+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 Does SEO actually help as much as people say it does? 48 8mo
+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 8mo
+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 3y
+116 How do investment bankers handle long hours? 44 8y
+116 My Experience as a Market Risk Analyst 49 8mo
+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 Poaching junior analysts / hot job market? 102 5y
+115 Biggest Regret in Undergrad 63 2y
+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 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 Santander IB Status 6 2mo
+114 Project Finance Director - Ask Me Anything 93 3w
+114 What kind of person should stay in banking? 38 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 11mo
+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 Pros & Cons Summary - Post-MBAs in Restructuring (RX) - any regrets? 25 5mo
+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 10y
+114 Ridiculous resume 150 16y
+114 Final thoughts on Macquarie 180 8y
+114 W on Transcript from Withdrawing From a Class 215 8y
+113 Everything Rothschild London 50 7mo
+113 Offer Rescinded - Feeling Lost 41 10mo
+113 Gordon Dyal & Co. ANA1 TC = $350k?? 42 11mo
+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 ECM/DCM for Career Banking 48 4y
+113 MS SA 2020 Update 100 4y
+113 Nomura Reputation 45 5y
+113 Why is there so much hate for UF? 18 2y
+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 6mo
+112 ASMR after a long day of work? 40 2y
+112 Back to the office - back to the same old same old? 45 3y
+112 Misspelled name of bank... next steps? 26 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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