+12 College Basketball Programs as Investment Banks 8 3y
+5 Citi Houston 6 3y
+16 Investment Banking Analyst vs Private Equity Analyst 4 3y
+23 IB in the Netherlands 5 3y
+3 (Actually Good) List of Banks as NFL Teams 5 3y
0 (London) Debt advisory vs. full service boutiques 4 3y
+25 EBIT or EBITDA 7 3y
+23 Associate -- BB or EB? 7 3y
+22 Will I Get My SA Offer Rescinded? 23 3y
+68 William Blair tech exit opps? 29 3y
+11 BX REPE vs GS/MS/JPM London 4 3y
+4 LevFin Exits (GS, MS, JPM) 7 3y
+29 How Do You Deal With Working On Holidays? 23 3y
+8 Piper Sandler IB 2023 6 3y
+69 Houston Energy IB Rankings? 37 3y
+12 What Groups in IB are Best for Lifestyle/Starting a family long-term? 53 3y
+7 Cascadia Capital: Thoughts on Midwest Landscape 5 3y
+15 Military Service? 6 3y
+18 Green Card sponsorship? 11 3y
+3 revolver calc (with minimum cash balance) 4 3y
+8 Long distance relationship with another banker, lawyer, doctor?! 5 3y
+17 Choosing A College And More 10 3y
+176 Can we start a thread on the pros and cons of different coverage groups from a work / career perspective? 82 3y
+93 How do you stay productive? 82 3y
+17 Product Groups (LevFin, SPG, DCM) Comp 2019/2020 53 3y
+588 How I went from non target 2.3 gpa to 7 figure buy side seat 63 3y
+23 Stop Using Love in E-Mail... 16 3y
+1 Pegasus IB in Chicago? 3 3y
+23 Morgan Stanley Experienced Professionals Program (MSEPP) 355 3y
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+5 Goldman Sachs Coverage Group Rankings 3 3y
+13 Can you write a blog talking about companies in your coverage area? 4 3y
+11 Perfect Business Model 3 3y
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+44 How to type 60-70+ Words Per Minute 61 3y
+29 Places to live in Chicago 36 3y
+5 The relative decline of the M&A banker 11 3y
+10 BMO (Chicago) Groups insight? - 2023 4 3y
+3 Exits for MM/LMM IB? 3 3y
+17 BMO MM M&A Group Minneapolis 13 3y
+55 LMM IB Analyst Offer or Top MSF? 31 3y
0 You LMM "bankers" sure are loud... 14 3y
+134 I made a comps generator, thoughts? 41 3y
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+1 VRA Partners Info 5 3y
+14 OFFICIAL IB PRESTIGE RANKINGS (MAY 2023) 5 3y
+9 Citi TMT - London 19 3y
+120 Why is WSO anti-buyside out of undergrad? 50 3y
+52 Healthcare Services Investment Banks Rankings 67 3y
+13 LOAN SYNDICATION PROCESS 10 3y
+19 I’ll be starting IB FT in a month, do I need a nice WFH setup? 16 3y
+6 Best Media & Teleco newsletters? 5 3y
+5 U.S. Bank IB 2 3y
+16 List of EB/EB/MF Summer 2023 Placements from Canadian Schools 14 3y
+4 How to get into Finance 4 3y
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+18 Mcgill/Transfer to Ivey 26 3y
+21 What are your exit ops if you work in TMT for a MM IB? 8 3y
+11 BMO Middle Market M&A 6 3y
+24 IB opportunities in Alaska? 10 3y
+2 William Blair Chicago top regarded groups and what the comp is like 5 3y
+11 Best Group Vs. An Actual interest 10 3y
+30 Wells Fargo 15 3y
+4 Gugg Moving HQ to Miami? 3 3y
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+16 SIE exam Knopman Marks 36 3y
+7 Failed & Retook Wall Street Prep SA Test 10 3y
0 Any insight on project & infrastructure 4 3y
+49 How does the employment background check/verification process work? 39 3y
+16 KYC (sure) or Coverage (unsure) role ? 10 3y
+12 Raymond James v.s. Piper Sandler v.s. Scotiabank 27 3y
+18 Placement Agent / Capital Raising thoughts? 20 3y
+15 Best EB/Boutiques for Capital Markets groups 26 3y
+13 Has Evercore turned into a sweatshop lately? 16 3y
+24 Is Economics a Good Major? 20 3y
+10 Lateral from Chicago MM IB to NYC BB/EB? 7 3y
+3 DB Chicago SA 2024 1 3y
+14 Anyone here go from IB to Consulting> 13 3y
+18 IB Infrastructure Advisory vs. Infra PE 6 3y
+3 Super Day Travel Questions 2 3y
+65 Best Healthcare Investment Banks by Verticals 25 3y
+8 URGENT - Wells Fargo NY/CHA vs. Raymond James CHI 6 3y
+17 Consulting comp > IB? Nordics 16 3y
+34 Del 25 3y
+88 Which firms still sponsor for IB (U.S./NY) 108 3y
+69 KeyBanc Summer Analyst 214 3y
+8 Best offices in London 13 3y
+6 DH Capital? 3 3y
+19 Is 100k in undergrad debt worth it if I get into IB? 13 3y
+20 Top Industrials Shops in Chicago - Top IB Chicago 12 3y
+7 Piper Sandler Minneapolis HC VS. Ziegler NY HC 15 3y
+8 Anyone here with dyslexia? 9 3y
+126 Banking to Military 63 3y
+5 Raymond James Industrials Reputation? 15 3y
+4 Evercore and Perella Chicago 6 3y
+55 Renewable Energy Investment banking/ Opportunities 22 3y
+31 Canadian undergrad b-schools: Schulich vs. Laurier vs. UofT Commerce/Rotman 39 3y
+3 Are NY roles more competitive than Chicago? 1 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

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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

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

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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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