+6 Best Dry Cleaning in NYC? 3 5y
0 Which banks have the best physical infrastructure? 2 5y
+3 GS Applications OPEN TODAY!! (but no IBD NYC option?) 3 5y
+1 Stifel vs. KBW 4 5y
+13 Do you have to physically work on Wall St to say you're on Wall St? 14 5y
+26 Stuck in Internal Audit 4 5y
+5 Stifel Media & Telecom (NY) 3 5y
0 Ft Partners comp 2 5y
+2 Opinion about DC Advisory 3 5y
0 Dc Advisory London 2 5y
+41 Meal Stipend Benchmarking 38 5y
+6 misinformation 1 5y
+48 Centerview vs. Goldman vs. JP Morgan NYC? 21 5y
+11 Updated IBD Reputations 8 5y
0 1st Year Analyst Housing IB Chicago 1 5y
+12 Post-MBA IB in NYC (top Independent) vs London (BB) vs HK (BB) 2 5y
+4 Morgan Stanley NYC Equinox and NYSC Corporate Membership Cost 10 5y
0 RBC NY vs BofA SF 4 5y
+8 How to Prep Before Hitting the Desk 9 5y
+44 What are the best energy IB groups? 41 5y
+19 First gen low income in IB 11 5y
+4 WSO is the family that i lost at birth which i have rediscovered 2 5y
+5 Diversity Programs in Theory vs. Practice 5 5y
0 Can you join as a corporate banking associate with just CFA charter? 3 5y
+10 Drug Testing 15 5y
+3 KeyBanc TMT NY 3 5y
+3 Morgan Stanley to bar unvaccinated staff and clients from New York office 15 5y
0 pymetrics due date? 1 5y
+3 Unemployment benefits after SA 7 5y
+5 Is Assoc lateral easier than Analyst lateral? 5 5y
+12 London Rent Zone 1 7 5y
0 Hoboken/Jersey City Rooomate 1 5y
+14 NYC Vaccine 9 5y
+11 Can I negotiate relocation bonus? 23 5y
+157 Director wants to meet me for drinks but I am not fully vaccinated yet 103 5y
+13 Rising junior wanting to do IB this late? 4 5y
+16 Taking the Plunge Back into IB? 8 5y
+18 In 1 sentence or less, what Finance subfield do I have a shot in? 14 5y
+33 Any Other First-Year Analysts That Don't Know How To Model? 19 5y
+10 CS/Jefferies Drug Test as a lateral? 7 5y
+9 Long distance moving for a job 2 5y
0 Drug Screening (im from a legal weed state Job is not) 5 5y
+22 FAANG Corp Dev / Strategy Associate vs. PE 6 5y
+4 Lazard Rx (NYC) 3 5y
+670 Depressing Moelis & Co. Staffer Email 199 5y
0 How far in advance should I look for apartment? 1 5y
+11 What are the different Latin American Coverage Groups structured like? 6 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets 2022 Canada Diversity Program 4 5y
+6 CS NY or DB NY or BAML LA? 15 5y
+1 Working at BB as SA but have offer from EB for next Summer 4 5y
+7 Apparently Goldman Sachs really sucks 7 5y
+58 Investment Banks in the Southeast 15 5y
+23 Lifestyle as an associate at MM/EB (trying to decide if I should lateral or not...hot market) 10 5y
+4 Never Heard Back from a Superday 3 5y
+3 How does "one firm" approach at Centerview Partners work 3 5y
0 When is the mandatory return to the office date for Scotiabank? 1 5y
+23 IB and SWE: Recruit for both? 8 5y
+170 How to stop bragging about being an "Investment Banker?" 63 5y
0 RBC Canadian Office SA 2022 1 5y
+17 Dartmouth Partners Strikes again 3 5y
+32 Advice for a High School Senior going to Rutgers? 21 5y
+11 MORGAN STANLEY - tells US staff to be back in office in September 4 5y
0 Wimpy Slave boy Gets Demoted at Lazard and forced to suck on lateral offer from Wells Fargo 7 5y
+49 Rutgers + IB/FO 45 5y
+16 Barclays recruitment from Rutgers 12 5y
+10 Engineer PhD to Quant GS question 3 5y
0 GS IBD AFG Return Rates 1 5y
+12 How much to prioritize coverage group for future career prospects? 2 5y
0 IB/PE Internal Mobility 1 5y
+73 Breaking into BB IBD for an Indian. 44 5y
+14 Goldman Sachs Employees Hugging each other in the office as WFH ends (Hilarious Bloomberg Article). Just lol at GS 10 5y
+3 The Chertoff Group - DC Investment Banking 4 5y
+3 PJT Breaking into O&G/Energy 1 5y
+3 JPM Recruiting Process 1 5y
+77 Why is it all about BB/EB on here 44 5y
0 Dinged for applying to two different offices of the same bank 2 5y
+179 School representation on Wall Street this year is shocking 142 5y
+4 Can't Sleep For Shit - NYC Edition 14 5y
+45 Goldman FIG vs Evercore M&A Fulltime Analyst 20 5y
+22 Energy / Oil & Gas Banking in NYC 21 5y
+33 Why Lateral Twice at the Analyst Level? Can it be worth it? 10 5y
+25 Barclays SA 2021 54 5y
0 Latin Spice 1 5y
+18 What is an EB Bank vs MM bank? 5 5y
+8 What are some top MM PE Firms 5 5y
+10 What bars do young finance professionals hangout in Manhattan? 8 5y
+28 Stern vs Other Targets 5 5y
+9 Centerview SF/PA 4 5y
+12 Which London Banks send you to NY for Full Time Analyst Training 19 5y
+308 I acceped two offers (GS vs Centerview), which now to take? 80 5y
+6 JPM NYC Office GYM? 5 5y
+3 Greenhill SF Office reputation/deal flow 1 5y
+13 NY to London? 4 5y
0 How is DB Frankfurt? 5 5y
+4 Intern Nightlife Summer 2021 7 5y
+12 Jefferies FSG NY 13 5y
0 84% of executives say employees are concerned about using mass transit for their commute as NYC offices reopen 2 5y
+13 Adjusted EBITDA 2 5y
0 Lateral IB Analyst Salary 2 5y
+78 Things you wish you knew when starting out in IB 18 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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