+5 Highest paying boutiques (excluding EBs) 4 6y
+3 Will most of the 2021 full-time recruiting take place internally? 1 6y
+22 Investment Banking analyst Scrub 15 6y
+467 I F***ING HATE NEW YORK 390 6y
+6 How Well do Diversity Programs feed into the firm? 1 6y
+27 Boutiques/MMs that pay street (@ analyst level)? 53 6y
+219 IB VS. COMP SCI 78 6y
+12 What role do industry coverage groups play in financings? 3 6y
+4 What bank is on the KKW / Coty Deal? 4 6y
+7 Insurance M&A - Financing and Capital Restrictions 1 6y
+18 Onsite summer program but unable to work onsite - virtual intern seeks help 5 6y
0 BAML LA 13 6y
+9 Impact of COVID on Investment Banking Associate recruting 3 6y
+3 Getting ghosted by HR? 3 6y
+68 Rising Junior Losing Hope and In Need of Advice 32 6y
+3 Villanova OCR Firms 1 6y
+29 When to resign during covid 7 6y
+9 Underwriting IPO 2 6y
+9 Thesis in AM --> Interview in IB 1 6y
+11 M&A or RX 6 6y
+63 Moelis NY in 2020? Top Groups? Exits? 31 6y
+33 Where are the following banks in their recruitment process? 20 6y
+24 CFA Level One In College 7 6y
+15 How do you deal with a "bad" analyst? 1 6y
+27 cost of equity question?? 8 6y
+9 Cellphones from your investment bank? 4 6y
+4 How are bonuses calculated? 4 6y
+14 IB vs. PE LBO model 1 6y
+10 BofA TMT SF Analyst Class Size 7 6y
+55 I messed up... 27 6y
+20 IB INTERN-How To Get The Return Offer 5 6y
+42 How is Baird viewed in 2020? 31 6y
+22 FT 2020 : When can analysts expect to be in NYC, given Covid-19 situation? 28 6y
+6 Career Advice - Engineer to High Finance 2 6y
+18 IB vs. Consulting 1 6y
+4 How much can senior partners at MBB make? 2 6y
+20 Feeling lost in the Finance industry - Advice Appreciated! 2 6y
+26 GS Employees - How do you deal with compliance restrictions on brokerage accounts? 5 6y
+118 London vs New York Money wise 203 6y
+15 Why does the WSO community seem to have little interest in working for themselves? 5 6y
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+20 LatAm M&A Groups NYC 27 6y
+9 Transferring Office Locations Briefly for Fun 1 6y
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+13 BAML Charlotte? 10 6y
+42 Why are you doing this? 22 6y
+27 Credit Suisse Pymetrics Test 29 6y
+8 HSBC Global Banking & Markets (NYC) 13 6y
+7 How does promotion within IB work 4 6y
+26 vegetarian bankers 13 6y
+574 IB LIFE HACKS 146 6y
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+22 Pursuing Olympics 2020 instead of IB job...How to stay relevant? 15 6y
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+18 IB --> Quant Fund 4 6y
+3 Role of IB in PPP 1 6y
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+8 Getting COVID 19 During Internship 3 6y
+3 Valuation Overview of Latin American Companies 1 6y
+15 Big 4 NPL Solutions 6 6y
+44 Toxic boss in M&A Boutique: get bonus and run or jump ship immediately? 17 6y
+12 Do Boutique investment banks Like Rothschild hire MBAs for assosciate position from American Business Schools? 1 6y
+11 Reneging on 2021 SA Offer 12 6y
+6 Sales and Trading, anything to learn? 1 6y
+20 Firms that only ask behavioral interview questions? 15 6y
+25 BB Bonuses 2020 17 6y
+10 Goldman fails Stress Test -- this in any way impact return offers? 9 6y
+53 Who’s the new Drexel Burnham? 32 6y
+17 Best role in Capital Markets 5 6y
+19 Gap Year B/C Corona OK? 11 6y
+26 Judgment? 6 6y
+3 Joint Venture filings - HELP! 1 6y
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+17 London FT 2020 15 6y
+157 Liberal in Investment Banking? 130 6y
+26 Are companies willing to sponsor you for a work permit- if you get the offer? 30 6y
+63 Post-MBA IBD associate compensation 129 6y
+209 End of elitism 112 6y
+12 Networking Policy This Cycle for BBs? 2 6y
+3 How to go about interpreting and projecting accruals or deferrals? 1 6y
+20 Doing 2 internships this summer 9 6y
+12 What is Strategic Initiatives in an IB context? 6 6y
+15 Looking for advice to structure: Why NOT med school? (Transition to IBD) 1 6y
+12 LevFin Forum 2 6y
+15 Gap Semester SA Application 1 6y
+15 How much deal experience have you gotten as an analyst? 13 6y
+9 Managing Partner- Division Salaries 1 6y
+311 30 Weeks Later (Re-imagined) 19 6y
+22 Talking to IB Global Head 14 6y
+9 How to use Political Internship 1 6y
+12 Weird Situation - How would you handle it? 9 6y
+18 Pre-2008 Buldge Bracket Rankings 6 6y
+3 UK Government Backed USD Bonds? 1 6y
+16 Which banks have the most politically involved senior bankers? 8 6y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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