+161 Mayday, Mayday: Key UBS Leaders (Former Barclays MDs) Abandoning Ship 28 4mo
+161 8 figure comp in IB/PE compared to Tech? 53 1y
+161 Resilience in the face of rejection 42 3y
+161 tipping point - mental breakdown 38 5y
+161 Goldman Sachs Early Careers 514 4y
+161 Do I Fit in Finance? Am I Too old? 44 6y
+161 Q&A: Investment Banking in Singapore 160 4y
+161 HL RX vs Evercore RX vs PJT RSSG 69 4y
+161 Recently hired IB analyst - why was this hard to break into? 43 1y
+161 Thoughts on PJT Partners? 35 4y
+161 Ask a 2nd Year IB Analyst 116 6y
+160 Article: Why UBS's Asian M&A bankers are thriving and UBS's American M&A bankers are not 18 1mo
+160 UBS CEO Hints at US acquisition, Lack of US Growth 19 5mo
+160 Has UBS become one big echo chamber? 50 9mo
+160 Quit or keep stacking? (26 with ~$400K saved) 60 1y
+160 fuck poorly integrated rollup sell-side mandates. all my homies HATE unintegrated rollups 37 2y
+160 Lazard and Jefferies A&D Groups 49 2y
+160 How to become a God at finance? 50 3y
+160 Barclays SA 2020 283 6y
+160 GS Veterans Integration Program (VIP) 2019 186 5y
+160 Where is the compensation in banking? Is it worth taking a pay cut for the long-term prospects? 54 6y
+160 Where is the "big" money now? 136 9y
+160 What's the future of Investment Banking 173 13y
+160 NYU Stern not good enough? 222 9y
+159 Top 30 schools by IB analyst headcount 93 2mo
+159 Greenhill Reputation 2024 105 2y
+159 Why is everyone at Jefferies so hot? 28 3y
+159 Made a joke with my associate today and it didn’t go down well… 72 3y
+159 BofA raises junior banker base salaries by at least 10%. 143 2y
+159 Why do lawyers do so well in finance? 47 2y
+159 Is Deutsche Bank really that bad? (NYC) 49 2y
+159 What is a Goldman Sachs Superday like? 47 4y
+159 2016 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread 559 8y
+159 Resigning - Termination 131 10y
+159 Investment Banking in Los Angeles 235 4y
+158 WF SA Intern Compensation Change 70 3mo
+158 Feeling Guilty 25 1y
+158 Most Toxic Groups in 2025 173 2d
+158 I DID IT 31 2y
+158 What was the best job you ever had? 66 4y
+158 So who all is leaving Shiti Bank? 95 4y
+158 Cracking jokes during an interview 62 7y
+158 Everything I wish I knew in Banking 80 5y
+158 How much do you put into your 401k? 78 8y
+158 How To Quit Your Job (And Still Win) 38 6y
+158 Basic Overview of the Consumer Sector 40 5y
+157 EB Recruiting Lead to WSO Students: Help Us Decide Preference over In-Person vs Virtual Superdays 39 10mo
+157 Is the Jefferies / UBS hate warranted? 63 1y
+157 Opinion: Do you hate your Invesment Banking job or love it? 61 3y
+157 What IB exit ops have the best wlb? 79 4y
+157 Director wants to meet me for drinks but I am not fully vaccinated yet 103 5y
+157 Is Wall Street Mastermind legit? 65 4y
+157 Cold Emailing/LinkedIn Messaging 141 8y
+157 In Your Opinion, What Is The Best Way Of Becoming An Investment Banker? 213 9y
+157 Q&A: BB Operations MD 119 5y
+157 Liberal in Investment Banking? 130 6y
+157 $20K Bonuses at Goldman - We're now in the 99%!!! 150 4y
+156 What happened to British banking? 41 1y
+156 Appropriate Hairstyle 39 1mo
+156 Most Woke Canadian Bank? 65 1y
+156 Top Tech IBs? 67 1y
+156 I messed up. learn from my mistake 12 2y
+156 I Accepted an Offer at a MM Bank for Summer 2025, What do I do Now? 26 2y
+156 Guggenheim Prestige 59 2y
+156 What makes you like IB, aside from pay? 54 4y
+156 Anyone else feels dumb working in finance? 34 3y
+156 Working at a non elite botique 50 3y
+156 What I learned from being a Summer Analyst at an EB 29 2mo
+156 Marriage? 59 5y
+156 Thoughts on Financial Technology Partners 87 5y
+156 How much money would you be willing to take out in student loans? 112 3y
+156 Pro's and Con's of each major city 161 6y
+156 "Are Markets Efficient?" asked the MD 90 16y
+155 Why do people in this forum hate UBS ?? 33 7mo
+155 UBS is Paradise 31 1y
+155 How come lawyers don’t hate their lives as much as bankers do? 69 11mo
+155 Clown Show at Cantor? 71 11mo
+155 Ross Freshman Wanting to Know Overall Paths in Business 36 2y
+155 Everyone is a tryhard but I don't want to be 49 3y
+155 Investment bankers are doing God's work 27 4y
+155 2020 Summer Analyst Program for Hong Kong/Singapore 700 5y
+155 Metaperception in Investment Banking 20 6y
+155 I love you guys. 23 6y
+155 Most Prefteejus High School? 120 10y
+155 2012 IBD Bonus Tracking 141 6y
+155 Chicago versus New York 219 6y
+154 Top IB offer but girls don’t care 52 7mo
+154 2026 Review of UBS Groups 59 5mo
+154 Global MM IB Seeking Experienced M&A Junior Banker 26 7mo
+154 Why is Lazard dying 67 1mo
+154 RBC Industrials 46 1y
+154 Diversity on Wall Street (DOWS)??? 47 1y
+154 Non-targets at GS TMT 36 1y
+154 Old habits die hard 41 4y
+154 Will "Rising EBs" ever become EBs? Do they even want to become EBs? 85 4y
+154 Incoming Freshman - Best Clubs for Investment Banking/PE at UPenn 51 5y
+154 Move To The USA To Break In? 122 6y
+153 AI Creating More Work 46 2w
+153 Was it right Centerview settled lawsuit over analyst's need for eight hours of sleep? 42 7mo
+153 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 4mo

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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