+21 Barclays TMT - Tech Group - NYC (thoughts) 12 6y
+21 LBO Model: Floor Valuation 16 6y
+21 PubFin Exit Opps/Overall Advice 5 3y
+21 Sources and uses 8 4y
+21 Canadian BBs in the US? Pay structure, Presitge? 15 4y
+21 Post Offer Black Hole - SA 2026 7 1y
+21 How to be more articulate in interviews? 9 4y
+21 Why do people say from Associate up its more chill? 8 5mo
+21 BofA / BAML - NYC Healthcare 23 1y
+21 Work done in Coverage 18 4y
+21 Insane Moelis Bonus Numbers 21 4y
+21 Weird Spot 9 1y
+21 How much do you help those who reach out to you? 9 6y
+21 Drug Test After Starting Full Time Training? 37 6y
+21 Study Abroad Spring Semester or Stay at School and Network? Junior at a Non-Target, no Previous Internships 37 6y
+21 When to Lateral? 1 6y
+21 Job offer with better comps from another boutique - Should I take the offer? 1 6y
+21 Syndicate Execution Senior Analyst (Middle Office) Looking for Guidance 1 6y
+21 Networking through WSO? 4 6y
+21 Storytime: When a co-worker did/said something nice to you 1 6y
+21 Occupy Main Street, Restructure America 7 6y
+21 Deutsche Global Markets Program 15 6y
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+21 Boutique Unpaid IB vs. Corporate Banking 13 4y
+21 SVB Stock Price Drops >50% in 2 Days, Other Banks Follow 23 3y
+21 Monograms on Shirt as an Intern - Yes or No? 15 5mo
+21 CapIq: Cheaper Alternatives? 8 4y
+21 Door to Door Sales? 12 4y
+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 Exercise in Sweaty Groups 12 1y
+21 When To Use EBIT vs EBITDA Multiples? 9 6y
+21 Career Advice- Non-Finance major 6 6y
+21 Moving from lower MM Boutique to Big 4 M&A advisory 6 6y
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+21 Resources for Leveraged Finance 10 2y
+21 Adapting London / NY with Asia experience 2 3y
+21 Speaker Needed - Bringing Finance Exposure to Students 15 5mo
+20 Lateraling - 2022 9 4y
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+20 No more bottles?? 14 16y
+20 Corzine Granted Waiver from FINRA 4 14y
+20 Is LCOL CorpDev the way? 11 1y
+20 Letter Dropped to the Occupy Wall Street Movement 10 14y
+20 Forgot who interviewed me? 9 6y
+20 Is this one month internship worth it? 15 14y
+20 Tim Sykes million dollar challenge 27 11y
+20 Best Groups at Solomon Partners 8 4y
+20 L 8 1y
+20 Are candidates notified of rejections after offers a given out? 9 11y
+20 Cain Brothers - Culture, bonus and exit opps? 39 5y
+20 How does changing the tax rate affect the multiples a company is trading at? 14 3y
+20 From Community College To BB IBD Q&A 2015 42 11y
+20 Can an SA get a ride?? 8 11y
+20 How is Wells Fargo LevFin so highly ranked? 17 5y
+20 Offer at Private Equity firm vs Elite Bank 11 6y
+20 Best Time to Leave Big 4 Audit? 7 1y
+20 Accepting an internship offer over finishing undergraduate degree 8 8y
+20 Quality of Training Program at a Boutique 11 6y
+20 Has Banking always been this bad? 2 5y
+20 What Shortcut Renames a Sheet in Excel? 19 8y
+20 Working in RE IB 7 1y
+20 HSBC IBD vs. BAML S&T 7 8y
+20 Moving from MS to a worse bank 16 7mo
+20 Lost all my hobbies 6 3y
+20 Learning Python for IB? 11 5y
+20 Scheduling a regular weekday evening activity 8 4y
+20 Post-MSF/Internship Choices 7 6y
+20 I need some advice about a career move 4 6y
+20 Santander London Insights 11 1y
+20 Is IB really such a bad thing to aspire to? 8 5y
+20 The easiest Wall Street internship/job 5 6y
+20 Associate: Guggenheim NY Vs Moelis NY 18 5y
+20 Making a switch from IB 3 6y
+20 Best boutique for healthcare banking 11 6y
+20 Maintenance vs. Growth Capex - Casinos 7 4y
+20 PLEASE HELP: SA Background check- Am I screwed? 3 6y
+20 Would you wear a Christmas tie to an interview? 9 6y
+20 How do you know if a stock is too expensive? P/E analysis? 20 6y
+20 DCM Top Banks 5 6y
+20 IB as a feeder to MBA - is it worth it though? 12 5y
+20 Are the hours really that bad? Or just bias from who's positing here? 13 5y
+20 Mizuho SA 2020 Thread 28 6y
+20 Analyst Exit: Restructuring to Corporate Development? 4 4y
+20 BMO Capital Markets Layoffs 8 2y
+20 "We'll keep your resume on file" 9 6y
+20 Why does LevFin feel like a silo for career option post banking 19 7mo
+20 Cybersecurity focused boutiques? 11 5y
+20 (London) PE credit fund salaries? 16 3y
+20 Terminal Value with negative Growth Rate/Reinvestment rate 3 6y
+20 Leveraging offer from US BB to move to another bank for FT 22 3y
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+20 [2026] NAME TIER LIST (ONLY RANKING THAT MATTERS) 2 7mo
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+20 *Comprehensive UK credit card guide 2024* 4 1y
+20 Incoming SA Changing Major, Taking Gap Semester & Deferring Graduation 5 6y
+20 Unsold Shares in Valuation 5 2y
+20 BMO M&A TO 17 6mo
+20 Duke MS vs Rochester Simon MBA $$$ 12 6y
+20 Career Bankers - When and How Did You Approach Building Target/Acquirer Relationships? 9 6mo
+20 Piper Sandler Salary Bump 27 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • 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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