+21 Why Does an Investment Bank Need a Research Department? 23 13y
+21 Letting go of front office for BB middle office role 15 8y
+21 Quick Technical Question! 9 11y
+21 Jim Chanos on His Career, Psychology of Shorting, and China 3 13y
+21 Moelis interview Q - how much is a piece of debt worth if total debt outstanding > EV? 11 13y
+21 Difference between a Maintenance Covenants and Incurrence Covenants 2 3y
+21 Characteristics of a star Analyst? 33 8y
+21 Quitting my job in 1 hr... 51 13y
+21 What kind of F'n BS is this shit? 14 13y
+21 MSF Worth It for me? 9 13y
+21 What non-IB/HF/PE/S&T/ER job would you take? 23 5y
+21 Apr 9, 2013 - What happened in the stock/bond markets last week? 2 13y
+21 Michigan Ross summer analyst placement information 26 6y
+21 Product group tradeoff? 9 13y
+21 Stupid econometrics question 5 13y
+21 Drug use among NYC investment banking analysts 27 6y
+21 Full Time Recruiting Networking - When to start? 25 7y
+21 IB Associate out of MBA with no prior IB experience 12 7y
+21 Are banker bonuses overhyped? 21 6y
+21 blogging my bb ib internship experience interested 39 10y
+21 Drug Test After Starting Full Time Training? 37 6y
+21 I have hrs of free time at my IB internship. What would be the best use of my free time? 48 12y
+21 Computer Science and Banking - Finance major with computer science major 37 10y
+21 Litigation & Valuation 6 12y
+21 Big 4 Structured Finance to BB 9 5y
+21 Can they rescind an internship offer? 13 12y
+21 FT IBD superdays at Evercore/Greenhill/Houlihan Lokey/Lazard 10 6y
+21 MS vs. BX M&A Vs. GS 17 12y
+21 Profit Share vs Stock Options vs Raise - Need Advice 2 12y
+21 Salaries Accounting 13 12y
+21 Goldman sachs Background check now going on for 4 weeks 59 5y
+21 GS IB Data Resources Analyst? 19 9y
+21 JPM 'joins' GS in the battle to win Jr Bankers 7 12y
+21 Thanks WSO - Recently received an offer for an SA position at a BB 9 6y
+21 Durham/Edinburgh/Warwick for IB? 9 6y
+21 i have a top bb sa internship im not so excited about it anymore 9 10y
+21 How do investors retrieve FCF? 5 12y
+21 Barclays Public Finance vs Morgan Stanley Corporate Treasury SA 18 6y
+21 McGladrey/Grant Thornton Valuation better than Big 4 Audit? 6 10y
+21 Undergrads: Non-finance, non-target, not a problem. 5 Steps to get you started. 5 12y
+21 Training the Stree Accounting Pre-Test 36 8y
+21 Reputation of Natixis in London/Europe 9 2y
+21 Do second year IB analysts on their way out get screwed on bonus? 31 11y
+21 Just signed offer letter joining ECM group at a BB..feeling miserable.. 34 11y
+21 Feedback on my situation and also Australian applying for overseas IB internship? 8 6y
+21 How well does U of Arkansas represent on Wall Street? (undergrad) 7 6y
+21 When Do Signing Bonuses Get Paid out? 115 8y
+21 Rank BB FIG Groups 30 9y
+21 What Would You Choose Out of Undergrad? 5 11y
+21 Working in IBD, living alone or with a roommate? 14 6y
+21 San Francisco Summer Housing 76 6y
+21 MM IB a good route to M7 MBA programs? 13 4y
+21 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Healthcare and Financial Sponsors Groups 37 9y
+21 Can a bank make you an offer over the phone and then not send the contract? 31 11y
+21 CS losing talent? 17 11y
+21 DCM vs. FLDP 13 11y
+21 Career path confusion 5 11y
+21 Sending resume/asking for an internship too aggressive for first email? 12 11y
+21 What should you do right before your Summer IB Internship? 31 11y
+21 LONDON - LAZ v BAML v BarCap (Exploding offers, need advice) 16 6y
+21 Paid vs. Unpaid internship hours 5 11y
+21 Applying to places that rejected you for an internship 10 10y
+21 UK: Applying for a SA position or directly for FT? (summer 2016) 7 6y
+21 Stock & Bond Market Analyses (8/3 - 8/7) 0 10y
+21 What Would You Do? The Trials and Tribulations of ALOT of Time to Kill 17 6y
+21 How to refer to an Elite Boutique during interviews 19 10y
+21 [ISSUE 37] - Interesting Things... 0 10y
+21 Getting the most out of working at a Boutique 7 10y
+21 LBO logic confusion? 11 10y
+21 Study Abroad Spring Semester or Stay at School and Network? Junior at a Non-Target, no Previous Internships 37 6y
+21 Summer in Capital Markets to Coverage/M&A for FT? 12 4y
+21 Difference between TMT Bulge Brackets - in the Light of 2016 12 6y
+21 Ubs vs Blair vs Baird vs stifel 22 7y
+21 State of Leveraged Finance 16 10y
+21 Trying to understand how non investment grade debt works on an investment grade company 14 10y
+21 IB in 2016/17 - Recession? 14 10y
+21 Ohio State University Stock Pitch Competition 1 6y
+21 When to negotiate? 6 10y
+21 Oil & Gas - What will happen?? 20 6y
+21 Should I turn down an ivy for the liberal arts? 16 10y
+21 MSF -> Boutique -> MBA -> BB 14 8y
+21 Exit Opps a lesser known shop [Think BNP Paribas, Mizuho, Regions Finance Corp, TD Securities] 16 4mo
+21 Cold calling success stories? 23 10y
+21 Emory vs USC 23 6y
+21 Miller Buckfire, Millstein, Evercore RX 6 9y
+21 How do I break into BB ? 20 6y
+21 Credit Suisse v. BAML v. Barclays 13 9y
+21 Best degrees for IB ? 16 9y
+21 What's the difference between the two? 4 9y
+21 Apple looking to purchase McLaren 13 9y
+21 GS IBD ATP Salt Lake City 29 6y
+21 Summer IBD offer, what next? 8 9y
+21 Company A has a higher EV/EBITDA than company B, but company B has a higher P/E than company A, why? 23 3y
+21 PJT Strategic Advisory Summer Analyst 2017 4 6y
+21 London LevFin vs M&A Exit Ops/ Prestige (GS vs MS) 12 4y
+21 JPM hiring dumbos from China for NYC office 5 6y
+21 Questions from a HS student 4 6y
+21 Any thoughts on DB/Barclays/HSBC in Hong Kong for SA? 10 9y
+21 Would you write handwritten thank you cards after an internship? 14 8y
+21 First Car for 1st Year IB 28 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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