+23 UVA or Princeton 44 6y
+21 Experiences with Bourne Partners, Dragonfly Capital or Tobin Group 7 6y
0 Houston Meetup: Students & Professionals 0 6y
+20 Lazard Houston?? 21 6y
0 Your Opinion On My Situation 14 6y
0 UF junior 8 6y
0 UC Berkeley Political Economy vs. University of Utah Ecceles vs. U of Houston Bauer for Investment Banking 1 6y
+11 FIG IBD at MM Bank or Private Equity at Boutique for Sophomore Internship? 3 6y
+13 Duke, Northwestern, Michigan, Virginia? Are these schools targets? 9 6y
0 Career Path - My plan 6 6y
+48 Jefferies Houston; other similar boutiques? 32 6y
0 Business Today Conference - Princeton 2 6y
+15 My top transfer list for a job on wall street? 16 6y
0 What is the risk reward decision guiding Goldman Sachs to open up offices in smaller cities? 0 6y
0 Accounting Major - Junior accounting student at Ole Miss 14 6y
+41 Where to live in Houston for the summer? 110 6y
+6 Choosing between two firms for FT 2018, would appreciate help 4 6y
0 Fort Sumter Redux? 8 6y
0 KLR Group in Houston info? 0 6y
0 how much am I actually making? 7 6y
+4 Goldman Sachs Internship 2 6y
0 Recently accepted to medical school But I am changing my career path 1 6y
+3 JP Morgan CIB Risk Summer Analyst (Texas) 1 6y
+11 Citi Energy 25 6y
+12 Full Time 2020 Houston Recruiting 1 6y
+12 *****2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Summer Analyst Megathread ******* 1 6y
+17 Wall Street Prep O&G vs Premium Package 8 6y
+15 Charlotte Boutiques 9 6y
0 What happened in ERCOT? 2 6y
0 2011 Houston Summer Analysts/Associates 2 6y
0 SA Decision 7 6y
0 Banks specializing in Logistics/Transportation 5 6y
+1 TPH IB Boot Camp Interview/what is this? 2 6y
0 Krugman - Degrees and Dollars 1 6y
+10 Best Houston banks for culture / hours? 9 6y
+29 Thoughts - STRH ATL vs Wells Fargo CLT 11 6y
+20 JPMorgan ER vs Wells Fargo Investment Banking 8 6y
+5 IB sector and geographic location (US Only)? 3 6y
0 Internship I should gun for? 8 6y
+11 Wanted 1 Oil/Gas Investment Banking Analyst in Houston 10 6y
+3 Thoughts on BB&T Capital Markets 1 6y
+3 Energy Private Equity - Compensation/hours vs regular PE 1 6y
+3 BAML Diversity Forum NC 1 6y
0 Merrill Lynch Houston 10 6y
0 BAML Commercial vs. SunTrust Corp banking? 5 6y
0 Hello WSO! F500 Corporate Finance Guy trying to break into Investment Banking! 9 6y
0 Netowrking with someone within a bank not IBD - Worth it? 3 6y
+9 Rather than bonus numbers, about weather numbers? 35 6y
+42 Lateral Opportunities "What would you do?" 15 6y
0 JPM Oil & Gas 2 6y
+26 Non-Target, 3.91 GPA, Could Not turn Interview into SA Offer, Now Try to Fight for FT, Need your Advices/Help 25 6y
+12 Third Year, Semi-Target, 3.25 GPA: Couldn't Land SA IB internship, what to do to best prepare for FT IB recruiting? 2 6y
+78 Where should I go for undergrad for the best shot at making it to the street? 78 6y
+19 TN-1 Visa with CPA 1 6y
0 Investment Bank In the LA area 21 6y
0 Macabacus Lite 2 6y
+3 William Blair - Charlotte 1 6y
+7 TAMU bankers out there? 10 6y
+15 How is UNC/Emory/Texas MBA for IB associate recruiting 8 6y
+25 Incoming Freshman Advice 11 6y
+120 An Overview of Technology Media and Telecom (TMT) - Part 2 of 2 32 6y
0 RBC vs Macquarie in Houston 7 6y
+30 Where do y'all see IB, HF, and PE in 5 and 10 years? 17 6y
0 Macquarie Houston Energy - New Management 2 6y
0 ALPFA Convention-2014 2-5 August 0 6y
0 Simmons & Co. Superday FT interview help 3 6y
0 Rising Senior, Looking for help on FT recruiting after 3 boutique IB internships....is it possible? 1 6y
+10 A&D Houston - TPH vs Citi vs RBC 17 6y
+12 Applying as unprepared Sophomore: potential downsides? 1 6y
+12 Would you work for Deutsche Bank ? 1 6y
+6 Houston JEFF/JPM/Simmons 1 6y
+12 Midstream Valuation 2 6y
+56 2014-2019 U.S. Energy M&A League Table 23 6y
+8 IN COLLEGE 1 6y
0 MY TWO-THREE YEAR CAREER PLAN!! CONSTRUCTIVELY CRITICISE PLEASE 3 6y
0 Am I being unrealistic or naive? 1 6y
+18 No Idea what I'm doing 8 6y
0 Difference A&D / IB 11 6y
+14 Better Pre MBA Experience. ? 4 6y
+9 Houston 2020 Summer Associate Recruiting 1 6y
+12 M7 vs. Top 10 vs. UT/RICE 2 6y
+27 Shakeup in Houston 21 6y
0 Blackhill Partners 1 6y
0 Non-Traditional questions! 9 6y
+4 Southeastern Investment Banking Salaries 1 6y
0 Boutique VS. Bulge Bracket in Houston 2 6y
0 DB Oil & Gas - Houston 4 6y
0 Targeting Internship Search 2 6y
0 Simmons & Co. Houston IBD Summer Analyst 1st Round 3 6y
+4 Tudor Pickering Holt & Co (TPH) 1st Rounds? 7 6y
0 Morgan Stanley IBD Houston, TX Summer Analyst Timeline 3 6y
+25 J.P. Morgan and now UBS? What exactly is the state of investment banking... 1 6y
+16 Best M7 Schools for Oil & Gas IB in Houston 12 6y
+19 secured property 9 6y
+24 Non Target First Year 13 6y
+49 18 Months - Need Some Direction 25 6y
+3 Guggenheim Houston? 1 6y
+4 BAML Charlotte Office 3 6y
+3 Citi Corporate Banking vs TD Securities IB? 1 6y
+3 Baird Houston 1 6y

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

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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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