0 Deutsche Bank cuts investment banking jobs as M&A deals dry up 3 3y
+10 Lateral Advice: NYC Analyst from MM to BB P&U/Energy 5 3y
+6 GS Mobility Across Classics Offices/Groups 1 3y
+6 Best Undergrad Recruiting Events 2 3y
+28 Financial Modeling & Valuation 2-Day Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Only 15 Seats 4 3y
+10 Deutsche Bank or Jefferies? 12 3y
+162 Cannot do another year in IB....my life has already completely faded away and I am in a quite dark place. 57 3y
+4 Some quick-prep solutions for market views before an interview? 1 3y
+10 DCF - Discounting Negative Free Cash Flows? 5 3y
+114 What is the future of investment banking? 48 3y
0 What’s up with all these MS bankers going to Moelis? 1 3y
0 Scotiabank vs. SMBC 2 3y
+3 UBS Investment Banking Virtual Interview Feedback 7 3y
+63 Truist's Reputation 37 3y
+3 Banking Treks: What'd you learn? 1 3y
+13 Wells Fargo FT 2023 62 3y
0 JP Morgan FT Analyst London 2023 4 3y
+17 Amazon Senior Financial Analyst or Middle Market IB associate? 10 3y
+11 How to quit my IB job? 14 3y
+3 Bank Assessments 1 3y
+3 Scotiabank SA 2023 8 3y
+6 Anyone apply to Shea & Company? 21 3y
+9 Case study help: exit ROI, IRR, and return analysis 1 3y
+6 RBC Women's Advisory Program 7 3y
+62 What’s with this guy? 16 3y
+11 LMM Banks Known for FIG? 22 3y
+17 Is Jefferies a bulge bracket given their recent fee share rankings? 21 3y
+29 Prostitution & IBanking 20 3y
+10 Chicago vs San Fransisco 6 3y
+9 Switching from Buy-Side FI Research to RX Advisory 1 3y
+3 Bank Street? 1 3y
+12 Meanwhile at CS 21 3y
+3 RBC Women's Advisory Program 1 3y
+3 Campus Recruiting Trips to NY Office 1 3y
+3 Jefferies business analyst? 1 3y
+20 Differences between IB and Accounting 4 3y
+2 B Riley acquiring Focalpoint Partners 5 3y
+15 Corporate banking to investment banking 2 3y
+6 Massive layoffs coming at CS? 5 3y
+19 Infantry Officer to IB 4 3y
+40 Opportunities for VPs in IBD? 16 3y
+3 Upstate New York Shops 5 3y
+1 Joining an SWF in ME right out of undergrad 1 3y
+3 Insights about Freitag & Co 1 3y
+3 Morgan Stanley GCM Assessment Center 4 3y
+16 Project finance in a bank or in an advisory team? 8 3y
+418 Has finance culture become less “bougie”? 134 3y
+57 CS Tech vs Lazard Tech 35 3y
+47 How much will girlfriend’s dad being an MD help? 18 3y
+21 VP at BB or Senior Associate at EB? 7 3y
+27 How much IB SA make 50 3y
+11 Any info on BNP Paribas M&A in continental Europe? 6 3y
+3 RBC Women's Advisory Program 1 3y
+11 Restructuring picking up? 5 3y
+19 Brigham Young University help! 11 3y
+3 FocalPoint Partners? 1 3y
+10 NYC Best place to table / party 7 3y
0 RBC in Australia 3 3y
+3 Coverage/Relationship Manager 4 3y
+47 Tax hacks in NYC? 12 3y
+9 Structured Finance vs M&A 1 3y
+1 Canaccord vs Truist vs MB? 4 3y
+23 Chances of breaking into IB in Sydney without PR 8 3y
+12 Ranking LACs by placements. 1 3y
+12 Ranking LACs by placements. 1 3y
+9 Tampa, FL IB 7 3y
+15 Guggenheim Menlo Park TMT 3 3y
+11 Which BB has the best toilets (NY) 9 3y
+27 "Industry" series on HBO Max for bankers 17 3y
+29 Reasonable An1 London rent 35 3y
+3 What are your thoughts on Kepler Cheuvreux? 2 3y
+9 Coolest Corp Dev Roles 13 3y
+3 Hall Capital Partners FT Process 1 3y
+3 Has anyone heard back from Jefferies er? 1 3y
+11 CapIQ - TEV/EBITDA Incorrect for Contractors (i.e. MasTec, EMCOR ) 2 3y
+29 Exit Opps with Trusit Leveraged Finance TMT team? 41 3y
+8 RBC Best Groups (2022) 6 3y
+47 HK/SG Investment Bank Rankings 28 3y
+43 Interview Question - Healthcare IB 7 3y
+6 Internship freshmen year at cintas 1 3y
+4 evercore ecm 2023 ft 7 3y
+47 Houlihan Lokey Healthcare Group Insights 21 3y
+3 Switching Bank from SA to FT Insight 1 3y
+5 1st Round Phone Interview with no technicals???? 7 3y
+3 Thoughts on Incentrum 1 3y
+5 Start Up IB 2 3y
+9 HL RX Chicago? 5 3y
+10 Living in outside boroughs (Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn) of NYC for IB SA 5 3y
+5 Credit Suisse May Face $8bn Capital Shortfall in 2024 3 3y
+6 Where would UBS be if all their senior bankers didn't' leave? 3 3y
0 Putting deals on resume - confidentiality 1 3y
+3 How much of your time do you spend on pitch work? 1 3y
0 Need Corporations List with Credit Ratings 1 3y
+29 COMPREHENSIVE PRESTIGE TIER LIST 22 3y
+19 Busier as you get better ? 5 3y
+6 Rockefeller Capital Management Info 6 3y
+23 What to expect after 40 in IB? 11 3y
+12 MUFG Direct Lending & Sponsor Finance 3 3y
+3 Hello to every fellow and long live WSO 2 3y
+7 Most successful and top paying boutique banks in NYC? 6 3y

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 12 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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