0 Accounting Question - Record an equity injection? 10 10y
+10 Accounting Basics - Is this a good book? 15 10y
+8 1st year bonus - Starting in M&A 13 10y
0 Duke Engineering? 4 10y
0 2016 FT Roommate 0 10y
0 Calculating interest exp. from opening balance to avoid circular reference? 1 10y
+64 Breaking into I-Banking w/ NO experience 66 10y
+10 Private Equity Analyst Position 6 10y
0 Need help/guidance 3 10y
+13 Finding Growth Rate from Financial Statements 2 10y
0 STEM- grad to Banking 0 10y
+10 Invited for coffee, but in a different city, should I go? 10 10y
+18 Non-BS EC's that work on an Analyst Schedule 6 10y
+36 General Paradigm of IB/Consulting as Pre-Requisite Experiences 13 10y
0 How to introduce yourself at a networking event? 1 10y
0 Should I include diversity related affiliations on my resume? 7 10y
0 Applying on LinkedIn or Applying on the Company website (or both?) 0 10y
0 Not sure if I should do ROTC at HYP 13 10y
0 Advice for Target School Engineering Grad only offer in Commercial Banking??? 2 10y
0 "Pure numbers" shops 1 10y
+38 MBA Program 46 10y
+8 Treasury (BB) or Product Control (BB) 3 10y
+10 Is buying a sports coat worth it as an analyst? 12 10y
+23 Using an Investor Relations role for IB Internship next year? 6 10y
0 Buy side recruiting..are all BB equal? 4 10y
0 % of Oxbridge students in IB 4 10y
+167 Snitch on Friend Who Lied to Get SA Offer? 96 10y
+31 Do MBA IB associates jump to PE after 2 years? 29 10y
+19 Living together and working together 5 10y
+42 Non-Target, Low GPA, Mediocre Internships. Landed a Tech M&A position. Q&A 16 10y
+10 Training for incoming second year analyst 3 10y
0 Transfered into a top target, don't have a summer internship. Please help! 2 10y
0 Jun 17, 2014 - Recent Market Commentary by James Investment Research 0 10y
+13 Barclays IBD Groups: Power and Utilities vs. Natural Resources 9 10y
0 May 29, 2013 - Here's what happened in the stock/bond markets last week 0 10y
+7 Breaking In - Possible for me to swing IB with this background? 5 10y
0 Valuation Question - What is considered to be cash equivalents? 2 10y
0 Valuation Question - Have some trouble valuing a few BS items on this company 5 10y
0 Valuation question - How to value govt offered exclusivity 4 10y
0 Interview Help - Quantitative nature of the analyst position 2 10y
0 Interview Help - High school junior 4 10y
0 Interview Help - Do I still have a chance? 3 10y
0 Interview Help - Rising Sophmore economics major at a prestigious school 1 10y
0 Interview Help - Some questions? 15 10y
0 PE Recruiting - Top ten PE 0 10y
+19 Rejected by most of sophomore pre-internship programs? 5 10y
0 Quick resume question - Did an MA 6 10y
+12 League Tables - Standings of different banks? 13 10y
0 League Tables - Slightly off? 2 10y
0 League Tables - Certain banks specializing? 6 10y
+104 Why do we lie about how many hours we work? 33 10y
0 Financial Modeling - Expected to come up w/ financial models? 2 10y
0 What to do - Recently contacted a partner 3 10y
0 What to do - Sophmore at a target looking for summer opp 2 10y
0 What to do - Junior at non-target 4 10y
0 What to do - Coming out of college 0 10y
0 Morgan Stanley - Insights on MS strategy? 6 10y
0 Morgan Stanley - Intern program and views? 25 10y
+10 When to negotiate travel expenses with employer 2 10y
0 July 7, 2015 - Recent Market Commentary by James Investment Research 0 10y
0 What should I do? - Attend a freshman program at a BB? 2 10y
+66 A day in my life as a Hedge Fund Equity Research Analyst 17 10y
0 (!) What would you choose? NEED HELP! 1 10y
0 Sales & Trading internship at a BB or no name boutique IB internship? 16 10y
+19 Best Groups in Hong Kong for Buyside Recruiting 17 10y
+24 Are interns eligible for free food and cab if working late after 8pm? 52 10y
0 Need seasoned insight- Hopeful IB 0 10y
+4 How would you answer these questions in interview? 1 10y
+23 Debtor vs Creditor Restructuring: What Is Better? 8 10y
0 Regional Boutique Pay 4 10y
+4 Can you buy your banks stock before starting work? 5 10y
+64 Want to quit, but have no clue what else to do. Anyone have a similar experience? 21 10y
0 BB MO vs. CRA Corporate Strategy Offers 3 10y
0 Non-Target --> MAcc --> Public FInance? 2 10y
+20 Can't Graduate on Time. Help!!! 10 10y
+17 ibanking recruiting at penn non-wharton 5 10y
+32 What's wrong with the Big 4? 9 10y
0 IBD graduates now on the buyside, are you truly happier (less miserable) than you were in IBD? 2 10y
0 Asset backed finance interview 4 10y
+132 Burning out and don't know which exit opps I want 54 10y
0 2016 Blackstone Future Women Leaders Program 7 10y
+16 Georgetown (MSB) vs. Wesleyan vs. Rice vs. Vanderbilt vs. Wisconsin-Madison 10 10y
0 Computer Science to Wall Street? 15 10y
+8 Big 4 or trading / Hedge fund if I want to end up in IB? 2 10y
0 Boutique Full Time Positions 0 10y
0 What internships are available this late? Target 3.8GPA 8 10y
+3 Transitioning from IB to Company Management 1 10y
0 Drug Test - still have not heard back... 6 10y
+12 Sincere NYU OCR Questions 4 10y
0 Modeling question regarding sale of subsidiary 0 10y
+27 That awkward moment when you realise your counterparty is being advised by asshats 12 10y
+32 Graduated college with a horrible GPA as a biology major. What would be the best I could realistically make of my situation? 8 10y
+13 Dug up income statement for boutique I have a chance to work for FT...Am I jumping on a burning ship? 3 10y
+12 How would you value this? 6 10y
+3 CC transfer 2 10y
0 Getting a headstart at Stern 12 10y
+25 Park Hill Partner Pilfers $95MM 11 10y
+46 Help Building DCF Model 49 10y
0 Background check - but different question 0 10y
0 What is diversified industries 0 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

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
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