+63 PJT M&A Group Selection 2026 12 32m
+5 Stifel Houston 6 10h
0 Thoughts on Regions Securities in Charlotte? 3 22h
+76 [2026] Unbiased Undergrad IB Target School Rankings 62 1d
+372 2026 Perks & Benefits Megathread (Dinner, Uber, Travel, Gym, etc.): Which Banks Actually Take Care of Their Juniors? 199 1d
+10 Coffee chats in London 1 2d
+25 IB target schools and their ib firm counterparts 20 2d
+71 Leerink Partners Culture? 34 2d
+11 Post Oak Group 2 3d
+3 Truist FIG 4 3d
+155 Top 30 schools by IB analyst headcount 93 3d
+22 Houston Energy Banking Tier List 40 5d
+13 UCL [International Mgmt] vs Durham [Economics+Mgmt] - What's Best for IB? 14 6d
+6 PPHB Houston 2 1w
0 Random college tierlist on instagram 3 1w
+6 School choices best for IB 6 1w
+12 Entering the US IB market without US education 4 1w
+6 Help for learning 1 1w
+9 Full time IB recruiting 1 2w
+11 Incoming junior transfer at target, is IB possible? 5 2w
+3 Scotia Houston 6 2w
+14 Question about investment banking interviews and calculating present value. 8 2w
+11 Raymond James Healthcare 10 2w
+30 Thoughts on Intrepid - Houlihan Merger 10 2w
+12 Houston: RBC vs. Boutiques? 14 2w
+3 Houston oil & gas / energy 2 2w
+127 Houston Banking 2025 Prestige Ranking 74 2w
+7 July 2026 Comprehensive SEC School Tier List 1 2w
+74 UT Austin McCombs Business Honors Ranking 35 2w
+11 Arcadia Capital - Miami Investment Banks 9 2w
+81 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP RECRUITING 15 3w
+26 Current State of UBS in North America 7 3w
+18 MM Investment Banks 5 3w
+10 Wells Fargo CLT 19 3w
+9 Georgia Tech EE / Semiconductor Background. How realistic is IB? 4 3w
+10 Scotia P&U 18 4w
+8 Prep for Houston SA roles? 5 4w
+13 Northwestern Econ VS UVA Econ for IB?! 15 4w
+232 Where does Stern really lie? 105 1mo
+33 UVA McIntire vs Cornell Dyson for IB 23 1mo
+9 A&M NACR or PEPI Better Long Term 12 1mo
0 Wells Reneg Opening for SA 2027 2 1mo
0 Have no ties with California but wanted to do WC banking - How to justify my interest and connection? 1 1mo
+12 Is Bocconi actually worth the money for London IB if my other options are significantly cheaper? 1 1mo
+6 Any info on MS new Dallas office(s)? 1 1mo
+57 DA Davidson IB 19 1mo
+19 WF NYC LevFin culture, WLB, other insights? 7 1mo
0 Freshman Internship, What Responsibilities Signal Best? 1 1mo
+1 SOS late to IB? 2 1mo
0 Which Master’s would you choose for Investment Banking? 2 1mo
+9 Choosing Uni for IB/ finance 4 1mo
+11 LA Boutique / MM IB Recruiting Timeline for Summer Analyst Roles 1 1mo
0 No Freshman Year Internship 1 1mo
+7 2028 internship recruiting timeline? 12 1mo
0 Rice for IB? 2 1mo
+6 Personal thoughts Duke IB 28 1mo
+35 NESCAC recruited athlete - good for finance? 37 1mo
+304 Vandy MSF 27 1mo
+8 A&M/FTI IB Teams 2 1mo
+6 UVA McIntire 2 1mo
+14 MBA? Current big law 15 1mo
+11 BMO Questions 24 1mo
+61 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 EB IB and MF 14 1mo
+4 Is my GPA going to hold me back? 5 1mo
+16 Miami-Ohio or Penn State for IB in Chicago? 16 1mo
+138 Is banking in the south more sustainable? 33 1mo
+5 Banks as Cities 4 1mo
+4 Balls? 6 1mo
+13 PJT Houston 10 1mo
+4 Is Warwick a target outside of Maths/Econ 6 1mo
+6 When Do Incoming Analysts Start Apartment Hunting? 4 1mo
+70 Vanderbilt PJT Park Hill Incident 36 1mo
+12 UVA CLUBS ADVICE AS A TRANSFER GMG VVF 7 1mo
+9 Daddy Please Answer, Regional Corporate Banking And Recruitment? 2 1mo
+103 How Do Analysts at A&M Make $250K+ TC? 57 1mo
+25 Incoming @ UVA, now what? 25 1mo
0 How hard is it to switch out of Houston Energy IB to Industrials/Generalist NYC or Chicago 1 1mo
+37 Top banks for Power & Utilities M&A? (2026) 50 1mo
+9 PJT Houston 16 1mo
0 UT Austin McCombs Transfer Sophomore 1 1mo
+7 is O&G banking full of the conservative racist types? 13 1mo
+9 Choosing Uni For IB (Non-Targets) 5 1mo
+10 Balls 15 1mo
+6 colby econ (financial markets) or tulane freeman school of business 1 2mo
+9 Vanderbilt becoming the next Northwestern? 17 2mo
0 Need help 2 2mo
+8 Duke v. Dartmouth v. UChicago 9 2mo
+56 Northwestern vs Duke vs Columbia GS 35 2mo
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 2mo
+113 Target schools are boring 29 2mo
0 Pay scale LMM LCOL 1 2mo
+27 TCU Neeley vs UVA A&S for Chicago/NY IB… McIntire lockout a dealbreaker? 22 2mo
+1 Non-target -> Emerging Markets Possibility 2 2mo
+88 Accepted into HBS!!! Need Advice 9 2mo
+267 Vanderbilt Offer Revocation Situation 72 2mo
0 Yale spots vs. Duke spots 1 2mo
+8 Michigan Ross IBE vs UT Austin ECB for IB → Growth Equity 2 2mo
0 Uc Berkeley Econ+ data science out of state or mccombs in state? 1 2mo
0 Undergraduate Finance Club Tier List 15 2mo
+41 NYU Stern or UVA Mcintire 58 2mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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