+91 Leave IB and take more risk? Sitting on $800k at 24 23 2mo
0 Options if you don't get a return offer? 1 2mo
+9 Choosing Uni For IB (Non-Targets) 5 2mo
+10 Balls 15 2mo
+155 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 2mo
0 Big 4 PF Worth It vs Banking? 1 2mo
+20 Honest Thoughts on UBS Tech NY 2026 7 2mo
+6 colby econ (financial markets) or tulane freeman school of business 1 2mo
0 Thoughts on RJ NYC? 4 2mo
+7 Leave big4 FDD for small restructuring shop at 1.5 years? 4 2mo
+9 Vanderbilt becoming the next Northwestern? 17 2mo
+9 SA Overtime Pay 10 2mo
+9 Upcoming Sophomore at Semi-Target: Take a marketing/rotational internship at a Muslim-focused mid-sized firm, or keep grinding? 1 2mo
+13 Moelis Lateral Associate Process 8 2mo
+15 Bayes BIF vs HSG Economics for IB, is HSG worth the extra risk/effort? 7 2mo
0 Need help 2 2mo
+8 Duke v. Dartmouth v. UChicago 9 2mo
0 Tax Return for Interns 1 2mo
+56 Northwestern vs Duke vs Columbia GS 35 2mo
+83 How Bad Is This? Printed Book In Person Meeting Full of #VALUE Errors 37 2mo
+9 IB Recruiting Question 2 2mo
+12 The Lost Einsteins: How Banking's Obsession With the Past Is Driving Away the Talent That Will Define Its Future 3 2mo
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 2mo
+104 Summer Associate Recruiting: GS TMT v JPM M&A v CVP v EVR M&A v PJT M&A (all NYC) 65 2mo
+10 I’m going to ICADE, what should I do to break into IB London? 4 2mo
+87 what does it mean to "spread comps" 86 2mo
+3 Ziegler Analyst Process 3 2mo
+6 How to land top clubs @ target 7 2mo
+8 Ddd 7 2mo
0 Difficulty lateraling from NYC to SF 1 2mo
0 NYC Roommate Hunt 3 2mo
+15 Worth Lateraling to MBB from MM IB? 5 2mo
+25 transfer to columbia? 22 2mo
0 Realistic laterals from a NYC LMM bank? 3 2mo
+10 Auburn University IB Path 9 2mo
+15 MBA-Level IB Recruiting from a T25 Summer 2026 Internship Cycle (Anecdotal) 1 2mo
+11 RBC IB H1B sponsorship 9 2mo
0 GPA for FT recruiting no RO 4 2mo
+28 TCU Neeley vs UVA A&S for Chicago/NY IB… McIntire lockout a dealbreaker? 22 2mo
+6 PJT Strategic Advisory FT NYC 7 2mo
0 Looking to Trade / Review Restructuring Case Studies (Associate-Level Prep) 3 2mo
+6 Full Time Recruiting 2 2mo
0 Preferred GPA for Econ Major 1 2mo
+5 Amherst vs Williams 7 2mo
+88 Accepted into HBS!!! Need Advice 9 2mo
+9 .. 1 2mo
0 Yale spots vs. Duke spots 1 2mo
0 Citi NY worst groups? 1 2mo
0 Junior Summer Analyst to Full Time 2 2mo
+10 Sports IB/advisory, how to target etc 10 2mo
+140 Is Stern or Ross a more prestigious undergrad? 65 2mo
+21 Monograms on Shirt as an Intern - Yes or No? 15 2mo
+212 Dartmouth Partners Sucks. 68 2mo
+36 Incoming Oxford PPE Student → Sovereign Wealth Fund (Dubai/London?) 34 2mo
+21 How hard are SA technicals? 6 2mo
+7 Scotiabank SA27 NYC 34 2mo
+8 Michigan Ross IBE vs UT Austin ECB for IB → Growth Equity 2 2mo
+3 IB Rankings if you actually know the industry (college sophomores please ignore). 28 2mo
+12 Tech IB - West vs. East coast 5 2mo
+1 HL FVA Comp? 3 2mo
+4 JPM Commercial Banking pay? 5 2mo
+15 Sophomore nontarget curious about Junior year summer recruiting 17 2mo
0 Undergraduate Finance Club Tier List 15 3mo
+41 NYU Stern or UVA Mcintire 58 3mo
+75 Morgan Stanley brings back slavery in Budapest, 1.5K for M&A NY work 23 3mo
0 MM banks drug test (HL, Lincoln) 3 3mo
+31 Correcting Summer analysts... 15 3mo
+2 University of Florida IB placements + advice? 3 3mo
0 Any Tips/Advice for Incoming Analyst 1s? 1 3mo
+3 Morgan Stanley Budapest, whats going on? 1 3mo
0 NYU Econ CAS for High Finance? 2 3mo
+10 Struck out on SA 27 recruiting with the BBs - am I cooked 5 3mo
+28 DNB acquires Carnegie 17 3mo
+23 UK-Semi Target/Target vs China Target Undergrad for HK IBD & AMPB 14 3mo
+6 WashU Olin vs NYU Econ 1 3mo
+143 London Analyst 1 Comp - 2024 162 3mo
+10 Citizens SA27 81 3mo
+18 Are Target Schools still worth it? 12 3mo
+7 SA26 Advice 1 3mo
+35 Emory College vs Georgia Tech Scheller vs UNC Kenan-Flagler (Assured Admit) vs Middlebury College 30 3mo
+197 UBS (Bouse of BBs) or Cain Brothers/Leerink, MM Boutiques? 49 3mo
0 first-year IB analyst moving to SF - Searching for Roommates 2 3mo
+5 Thoughts on AI networking tools?? 5 3mo
+10 Insight Into DC Advisory NYC? 15 3mo
0 What are the most cutthroat and divisive target schools? 2 3mo
0 Can a banker from a non NYC office refer you for a role in NYC? 1 3mo
+27 West Palm Beach 17 3mo
+19 Where Can I place FT? 13 3mo
+10 Incoming IB SA running viral rizz content on burner - keep cooking or chill? 2 3mo
+15 Chances at IB analyst aged 30, coming off top 3 European masters degree? 2 3mo
+12 DB groups (NY) - Healthcare rotations a bad idea? Best groups? 5 3mo
+7 GS TMT NY vs SF 4 3mo
+15 Pushing back grad date to recruit - need help 7 3mo
+6 SMU vs Northeastern 7 3mo
+9 Delete 7 3mo
+4 Picking Between Tech v HC 5 3mo
+147 IB Tier List based on Prestige, Dealflow, Comp, Exits, Culture 53 3mo
+4 Will any non-US IB ever reach the level of Barclays in the US? 4 3mo
+1 KeyBanc Capital Markets - NYC 2 3mo
+96 Ivey "Fall Off" Explained 32 3mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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

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

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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