+39 Cornell transfer 26 2y
0 Would the CFA help me get an IB interview? 2 2y
+17 Looking For Advice on Decision between Boutique IB in Boston vs. CIB in NYC 3 2y
+20 WTF do investment bankers actually do 5 2y
+13 Did I fuck up with mu CUHK program choice 4 2y
+11 Deleteeeedse 9 2y
+1 Moelis - New York - General Info? 1 2y
+1 Barclays Risk Analyst Internship 0 2y
+12 JPM Healthcare SF vs. NY Offices 3 2y
+30 Don't get an MSF if you want IB 14 2y
+5 Wells Fargo CIB NYC FT 5 2y
+3 Aeris Partners 2 2y
0 REGAL Groups in Chicago 1 2y
+14 Your answer to MD asking "what do you really want?" 4 2y
+44 DC Advisory US - Good MM? 71 2y
+8 Long Island City or Jersey City as an IB Analyst? 5 2y
+10 regretting decision early in my career 2 2y
+13 RIP Goldman Sachs - Thoughts? 6 2y
0 Regional HL RX Exits? 1 2y
+3 Solomon Partners having the best culture? 1 2y
0 Baller MDs (interesting personalities)? 1 2y
+13 Advice for a High School Senior trying to break into high finance? 3 2y
0 Better Exit Opportunity to Investment Banking 1 2y
+1 Incoming CS Summer Analyst 4 2y
+3 Canaccord Genuity CG Comp 3 2y
0 Enterprise value 1 2y
+6 Sophomore Year Internship? 1 2y
+15 Big4 Auditor in Hong Kong Interested in IB | Thoughts on Foreign CPA (HKICPA) Relevance? 5 2y
+37 Morgan Stanley Healthcare NY 33 2y
0 Best Boutiques/MM in Real Estate 0 2y
0 Citi summer analyst background check 1 2y
+11 SMBC SA 2024 174 2y
0 Terminal value intuition 1 2y
+1,074 Investment Banks as the Houses of Westeros - Game of Thrones (GoT) 81 2y
+23 IB Hours 11 2y
+14 Is it too late to get into IB 3 2y
+1 Insight on Lazard tech NY 2 2y
+3 Santander FT 2024 19 2y
+3 Update for 2024 Recruiting Cycle: Tech IB Rankings (SF or NY) 2 2y
+6 IB Second Year Analyst - Potential Lay Off and What to Do? (STEM OPT visa) 2 2y
0 Banana Talk 1 2y
+190 Do you plan on staying in the NYC area long term? 58 2y
+12 TM Capital info? 9 2y
+892 Target vs. Non-Target 553 2y
+15 Deferred MBA programs 3 2y
0 Investment banking Paris 1 2y
+6 Applying to both Moelis NYC and LA? 6 2y
+2 IB firms still hiring FT grads 4 2y
0 Wells Fargo Healthcare? 0 2y
+13 Moelis NY MF/UMM PE Exits by Group 5 2y
+6 IB Analyst Charlotte NC 12 2y
+9 Wells Fargo LevFin/REGAL or RBC Real Estate 37 2y
+37 RBC M&A - NY I Hear it is Fucked Right Now.... 63 2y
+141 IB rankings by placement per headhunters - actual data 47 2y
+16 Marathon Prep 3 2y
+3 BofA Lev Fin 2 2y
+1 Flying home 2 2y
+3 Evercore lateral superday 6 2y
+9 Associate Rotation to New York - European Monkey 4 2y
+61 140.6 Miles of Swimming, Biking, and Running - No Training 42 2y
+12 Can you succeed in IB as a momma's boy? 3 2y
+1 Best Energy and Power Investment Banks in NYC? 3 2y
+28 PJT/Evercore/Laz/Roths (London) 19 2y
0 IB professional / MBA student needed for tutoring 6 2y
+8 EY Investment Banking (EY Capital Advisors) 7 2y
+6 Raine Group Pay 0 2y
+113 How to fix slacker reputation - am I done? 34 2y
+6 Do you guys utilize the learning benefits at your company? 1 2y
0 Does lateral market exist right now? (MBB consulting --> IB) 3 2y
+4 Midwest ib? 2 2y
+6 Apply to SA Applications without connections? 5 2y
+19 Switching Intern divisions/returning for next summer 6 2y
0 Odds of Getting Buyside Interviews out of a Canadian Bank 2 2y
+6 Full Time Recruiting Advice? (WF) 1 2y
+6 Senior bankers can’t meet deadlines 1 2y
+19 [Sht Post I think - but not sure] Why Investment Banks Like To Hire Military Vets 5 2y
+9 How hard is it to jump out from Goldman SLC office to NYC office 3 2y
+3 Non-Target to Semi-Target after signed offer? 1 2y
+6 Switching from Goldman Sachs IBD Engineering to IBD Strats 1 2y
+11 JEFF Generalist vs. Specialist SA 8 2y
+2 NYC vs London IB? 2 2y
0 Subletting room 1 2y
+10 Harris Williams London Office 2 2y
+8 2 year analyst no longer enough? 2 2y
+4 Should I be worried? 3 2y
+46 Moving from Asset Management into IB / PE 39 2y
+6 London 2024 SA Progress 11 2y
+27 Starting a Bulge Bracket Bank? 1 2y
0 Thoughts 2 2y
+4 NYC Bars — A1 Edition 6 2y
+3 Canaccord Biotech NYC - Thoughts 3 2y
+12 Macquarie Best Groups 0 2y
+103 How bad is deal flow right now? 84 2y
+175 I drove 4 hours to Pennsylvania for a coffee chat 26 2y
+6 internal transfer to east coast after sa? 1 2y
+5 Guggenheim PUR NY 2 2y
+19 JPM HC Culture 19 2y
+8 PJT NY M&A 2023 Update 6 2y
+17 Morgan Stanley Menlo Park? Culture/Lifestyle 10 2y
+3 Transfer after freshman year affect on ib recruiting 0 2y

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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