who broke into IB, were you target / semi target / non target? 10 8mo
+11 always updating the same number in 10 places? 11 8mo
+9 2026 summer housing 1 9mo
+10 Deleted 15 9mo
+18 2026 Lateral Timeline 8 9mo
+67 Uchicago Alums Suck 45 9mo
0 WhatsApp Gopay customer 1 9mo
0 Berapa nomor Gopay 1 9mo
+17 IB Analyst vs PE Analyst 4 9mo
0 Networking during the holidays? 1 9mo
0 Correlation between FT/Lateral/PE recruiting? 1 9mo
0 SEO Sucks Now? 3 9mo
0 Call with Renewable Analyst Prep Help 1 9mo
0 Do firms have quotas for their target schools? 1 9mo
+9 College mini-tech courses and IB 1 9mo
+23 Scared For BB Background Check 6 9mo
+3 Whatsapp Gopay 3 9mo
+9 When Do Investment Bankers Take Time Off During Christmas And New Years? 10 9mo
+9 looking for advice 1 9mo
+23 From US to EU 3 9mo
+3 Citi IB rising over L3Y. Why ? 1 9mo
+4 SA 2027 Evercore 16 9mo
0 guidance on prep and industry for placement agents/pfg/pca 1 9mo
0 Companies that pay USD in Canada 1 9mo
0 Exit Opps Tier List 2 9mo
0 2026 December / 2027 FT ? 1 9mo
+7 BO/MO to FO 5 9mo
+6 Gender DEI Needs to Die 1 9mo
+14 Compliance and "investing" activities 4 9mo
+179 Distressed / Special Situations IB Is Paradise 15 9mo
+6 Stifel SA 2026 34 9mo
+3 Capital Markets Prep 1 9mo
+4 Does MD carry the same meaning across all investment banking firms? 4 9mo
+15 LionTree London (2025) Updates 86 9mo
+8 Cap Tables & Credit Docs: 9Fin & Octus 3 9mo
+13 LevFin Exits 6 9mo
+1 How much time do you actually lose updating pitch decks? 1 9mo
0 alpine investors execution vs rbc tech ib 4 9mo
0 3 statement model tests 3 9mo
+7 PNC Internal Transfer to DCM or Corporate Bankimg 4 9mo
0 Thoughts on Sperry, Mitchell & Co 1 9mo
+17 CAP/P72 Academy vs BB/EB 12 9mo
+4 Wells Fargo Recruiting 5 9mo
+51 Rank hardest interviews EB/BB/MM 67 9mo
0 Scrappy FT Analyst Recruiting 1 9mo
+6 FT 2026 Advice 1 9mo
0 UBS - Lateral 3 9mo
+4 Networking During the Holidays 4 9mo
+6 IB/CB after MPA (think Columbia SIPA, Harvard HKS) 1 9mo
+9 3.8 non target 8 9mo
+5 Evercore M&A 2 9mo
+18 DB Graduate 2026 54 9mo
+19 Q&A | Analyst, Industry Boutique | 2 years in IB doing M&A and DCM 4 9mo
+59 i WaNt To dO DiStResSeD and rEsTrUcTuRinG 11 9mo
+14 Big 4 Valuation 3 9mo
0 Introversion and a Career in Banking 1 9mo
0 SA 27 Timelines? 3 9mo
+6 Will they rescind my offer after background check? 1 9mo
+7 Is there any point to applying right when the applications opens for BBs/EBs? 15 9mo
+6 MM LevFin vs UMM IG DCM? 4 9mo
0 Most stressful time working as an IB? 1 9mo
+12 3.16 Semi-target 5 9mo
+17 Barclays Tech? Thoughts? 33 9mo
0 Breaking into Levfin?? 2 9mo
0 Merry Christmas Emails to Bankers for Networking 3 9mo
+15 Those now farther out in their careers, how much did chasing prestige actually get you? 8 9mo
0 When do you get the “time” to spend all this money? How is 1-2 weeks of true PTO worth any of this? 1 9mo
+11 Recruiting at Natixis 22 9mo
+82 Pros VS. Cons of Corporate Role Post IB 23 9mo
+13 Best Way(s) to Break Into RX IB, Including Laterals 6 9mo
+3 Canada to US Lateral - Advice 2 9mo
+15 Deleted 1 9mo
+5 DEI Beckie Vote 7 9mo
+3 Updating Resume / Showcasing Deal on Resume? 1 9mo
0 Which of IB/PE/Hf is best to build a side gig? 4 9mo
+36 Thoughts on Ardea and Broadhaven? 29 9mo
+44 Warwick Econ or UCL Philosophy and Econ (Joint Honours) 7 9mo
+2 del 1 9mo
+3 networking despite getting rejected 5 9mo
+32 Do bankers check resumes before networking calls? 20 9mo

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%

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%

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%

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
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