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+5 SWF 9 3y
+3 LatAm RX Shops NYC 2 3y
+7 NYC MM HC Boutique Comp 10 3y
+11 Answered 2 3y
+33 JP Morgan Exit Opps to Private Equity? 17 3y
+30 Best groups at Raymond James ? 30 3y
+6 … 1 3y
+15 I Thought Banks Don't Drug Test ANYMORE 27 3y
+18 Want Out, Not Sure How 2 3y
+555 EB is Paradise 35 3y
+7 Low A2A promotions at BBs? 2 3y
+14 Jefferies Exits 2023 7 3y
+17 Sovereign Advisory - exit options 5 3y
+68 Best Energy Investment Banking Groups? 41 3y
+58 My girlfriend pegs me until I get a BB offer 5 3y
+28 Columbia GS Kids = Not Human 9 3y
+9 Info on Raymond James RX? 8 3y
+3 Comp Difference for Jr HF Analyst Coming from ER vs IB? 1 3y
+3 Harris Williams Rep / Industry Deal Flow 1 3y
+14 What is it like working at Piper Sandler? 6 3y
+9 IB Outside the Large Financial Districts 2 3y
+6 Alantra Case Online Assessment Test 7 3y
+21 Southern boutique banking exit opps? 11 3y
+194 Why do MBA Associates come from bad undergrad schools? 54 3y
0 HSBC email 5 3y
+68 Barclays Announces 4 Days Mandatory In-Office + No At-Home Meal Expenses 34 3y
+9 Summer Intern NYC Networking Events 11 3y
+135 3 Top Qualities Needed to Hustle your Way into IB 121 3y
+17 IB from Aus impossible? 11 3y
+15 Best Places to Eat Pizza in NYC 14 3y
+32 Tell me about your friend circle, are they all in finance or also from different backgrounds 18 3y
+2 What can I do without a return in banking? 4 3y
+7 Internal Transfer & Bonus Question 3 3y
+1 Best groups at BAML? 10 3y
+67 Rutgers Networking Call 20 3y
+29 Most Desirable Product/Coverage groups of BBs and EBs in Singapore? 8 3y
+59 Hell on Earth - EB 3 3y
+22 BMO NYC Best Groups for getting into PE 13 3y
+12 Stay in BB ECM or take lower ranking M&A banking job? 1 3y
+3 Bonus after tax NYC 5 3y
+39 Wife’s bf got me an interview at JPM 15 3y
+8 Toronto Big Law vs IB 5 3y
+10 Lower MM IB or Big 4 Audit 5 3y
+3 Real May 2023 Prestige Rankings 6 3y
+13 Chicago banking scene 2023? 5 3y
+4 Pros & Cons IB/ECM West Coast vs East Coast 1 3y
+9 Breaking into NYC IB 1 3y
+27 Kings or Durham For IB 20 3y
0 My VP featured in the final episode of succession 4 3y
0 FT Roommate 2023 NYC 7 3y
+52 Why is NYU Stern undergrad deemed relatively undesirable by WSO monks 26 3y
+23 How do you balance it all? 6 3y
+12 Morgan Stanley SA 2024 Updates - New York (non-diversity) 129 3y
+10 Commute from Central NJ to NYC? 4 3y
+5 Oppenheimer TMT (NY) vs Barclays Tech (SF) vs Roth Tech (LA) 9 3y
+9 PE Investment fund delayed, will lose top candidate to take over company being funded- options? 1 3y
+1 100k Bonus at Rothschild for First Year?! 25 3y
+11 n/a 23 3y
+2 Looking for NYC/Chicago boutique to apply for summer 2024 analyst internships 2 3y
+20 Offer from BB may be shaky - Can I go from LMM/MM to EB/BB later? 8 3y
+9 Leveraging Intern Experience? 1 3y
+8 (:$:$ 1 3y
+37 Can I move straight to MD in IB or Partner in PE after being an acquired CEO? 32 3y
+3 Connecticut IB with Capital Markets 1 3y
+20 Terrible Day with my Associate 10 3y
+3 Moelis ny benefits/perks 4 3y
0 Switching Offices from SA to FT 8 3y
+146 Actual May 2023 Prestige Rankings 54 3y
+19 Exit Opps in Denver 22 3y
+6 BB SF or MM NY 27 3y
+21 Military reserves while in banking? 14 3y
+12 Msc finance hec Paris vs Cambridge 11 3y
+4 LA to NYC 4 3y
+6 PJT no longer generalist? 8 3y
+7 Bofa Levfin Charlotte Capital Markets or Origination 10 3y
0 MM's or Regional Boutiques for Sophomore Summer 1 3y
+3 MM DCM or CFO consulting at FTI 1 3y
+9 Rank these banks in order 19 3y
+6 Lazard NY Groups 2 3y
+11 Everyone says that the first step to a good finance career is investment banking…How screwed am I? 5 3y
0 Australia to New York investment banking 1 3y
+386 Moving from extreme poverty to wealth via IB 39 3y
+10 Moving from Wealth Management to IB 4 3y
+22 IB SA 2024 (NYC) 27 3y
+24 Wells Fargo Securities vs Truist 2021 14 3y
+3 ………………. 4 3y
+9 W-4 Question 3 3y
0 HSBC M&A vs. Middle Market 3 3y
+18 The reality of moving internally from AM to IBD 13 3y
+59 Northwestern Mutual summer analyst 2024 thread 30 3y
+16 PNC Corporate/Investment Banking Summer Analyst? 13 3y
+13 one deal ruining my life 4 3y
+56 Prestige 20 3y
+6 Wasting Time 7 3y
+8 Exits from a Mid group at a Mid BB 8 3y
+12 MF REPE or EB/BB REIB 23 3y
+2 Delete delete delete delete Delete delete delete delete Delete delete delete delete 7 3y
+17 Is it feasible for IB employees to move country without repercussions to career? 1 3y
0 Blair Williams SA 2027 Questions 1 3y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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