+67 BofA Assoc who died had sought to leave, citing long hours 17 2y
+67 2023 UK Investment Banking Tier List 36 2y
+67 Starting as IB analyst at age 27 29 9y
+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 Trying to restart after IB burnout and ADHD overload. Has anyone actually managed this? 19 5mo
+67 How To Control Temper? 28 3y
+67 Is Excel Inferior ? 36 9y
+67 How are there so many terrible MDs who somehow survive for 4+ years doing basically nothing? 18 2y
+67 A small success story, huge thanks to this forum 18 6y
+67 Take care of yourselves fellas… 11 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 Getting into Goldman Sachs 104 3y
+67 Barclays vs Guggenheim IBD (New York) 41 4y
+67 Microsoft To Acquire LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion 45 10y
+67 How to go about searching for a job while employed 47 14y
+67 Over a year in, zero closed deals...anyone else in the same boat? 33 2y
+67 How to get over having a low beta career 39 3y
+67 Smartest billionaire aside from Jim Simons. 34 4y
+67 USC (Marshall) vs UMich (LSA) vs UVa - International Student 31 6y
+67 Do back office people know they are back office? 23 8y
+67 Settling DCM/ECM once and for all 73 8y
+67 Jefferies and Adani 20 3y
+67 Networking Saved My Career (ex bank teller & big4 auditor) 18 2y
+67 top club vs rowing at ivy? 17 5mo
+67 I have 3 job offers, which one to take? 31 9y
+67 Starting at PJT This Summer — How to Be a Top Intern? 36 1y
+67 Chillest Groups and Banks 40 1y
+67 Tatoos/Earrings? 113 4y
+67 IBD - living with parents vs renting 34 4y
+67 Greenhill in 2019 23 4y
+67 What firms are overrated? 56 1y
+67 Anyone go to the gym while working in IB? 12 2y
+67 The eurozone is now officially screwed 85 6y
+67 Top Bulge Bracket Groups 18 6y
+67 How to not be weird 41 3y
+67 Highest Paying Investment Bank 105 3y
+67 Tech PM looking to maximize income. Is IB the best bet? 40 2y
+67 Networking into a Hedge Fund? It's Unstructured. 26 12y
+67 RBC SA 2021 Recruiting Thread 239 5y
+67 Piper Sandler 2021 SA 201 4y
+67 The Titans of Banking 81 1y
+67 Underrep minorities 61 6y
+67 Dealing with a tough breakup while working in IB? 12 4y
+67 Why the hate on operations? 75 5y
+67 Where Are the Banker Bags? 25 5y
+67 Is PJ Solomon / Solomon Partners Becoming an EB? 45 3y
+67 Trying to lateral out of investment banking - excuses to get out of the office to take calls 40 9y
+67 On the off chance Investment Banking doesn't work out for me 25 6y
+67 Resources for IB Recruiting Prep 348 4mo
+67 Breaking into IB: Canada 32 3y
+67 Credit Sussie and UBS weigh merger 45 6y
+67 Congratulations to the 2014 Forum Member of the Year: DickFuld 30 11y
+67 A BIG thank you to WSO from a non-target! 30 6y
+67 2019 Summer Analyst IB Regular Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page 128 6y
+67 Blackstone M&A exit opps? - Rising junior 101 11y
+66 Associate technical skills... 43 19y
+66 …Dad asking for money 23 4y
+66 MBA exits - IB or Tech? 33 4y
+66 Truist / STRH 88 3y
+66 Going into finance/consulting just to pay for plastic surgery? 56 8mo
+66 Is Negative Working Capital a Bad Thing? 32 8y
+66 Infrastructure Investment Banking 71 4y
+66 Top Groups at Evercore M&A 81 3y
+66 Q&A: Experienced Investment Banking & Private Equity professional in Nigeria 12 5y
+66 Bonus Bananas Apr 1, 2011 43 15y
+66 Low tier BB vs Low tier EB 46 2y
+66 How did you prepare for the investment banking lifestyle? 20 10y
+66 What to do with my life? - Senior at SEC school 63 9y
+66 Return offer rates 168 2y
+66 are the LACs targets? 61 9y
+66 Mutton chops and tonsure in IB? 11 1y
+66 Best Koru result? 43 8y
+66 Is age a problem in Investment Banking recruiting? 27 8y
+66 Only male on my team 37 5y
+66 Which Offer to Take - Bad Dept. at Goldman, or Good Dept. at Jefferies? 33 8y
+66 Fired for the second time in less than a year. Feeling lost. 26 2y
+66 How intellectually challenging is investment banking? 34 13y
+66 Houston Apartment (and Budget) Suggestions 22 1y
+66 CS to spin off IB into "CS First Boston" and cut 5% of staff globally 45 3y
+66 dbAchieve 2023 256 3y
+66 Wall Street vs SF: Where would you rather start? 43 4y
+66 Winter / off-cycle internships? 125 4y
+66 Should Bankers Be Paid in Bonds? 42 13y
+66 How are hours rn for SA (interns) 35 3mo
+66 A day in my life as a Hedge Fund Equity Research Analyst 17 10y
+66 What is paid for an aquisition - EV or Equity Value? 26 5y
+66 What a retard 52 6y
+66 The Street Before Christmas 2012 20 12y
+66 Compensation | Associates that left for Corp. Dev 50 1y
+66 Q&A: Semi-Target/3.5GPA -> Mid-Tier BB IB SA (Advice/Ask Me Anything) 34 6y
+66 Making it to the top 38 9y
+66 Does anyone do IB to stay in IB? 32 5y
+66 Feeling incompetent because I can't code? 21 4y
+66 Deal Count vs Deal Size 21 2y
+66 Will AGI wipe out IB jobs in 2 years? 24 1y
+66 Why is gs laying off so much 36 3y
+66 GS/Laz/EVR 51 12y
+66 Synthetic CDOs - Interesting article 45 5y
+66 Why do people not stay in IB if VP has good lifestlye + great comp? 35 1y
+66 What kind of tools / apps do you wish existed in the industry? 27 6y

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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