+115 Biggest Regret in Undergrad 63 1y
+115 What happens to international students? 81 5y
+115 Q&A - Quant with 2 yrs exp in Europe both buy/sell side 40 5y
+115 Buying Nice Cars as An Analyst 72 4y
+115 Not sure if Investment Banking is for me anymore 27 6y
+115 Investment banking technical interview questions 167 6y
+115 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Salaries 2017 61 6y
+115 When would you quit? 46 4y
+115 Non-Target to MM IB: My Advice 8 6y
+115 Fact: Average Doctor makes way more than Average Finance/Banker 65 6y
+115 Morgan Stanley Analysts Reportedly Walk Out After Receiving Low Bonuses 59 4y
+115 GS or BAML? 89 6y
+115 Accounting vs Finance: Part 1 – Career Paths 44 13y
+115 MM to Bulge Bracket Lateral 176 6y
+115 5 Rules of Getting a Job from a Non-Target School 125 13y
+115 Living Outside New York City to Avoid NYC City Tax 63 6y
+115 P/E vs. EV/EBITDA - Advantages/Disadvantages? 105 8y
+114 Is Big Tech more prestigious than IB now? 53 4mo
+114 What kind of person should stay in banking? 38 10mo
+114 Penn State Finance Club 54 1y
+114 Update post: Made $4m on meme coin didn’t take IB return offer 35 1y
+114 About to start IB and wish I wasn’t 21 2y
+114 Has anyone regretted going back to IB from a Corp role? 26 9mo
+114 Don’t work at Leerink 56 1y
+114 IBD: Easy high paid exit ops 39 3y
+114 Expectations vs reality of being a first-year IB analyst 39 1y
+114 What is the future of investment banking? 48 3y
+114 Inflation at 9% - Will Firms Raise Salaries? 60 4y
+114 Meritocracy 21 4y
+114 Which banks party the hardest? 69 1y
+114 Litquidity Target School Ranking 66 4y
+114 PWP culture, pay and exits 35 3y
+114 WSO 2021 Investment Banking Work-Conditions Survey (Part 2/2) 25 3y
+114 Wells Fargo vs. UBS 58 4y
+114 Entrepreneurship or IB... How do you choose? 52 4y
+114 Non-Traditional Background - How'd you get your foot in the door? 121 8y
+114 Is it really THAT bad with Deutsche Bank & UBS? 41 5y
+114 SA Interview Prep Techniques 85 9y
+114 Wells Fargo IBD: Up-and-coming? 138 9y
+114 Three Things You Didn't Know About Becoming A Rock-Star Analyst 28 7y
+114 Opinion on recruiting (from recruiter side) 78 14y
+114 Why is EBITDA popular? 76 9y
+114 Ridiculous resume 150 15y
+114 Final thoughts on Macquarie 180 7y
+114 W on Transcript from Withdrawing From a Class 215 8y
+113 Project Finance Director - Ask Me Anything 90 9mo
+113 Gordon Dyal & Co. ANA1 TC = $350k?? 42 8mo
+113 How much has IB junior pay degraded over the past 20 years? 47 1y
+113 Recruiting RBC and Moelis Afghanistan: My Experience 37 2y
+113 If IB firms opened offices in Southern Florida, would you prefer to work there or still in NYC? 71 1y
+113 How to fix slacker reputation - am I done? 34 2y
+113 What do you wish you would've done before starting IB? 35 3y
+113 What do your IB associates do? 52 3y
+113 MS SA 2020 Update 100 4y
+113 Nomura Reputation 45 5y
+113 What exactly do banking interns do? 59 8y
+113 Q&A: Big 4 Audit to MM IB 53 5y
+113 London Vs. NY .. which one do you prefer & why ? 118 6y
+113 The Prestige Race 103 5y
+113 How to get Respect... 45 16y
+113 Brain teasers - Examples? 325 4y
+113 Fixed-income interview help... does anybody have any suggestions/experience? 185 9y
+112 Boss hates me - how to fix relationship 35 4mo
+112 Everything Rothschild London 50 5mo
+112 Offer Rescinded - Feeling Lost 41 8mo
+112 ASMR after a long day of work? 40 1y
+112 Back to the office - back to the same old same old? 45 3y
+112 Misspelled name of bank... next steps? 26 3y
+112 Am I fucked on the desk if I think Im actually lowkey retarded 15 4y
+112 If you could work at one firm for the rest of your life what would it be 76 5y
+112 My sister knows everyone at an EB!!! 34 5y
+112 Tired of this "personal hour" work life balance initiative talk 71 5y
+112 Pros & Cons Summary - Post-MBAs in Restructuring (RX) - any regrets? 25 3mo
+112 Lazard (NY) Groups 18 4y
+112 Best Investment Banks for FIG (Financial Institutions Group) 81 1y
+112 Why do banks hire MBA Associates? 32 4y
+112 Q&A: Bulge Bracket IB Summer 2020 47 4y
+112 Weird/odd Questions Asked in Interviews 38 6y
+112 Analyst at 27 or head to B school? 37 4y
+112 Mom is friends with an MD from GS... how do I approach this? 22 3y
+112 Finally got FT offer now sad? 37 6y
+112 Delete 137 3y
+112 Most Unlikely Transition to Finance You've Seen 38 8y
+112 What is the career progression for those in (IB) BO/MO? 65 5y
+112 Feel Like I Got Conned - Small No-Name Boutique 41 7y
+112 How would you rate ECM/DCM as a long term career? 51 5y
+112 Leveraged Finance Groups' Hours Across Street 76 4y
+111 I am a drunk MD AMA 39 23h
+111 What happened to the Vandy thread? 47 3mo
+111 UBS Now Outside Top 10 in Global M&A Value - First Time in Many Years 17 11mo
+111 Lazard Bonuses 2024 36 1y
+111 the new "email template" 38 2y
+111 Updated LA Banking Scene (2024) 81 1y
+111 The best European city to start your career in IB/PE. 91 11mo
+111 MS Bonus #’s??? 60 3y
+111 Prestige Upgrade: Incoming Mizuho Intern (Greenhill Merger) 20 3y
+111 How do you manage dating / meeting women in IB? 40 3y
+111 Did I f*** myself? 19 3y
+111 Best PCA/Secondary Advisory Groups 131 1y
+111 Answering your technical questions 144 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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