+5 Note to Analysts: Aligning logos on PPT or building a needlessly long formula doesn’t win the bank deals! 2 5y
0 Transition from REIB to Traditional IB 2 5y
0 Analyst vs Analyst vs Analyst vs Analyst 9 5y
0 Investment Banking Analyst Bonus Discussion (Singapore) 1 5y
+11 Publicly available good looking slides 9 5y
+40 International Students - Sponsoring Banks SA 2021 Cycle 39 5y
+44 Just got fired for cost cutting reasons, and told to sign severance package (no bonus, which I would have gotten in a month). What do I do? 34 5y
+63 $10M Realistic? 35 5y
+2 Is VP investment banking and MD - Surgeon equivalent? 5 5y
0 RBC Pathways Diversity 2022 1 5y
+12 JP Morgan Chase Superday Interview 3 5y
+10 Restructuring Exits 2021? 7 5y
+52 Is this a feasible plan to get into investment banking with an accounting background? 54 5y
+8 Analyst Bonus Timelines 14 5y
+2 Transfer to SMU Cox/ UGA Terry/ UNC KF 4 5y
+6 Asking headhunters for comp numbers? 2 5y
+3 Manny Khosbin Real Estate - is this guy real? 4 5y
0 credit research / strategy long term job prospects 1 5y
+21 Recent Laterals - how long y’all staying? 18 5y
+23 Average Preparedness of Applicants/Interviewees 21 5y
+30 HL, Lazard Middle Market, or Jefferies 36 5y
+12 Career anxiety advice for incoming freshmen 5 5y
+6 Using a Target's Existing Excess Cash as a Source (LBO) 1 5y
+15 Credit Suisse Superday 2022 13 5y
+18 Office Reopening and Expectations 1 5y
+4 How common are public school frat gods on the street. 8 5y
+1 GS Summer Analyst 2022 locations 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Salt Lake City Investment Banking 2 5y
+6 Study Abroad 9 5y
+21 HC Banks 36 5y
+12 Cargill -Trade and capital market(TCM) associate 1 5y
0 Lateral Full-Time Hire Group Selection? 4 5y
+6 Pivoting from Pre-Law 1 5y
0 CS Media & Telecom 3 5y
+6 Offer Review Suggestions 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs 2022 SA Forum 4 5y
+15 Goldman Sachs Background Check- Taking 8+ Weeks? 10 5y
+6 Best Dry Cleaning in NYC? 3 5y
+9 How is Investment Banking Different from Traditional Business Operations? 1 5y
+25 Possible for 3.3/3.4 GPA to make it to top IB? 25 5y
+9 Ranking investment research brokers 1 5y
0 Which banks have the best physical infrastructure? 2 5y
+3 GS Applications OPEN TODAY!! (but no IBD NYC option?) 3 5y
+1 Stifel vs. KBW 4 5y
+481 LETS FKING GO BOYS 53 5y
+4 Corporate Credit Cards? 14 5y
+5 How to become a swaggy investment banker? 1 5y
+10 Investment banking is a top 3 job out of undergrad in terms of pay 11 5y
+13 Do you have to physically work on Wall St to say you're on Wall St? 14 5y
+8 Whose Opinion of You Matters? 8 5y
+3 To those that stated they would quit once they receieved their bonus in the summer, are you quitting now that your firm has increased base pay/may increase base pay in the near future? 6 5y
0 JPM RE IB 2 5y
0 How to lateral from LevFin to M&A? 1 5y
+26 Stuck in Internal Audit 4 5y
+5 Can all Front Office roles expect pay increases in the near future? 12 5y
+151 Is a big 4 internship a complete joke? 47 5y
+6 What are incoming analysts doing before their start date? 6 5y
+17 The Future of Hedge Funds ? 11 5y
0 Barclays pay increase 1 5y
+16 WFH Best Desk and Chair 17 5y
+7 DCM/Capital Markets vs Corporate Banking (CIB) 5 5y
+25 GS/MS - Top Group vs "Bottom" Group? 16 5y
+5 Stifel Media & Telecom (NY) 3 5y
+7 DCM to Real Assets PE? 1 5y
0 Ft Partners comp 2 5y
+5 Pls help: How to account for Q1 '21 and Q2 '21 actual financials in a DCF? 4 5y
0 When to start FT recruiting? 2 5y
0 Sick Leave 2 5y
+4 2020A 2021FC(?) 2022P 2023P etc- What is "FC?" 1 5y
0 Associating with Sponsor, Lead Generation 1 5y
0 London IB Analyst Pay Increases? 1 5y
+20 IB Deferred / Cash Comp Policies 5 5y
+2 Opinion about DC Advisory 3 5y
0 Dc Advisory London 2 5y
+79 Is IB not the desired path anymore or are there so many open spots because of dealflow? 72 5y
0 Investment Banking in... Qatar? 4 5y
+3 Salaries in Doha 3 5y
0 Can someone help me understand what this role is? 4 5y
+3 Jefferies Town Hall 9 5y
+41 Meal Stipend Benchmarking 38 5y
+25 CIB In Italy (Mediobanca, Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo...) 15 5y
+16 M&A Modeling Question 5 5y
+401 banker career/lifestyle....not all that great? worth it? 268 5y
+6 Technology Investment Banking - GS/MS/Q 10 5y
+6 misinformation 1 5y
+48 Centerview vs. Goldman vs. JP Morgan NYC? 21 5y
+23 Examples of Quitting w/o Job Lined Up? Nervous breakdown at work 8 5y
+11 Updated IBD Reputations 8 5y
0 1st Year Analyst Housing IB Chicago 1 5y
+25 Restructuring/CH11 - Gifting/Tipping equity to out-of-the money investors 4 5y
+25 Financial Modeling for Beginners 8 5y
+12 Post-MBA IB in NYC (top Independent) vs London (BB) vs HK (BB) 2 5y
0 In an IPO, from whom do underwriters obtain shares exactly? 1 5y
+4 Morgan Stanley NYC Equinox and NYSC Corporate Membership Cost 10 5y
+12 Networking during the Internship 3 5y
0 Is it true that it’s very easy to get fired from a job in finance? 3 5y
+72 Can I sue my bank if I get attacked during my commute once the bank forces me to go back to the office? 85 5y
0 RBC NY vs BofA SF 4 5y
+4 Banks That Haven't Opened Yet 7 5y
+9 SPAC Outlook 8 5y

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 13 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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