+17 Which Path Is More Prestigious??? 14 2w
+17 TN Visa - Recent Cases 16 2d
+17 Amherst College vs LSE 25 1w
+17 ACA/ACCA worth it for IB 13 2w
+17 Western SA 2028 IB recruiting without Ivey 12 5d
+17 How Much Do Differences Between Top Banking Groups Actually Affect Exits? 5 1w
+17 Bay Street Mining Groups 12 1d
+17 Preparing for Summer 2028 Internship Recruiting 5 4d
+17 EB FT recruiting? 5 5h
+16 CS Industrial - Chicago 18 6y
+16 Edward Jones 14 19y
+16 HLHZ - Info on the firm? 20 6y
+16 Associate Bonus Numbers? 55 5y
+16 UChicago or Northwestern for Undergrad? 45 8y
+16 Philosophy students preferred by IBs over politcs/IR undegrads? 20 19y
+16 Excel Spreadsheets (LBO, DCF, etc.) 21 7y
+16 Any "creative" ways to detect mistakes in your models before the client sees them? 22 19y
+16 What to do during your MSc degree for I-banking? 2 6y
+16 Houlihan Lokey Exit Opps 16 14y
+16 Rich Dad Poor Dad 12 19y
+16 Macquarie's 4h psychometrics exam 37 9y
+16 What's the difference between a BB Bank's PE division, and a major PE firm? 9 18y
+16 Interview questions on LBOs 12 18y
+16 Silver Point Capital 24 7y
+16 Big Dilemma- PLEASE HELP!! 7 18y
+16 Biotech/Pharmacy 42 11y
+16 Friedman Billings Ramsey to BB? 12 18y
+16 Sell-side M&A vs. Buy-side M&A 12 2y
+16 Singapore Goldman IBD 6 2y
+16 Financing a micro-lbo 5 18y
+16 Investment Banking in Seoul 13 6y
+16 It's been a good run 42 5y
+16 What is Gained from Sourcing / Cold Calling Experience? 7 18y
+16 Deutsche Bank San Francisco Tech Group 27 6y
+16 Lost BlackBerry Recovery Software 3 18y
+16 Lehman gets 20% bonuses... Ouch 29 3y
+16 RENT?!?! 19 5y
+16 Leave of absence 23 17y
+16 Computer spying by the IT department at work 8 17y
+16 IRR Question: 1000 investment spread over the first three years 4 11y
+16 Job Strategy with no Investment Banking Experience 6 17y
+16 Credit Default Swap 14 17y
+16 Cover letter length - Standard length? 24 9y
+16 I am a Super Banker! 18 17y
+16 HELP - I am in news; will be bad for job??? 25 6y
+16 Sandler O'Neill: thoughts on this firm/boutique - Growth/Exit opportunities 42 5y
+16 How to Email Alums Asking for a Summer Internship 10 6y
+16 Undergraduate and Research. 9 17y
+16 IBanking Institutes at non-targets 5 6y
+16 Preslink for Office 2007 10 13y
+16 Historical Stock Prices??? 24 17y
+16 LBO Question - Exclude dividends from IRR? 6 16y
+16 Total Debt vs Total Liabilites 8 16y
+16 what companies pay for 100% MBA? 37 4y
+16 GREENHILL vs. MORGAN STANLEY vs. LAZARD (Offer Help) 15 15y
+16 Vault 2010 Prestige Rankings: Top 50 Investment Banks 32 6y
+16 Whos NEXT for Lazard 4 16y
+16 Prestige of Bankers in LA and SF? 13 6y
+16 IBM Corp Finance> MM IB>MBA>PE 17 16y
+16 So Darling (Alistair) is not being such a darling after all (UK bonus tax to be 50% over 20K) 7 6y
+16 Does Goldman + other IBs check your CREDIT SCORE? 30 11y
+16 Poll: Which would you be? 31 6y
+16 Internship recruiting at firms I've never heard of - reputation? 12 16y
+16 question about quality of internship 4 16y
+16 Equity + Debt League Tables 5 16y
+16 private equity from associate 10 16y
+16 How did you hear about us? 17 9y
+16 Bonus Season - K&T 11 10y
+16 Superday cocktails 14 16y
+16 Last few weeks in investment banking...free at last, thank God I am free at last 22 16y
+16 Evercore SA Interview: ips/advice on how to prep? 15 8y
+16 Former Lawyer currently working in Finance taking your questions 17 16y
+16 Crash course on the 3 financial statements 23 16y
+16 Biggest Douche in the Universe poll 27 6y
+16 Did I miss the boat or what? 9 16y
+16 SunTrust & BB&T 19 6y
+16 Restructuring at a Bulge 26 16y
+16 Bonus for bringing in LPs? 6 5y
+16 German M&A Professional 13 16y
+16 CFA®/CPA/MBA Advice 5 16y
+16 Base? 30 16y
+16 Bank Teller: I work in Finance 25 16y
+16 Help plotting revenge 8 15y
+16 Duff & Phelps Valuation Analyst vs Middle Office @ BB 14 15y
+16 Citi CMO or JP IB Risk 14 15y
+16 evercore cover letter mistake... 12 15y
+16 Moelis Interview 9 8y
+16 Thread listing recruiting links deleted? 4 15y
+16 Nomura/RBS/Macquarie IBD FT HK or graduate school? 14 15y
+16 best opportunity 14 15y
+16 BMO Metals & Mining or RBC Tech 10 6y
+16 Best FIG Groups 34 9y
+16 Calculating EBITDA - What am I missing? 7 10y
+16 Books for Structured Finance 7 3y
+16 Which Sounds Most Suitable for Me: Banking, Trading, or Consulting? 13 6y
+16 PNC Corporate/Investment Banking Summer Analyst? 13 3y
+16 yo help me out 13 15y
+16 Bonus When Leaving Firm - Boutiques 13 4y
+16 Interview Q - If you were given a grant of $xyz, how would you spend it? 27 15y
+16 Banker hangouts in NY? 37 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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