0 Have to pay £4400 if I quit within the first year as analyst 1 4y
+80 BB CEO Rankings 25 4y
0 SF HC IB Groups 1 4y
0 Cantor - Top Groups / Exit Ops / Reputation? 2 4y
+32 Advice For Incoming Freshman at a Non-Target 15 4y
+2 Got a summons for jury duty during a rotational analyst program at an investment bank. What should I do? 6 4y
+9 ECM/DCM outside of nyc 6 4y
0 No Finance Internships (Engineering to IB using an MFIN) 2 4y
+7 Deal Spectrum 3 4y
+3 GS Virtual Insight Day IBD 5 4y
+12 Anyone hear back from Incentrum Group for FT? 20 4y
+10 Thoughts on Asking for a month off before starting a new job? 4 4y
+2 Duff & Phelps - Valuation Services Group 6 4y
+9 Preparing for Restructuring Associate modelling test 1 4y
+41 Bad team culture: A vent 26 4y
+47 Wells Fargo FAP 33 4y
+12 Forbes M&A Group 10 4y
+6 [HELP] What is Transaction Cycle in IB? 4 4y
+91 Harris Williams Reputation 76 4y
+12 Career in Investment Banking 3 4y
+1 I've Found A2A Associates to be the Absolute Worst - Change my Mind 6 4y
+3 NYC boutique vs. DCM at major commercial bank? 1 4y
+9 Deloitte Corporate Finance 2021.. 5 4y
+32 Deloitte Corporate Finance IB 4 4y
+24 Do Public IB firms SUCK? 17 4y
+6 Do analysts have more power now? 10 4y
+9 How long does it take to get comfortable as an analyst? 20 4y
+148 IBP Institute Announces Investment Banking Professional (IBP) Credential 22 4y
+10 Group quality vs interests 4 4y
+3 Deloitte Corp Fin Base Salary Bump 1 4y
+10 Should I do my best to switch vertical/sector asap? 1 4y
0 For-pay services for prospective candidates to get interviews in high-finance? 1 4y
+5 GS Top Teams in London 5 4y
+53 don't think coverage groups are worth it 36 4y
+6 APAC EB Exits 3 4y
+41 MENTAL HEALTH | IBD ANALYST EDITION 11 4y
+3 What adjustments need to be made for final year before discounting to the present? 3 4y
+24 Leveraged Finance Associate to Mainland China 13 4y
+8 Stifel Tech Analyst 4 4y
0 MS 2022 FT 1 4y
+2 William Blair Frankfurt 1 4y
+10 UBS vs Jefferies London 2021 5 4y
+44 Reneging IB for Tech 21 4y
+53 IB Women’s Dress Code 32 4y
+246 Is IB the highest paying career right now? 148 4y
0 Satellite office for career banking 1 4y
+258 Who enjoys IB? (serious question) 64 4y
+132 Tell me a joke related to investment banking? 47 4y
+9 Application timelines for spring week 1 4y
+19 A seat at the table 4 4y
+9 BB Corporate Strategy to IBD 1 4y
+14 HL NYC v. Jefferies NYC (M&A) 6 4y
+3 Where did you live as a Summer Analyst 6 4y
+41 Brutally Honest Evaluation 28 4y
+3 Compensation in Europe 2 4y
+22 University of Oxford vs NYU 18 4y
+5 UBS London Teams 4 4y
+16 Staying in Banking: Thoughts? 10 4y
+27 Non-Target Success Story. Don't listen to this site. 1 4y
+6 FT Partners - London? 1 4y
+4 IB to MBA then back to IB? 7 4y
+54 How Should We Think About Prestige? 29 4y
+8 MS GCM 2021 SA 35 4y
0 May 2022 Start - Roommates 2 4y
+7 Masters while doing IB? 2 4y
+3 Can anyone provide me with any insights about Results International? 1 4y
+11 Taking day off in Summer internship for Graduation ceremony 4 4y
+2 South Florida new IBD 7 4y
+60 What is life like in an IB satellite office? 31 4y
+3 Valuation or debt advisory 1 4y
+9 Housing and rent as a IB SA 2 4y
+8 APAC BB Exit 8 4y
+26 Have You Ever Seen a 1 in a 1,000 M&A Deal Work? 38 4y
+13 Not staffed on anything? 7 4y
+16 Jefferies - Houston Energy Group 23 4y
+9 Citi - CMO interview question 1 4y
+12 Worth it to get a minor before graduating? 6 4y
+3 Morgan Stanley Culture, Groups, Exit Opps in 2021 1 4y
0 Is the lateral market still hot? 4 4y
+16 Investment Banking - Personal Trading Compliance 3 4y
+6 BofA Toronto? 5 4y
+3 WF vs. Truist in CLT 4 4y
+11 Corporate Banking (industry choice) vs Investment Banking (Energy) 6 4y
+47 Is Goldman Sachs's NRG (energy IB) still not as good as other big players in Houston for energy? Which banks are dominating? 22 4y
+8 Should i try to early decision wharton and if rejected, early descision nyu 14 4y
+17 Is Corp dev a dead end? 7 4y
+93 What do Investment Bankers Think of AntiWork 32 4y
+11 CCBSI JPM vs. DCM in RBC/Scotia 2 4y
+16 Blair CHI vs RJ NYC 26 4y
+17 Houlihan Chicago 12 4y
+9 Becoming a Great Banker 1 4y
+356 Is work life balance really worth it when you are young? 89 4y
+5 Mesirow IBD - Interview 2 4y
+17 Transaction Advisory to IB Associate? 8 4y
+9 Impact of fees on LBO Model (IRR, MoM) 2 4y
+16 Thoughts on WF’s future coming out of the asset cap 4 4y
+13 Associate Stub Bonus 19 4y
0 Finance Professionals Are Strangely Extremely Aware and Philosophical 3 4y
+57 I Fucking Hate Boomers 7 4y
+22 Audit or BVal as stepping stone? 14 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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