+119 Intellectually engaging IB exits 51 2y
+119 Quit IB and become a Cowboy? Thoughts? 35 2y
+119 CS First Boston 57 3y
+119 What Was Working With Mark Moran Like? (CVP/LAZ) 45 1y
+119 Ducera Partners: The elite boutique where associates earn up to $650k 67 1y
+119 Do you wish you’d have spent more money 37 1y
+119 Factset League Tables YTD-September 73 4y
+119 New to forum/wanting a career change 55 4y
+119 Rhodes Scholar to investment banking 60 5y
+119 No bullshit - London bonuses 150 3y
+119 William Blair Reputation/Top Groups/Exit Ops? 93 1y
+119 Physique matters? 44 4y
+119 Top Investment Banks in each industry 2018 47 7y
+119 What do boutiques do when there are no live deals? 54 8y
+119 What to do with a 3.0 GPA 75 7y
+119 Summer Citi Sophomore Leadership Program 284 8y
+119 Best Houston Investment Banks (overall deal flow, not just within specific verticals) 154 6y
+119 Harvard Law VS Goldman Sachs 92 10y
+119 Macbook for banking? 153 8y
+119 JP Morgan buys Bear Stearns for $2 a share? Can't believe my eyes! 208 18y
+118 DB -Industrials Coverage Analyst role 88 11mo
+118 Is it difficult at all to become a Managing Director in IB? 58 10mo
+118 Does London still make sense? 50 3y
+118 IB vs. SWE threads are mostly pointless 30 3y
+118 Evercore all day 27 4y
+118 Why the buyside? 63 5y
+118 Do I Count as Diversity? 69 5y
+118 Moelis vs PWP 106 4y
+118 Could FT offers be rescinded due to COVID-19? 101 5y
+118 IB to Real Madrid 17 6y
+118 What are some of the underrated banks that don't get talked about? 53 7y
+118 Would you bribe to get yourself OR your child into Ivy League/Target Schools and to IB? 31 7y
+118 Are brainteasers still popular? 83 8y
+118 I'm 15 Years-Old - Where Do I start? 34 6y
+118 Can you really be rich by working as an investment banker? 55 6y
+118 Blackrock MD BY 31: Ask me Anything 37 10y
+118 Why all the Career Banker Hate? 76 9y
+118 Q&A: Non-Target + <2.7 gpa = EB IB Analyst 69 10y
+118 Does salary increase as you move analyst levels/progress years? 83 12y
+118 How much do you save 96 15y
+118 A Cover Letter Template for Investment Banking 16 4y
+118 25 weirdest interview questions 222 15y
+118 Completing CFA® in Undergrad 116 18y
+118 London vs New York Money wise 203 6y
+117 Chill group into Sweatshop 34 1y
+117 TD Cowen Tech vs. RBC Tech NYC 56 1y
+117 2024 Toronto Big 6 Front Office Salaries 83 3mo
+117 A Modern-Day Investment Banking Journey – A Short Story 17 2y
+117 Jpm 2024 super days 577 6mo
+117 Anyone else giving less and less fucks about their performance? 58 4y
+117 Investment Banks as Fast Food Chains 37 5y
+117 Bad time to enter the finance world? 40 4y
+117 UBS SA 2020 391 5y
+117 So what's December like for you FO guys? It's interesting in BO . . . 33 4y
+117 Non-target to BB IB SA 26 6y
+117 Note to People Networking - Don't Copy & Paste Emails 34 9y
+117 Regrets Due to Finance 49 9y
+117 :'-( RIP Bonus 57 10y
+117 Champagne Dreams 23 6y
+117 "If I were to give you an offer right now, would you accept?" 96 15y
+117 Piper Jaffray Bonus/Culture/etc 197 4y
+117 CFA Level II exam: study notes enough - Schweser the best option? 183 6y
+116 One Associate Hates Me 27 3mo
+116 UBS hires Taylor Henricks as head of M&A in Americas from Morgan Stanley 54 1y
+116 Northwestern vs Berkeley 41 1y
+116 How tf does a straight white male get into H/S mba. 47 1y
+116 Serious guide to surviving impostor syndrome in IB 22 1y
+116 UG vs M7 Prestige 39 1y
+116 Water Prestige Power Rankings 34 2y
+116 Does Natixis have an IBD group? 67 2y
+116 Corp Dev / Strategy Role - No Deal Flow? 31 1y
+116 Evercore vs Lazard vs Jefferies 59 4y
+116 Best Associate you've ever seen 33 4y
+116 Share a day that looked like a Suits/Billions episode 46 5y
+116 Doctor VS. Banker 53 1y
+116 GS IBD Hirevue - WTF? 87 3y
+116 Mid-Tier BB’s 60 6y
+116 Working in IB for 10+ years 43 3y
+116 How is living in Boston? 59 6mo
+116 IBD London - Top Groups 106 5y
+116 JP Morgan CCB 83 3y
+116 Q&A: Big 4 Consulting to Lower MM IB to MM IB (No MBA). 29 5y
+116 Securitization - The hidden gem of IB? 84 2y
+116 How do investment bankers handle long hours? 44 8y
+116 My Experience as a Market Risk Analyst 49 6mo
+116 Why Should I Work in FIG Investment Banking? 108 2y
+116 230-250k; 50 hrs a week; promotion track; MBA? Switch to direct PE? 74 14y
+116 What is corporate banking? 174 4y
+116 Econ at the University of Chicago?? 105 5y
+115 2024 IB/PE STORIES THREAD 29 1y
+115 How do you guys get called out on mistakes? Opinion needed 28 3y
+115 Goldman to begin layoffs next week 63 3y
+115 Consensus that Evercore won on-cycle? 16 3y
+115 Why are CIMs sooo long 60 3y
+115 How to accept not being good enough? 31 3y
+115 PJT Partners v Deutsche Bank London? 106 4y
+115 Analyst Cars 95 4y
+115 Equity Research: Wall Street's Best Kept Secret 32 1y
+115 Does SEO actually help as much as people say it does? 48 6mo
+115 Poaching junior analysts / hot job market? 102 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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