+136 5% Hit to GDP If Debt Ceiling Violated: Goldman 101 13y
+135 Hot take: I’d rather be at Desjardins than UBS for investment banking in 2026 21 3mo
+135 IB Net Worth / Savings Check 61 2mo
+135 Target schools are boring 32 2w
+135 UBS IB LinkedIn Starter Pack - Ai Buzzwords, Participation trophies, conferences & lack of deals 18 5mo
+135 Grind Culture: A Perspective from an Asian Undergraduate “Try-hard” 60 7mo
+135 I really fucked up, is my IB career over before it even started 29 11mo
+135 Wells Fargo and Barclays US M&A Volume eclipses UBS’s GLOBAL M&A Volume 32 1y
+135 Fed up with Scotiabank 34 1y
+135 Standardized Tests Are Needed For IB Recruitment 29 2y
+135 USNEWS 2025 RANKING 76 2y
+135 Full-Time Hail Mary Attempt 54 1y
+135 Are all IB analysts this abrasive? 36 3y
+135 What is the average MD's net worth? 99 3y
+135 Wells Fargo 2023 SA 847 3y
+135 Jefferies Class Size 58 4y
+135 Banking is great... but is it that great? 41 5y
+135 My favorite line from analysts: 27 7y
+135 3 Top Qualities Needed to Hustle your Way into IB 121 3y
+135 I just got my VP to bring me a cup of coffee. 21 6y
+135 Is it possible to move from a back office to a front office eventually? 136 4y
+135 Dealing with an incompetent boss 108 5y
+135 What you need to know about IBD in Asia 78 2y
+135 IBD vs PE - Long-term / Let the war begin 49 4y
+135 Exit options for post-MBA Investment Banking 73 5y
+135 7 Practical Tips for Entering 1st Year IBD Analysts 77 5y
+135 Hardest technical interview question + answer 152 5y
+134 I think I’m logging off after ER visit 29 1mo
+134 How to deal with Analyst years sustainably? 31 4mo
+134 EVR vs JEF [Houston] 77 1mo
+134 Q1 Global League Tables - WTF??? 41 1y
+134 Why everyone is wrong about lateraling. Updated thoughts from a 2025 lateral 47 8mo
+134 How’s middlebury being doing recently 50 1y
+134 "Comp is Down" — Matt Levine Money Stuff 41 2y
+134 How much $ to quit your high paid front office job? 60 3y
+134 How is Vacation viewed at your bank 81 5y
+134 How to Order Like A Boss 32 5y
+134 Is $5m enough to retire at a young age? 110 4y
+134 Piper Sandler - Are you F***** Kidding Me? 66 1y
+134 I made a comps generator, thoughts? 41 3y
+134 Lev Fin Outlook & Best Groups 2020 88 5y
+134 MBA Applications on Decline 89 9y
+134 The douchiest things I ever said: can you top this? 145 4y
+133 2025 OFFICIAL MEDIEVAL FIEFDOMS PRESTIGE RANKING 14 11mo
+133 Coffee Chat Advice 22 1w
+133 “Americans just work harder” 52 2y
+133 Would you redo IB again 43 3y
+133 My A1s are SO BAD 59 3y
+133 When can you take vacation as an AN1? 37 3y
+133 Which Bank Has the Worst HR Department? 77 3y
+133 Good gift for analyst? 52 4y
+133 Will I be fired/penalized of expecting a child as a first year analyst? 58 5y
+133 How do I simulate IB work/hours/pain before even getting an internship? 48 5y
+133 Associate Pay at GS / MS 79 5y
+133 Stupid WSO Sayings 52 6y
+133 Q&A: MD in M&A and Cap Markets (Bulge Bracket and Boutique experience) 57 6y
+133 PWP/GHL/Guggenheim 58 5y
+133 Why is the story of how Black Wall Street was ruined hidden from many school curriculums? 46 6y
+133 Investment Banking Rankings 2019 49 4y
+133 What is life like at no-Bulge Bracket Investment banks? 49 9y
+133 Douchebag Clients 64 9y
+133 What are some "easier" investment banks in NYC to get into? 53 5y
+133 Rhodes scholar vs. BB IBD 101 13y
+133 Equity Research vs. Investment Banking 114 10y
+133 The Do's and Don'ts for Summer Analyst 98 9y
+132 London Recruiting is Paradise 49 2w
+132 SH scars and recruiting 17 10mo
+132 VAULT 2025 PRESTIGE RANKINGS 49 1y
+132 Jefferies Houston | Culture, Hours, Exits? 48 1y
+132 Help: MD wants deck to “really pop” 40 2y
+132 BofA SA 2024 707 2y
+132 Low Testosterone in IB (or high finance in general) 44 1y
+132 . 60 3y
+132 New VP struggles - asking seasoned VPs for help 26 4y
+132 Insultingly Low Bonus 65 4y
+132 Trapped by IB pay raise? 41 4y
+132 FT: Goldman WRANGLES over whether to pay juniors higher salaries 72 5y
+132 Tell me a joke related to investment banking? 47 4y
+132 Are recruiters hired based on hotness? 33 6y
+132 Must Haves in IB 38 6y
+132 How Quick will it Snap ? Valuation of SnapChat 87 4y
+132 I haven't found IB hours to be that bad- where do the stories come from? 54 6y
+132 Future of Wall Street 71 6y
+132 Burning out and don't know which exit opps I want 54 10y
+132 Big Law to Investment Banking -- Thoughts? 159 6y
+132 How the US became a super power 104 13y
+131 Moelis VS Lazard Generalist M&A / RX 40 1y
+131 What "REAL" skillset does IB build? 35 2y
+131 Why are there no young New Yorkers in the industry? 52 2y
+131 Worst jobs on the road to success in finance? 48 3y
+131 Drug Addictions in High Finance 48 1y
+131 EVR RX v.s. HL NYC RX 47 7mo
+131 Had relationship with my VP (what shall I do now) 65 3y
+131 Getting married early when working in IB/PE/HF 34 1y
+131 Blair Cutting Significantly 129 6y
+131 PJT RSSG vs. Evercore M&A 69 6y
+131 How to deal with that associate?? 40 4y
+131 Chicago BB and EB Ranking 50 4y
+131 Non-Target hustled like hell, got offer at BX/Apollo/KKR, but feeling urge to get prestigious degree? 38 4y
+131 Bankisms 53 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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