+13 Cowen vs. Jefferies vs. Raymond James 13 4y
+3 Wells Fargo Exit Opportunities 2 4y
0 Deleted 4 4y
+21 GS Houston 23 4y
+9 Piper Sandler Superdays 20 4y
+44 Wells Fargo Groups 31 4y
0 Piper SF vs Stifel NY vs HL ATL vs Citi Capital Markets NY vs RJ Boston 2 4y
+11 UBS Houston 6 4y
+9 Emory for Recruiting 6 4y
+25 IBD Dallas vs NYC Oppurtunity cost 7 4y
0 Structured/Project Finance Pay 2 4y
+9 Is Qatalsyt Dead? 6 4y
+32 Cowen and Company in 2019 30 4y
+48 Moving To Houston, TX - Tips for a Young Professional 31 4y
+30 Houston Summer 2020 Associate Recruiting 15 4y
0 How do I break into IB if I’m not going to a target school? 2 4y
+21 Selling my Soul to the CFA Institute 1 4y
+3 Where to live in Charlotte? 8 4y
+3 Will the salary bump come out of the bonuses? 6 4y
+50 Why do people treat internship offers like D1 scholarships on LinkedIn? 34 4y
+9 Clarifications about UVA 1 4y
+12 Wells Fargo's HR Screen 1 4y
+4 Stephens Debt Capital Markets 7 4y
+12 50 Cent Tweets about stock - Rises 240% WOW 38 4y
+21 UVA McIntire or Georgetown MSB for IB 17 4y
+46 Stanford vs Duke (full ride merit scholarship) for undergrad 35 4y
+9 Analyst – Structured Commodity Finance  – New York or Houston 1 4y
+9 VP – Senior Portfolio Manager - Structured Commodity Finance  – New York or Houston  1 4y
+67 Q&A : Getting into bulge bracket IB - Ask me anything you would hesitate to ask at a networking session (ex-DB VP) 70 4y
+519 Things Bankers say in emails 155 4y
0 NYC fights. 2 4y
+7 DO NOT CHASE THE MONEY IN FINANCE 9 4y
0 Investments Textbook 9 4y
+13 Should I try my hands on CFA level 1 exam? 7 4y
+3 Raymond James interview difficulty? 8 4y
0 Thoughts on Croft & Bender? 8 4y
+15 Where do analysts live in Charlotte? 39 4y
+9 What banks in Denver have the best deal flow? 1 4y
0 Moelis Houston 7 4y
+6 Finance Career advice for a College Sophomore 1 4y
+134 How to Order Like A Boss 32 4y
+9 Transfer + Gap Semester Am I Doomed? 3 4y
+18 Charlotte IB Information 9 4y
+2 Transfer to SMU Cox/ UGA Terry/ UNC KF 4 4y
+1 GS Summer Analyst 2022 locations 1 4y
+401 banker career/lifestyle....not all that great? worth it? 268 4y
0 1st Year Analyst Housing IB Chicago 1 4y
+44 What are the best energy IB groups? 41 4y
+8 Corporate Banking in Charlotte 5 4y
0 Spencer Ogden? 2 4y
0 7 Mile Advisors 1 5y
+18 In 1 sentence or less, what Finance subfield do I have a shot in? 14 5y
0 Drug Screening (im from a legal weed state Job is not) 5 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
+8 When to start prepping for GE on-cycle (2021) 4 5y
+3 CS IB Houston Exit Opps 2 5y
+4 Credit Analyst/IB 6 5y
+3 D.A. Davidson Acquires Marlin & Associates 1 5y
+3 PJT Breaking into O&G/Energy 1 5y
+77 Why is it all about BB/EB on here 44 5y
+179 School representation on Wall Street this year is shocking 142 5y
+22 Energy / Oil & Gas Banking in NYC 21 5y
0 Latin Spice 1 5y
+18 Sweatiest Banks in Houston? 38 5y
+28 Stern vs Other Targets 5 5y
+13 Adjusted EBITDA 2 5y
0 Houston Roommate 1 5y
0 Baird IB Deal Team Locations 2 5y
+31 Houston Restructuring Exit Ops 16 5y
+8 CS Houston 28 5y
+11 Miami Funds/PE 2021 7 5y
+48 Beware of Pinpoint Partners in the US 28 5y
0 Moved to New City and Done Recruiting Tf Do I Do? 1 5y
+4 Have I been ghosted? 18 5y
+116 Econ at the University of Chicago?? 105 5y
+3 Jefferies Charlotte REGAL? 1 5y
+3 Charlotte offices doing in person SA 2021? 1 5y
+47 Guggenheim vs Jefferies 60 5y
+71 UK Target Universities Discussion Thread 42 5y
0 DA Davidson FT NYC 7 5y
+14 When do BB signing bonuses hit? 11 5y
+4 GCA Advisors (Tech) SF vs RJ (Tech) Atl for a first year analyst 5 5y
0 MUFG 2022 Investment/Corporate Banking internship 1 5y
+4 Rice University Alumni Presence? 8 5y
+8 Citi to Increase Salaries AFTER bonus is paid out in August 11 5y
+7 Wake Forest MA Management 3 5y
+24 Nicest Office Spaces in Houston 30 5y
+3 Lazard MM Charlotte SA 2022 5 5y
+3 Would you keep traveling if training is remote? 1 5y
+18 MSc finance as the last resort 18 5y
+5 William Blair to ATL? 5 5y
+17 Houston Exit Ops 5 5y
+21 Transfer from UNC to Columbia 17 5y
+2 HL Dallas? 4 5y
+12 Looking for CLT Roommate for Fall 2021 FT 5 5y
+40 From US Military in Japan to IBD Tokyo 23 5y
0 D.A. Davidson IBD locations? 3 5y
+35 PNC to acquire BBVA's U.S. Operation - A sign of things to come 13 5y
+96 Oil and Gas IB Future 78 5y

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%

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  • 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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