+9 UChicago 3 1y
0 NYC IB AN1 Budget - HELP 1 1y
+51 How much are you spending for rent? 98 1y
+9 Graduating Undergrad in 3 Years -> Masters Program: How to Recruit for IB? 1 1y
+17 London Has Fallen? 11 1y
+9 Sophomore Year Internship Timeline 3 1y
+35 PE-Exit Driven IB Rankings 2025 10 1y
0 Texas Semi-Target to IB 4 1y
+315 Regional Boutiques Investment Bank List by City 545 1y
+18 How is BofA NET-Power lately 9 1y
+2 Does location matter for exits? 3 1y
+35 LatAm DCM Exit Opps ? 9 1y
+2 Lazard Why Group/Office answer SA 2026 2 1y
+19 Exits into Europe / APAC from T1/T2 IB NYC 3 1y
+6 I'm getting a 1% response rate from Stern alum, am I just bad? 14 1y
0 Rbc starting bonus when 4 1y
+14 Medical Issue, Low GPA at Target, Fucked? 3 1y
+3 Del 0 1y
+6 MSWM to MSIB? 1 1y
+10 IB recruiting for internationals 33 1y
+6 No Context, A hypothetical question for investment banking recruiting 0 1y
0 Which groups in Morgan Stanley NY are direct placement? 2 1y
+9 FIG Investment Banking in California 1 1y
+9 PWP ADVISORY PREP - NYC 8 1y
+186 You’re All Missing This - IB & Compound Interest Potential 75 1y
+23 Lateral before 1-year mark? 21 1y
+959 Want to get me on the phone? Here's how - a networking overview. 208 1y
+6 Breaking into IB 4 1y
+14 Behaviour at job 2 1y
0 Suggestions on paths to take? 1 1y
+12 H/W student with 3.5 GPA who has barely networked. 4 1y
+22 2024 Jefferies Bonus 32 1y
+14 Banking in Virginia? 4 1y
0 US Credit Research Analyst Case study 1 1y
+6 Citi NY Tech Verticals 5 1y
+7 Someone sent me to review this as a networking template… kill me now 5 1y
+27 Breaking into IB from law 10 1y
+8 NYC to London for a year 5 1y
+13 Is Undergrad Recruiting a Sucker’s Game Compared to MBA? 22 1y
+9 Advice Needed, Finance in Texas? 1 1y
0 HL NYC Corp Fin 1 1y
0 Better for Buyside - BARC FIG vs GHL RX vs JP LevFin? 2 1y
+119 What Was Working With Mark Moran Like? (CVP/LAZ) 45 1y
+1 CBS or Booth for EB recruitment 15 1y
0 How to prepare for BB internship 1 1y
0 Washu Info 1 1y
+9 Freshman Summer Internship Advice 1 1y
+26 Hiiiiiiiii 15 1y
+14 HK BB IB vs US Boutique. Help deciding... 19 1y
+9 Following Up With Unresponsive Management Team 1 1y
+117 TD Cowen Tech vs. RBC Tech NYC 56 1y
+4 Most Hardo Desirable Banks 18 1y
+12 LMM Looking to Lateral Out 7 1y
+1 Houlihan Lokey FIG NYC 2 1y
+16 Covert Informants at EB 4 1y
+3 Lateral for 2026? 1 1y
+21 TD Toronto group best exits 28 1y
0 GPA - 2025 Timeline Pushed Backwards - Rate My Chances 2 1y
+13 Stifel 2024 Sophomore Explorer's Program as a non-target 6 1y
+11 Associate Recruiting - what bank should I lean into? 2 1y
0 Lateral Move - MM Coverage or Product 1 1y
0 Self-funded roll-ups? 1 1y
+44 How to Evaluate Corp Dev Gig / What is market comp? 15 1y
+1 HL vs Cowen (TD) vs Piper Sandler vs MUFG vs Santander vs RBC (NYC) 1 1y
+12 Big 4 audit to IB 2 1y
+6 Non-target slip-up with no internships, am I cooked? 1 1y
+11 How to succeed in FT 26 recruiting? 4 1y
+7 Middlebury Recruiting? 3 1y
+1 Lateral from NYC to Cali or Texas 4 1y
+16 Baruch chances for IB? 8 1y
+16 Equity Research - H1B Sponsorship 7 1y
+2 Office tour? 2 1y
+6 Best Credit Card for Incoming IB Analyst ? 5 1y
+10 Question about current state of recruiting 1 1y
+3 L/S @ MM Citadel 5 1y
+6 Subletting UWS brownstone room 1 1y
+99 Guide to LA IB Scene (2025 Edition) 39 1y
+13 Former BB's 6 1y
+12 Q&A: Internship Help Forum 10 1y
+43 I Think I Am Regretting Leaving "High-Finance" Track, Accepted "Dream" Corporate Role , But All Has Been Perfect, Thoughts? 13 1y
+1 US Corporate Banking with UK Target Master 3 1y
+17 Do i still have a chance at IB? 4 1y
+89 Would comitting to ATL İB be stupid? Please give feedback. 48 1y
+41 Is IB truly the path to salvation? 23 1y
+1 GS Internal Mobility 1 1y
0 Optimizing for wealth accumulation, MM regional banks are better, change my view. 1 1y
+19 Aeris Partners? 17 1y
+41 3 Tips I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before Starting My Investment Banking Internship 7 1y
+13 Non-Stem Internationals in IB 6 1y
+77 How do you stay motivated? A2A 14 1y
+17 PWP Industrials NY vs LA 5 1y
0 DBD Partners NYC 0 1y
+272 IB SA 2025 thread - Canada 1,081 1y
0 Onyx point 2 1y
+15 BB IBD Summer in Hong Kong to NY Full time 15 1y
+40 Piper Depositories is a Shitshow 4 1y
+4 Northwestern (Waitlist -> Accepted) or UChicago 8 1y
+7 Networking for NYC SA26 -- Generalist vs. Group-Specific Programs 1 1y
+61 Citi - Culture of Groups 69 1y
+26 Bad lateral move 18 1y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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