0 IB at MM or PWM at BB? 2 6mo
0 BNP Paribas NYC (DCM / LevFin / PC?) – Culture + Exit Opps 1 7mo
0 Starting my career in Securitized Product Banking - Uncertain about the future 1 7mo
0 Starting my career in Securitized Product Banking - Uncertain about the future 1 7mo
+8 Graduating early, will it affect my internship/full time offer? 7 7mo
+284 The U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund is Paradise 17 7mo
+5 Summer before IB internship 5 7mo
+3 BGL --> GS Lateral | Craziest Lateral ever? 3 7mo
0 Different Group Cultures at WF 1 7mo
0 HSBC SA 27 2 7mo
+1 TD SA 2027 NYC 2 7mo
0 Girls Who Invest 1 7mo
+15 . 8 7mo
0 Truist 2027 Corporate Banking 0 7mo
0 Goldman Commods 1 7mo
+12 Big4 RX -> London IB -> Buyside (CPA or CFA) 1 7mo
+69 Firms as Soccer Team 24 7mo
+13 Broker Dealer Regulation for Your Own Deals 4 7mo
+26 My resume says advanced modeling and I can't build a DCF. 16 7mo
+25 Are Zyns Accepted on the Street? 11 7mo
+3 Piper Sandler SA 2026 - Service & Industrials ? 5 7mo
+6 MM Restructuring IB 9 7mo
0 Driving Safety After IB Workday 7 7mo
0 Baird Healthcare Coverage 4 7mo
+16 Germany Big 4 FDD recruiting already pushed to 2027? Soft rejection or real market signal? 6 7mo
0 Normal for students to strike out at a target? 4 7mo
0 Book recommendations? 3 7mo
+32 Books to read 14 7mo
+13 Investment banking to pharma corp dev? 5 7mo
0 Thoughts on Tidal Partners? 1 7mo
0 Pharus Advisors 2025? 2 7mo
+7 Lazard FSG 9 7mo
+3 Scotia SA 2027 (NYC) 3 7mo
+19 Top Infrastructure/Natural Resources Groups in NY/London? 15 7mo
+14 Recruiting for Chicago IB from UVA? 4 7mo
0 Morgan Stanley LevFin 1 7mo
+6 Recruiting IB FT with MF PC SA? 4 7mo
+37 Is JEF the cockroach? 13 7mo
+34 Ivey x Queens commerce? 18 7mo
+5 . 16 7mo
+7 Company Drug Test - Help!!!? 5 7mo
+38 Penn State vs Fordham vs Indiana Bloomington 29 7mo
+8 UNBIASED IB OFFICE/BUILDING RANKINGS 4 7mo
+6 HL SA 2027 5 7mo
+6 investment banking in dubai 11 7mo
+15 Moelis Culture / Analyst Experience 12 7mo
+72 2026 Rank of Banks Ovr 37 7mo
+5 ChatGPT's minimally prompted undergrad target tierlist 1 7mo
+83 What Bank Has the Most Shills 55 7mo
+12 CorpBanking Coverage vs Underwriting? 7 7mo
+12 Cantor Fitzgerald SA 2027 28 7mo
+3 what are return offer rates going to look like this summer? 1 7mo
+1 Can new grads refer you for FT applications 4 7mo
0 Issues of Graduating a semester late 4 7mo
+6 2025 IRS - Need Tax Advice 8 7mo
+17 Landed an internship - what now? 2 7mo
+27 Is transferring after sophmore year worth it? 15 7mo
+11 Deutsche Bank groups thoughts? 4 7mo
+4 Freshman Summer Internship for Investment Banking 3 7mo
+81 Is early 30s too old to start as a post MBA associate? 76 7mo
+19 Back to Banking After 5 Years 3 7mo
+9 Canada to US 5 7mo
+6 UF Transfer 3 7mo
+19 Am I Delusional for Targeting IB as an International Community College Student? 5 7mo
0 Alvarez & Marsal SA27 1 7mo
0 BMO CB Final Round Update? 2 7mo
+16 If UBS is cooked, who’s gonna take the next BB seat? 9 7mo
+6 Piper Sandler 2026 SA Industrials in Chicago 2 7mo
+29 Lincoln Drug Test? 43 7mo
+4 TD Securities SA 27 11 7mo
+25 Intrepid Investment Bankers LA 15 7mo
+6 DCM at different BBs 9 7mo
+7 Summer Analyst Salary 17 7mo
+82 Elite Boutique Consensus Associate Compensation 65 7mo
+74 IB in Argentina 16 7mo
+9 JEF IB vs A&M PEPI 1 7mo
+31 Breaking into US vs Canada IB 12 7mo
+38 Investment Banking Unorthodox Exits? 22 7mo
+1 Is RBC a BB or UMM 4 7mo
+11 WF Mid-Cap IB 7 7mo
0 DB SA27 ECM 1 7mo
0 BB 1 7mo
0 Truist CLT SD 2 7mo
+20 Insurance Corporate Strategy - Interested in FIG IB 7 7mo
+18 Boston Regional Boutiques Landscape (AGC, Aeris, Covington, Shea, G2, others?) 20 7mo
+6 Laz NYC culture/perks/groups 1 7mo
+21 Exit Opps a lesser known shop [Think BNP Paribas, Mizuho, Regions Finance Corp, TD Securities] 16 7mo
0 BMO Opinions 2 7mo
+3 Lateraling to NYC from London 3 7mo
0 Case Study Exchange 1 7mo
+17 Dealogic: Citi 3rd globally in M&A? 5 7mo
0 Wharton PEVC 2 7mo
+17 Societe Generale R1 -> Superday SA 2027 63 7mo
+1 Best Books And Reading For A Public Finance Internship? 4 7mo
0 Best Books And Reading For A Career In Asset-Backed Finance (ABF)? 3 7mo
+172 Compensation Master 2025 (London) 83 7mo
+9 Solomon Partners Superday 32 7mo
+3 GS Summer Analyst Salary 9 7mo
+27 U.S. Retail Bank Looking to Acquire Elite IB M&A Practice 6 7mo
+7 Question to all the monkeys working in Toronto’s IB scene 7 7mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • 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 99.0%
  • 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 99.0%
  • 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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