+179 Investment Banking US League Table YTD 2024 (FactSet) 88 2y
+179 IBD exit doesn't exist in HK 70 3y
+179 GS TMT Partners Leaving to Evercore 35 3y
+179 Question for senior bankers - does it get more or less stressful as you progress? 28 2y
+179 Investment Banks as Watch Brands 48 2y
+179 Some thoughts about luck in your career 36 3y
+179 IB/PE 10 years after college 67 4y
+179 We just work a normal job 38 5y
+179 Leave $105,000 Financial Analyst job with 20 hour weeks for Investment Banking? 44 4y
+179 Leaked EY Email 95 5y
+179 What’s the first day like as an IB analyst? 43 5y
+179 Barclays 2020 Summer Intern 89 5y
+179 Q&A: 2nd yr IB Analyst - Australia 70 3y
+179 I don't know if investment banking is right for me anymore 52 9y
+179 School representation on Wall Street this year is shocking 142 5y
+179 Do Looks Matter? 411 4y
+178 Turned down biotech EB offer. Now I work at Chipotle and live in my car 28 10mo
+178 Reporters, please post your info in this thread for visibility so people can easily reach out. 6 2y
+178 Big Layoff at Barclays - 5/1/24 89 2y
+178 Quitting after one day of interning 50 3y
+178 When to put accepted offer on LinkedIn 44 4y
+178 HSBC Announces No Bonuses for 2020 108 6y
+178 The Myth of the 100-Hour Week 74 4y
+178 Accretion dilution model questions? 174 2y
+177 Call scheduling is a Mindfuck 39 3y
+177 Rich single hot women where are they? 171 15y
+176 WTF IS THIS COMPETITON 66 1mo
+176 Set to inherit ~50 million, how to approach career in finance? 69 1y
+176 2024 Houston Update 53 2mo
+176 Why exit to corp dev 78 1y
+176 Why Undergrad Prestige Is Important 78 3y
+176 Can we start a thread on the pros and cons of different coverage groups from a work / career perspective? 82 3y
+176 Idgaf anymore 28 5y
+176 Where Did You Go When You Realized Banking Wasn't For You? 60 5y
+176 BAML SA 2020 guide fellow BB interns 102 6y
+176 Renowned MDs by firm, industry 81 4y
+176 JPM delays SA 2020 start date to July 6th 90 6y
+175 UBS IB 26Q2 a Disaster! Advisory Revenue Down 23%, Capital MarketsDown 5% 25 2mo
+175 GOLDMAN SACHS MEGA THREAD 2027 SA 591 22h
+175 Found the ultimate lifestyle exit op in high finance 53 6mo
+175 BofA Sophomore SA 2025 679 1y
+175 I drove 4 hours to Pennsylvania for a coffee chat 26 2y
+175 Message to VPs — Focus on Revenue 42 4y
+175 IB sucks compared to SWE if you are smart 136 3mo
+175 Dating in IB 86 5y
+175 Investment Banking Stigma 49 4y
+175 What's your favorite banking phrase or lingo? 67 3y
+175 Q&A: Corporate Banking Associate 52 7y
+175 Roadmap for IBD Coverage Associate to Career Banker 21 5y
+175 Post-MBA IB Mega Thread 179 5y
+174 UBS Earnings: UBS IB Americas Collapsing 47 5mo
+174 CMV: IB is an elite career with no margin for error and is only for students from elite backgrounds 87 2y
+174 Seeing Evercore Taking Low Caliber Laterals Recently 74 2y
+174 Dealing with psycho analyst behavior 48 2y
+174 Offer: Evercore vs GS vs MS vs Point72 vs Vista 69 3y
+174 What school did your worst intern/FT go to? 86 1y
+174 why do bankers over use dashes in emails 59 3y
+174 Are you interviewing with any other banks/firms? 61 8y
+174 GROUPON WTF 266 6y
+173 Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls 39 2y
+173 Second Year Analyst is Paradise 20 3y
+173 Why is Moelis is a Better Goldman Sachs Than Goldman Sachs? 31 3y
+173 London SA 2021 Spreadsheet 190 5y
+173 CS VS UBS 46 3y
+173 Why does everyone want to work at a top bank? 61 4y
+173 Wells Fargo Fires Bankers for Expense Policy Violations 69 4y
+173 Summer Analyst Hours at BB/EB 78 4y
+173 Why Banking in 2018? 30 7y
+173 The End of The Show 103 14y
+173 Risk Management in Investment Banking 165 4y
+173 Net worth/savings of analysts and associates? 232 6y
+172 UBS Exits 2026 46 1mo
+172 Don’t want to be here anymore 45 6mo
+172 UBS now Outside top 20 in Americas IB Fees in 2025 56 1y
+172 Compensation Master 2025 (London) 83 7mo
+172 9 years in banking - can't imagine how annoying the crap work is 47 2y
+172 $30 is NOT enough for a meal 91 2y
+172 Used my entire Bonus to bring my average down on TQQQ let's gooo! HUGE Equities melt-up coming... 123 10mo
+172 Greatest IB exit opp? Co-founder of Friday Beers 12 4y
+172 What are Stanford's placements? 80 4y
+172 (urgent) if you had to choose 1 for NY office: LAZ, PWP, or MOE? 50 6y
+172 Forget IB: The big bucks are made in Real Estate 34 4y
+172 How many models did you build in your 1st year as an analyst? 58 8y
+172 Intern F*%#ups Already 42 9y
+172 2017 Commercial/Corporate Banking Bonuses 104 5y
+172 The Hours 105 1y
+171 Am I insane? (NEED ADVICE) 69 2y
+171 Evercore still goated 54 3y
+171 Talk me off the cliff 64 5y
+171 Q&A: West Coast Tech IB Analyst 82 5y
+171 Q&A - From Non-Target to VP at EB 55 6y
+171 Minimum Time Before Lateralling? 60 2y
+170 Beware all those preparing to recruit for '28 46 3mo
+170 Old Ape Checking Back In – 15 Years Later 26 9mo
+170 UBS Still Pushing Woke DEI Ideology on Its Website 32 1y
+170 Banks with Best Comp + People? 117 2mo
+170 What's so special about Moelis? 40 2y
+170 Career Mistake - Left IB too Soon 20 3y
+170 Is it possible to come back after being laid off? 31 3y
+170 The lighter side of IB! (Hopefully) 35 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 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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