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+12 Macquarie Best Groups 0 6mo
+6 Asset Management to IB 1 6mo
+214 Alright, seriously now: Stop going to JP Morgan Houston 41 6mo
+97 Rothschild London vs BBs 106 6mo
+1,050 IB Sucks. I'm out 193 6mo
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+190 Biotech finance part 2: valuation methodologies and modeling considerations 26 6mo
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+48 Why are young bankers so miserable? 17 6mo
+20 Need advice from experience analyst and associates. 5 6mo
+43 To those unhappy with their roles, why haven’t you lateraled?? 17 6mo
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+43 portfolio manager vs md (ibd) salary 29 6mo
+494 Q&A: Consistent Top Bucket IB Analyst 70 6mo
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+100 London Analyst Comp - 75% lost to Taxes, Expenses & Rent *UPDATED* 65 6mo
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+79 How to Obtain a Sophomore Summer Boutique IB Internship 20 6mo
+12 Avg salary IB UniCredit Italia? 1 6mo
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+1 JPM CHICAGO drug test 3 7mo
+12 Messed Around in HS what now 13 7mo
+26 Texas Landscape for IB? 25 7mo
+6 Lehman Menlo Park, CA vs Los Angeles vs Chicago vs Houston? 5 7mo
+57 Tier 1 PCA/Secondary Advisory 91 7mo
+8 Wells Fargo Healthcare 7 7mo
+22 Private Capital Advisory (Secondaries) interview 23 7mo
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+190 Blacklisted by an IB firm for misspelling firm's name in email 63 7mo
+41 Intriguing Technical Question 18 7mo
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+67 Breaking into IB: Toronto, Canada 32 7mo
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+9 Eastdil Secured Starting Salaries ($80K + Discretionary Bonus seems low??) 6 7mo
+160 Canada IB vs PE Comp Megathread 151 7mo
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+3 Piper Sandler Healthcare - Chicago 1 7mo
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+26 Harvard, Yale, Duke, UMich, & More Want to Meet You! 1 8mo
+17 Am I screwed after PIP? 16 8mo
+34 IBD Ranking NY vs. London 18 8mo
+9 Evercore London 10 8mo
+88 Canada IB Pay Increase? 121 8mo
+35 Michigan Boutiques 73 8mo
+21 Modeling Test - Big 4 Infra? 20 8mo
+10 Anyone heard of Crosstree Capital? (FL bank) 14 8mo
+3 Series Exams - Banks Requiring Them for Analysts 7 8mo
+8 Bloomberg: Credit Suisse topples UBS 1 8mo
+17 CIT Group Questions 36 8mo
+3 Return Offer Rate for Raymond James 2 8mo
+18 Very Underpaid… 29 8mo
+162 2 months in and I want to quit 31 8mo
+17 Stifel comp in London 25 8mo
+1 Chicago Regional/Boutique IB Shops 1 8mo
+111 Securitization - The hidden gem of IB? 84 8mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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