+68 William Blair tech exit opps? 29 3y
+68 Retire from IBD for $40k dividends? 58 4y
+68 FT Partners - Elite Boutique? 37 3y
+68 MS vs. PJT vs. Lazard 24 4y
+68 Anyone Deal w/ Extended Burn-Out? 22 4y
+68 Banks with intellectual culture 27 3y
+68 [Deleted] 43 3y
+68 Barclays Announces 4 Days Mandatory In-Office + No At-Home Meal Expenses 34 3y
+68 Exit opps with good WLB without killing your career 74 10mo
+68 Investment Banking while pursuing music professionally? 29 3y
+68 Baird Bonuses 79 3y
+68 Where are laid off people now 39 2y
+68 Piper or WF for SA? 22 3y
+68 Best Energy Investment Banking Groups? 41 3y
+68 Concerned about the impact of AI on the Industry 29 2y
+68 Queen's Commerce or Waterloo AFM 55 3mo
+68 Compensation for bringing in a deal as analyst 18 1y
+68 Lowkey — Why the Hate? 27 2y
+68 Nepo Baby in M&A at BB in Germany - Advice Needed For Your Average Jane 81 2y
+68 Associate bloat at BofA 53 2y
+68 MD made me wait in line for Halal food 11 1y
+68 Why IB? 36 1y
+68 PJT RX Happy Holiday Email 72 7mo
+68 Santander Exits 31 3d
+68 Not getting promotion, will be stuck as fourth year analyst. What should I do? 22 1y
+68 Thoughts on DEI 16 9mo
+68 Students - Pls Stop Networking this Early 12 11mo
+68 Isn't IB > VP above one of the best jobs ever (time to value) 26 9mo
+68 Books you swear by? 49 9mo
+68 Interview Prep Resources 23 6mo
+68 Jefferies is so sick 28 6mo
+67 Settling DCM/ECM once and for all 73 8y
+67 Goldman Sachs vs. Lehman Brothers 59 3y
+67 Why the hate on operations? 75 5y
+67 Underrep minorities 61 6y
+67 Is it bad that I try to steer students to IB? 48 16y
+67 Tatoos/Earrings? 113 4y
+67 Do back office people know they are back office? 23 7y
+67 How to go about searching for a job while employed 47 14y
+67 Getting into Goldman Sachs 104 3y
+67 The eurozone is now officially screwed 85 6y
+67 Blackstone M&A exit opps? - Rising junior 101 11y
+67 The most valuable soccer brands 60 7y
+67 A BIG thank you to WSO from a non-target! 30 6y
+67 Networking into a Hedge Fund? It's Unstructured. 26 12y
+67 Congratulations to the 2014 Forum Member of the Year: DickFuld 30 11y
+67 How do investment bankers keep their work life balance? 69 6y
+67 USC (Marshall) vs UMich (LSA) vs UVa - International Student 31 6y
+67 Microsoft To Acquire LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion 45 10y
+67 Starting as IB analyst at age 27 29 9y
+67 I have 3 job offers, which one to take? 31 9y
+67 Is Excel Inferior ? 36 9y
+67 Trying to lateral out of investment banking - excuses to get out of the office to take calls 40 9y
+67 2019 Summer Analyst IB Regular Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page 128 6y
+67 On the off chance Investment Banking doesn't work out for me 25 6y
+67 Superstar Bankers - How to Make MD before 30? 34 8y
+67 A small success story, huge thanks to this forum 18 6y
+67 Greenhill in 2019 23 4y
+67 RBC SA 2021 Recruiting Thread 239 5y
+67 Piper Sandler 2021 SA 201 4y
+67 Smartest billionaire aside from Jim Simons. 34 4y
+67 Does MB(and presumably soon B) giving auto full-time offers to interns make you think twice about banking versus consulting? 16 6y
+67 Top Bulge Bracket Groups 18 6y
+67 Barclays Technology IB 44 1y
+67 Barclays vs Guggenheim IBD (New York) 41 4y
+67 Harris Williams bootcamp 133 5y
+67 Real Estate, Leisure, Lodging IB Groups 43 3y
+67 Northwestern IB Placement & Business Clubs 15 5y
+67 Where Are the Banker Bags? 25 5y
+67 Credit Sussie and UBS weigh merger 45 5y
+67 Breaking into IB: Canada 32 2y
+67 Q&A : Getting into bulge bracket IB - Ask me anything you would hesitate to ask at a networking session (ex-DB VP) 70 5y
+67 Highest Paying Investment Bank 105 3y
+67 Take care of yourselves fellas… 11 4y
+67 Will EBs eventually go out of business? 62 4y
+67 Credit Suisse - honest assessment 24 4y
+67 Is PJ Solomon / Solomon Partners Becoming an EB? 45 3y
+67 IBD - living with parents vs renting 34 4y
+67 Naval Aviator vs Investment Banker 32 3y
+67 Dealing with a tough breakup while working in IB? 12 3y
+67 Tech PM looking to maximize income. Is IB the best bet? 40 2y
+67 Is M. Klein elite? 59 1y
+67 The Titans of Banking 81 1y
+67 How to get over having a low beta career 39 3y
+67 Jefferies and Adani 20 3y
+67 How to not be weird 41 3y
+67 Return Offer Rates for Women? 36 1y
+67 Does the new Moelis logo lose their EB status? 14 3y
+67 Rutgers Networking Call 20 3y
+67 2023 UK Investment Banking Tier List 36 2y
+67 How To Control Temper? 28 3y
+67 IB vs. PWM 25 3y
+67 Over a year in, zero closed deals...anyone else in the same boat? 33 1y
+67 Resources for IB Recruiting Prep 348 2mo
+67 Quit Peacefully or Call HR 27 2y
+67 Anyone go to the gym while working in IB? 12 2y
+67 Vanderbilt ($$$) / Northwestern ($$$) vs UF ($) 37 1y
+67 BofA Assoc who died had sought to leave, citing long hours 17 2y
+67 Truist in 2024 23 7mo
+67 May 2025 Grads Full-Time Recruiting 145 1y

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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