+1 Would CFA help to go from MM to BB 4 6mo
0 Intrepid Investment Banking Charlotte 0 6mo
0 GS SA26 onboarding and dates 0 6mo
+9 Lateraling, trying to be Top 1% IB Candidate, how should I train?? 1 6mo
0 Houston 2026 Summer Housing Thread 2 6mo
+1 Citi Tech SF Interviews 4 6mo
0 Greencard Policies 1 6mo
+19 Analyst vs Associate Lateral Timing 5 6mo
+15 Absolute bozo 5 6mo
+3 Citi London - Best Teams 5 6mo
+6 Incoming Macquaire NYC Insights - Prestige/Culture/Comp Question 1 6mo
0 Houlihan Lokey SA 27 1 6mo
+7 Is Big 4 Rx RX IB? Reputation? 10 6mo
0 UBS structured finance 1 6mo
0 Guggenheim Writing Assessment 1 6mo
+20 Show my personality or be professional? (cold outreach) 4 6mo
+9 Tech to Finance 1 6mo
+121 Healthcare IB Group Rankings 78 6mo
0 What hours to expect for SA at West Coast BB? 1 6mo
+11 Summer Analyst Dress code 8 6mo
0 Goldman Sachs CSG Business Unit Overview Zoom 4 6mo
+16 Delaying grad for ib 7 6mo
+8 GS hires co-founder of Qatalyst 9 6mo
+108 Houlihan Lokey as a Career Banker 60 6mo
+6 HL Capital Solutions Group 6 6mo
+20 Johns Hopkins Master of Finance - Help 17 6mo
+3 Berenberg FT Analyst NYC Interview 9 6mo
+13 Mizuho Culture and Exits 11 6mo
+3 D.A. Davidson ECM Team Loses All Their MDs 1 6mo
+9 Why do people join Shareholder Activism Defense groups? 1 6mo
+12 BB Group Decision: Industrials vs. Consumer 9 6mo
+12 [deleted] 2 6mo
0 Houlihan Lokey Superday 2027 - NYC 3 6mo
+3 What does timeline of SA2027 look like at Greenhill/ in general? 5 6mo
+7 RX Interview Cram 11 6mo
+15 Can banks push a return offer back a year? 20 6mo
+3 Best Groups at SMBC? Culture? 2 6mo
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0 Anyone left high finance to move back home - regrets? 4 6mo
0 corp dev > IB 1 6mo
0 Thoughts on BB back office? 1 6mo
+18 Rejected from Hirevue despite MD Referral 9 6mo
0 Will my age be a problem down the road? 2 6mo
+6 H1b Sponsorships - How many people in the office are sponsored 1 6mo
+24 h1b/sponsorship for sa27 and beyond 12 6mo
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0 No Goldman Sachs HV? 1 6mo
0 BofA Summer 2027 IB Internship Applications 1 6mo
+6 What decides Waves for SA R1 interviews 2 6mo
0 Tobin & Co… 3 6mo
+12 thoughts on public finance/exit ops? 4 6mo
+6 Working at a Firm with "in-between" titles - Lateraling 1 6mo
0 Scotiabank IB NYC 1 6mo
+155 Appropriate Hairstyle 38 6mo
+17 [2026] Firms as NBA Players 9 6mo
+478 Intrepid Investment Bankers Suicide 48 6mo
+4 Thoughts on LSE summer program? 3 6mo
0 Tell me about your thoughts in the market 2 6mo
0 How many Mizuho internships can we apply to? 1 6mo
0 Investment/Treasury Roles 1 6mo
0 Investment/Treasury Roles 1 6mo
+21 FT Recruiting from a Semi-Target with a SA offer at a no-name balance sheet bank 2 6mo
+1 UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti plans to step down in 2027 2 6mo
+10 Automation Impact on analyst 7 6mo
+34 Leaning Toward Rice for IB — Want Final Thoughts 31 6mo
+18 Lateralling - Deferred Comp Buyout? 5 6mo
0 Buyside High Yield Research --> RX Banking? 1 6mo
+6 Houlihan Lokey FSG First Round 13 6mo
0 Scotiabank 2027 insights day or actual internship? 2 6mo
+12 Bulge Bracket Corporate Banking to IB 3 6mo
0 Take a gap semester before SA? 2 6mo
+91 deferred tax liability from asset write-up 44 7mo
+6 Houston R1s 16 7mo
+13 REIB Group Comparison 8 7mo
+17 LSEG 2025 M&A Rankings by Fees 7 7mo
+3 Etiquette on asking for referral / pushing application to HR 4 7mo
0 Harvard Sophomore Nepo Burned (Older folks have advice?) 4 7mo
+14 Can I get a job as an analyst in the US? 7 7mo
0 Too late for MM IB SA? 2 7mo
0 too late to apply to 2027 internships in credrisk/firm strategy? 1 7mo
+3 GS/MS SF v. CVP SF for Healthcare Investment Banking? 1 7mo
+121 Why Canadian IB Recruiting is Broken 43 7mo
+15 Prospects - never write yourself off! 5 7mo
+5 experiences with dumb people in IB? 2 7mo
+8 LA vs NYC IB Recruiting 1 7mo
+4 How to Get Small Boutique IB Internship for Freshman Summer? 7 7mo
+9 any benefits to being a minority during recruiting process? 8 7mo
+12 Looking for guidance - behind 1 7mo
+15 WF SF vs DB SF vs PWP SF 2026 5 7mo
+11 Miami IB or PE opportunities post-grad? 6 7mo
+25 Citi London IBD Teams 23 7mo
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+14 Is economics/finance worth studying in UK if you go to semi targets? 5 7mo
+7 RBS/NatWest Group 7 7mo
+5 Rx Teams That Sponsor 8 7mo
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+5 Most Based Banks/Groups in NYC 2 7mo
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+9 Asked for Early FT Start — Can I Move It Back? 2 7mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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