+37 Thoughts on Factset for PE/IB? 13 7mo
+37 Thoughts on starting own advisory firm? 13 2mo
+37 UBS Sponsors Rep 2025-2026 6 9mo
+37 Good MDs vs Mediocre/Bad MDs 7 11mo
+37 Great Rage bait 19 11mo
+37 An1 Budget in NYC 39 11mo
+36 The Madison Group - Morgan Stanley 8 2w
+36 JPM M&A ending/over?? 20 2w
+36 RBC Deal Flow 5 1mo
+36 Incoming freshman at UConn looking for advice 12 1mo
+36 Lazard NYC return offers 13 1mo
+36 Incoming Oxford PPE Student → Sovereign Wealth Fund (Dubai/London?) 34 3w
+36 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM — Italian guy (non-French speaker) 23 1mo
+36 Flaming Out - What have Others Experienced? 8 2mo
+36 WF or UBS 12 2mo
+36 US Department of War Recruiting Bankers (Recruiting Deck Included Below) 40 2mo
+36 My Story: USA 2027 SA Cycle as International Needing Visa 7 3mo
+36 The intern groupchat is already making me spiral. 10 3mo
+36 2028 SA Recruiting: Toronto vs London 17 3mo
+36 Former Force Recon Team Leader -> Non-Target MBA -> IB Summer 2026 9 4mo
+36 No clubs @ NYU Stern - big deal? 20 2mo
+36 What is so hard about investment banking recruitment? 11 8mo
+36 WACC for exotic business 10 8mo
+36 Don't know what I want to do; got my bonus and need to dip ASAP 3 9mo
+36 Is IB really worth it? 25 10mo
+36 The New PWP logo is so fucking sexy. 1 11mo
+36 Off work sick for a year, how to bounce back? 14 11mo
+35 How to Prep for Advanced Investment Banking Technical Interviews 9 3w
+35 How Is Recruiting for Chicago IB from HYP? 13 2mo
+35 Wells Fargo FIG 10 2mo
+35 MS Layoffs? 29 3mo
+35 NYU Stern vs UChicago for IB 30 3mo
+35 UNBIASED RANKING/TIER LIST— JOBS OUT OF UNDERGRAD 30 3mo
+35 Del 18 3mo
+35 Did banking change your relationship with money? 15 4mo
+35 How many chats total vs. quality chats did you have by the time you landed you offer? 16 5mo
+35 BofA Assholes? 22 6mo
+35 When to stop recruiting 24 6mo
+35 What makes you the most proud? 37 6mo
+35 IB —> French Foreign Legion 9 7mo
+35 What has actually changed early-stage recruitment in high finance the most (UK)? 12 7mo
+35 Investment Banking VP Recruiting Process / Timeline 11 8mo
+35 Aeris Partners? Anyone heard of this place? 27 9mo
+35 CIM Length - what is too long? 23 9mo
+35 Was recently forced to resign after being blindsided with an ultra aggressive noncompete/bonus clawback a year into my boutique IB analyst job. Now unemployed and feeling hopeless 8 11mo
+34 Guggenheim best Houston bank 12 1mo
+34 The Hidden Parts of the Job 13 1mo
+34 Is My Boy Cooked? 10 2mo
+34 REAL EB RANKINGS 12 2mo
+34 Piper Sandler Reputation, Best Groups, Exit Opps, etc. (NYC in particular) 6 2mo
+34 INSANE GOLDMAN Superday Question MEGATHREAD 13 3mo
+34 Top banks for Power & Utilities M&A? (2026) 50 2w
+34 RX Groups I Think Have the Most Aura 20 1mo
+34 [2026] IB Hours Ranking 27 1mo
+34 Doomscrolling on the Desk 3 4mo
+34 Buying a “Mid-Street” Business 11 4mo
+34 Need Big Brother/Career Life advice 10 5mo
+34 UK FT MBB vs MM IB 15 6mo
+34 Rising Banks in 2025 38 5mo
+34 How to Navigate Comp Discussions ahead of EOY 7 7mo
+34 FT Recruiting Anxiety 32 1w
+34 MV: Overlooked at Barclays, crowned at UBS 13 8mo
+34 [UK] Bad A levels BUT target uni - Can I get spring weeks/internships? 22 8mo
+34 Best groups for Power/Energy/Utilities/Infra. 32 5mo
+34 Unpaid Internships are Paradise 4 10mo
+34 Worst Interviewer(s)/Interview Ever 13 10mo
+34 Why WSO “Tiers” Suck 4 10mo
+33 Incoming IB Analyst: Best Ways to Prepare? 11 15h
+33 UVA McIntire vs Cornell Dyson for IB 20 2d
+33 PWP Layoffs????? 18 1w
+33 Emory College vs Georgia Tech Scheller vs UNC Kenan-Flagler (Assured Admit) vs Middlebury College 30 1mo
+33 NESCAC recruited athlete - good for finance? 36 1mo
+33 UCLA Biz Econ 2026 11 2mo
+33 Crying everyday because of multiple staffings 30 2mo
+33 Ivey x Queens commerce? 18 2mo
+33 Newly Admitted Student - IB at Vanderbilt? 11 3mo
+33 Chicago banking scene 18 4mo
+33 Morgan Stanley SA 27 159 3mo
+33 Corporate Banking Tier List (2025) 32 1mo
+33 SF Nightlife Recs 18 6mo
+33 Finance Jobs for Averagely Smart People? 26 6mo
+33 Career Crossroads: Leaving Banking for Asset Management 9 7mo
+33 Goldman Sachs IB Summer Analyst GPA Discrepency 21 3d
+33 IB Analyst > Corp Dev Associate (Early Exit) - Worth It? 12 8mo
+33 how hard are rx technicals/what to focus on 17 8mo
+33 GS Analyst - LinkedIn Crashout 4 10mo
+33 How tf are BBA grads from Christ University getting front office roles at Goldman Sachs? 13 10mo
+33 AN1 advice on getting ramped up, no finance background 14 10mo
+33 Series 79 Kill Count 17 10mo
+33 Goldman Demands an Oath From Junior Bankers Every 3 Months 17 10mo
+33 Citi update - culture, hours 22 7mo
+33 Off Cycle IB Opportunities 14 1mo
+33 Deferred Revenue Write Down in Acquisitions 6 11mo
+33 Mentally Lost 9 11mo
+33 Barclays IB job cuts 37 11mo
+32 IB/PE Unbiased Rankings 2026 8 1mo
+32 Drinking On The Job? 7 2mo
+32 Rapid deterioration in health 12 2mo
+32 Superday with 7 people at once 8 3mo
+32 Books to read 14 2mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (67) $101
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