+226 NEW YORK is OVERRATED 64 5y
+6 Career Advice - Engineer to High Finance 2 5y
+13 BAML Charlotte? 10 5y
+12 Undergrad Choices: Dartmouth vs. Northwestern vs. Georgetown vs. USC vs. Emory 19 5y
+311 30 Weeks Later (Re-imagined) 19 5y
+33 Moving to Charlotte, NC 30 5y
+3 BAML Charlotte LevFin exit ops? 2 5y
+21 Emory vs USC 23 6y
+29 Accepted, but where should I go? 24 6y
+19 Goldman 2021 SA LDN dilemma 3 6y
+142 Your "Target Schools" lists are outdated and off-base 106 6y
+43 Underrated or Overrated (Gugg, PWP)? 15 6y
+27 Well, Sh*t. 7 6y
+25 UFCF vs LFCF vs ending cash from cashflow statement confusion 5 6y
+18 Power/Utilities/Renewables IB 1 6y
+12 Why are changes to non-current assets and liabilities not included when calculating LFCF or UFCF? 1 6y
+12 Greenhill Houston 9 6y
+12 EV/UFCF & Equity Value/LFCF...Why? 4 6y
+16 14$ an hour?? Negotiating salaries in finance 13 6y
+15 Goldman Sachs Dallas? 7 6y
+51 Cuts Across Banks in Houston 33 6y
+57 Economics at UCLA 22 6y
+10 RBC Houston - Back in Office? 9 6y
+6 Deloitte CF SA 2021 1 6y
+9 Charlotte Investment Banking Top Groups 1 6y
+37 Blackstone Tops Vault’s 2014 Banking Employers Rankings 32 6y
+13 Rick Leaman, Vice Chairman @ Moelis, "10 Tips for Success" 4 6y
+80 Resources for finding an internship? 125 6y
+16 UGA - New Target for Wall Street BBs? 3 6y
+9 Any opinions on BMO? 1 6y
+8 Charlotte Recruiting 5 6y
+193 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (STRH): An Extensive Review 104 6y
+95 Unofficial 2020 Public School Tiers for IB Placement 78 6y
+3 Specialty Lending Group @ Goldman Sachs 1 6y
+20 BB & EB IB Regional Offices in Tier 2/3 Cities; Fact or Fiction? 13 6y
+14 Drugs testing and WFH Internships 5 6y
+36 DA Davidson IBD 62 6y
+12 Want to hear success stories of breaking into IB with similar or worse background 1 6y
+3 What groups does Bank of America have in Charlotte? 3 6y
+12 CFA® or ERP ? 1 6y
+163 43 Diversity Recruiting Programs at Investment Banks - The Most Exhaustive List 43 6y
+381 I didn't even know what Investment Banking was until my junior year of college lol (Information is key) 46 6y
+217 DB HR Recommends Exploring "Summer Alternatives" for SA 218 6y
+32 Ramadan Mubarak to My Brother Monkeys 11 6y
+5 JPM Dallas Office 2 6y
+12 D.A Davidson Los Angeles Office 6 6y
+14 Simmons (Houston) 2020 SA 5 6y
+3 Thoughts on Houlihan Lokey Houston Office 1 6y
+173 Net worth/savings of analysts and associates? 232 6y
+23 Houston Banks: MS vs. Citi vs. Jefferies 6 6y
+49 Houston SA Offer: Take EVR/LAZ/Moelis or Wait for GS Process 19 6y
+37 Do I stand a chance in Investment Banking? 12 6y
0 Hou --> NYC 4 6y
0 Regional Bonus 3 6y
0 NYC state tax on sign on 5 6y
0 What should I do for Finance Internships in the summer? 8 6y
0 Is the Internship Worth It? 8 6y
+38 Hilarious - Congress Shorted Market Too 24 6y
+24 Gonorrhea Lectim 5 6y
0 KKR backed HCA 4.6 billion IPO, largest 2 years 6 6y
0 WSO Happy Hour in NYC - July 35 6y
0 Wharton MBA grads and career location 7 6y
+12 Who will be attending the energy rodeo from the east coast? 19 6y
0 Same Position, Multiple Offices? 4 6y
0 Baml 1 6y
0 BarCap Credit Risk vs. Suntrust IB 4 6y
0 Personality differences between HQ and regional offices 1 6y
0 Choose Offers 6 6y
+16 UNC Chapel Hill vs other state schools for undergrad 17 6y
+10 Bankers decide to take their talents to...Cleveland? 6 6y
+5 Chances at Top B-School 2 6y
0 COLA for salary negotiation 3 6y
+25 Banking in the PNW and other advice 10 6y
+22 LA Banking Scene - Reputation & Culture 12 6y
+40 Legal career in IB 14 6y
0 Recent PE recruiting from GS? 2 6y
+25 Starting process in freshman year 15 6y
+18 Which University is the most worthwhile? 7 6y
+40 University of Oklahoma BBA Finance reputation? 19 6y
+55 The Economics of an Unpaid Internship 15 6y
0 Coverage Group in Charlotte vs ECM in New York 0 6y
+15 J.P. Morgan's Junior Investment Banking Program 19 6y
+40 Big 4 Consulting > Top MBA > BB IBD Doable? 16 6y
+13 Cornell Transfer Worth It? 18 6y
0 Switching to IBD 4 6y
+1 Is my cc plan solid to get a investment banking job in NYC, DC, CHI? 7 6y
0 Loughlin Management Partners + Co. 4 6y
+12 EB 2021 SA: How many positions can I apply at once? 2 6y
+12 Is this role FO or MO? Expected salary/bonus? 4 6y
+3 Lateral from strong MM to EB/BB 1 6y
+28 Best Houston Banks for NON-ENERGY exit opps? 11 6y
+23 Advice for 2 Problems? 8 6y
+17 Emory (50k) vs Baruch (7k) 4 6y
+21 UNC IB Recruiting 7 6y
+3 Marshall, McIntire or Kenan-Flagler undergrad for placement in nyc. 1 6y
+17 Cornell CAS (Econ) vs Fordham Gabelli for Breaking into IB 3 6y
+14 IB in Different Cities 2 6y
+70 RBC vs Tobin & Co. 62 6y
+15 TPH Restructuring Scene - Houston 6 6y
+3 Duke NYC IB Recruiting 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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 98.8%
  • 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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