+68 Boutique IB offer vs. stay non-big 4 TAS 22 6y
+68 Rising Junior Losing Hope and In Need of Advice 32 6y
+68 Isn't IB > VP above one of the best jobs ever (time to value) 26 12mo
+68 Lowkey — Why the Hate? 27 3y
+68 Interview Prep Resources 23 9mo
+68 Q&A: Journey from Blackstone to starting my own business 27 5y
+68 Best Energy Investment Banking Groups? 41 3y
+68 PJT RX Happy Holiday Email 72 9mo
+68 Retire from IBD for $40k dividends? 58 4y
+68 Compensation for bringing in a deal as analyst 18 2y
+68 Who are the kinds of people who will NEVER be able to get a job in an Investment Bank? 22 6y
+68 Jefferies is so sick 28 8mo
+68 NSFW Episode 4: Silver, Welfare Reform, Winter Inflation 28 15y
+68 Talk me out of law school (HYS law) 13 7y
+68 GS SA 2021 IBD 153 5y
+68 Why Would You Ever Ever Want to be an Investment Banker 16 8y
+68 Public Finance Q's 48 8y
+68 BofA IBD SA 26 London 145 7mo
+68 Thoughts on DEI 16 11mo
+68 No Luck in Securing a Summer Analyst Position (Female) 52 6y
+68 MD made me wait in line for Halal food 11 1y
+68 Craziest bathroom story at investment bank 31 4y
+68 Asians in the UCLA library by Alexandra Wallace 97 15y
+68 FT Partners - Elite Boutique? 37 3y
+68 Associate bloat at BofA 53 2y
+68 Just Quit Investment Banking 94 6y
+68 Exit opps with good WLB without killing your career 74 1y
+68 Why IB? 36 1y
+68 Ugly Day Ahead? 58 15y
+68 BAML IB Groups (NYC) 13 4y
+68 Baird Bonuses 79 3y
+68 WHAT IS THE MOST USEFUL FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR IB? 36 5y
+68 RBC committed to keeping 1,400 student summer jobs 32 6y
+68 Is anyone familiar with New York International Capital? 49 2y
+68 HK BB IBD/CM 2012 SA Social (Future Colleagues Thread) 342 14y
+68 Networking Internally - Good or bad? 104 10y
+68 Investment Banking while pursuing music professionally? 29 3y
+68 Concerned about the impact of AI on the Industry 29 2y
+68 Stumped on technical 39 6y
+68 Books you swear by? 49 11mo
+68 I am lost and would love for you to figure out my life for me 10 6y
+68 Top Real Estate IB groups 50 6y
+68 Students - Pls Stop Networking this Early 12 1y
+68 William Blair tech exit opps? 29 3y
+68 Best purchases you've made to improve quality of life in IB 45 5y
+68 Questions about VP/D/MD levels at investment banks 15 6y
+68 Are hours of my life my only value-add in this space? 12 5y
+68 Best groups at Credit Suisse (New York) 145 6y
+68 Nepo Baby in M&A at BB in Germany - Advice Needed For Your Average Jane 81 2y
+68 Banks with intellectual culture 27 4y
+68 [Deleted] 43 3y
+68 female ignorance in terms of finance 77 6y
+68 A2A Promote - Got a DUI last week 37 8mo
+68 Which BBs are most non-target friendly? 77 9y
+68 3.4-3.5 GPA at Wharton 85 5y
+68 Meal plan in IB 53 5y
+68 Do What YOU Want on Wall Street 22 6y
+68 Queen's Commerce or Waterloo AFM 55 5mo
+68 Pitching a Short for the Stock of a Bank you are Interviewing with 13 8y
+68 Undergrad at Fordham Gabelli Lincoln Center with $160k debt. Is it worth it? 30 7y
+68 Not getting promotion, will be stuck as fourth year analyst. What should I do? 22 1y
+68 Hedgies Wild About Citi 38 12y
+68 Offered a move to London but my girlfriend can’t come 32 2mo
+68 European Languages 52 4y
+68 Regret...Chose Barclays over top EB 27 3y
+68 Top 5 Basic Technical Questions That Will Show You the Door 47 9y
+68 Uchicago Alums Suck 45 9mo
+68 Morgan Stanley's Best Groups in IBD 141 7y
+68 How do you handle an exploding offer? 19 4y
+68 Where are laid off people now 39 2y
+68 Barclays Announces 4 Days Mandatory In-Office + No At-Home Meal Expenses 34 3y
+68 More diversity needed in the industry 14 3w
+68 Is M. Klein elite? 59 1y
+68 Pros and Cons of internships abroad 100 6y
+68 Repayment of sign on bonus? 81 11y
+68 To all A2As: When did you know that you wanted to stay on? 29 6y
+68 What would you do if you won the Mega Million lottery? 49 2y
+68 Anyone Deal w/ Extended Burn-Out? 22 4y
+68 Piper or WF for SA? 22 3y
+67 Dealing with a tough breakup while working in IB? 12 4y
+67 Return Offer Rates for Women? 36 1y
+67 GS should remain the top choice for all undergrads interested in finance 29 1y
+67 Starting as IB analyst at age 27 29 9y
+67 How to not be weird 41 3y
+67 The Titans of Banking 81 1y
+67 Tech PM looking to maximize income. Is IB the best bet? 40 2y
+67 Anyone go to the gym while working in IB? 12 2y
+67 Over a year in, zero closed deals...anyone else in the same boat? 33 2y
+67 How to go about searching for a job while employed 47 14y
+67 I have 3 job offers, which one to take? 31 9y
+67 What firms are overrated? 56 1y
+67 Smartest billionaire aside from Jim Simons. 34 4y
+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 Is PJ Solomon / Solomon Partners Becoming an EB? 45 3y
+67 Harris Williams bootcamp 133 5y
+67 Networking into a Hedge Fund? It's Unstructured. 26 12y
+67 How to get over having a low beta career 39 3y
+67 Breaking into IB: Canada 32 3y
+67 How do investment bankers keep their work life balance? 69 6y
+67 Rutgers Networking Call 20 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 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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