+91 Best Oil/Gas Banks 43 4y
+12 What does airport financing look like? 6 4y
+5 Why are you all bad at spelling? 1 4y
+14 Turn me into a beast... 8 4y
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+5 Top A&D Offices 10 4y
0 Is this the best ever trading comps? 4 4y
+7 Alantra in Boston --- Deal Flow / Culture / Pay? 5 4y
+63 Mansplaining or Patronizing? 31 4y
+10 Standing Desks in Office???? 28 4y
+13 Has IB given you the Patrick Bateman life? 12 4y
+3 What can u do or specific courses to prepare for a January 2022 Ft IB analyst role 15 4y
0 FWB 9 4y
+7 Prepayment of Term Loans, RCF 3 4y
+10 What are the disadvantages of working at a smaller bank? 6 4y
+11 Will the stock market be safe the rest of the year???? 19 4y
+18 Associate driving me absolutely insane 2 4y
+3 MM Capital Markets from Kelley 2 4y
+8 EBIT vs EBITDA for Retail/cap-intensive companies? 6 4y
+3 Calculating the IRR with Variable Cash Flows 2 4y
+15 Technical BB Interview: Common questions? 6 4y
+26 Top groups Wells Fargo 24 4y
+3 Looking for books that actually teach you, what to look out for when analyzing financial statements 8 4y
+8 What resources to use for more advanced finance? 2 4y
+243 Request for Mods: Consider adding a Restructuring forum? 42 4y
+12 Question from Bullpen: quality of toilets 15 4y
+13 Why are the PV of future liabilities not included in the EV to equity bridge? 1 4y
+7 How can I leverage being at an LMM boutique? 9 4y
+7 Are FT Partners, Jefferies, Moelis, Lazard, UBS sweaty across the board 5 4y
0 First live deal staffing 1 4y
0 How to get into Big 4 TAS right out of undergrad? 5 4y
+60 London Ranking Exit opps PE and HF 39 4y
+2 GS product and sector teams 4 4y
0 WFH during holidays? 1 4y
+9 Breaking into IB with 1 year of full-time work experience and low GPA 4 4y
0 Jefferies Training Question 3 4y
+1 (TCNJ) The College of New Jersey for Investment Banking FO Role 6 4y
0 Do Minors Matter During Recruitment? Specifically Mathematics, Statistics, and/or Computer Science? 3 4y
+3 When MM/Boutique Biggest Rainmaker Leaves -- Does firm poach new one, or is group toast? 7 4y
+57 Lay of the Land - EBs 60 4y
+2 BB background check 6 4y
0 Just wondering what the actual experience is like? 4 4y
+15 How to find international bankers? 7 4y
+31 Buying rental properties as an IB analyst? 14 4y
+9 Source for DCM deals/Info 3 4y
+21 Girls Who Invest vs Bank of America Sophomore Investment Banking Summer Analyst 24 4y
+7 Rejections Suck 4 4y
+6 Do people with IB backgrounds break into tech? (Studying accounting/economics in undergrad / non STEM background) 1 4y
+10 Calculating Credit / Debt Returns 7 4y
+16 Centerview Partners 2022 Timeline? 29 4y
+16 Spring week - CV and cover letter review 5 4y
+2 Talking to people in their first language 1 4y
+9 Transfer twice from CC? 9 4y
+41 underage/fake ID charge 18 4y
+6 Deloitte Corporate Finance 2022 FT Analyst Interview Process 6 4y
+2 Monkeys, What Motivates You To Continue Working Hard Every Day? 2 4y
+33 Q&A: Non-Target, sub 3.0 GPA to IB 11 4y
+1 Citi M&A vs. Barclays P&U 1 4y
+17 Better to be a Banker than in PE? 7 4y
+3 Very weird stuff happening in my financial model. Can someone take a look? 14 4y
+7 Calculating IRR of an Annuity Plus Single Amount Received 2 4y
+48 Cantor CEO: Burned Out Junior Bankers Should Choose Another Living 17 4y
+6 Corporate Research Team - Credit Risk - Goldman Sachs 1 4y
0 BAML Rates and Currencies Origination (GCM) 4 4y
+18 Climate Change and what's next for a career in IB 4 4y
+4 Learning about financial world and models ? 1 4y
+2 Equity Syndicate = Investment Banking? 4 4y
+42 Evercore 2021 SA - Direct Hire Groups 129 4y
+4 Biopharma Bankers: Private Equity Activity Specialty Pharma??? 5 4y
0 How does bonus repayment work? 9 4y
+10 Execution focused M&A group at a MM? 1 4y
+2 What is the best route into investment banking after uni? 5 4y
+2 CS M&A Product Group 3 4y
+6 Are BAML Sophomore Internship Applications Rolling? 0 4y
0 Santander Rep 1 4y
+9 JP Morgan BA Early Advantage - When do applications open? 8 4y
+6 A fun project ? 1 4y
+8 What time do you get to office/log in? 7 4y
+1 Take boutique offer or wait it out for Jan/Feb lateral hiring 4 4y
+7 When are do first year analysts really "contribute" / add value to deal team? 3 4y
+14 Career Advice - Senior in College 2 4y
+5 BofA vs. Barclays vs. Citi vs. Credit Suisse 4 4y
+5 GS Salt Lake City IBD Sa’22 10 4y
+40 Deciding between BB offers in Hong Kong 23 4y
+7 Non-big 4 TAS in SG vs. Small M&A Boutique in Malaysia 1 4y
+9 Getting a Decent Sophomore Summer Offer as Non-Diversity 4 4y
+112 Q&A: Bulge Bracket IB Summer 2020 47 4y
+77 Did you all really go to Ivy League schools just to end up working the same hours as a sweatshop worker in Bangladesh? 30 4y
+7 Fisher Futures? 4 4y
+1 EVR/LAZ RX Exits? 2 4y
+15 Cannot do IB hours anymore, total burnout - would much appreciate tips 1 4y
+1 Analyst Intern 2 4y
+12 Live in Manhattan or commute? 11 4y
+3 2022 FT Partners Full-Time interview process 1 4y
+9 Top BB Global Macro and Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodity Strategy - Interview 1 4y
+6 BGLCo SA 2022 27 4y
+16 WF pushed return-to-office date 26 4y
0 Direct Lending Shops that Focus on Sponsor Debt 3 4y
+12 Offer decision HELP 9 4y
+3 TAP Advisors in 2021? 2 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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