+286 UBS Built One of Wall Street’s Largest Tech Banking Teams. Deal Flow Has Yet to Catch Up. 105 1mo
+6 Sophomore Programs 7 1mo
+32 Leaving IB for the military and then going back into IB/high finance 32 1mo
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+1,977 What I Wish Every First Year Analyst Knew 177 1mo
+6 Help for learning 1 1mo
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+3 GS IBD Internal Mobility 10 1mo
+9 Full time IB recruiting 1 1mo
+7 best laptop for incoming analyst? 9 1mo
+5 Low FSIQ score (47th percentile) 10 1mo
+11 Incoming junior transfer at target, is IB possible? 5 1mo
+22 TECH VS FINANCE (Objective Comparison) 14 1mo
+3 Scotia Houston 6 1mo
+14 Question about investment banking interviews and calculating present value. 8 1mo
+32 Hours from Analyst to Associate 17 1mo
+8 Del 6 1mo
+9 BMO Mining - how’s it these days ? 7 1mo
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+11 Raymond James Healthcare 10 1mo
+14 Metals & Mining - Investment Banking Exits 9 1mo
+30 Thoughts on Intrepid - Houlihan Merger 10 1mo
+16 How to Lateral Out of a Sweatshop? 8 1mo
0 Lazard Lateral Associate Model Test 2 1mo
+12 Houston: RBC vs. Boutiques? 14 1mo
+5 LevFin / Sponsors at RBC in 2026 3 1mo
+3 Regional boutique lateraling opportunites 3 1mo
+6 Visa Sponsorship 1 1mo
+10 Risk salary in Margin Call 11 1mo
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+450 Tipping MD in 2022 88 1mo
0 Corporate Finance / Treasury to IB? 2 1mo
+3 Houston oil & gas / energy 2 1mo
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+195 Navigating IB ft. DEI Beckies 56 1mo
+3 Moelis: Boston Office 6 1mo
+38 Handling frustration 5 1mo
+7 July 2026 Comprehensive SEC School Tier List 1 1mo
+74 UT Austin McCombs Business Honors Ranking 35 1mo
+12 Industrial engineering major at a non-target. Path to IB? 1 1mo
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+18 SA 2028 MEGATHREAD 8 1mo
+25 Corporate Development to IB - Possible? 11 1mo
+12 Best way to stay in touch with FT contacts during SA 1 1mo
+6 SF EBs in terms of exits? 1 1mo
+12 Community college transfer targeting MM IB — would love input 1 1mo
+17 Amherst College vs LSE 25 1mo
+202 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated 81 1mo
+2 Analyst Class Size at EBs 2 1mo
+3 PWP LA Update 4 1mo
+6 DB top groups true deal flow? 6 1mo
+12 IBD juniors are just a bunch of pampered kids 5 1mo
+10 Re-Recruit Off-Cycle or FT? 4 1mo
+69 Internship offer with prior misdemeanor that was expunged 19 1mo
+13 GS FIG NY Culture 21 1mo
+723 Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever in 2018 168 1mo
+8 Biopharma Groups in NYC 7 1mo
0 MS Tech NY v Barclays Tech SF 1 1mo
+50 GS/MS/JPM vs. MBB 28 1mo
0 Wells Fargo NYC SA27 Intern Group 1 1mo
+15 Incoming 27 IB in SF, should I practice modelling? 3 1mo
+13 Struggling SA - Nervous about RO 4 1mo
+27 Secondaries PCA Advisory Groups in NYC 25 1mo
0 Labor Day Thoughts 1 1mo
+1 EB healthcare groups (NYC) 2 1mo
+316 Stern vs UChicago 127 1mo
+17 Which Path Is More Prestigious??? 14 1mo
+27 Who pays the highest right now? 14 1mo
+26 How casual to be with first year analysts? 11 1mo
+103 Woman who emptied Knicks trashcan on street then stole it was DEI exec, worked at JPMorgan Chase 24 1mo
+1 William Blair TMT 3 1mo
+170 Beware all those preparing to recruit for '28 46 1mo
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+52 Boutique firm wants access to my LinkedIn? 41 1mo
+13 New mentor here! 17 1mo
+74 Goldman Sachs SSG (Special Situations Group) 99 1mo
+9 Barclays vs. Wells 8 1mo
+40 So How Does One FT Recruit?? 7 1mo
0 How to get TF out of LMM IB 1 1mo
+25 Taking over coverage as a VP? 12 1mo
+11 Healthcare IB Group Culture/Insights 2 1mo
+15 Is StreetEasy still the move? Are people who've looked last year or right now secured something through it? 1 1mo
+2 DC Advisors vs Edgemont 7 1mo
+408 I work for a shit bank in a shit team and I love it. If you want to have a fairly easy life read ahead! 111 1mo
+14 UBS "We found your profile interesting..." Does anyone know if this actually means anything? 7 1mo
+33 PWP vs BofA 23 1mo
+26 Current State of UBS in North America 7 1mo
+7 Networking mistake with female MD? 3 1mo
+23 Cold apply for FT recruiting? 5 1mo
+41 Really want to exit.. 22 1mo
0 how to navigate on cycle at BBs (JPM, MS, BofA) 1 1mo
+22 Morgan Stanley West Coast Offices (Menlo/SF) 3 1mo
+1,673 IB Analyst Disaster. 79 1mo
+4 Just signed an offer at Oppenheimer New York 5 1mo
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+2 PTO for AN1 6 1mo
+39 Investment Banking is Hard 17 1mo
+9 "The Art of M&A: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide" 2 1mo
+4 WM / Asset Mamagement coverage 5 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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

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  • 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

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