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+66 GS should remain the top choice for all undergrads interested in finance 29 8mo
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+3 Insights on Mizuho Industrials? 4 8mo
0 Are analyst roles for specific desks always A2 or A3? 3 8mo
+71 Technology Investment Banking (M&A) Q&A 34 8mo
+18 What is the next step if IB recruiting doesn't work out? 9 8mo
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+27 Wells Fargo 2026 SA HireVue (IB) 80 8mo
+43 Investment Banking In Dubai: Hours, Salary, Deal flow, culture, go-to banks 35 8mo
+9 FT 2026 - non offered prospects…we might be cooked 8 8mo
+27 Reneging Return Offer 13 8mo
0 Can I apply to other firms when I already signed a FT offer at an EB? 1 8mo
+5 Lateraling 9 8mo
+1 Any Thoughts on JPM DI Chicago? 2 8mo
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+6 BofA LND C&R 2 8mo
+2 London SA 2027 Timeline 2 8mo
+1 Ares SA London Process 2 8mo
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+76 Why can't the growth rate be higher than the discount rate? 37 8mo
+281 Christians in IB how do you do it? 69 8mo
0 Drake Star Partners LA - Thoughts? 6 9mo
+3 Junior looking for Internship, sort of lost. 1 9mo
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+18 BB Associate hours 8 9mo
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+33 IB Analyst > Corp Dev Associate (Early Exit) - Worth It? 12 9mo
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+5 H1B Changes Affecting SA27 Recruiting? 9 9mo
+6 Commercial Banking vs Investment Banking Analyst Pay 2 9mo
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+3 CIBC Cleary Gull (Milwaukee) 3 9mo
+3 Class of 2027 Buyside Recruiting Server 3 9mo
+3 Did Gugg Disolve/Relocate Their Boston Tech Team? 5 9mo
+126 Is MBB or IB harder to get? 44 9mo
+6 What is the trickiest technical you've gotten in an investment banking interview? 1 9mo
+10 Moelis FT 2025 London 79 9mo
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+172 UBS now Outside top 20 in Americas IB Fees in 2025 56 9mo
+221 Article: US UBS plunges in league Tables, fraction of its former size 44 9mo
+509 Article: UBS bankers are wondering whether their Barclays bosses are worth it 61 9mo
+145 Despite CS Acquisition, UBS IB now performing at 2022 Levels (with Data) 25 9mo
+152 UBS Loses 3 Co-head in Short Succession 32 9mo
+41 UBS to Divest IB? Now #15 in US M&A, losing 45% of Global IB fees in market share since 2022 (UBS + CS) in YTD 2024 61 9mo
+170 UBS Still Pushing Woke DEI Ideology on Its Website 32 9mo
0 Barclays TO - Thoughts? 1 9mo
0 SA 2027 Discord? 4 9mo
+44 Investment Banking Comp India 21 9mo
+6 Outreach Timing Within the Same Group 1 9mo
+7 How to Network with Non-Alumni? 1 9mo
+132 Fed up with Scotiabank 34 9mo
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+58 Which style of investing allows you to have the best grasp of companies? 10 9mo
+19 PubFin IB → Private Credit? Advice 8 9mo
+7 HL A&D Los Angeles 5 9mo
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+6 Perella Weinberg Partners Assessment Center (AC) 18 9mo
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+1 Warwick Rebrand 3 9mo
+2 Ideal IB candidate 1 9mo
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+68 Exit opps with good WLB without killing your career 74 9mo
+23 is the grind worth it? 22 9mo
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+118 Is it difficult at all to become a Managing Director in IB? 58 9mo
+75 Piper Sandler underrated? 13 9mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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