+1 How to get sponsorship from firm for Series 7 1 4y
+14 RX Question about holding company vs. operating company 5 4y
+7 IB Salaries in Scandinavia? 1 4y
+15 Just hit the desk, no idea what to do? 24 4y
+74 Jefferies vs RBC vs DB vs Houlihan Lokey 77 4y
+4 GS Lev Fun hours 7 4y
+75 “Sweatshop” Hours 58 4y
0 Okk hhhh 10 4y
+17 I am acquainted with a JPM MD, who suggested we should talk. As a college student how much authority does a JPM MD have in hiring interns? 17 4y
+3 Citigroup 1 4y
+6 Jefferies Richmond? 2 4y
0 How much travelling in EMEA DCM being based in London? 1 4y
+1 Family Business Dilemma 1 4y
+4 Private banking looked down upon 2 4y
+1 In-Person Group Placement 10 4y
+10 0 respect for your weekends? 4 4y
0 Hardware/Software 1 4y
+14 FT Top BB Tech Coverage in SF or FT Tech PE MF Analyst SF 5 4y
+16 Resources to Learn About FinTech (For IB) 4 4y
+4 To those of you who stayed in banking, why and are you happy with your decision? 5 4y
+91 EB Salary Raises 94 4y
+12 Exits from Top Tech Groups 1 4y
+19 How much to spend on rent as SA in NYC? 14 4y
+13 BC IBA 9 4y
0 $750 billion in dry powder for growth investments - where is it coming from? 1 4y
+162 Waking up in the morning (recommendations) 78 4y
+4 Do A2A get signing/promotion bonuses? 3 4y
+17 Peakstone 6 4y
+10 Columbia SEAS vs College? 5 4y
+6 UBS 2021 Group Rankings (NYC) 3 4y
+12 Best Media focused TMT Groups / Banks in 2021? 9 4y
+5 Holiday season as a junior banker 9 4y
+12 London IB Salary Increase 15 4y
0 Nomura FT Analyst 2022 26 4y
+37 Easy to be antisocial in IB 6 4y
+51 MD hired a completely incompetent analyst who I'm now stuck with 15 4y
+2 How hard have you worked? 5 4y
+6 EB / BB compensation in Toronto? 10 4y
+21 Australia Investment Banking Scene 35 4y
+14 Pain in forearms / hands 33 4y
+3 Restructuring League Tables 2019 3 4y
+20 I need to decide 12 4y
+21 BofA Houston Work Culture/Deal Flow? 3 4y
+29 Staying fit and running in banking? 14 4y
+17 London vs Chicago (or even NYC) 7 4y
+115 Analyst Cars 95 4y
0 Hardware/Software General Trends? 4 4y
+5 When does Goldman Sach's Virtual Insight Series open? 7 4y
+7 Financial due diligence senior associate (accounting firm you never heard of) looking to lateral to IB would like advice 7 4y
0 fmva for financial modeling 1 4y
0 SocGen LevFin vs Healthcare Boutique? 1 4y
+27 Interview Series #1 - Banker Turned Real Estate Entrepreneur 5 4y
+34 PE Shops Staying Lean - What it May Mean for Bankers 6 4y
+4 SPAC M&A Group 9 4y
+347 My junior monkeys, want real change? 53 4y
+3 Blair SF vs Blair Chicago 3 4y
+5 One C on transcript after BB offer 3 4y
+9 Working less than 70 hours a week? 2 4y
+14 Separation Agreements - Anyone gone through this before? 3 4y
+7 Thoughts on TD Securities in the US? 16 4y
+3 Healthcare IB at BB in SF 1 4y
+99 What is the downside (if any) of Chicago IB? 44 4y
+43 Elite Boutique Hours & Culture 42 4y
+41 Crucial Freshman Summer? 40 4y
+40 Levered Investing in My Personal Account? 64 4y
+16 JP Morgan Summer Intern Problem (NYC) 14 4y
+9 Employee did not answer introductory email. How to follow up? 4 4y
+16 Risk Management 2 4y
+127 Brain drain in finance? 60 4y
0 How do you organize your work files? 1 4y
+38 Right out of undergrad : BB IB or MM PE ? 15 4y
0 Investment banking or asset management? 3 4y
+67 Credit Suisse - honest assessment 24 4y
+11 What Job Is This? 2 4y
+10 Boa off-cycle interview advice!! 1 4y
+2 Stereotypes in IB? 4 4y
+15 Affordable Housing vs Project Finance? 5 4y
+283 Hallmarks of a Strong MD 35 4y
+9 How’s your holiday looking? 1 4y
0 What is IPO (Initial public offering) | ATS 1 4y
+48 Guggenheim vs. SVB Leerink - Which is Better? 39 4y
+10 Ranking the valuation methodologies 14 4y
0 What do independent ECM advisory firms do? 1 4y
0 JPM AHP and ABP Fellowship 1 4y
+1 Evercore SA to FT Conversion Rate 3 4y
+15 Banking in Dubai 8 4y
+9 What are your goals? 1 4y
+34 Struggling 22 4y
+6 Is IB too unrealistic for me to recruit post MBA? 1 4y
+9 UBS vs ROTH FT - London 8 4y
+1 RE to TMT banking pivot 9 4y
+2 Jefferies and Blair CLT 5 4y
+8 Levered FCF - Mandatory Debt Payments 2 4y
0 LBO - Modelling Prepayment penalties? 1 4y
0 How long does it take for BB to get back after 1st round interview? 3 4y
+21 BofA SA 2021 - 'Application under consideration' 10 4y
+62 Updated info on Houston Banks 2021 67 4y
+131 Chicago BB and EB Ranking 50 4y
0 I have no clue what groups are in Capital Markets and Advisory (CS) 6 4y
+6 RBC Mining? 3 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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