+437 NEW Financial Modeling Training Courses 153 3y
+1 Biopharma Groups in NYC 3 4h
+34 Hardest interview experiences? 20 7h
+56 2026 VAULT PRESTIGE RANKINGS 30 10h
+52 Boutique firm wants access to my LinkedIn? 41 15h
+197 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated 79 17h
+74 Goldman Sachs SSG (Special Situations Group) 99 1d
+79 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP RECRUITING 15 1d
+10 Healthcare IB Group Culture/Insights 2 2d
+15 Incoming 27 IB in SF, should I practice modelling? 2 2d
+2 DC Advisors vs Edgemont 7 2d
+408 I work for a shit bank in a shit team and I love it. If you want to have a fairly easy life read ahead! 111 2d
+199 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 79 3d
+22 Morgan Stanley West Coast Offices (Menlo/SF) 3 3d
+39 Investment Banking is Hard 17 4d
+9 Georgia Tech EE / Semiconductor Background. How realistic is IB? 4 5d
+3 PWP LA Update 3 6d
+12 2026 UPDATED CALIFORNIA (SF/Menlo/LA) PRESTIGE RANKING 25 6d
+469 Help! MD is asking me to come with him 85 6d
+25 GS TMT SF vs PJT M&A NY vs LAZ M&A NY 17 1w
+6 Non-target for IB 5 1w
+232 Where does Stern really lie? 105 1w
+19 6 Years in IB - Trying to Figure Out What's Next 7 1w
+10 BofA Groups 2026 update? 19 1w
0 Have no ties with California but wanted to do WC banking - How to justify my interest and connection? 1 1w
+56 2027 SA - Visa Sponsorship - US Investment Banking 79 1w
+26 HL vs WB 19 1w
+32 Cornell Dyson vs NYU Stern vs Berkeley Econ vs UMich Ross 39 1w
+52 Stanford vs Cornell Dyson for IB 54 1w
+72 SF Tech Banking Rankings 90 1w
+5 Centerview 2026 FT Recruiting 1 1w
+30 SpaceX IPO 19 1w
+7 cornell or berkeley for finance 7 1w
+64 Moving to Boston - Suggestions 41 1w
+11 Evercore HC Menlo vs Lazard HC SF 6 1w
+6 Infra banking vs. RE banking 4 1w
+12 Fox Acquires Roku for $22BN 3 1w
+4 Maybe Off Topic, but I Somewhat regret leaving IB, I miss the money. 2 1w
+12 Private Capital Markets 7 1w
+236 [Early 2026] The Definitive and Data-Driven Healthcare IB Group Rankings (Biopharma + Broader HC) 55 1w
0 Tech IB - West Coast vs NYC? 1 1w
+8 Everyone understaff? (SF specific) 3 2w
+4 MS Menlo vs PJT M&A 7 2w
+1 SOS late to IB? 2 2w
+8 Long Distance Relationship in IB 7 2w
+11 LA Boutique / MM IB Recruiting Timeline for Summer Analyst Roles 1 2w
+27 Update: LA IB Scene 33 2w
+14 Colgate vs Claremont McKenna for NYC IB Recruiting 9 2w
+109 [2026] Comprehensive USC IB Recruiting Guide - Clubs, Classes, & Banks 38 2w
+3 Help needed: current SA 7 3w
+9 Strong MM in SF vs. Weaker MM in NYC for Exits? Same coverage group 5 3w
+12 Needham and Co in 2020? 21 3w
+19 FinTech at GS? 11 3w
+10 TripleTree - thoughts? 36 3w
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald SF Tech 9 3w
+61 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 EB IB and MF 14 3w
+17 NYU Math transfer for IB 8 3w
+13 Incoming junior transfer, cooked for IB? 1 3w
+11 Finance Clubs at USC as a transfer 5 3w
+146 Most Toxic Groups in 2025 165 3w
+156 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 186 3w
0 FT Partners 2027 IBD FT Analyst SF 1 3w
+10 Risk Management to Investment Banking 5 4w
+3 GS lead left on SpaceX 3 4w
+7 AI data labeling financial models is paradise 2 4w
+40 Deutsche Bank Best IB groups 56 4w
+13 Top Tech / West Coast IB? 35 1mo
0 DC GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT BANKS LIST? 1 1mo
+9 Daddy Please Answer, Regional Corporate Banking And Recruitment? 2 1mo
+24 Niche EB’s paying a FUCKTON? 19 1mo
+101 Thoughts on the NextEra/Dominion Merger 29 1mo
+31 West Coast Tech IB Exits? 20 1mo
+6 William Blair LA 4 1mo
+12 IU Kelley vs NYU Economics vs USC Marshall - Transfer, Interested in RX IBD 10 1mo
+9 Boston College Economics (MCAS) or USC Economics (Dornsife) 1 1mo
+13 How much does office selection matter in MBB recruiting? 2 1mo
+12 How is recruiting for Boston boutiques coming from HYP? 2 1mo
0 CC student, choose Cornell/CMC/ or (maybe) NU 3 1mo
0 USC Marshall or NYU CAS Econ 1 1mo
+21 UCLA Biz Econ vs. Berkeley Econ for West Coast IB 9 1mo
+9 DC Advisory Infrastructure AC 6 1mo
0 Citi SF HC Superday 0 1mo
0 Did GS really unseat MS on SpaceX 1 1mo
+9 Choosing Uni For IB (Non-Targets) 5 1mo
0 Greenhill & Co. 2026 0 1mo
+151 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 1mo
+14 Lazard SF Tech Interviews 10 1mo
+20 New Toronto Firm Paying Interns $150k Base 14 1mo
+9 $118bn merger announced, and UBS is no where to be seen 7 1mo
+56 Northwestern vs Duke vs Columbia GS 35 1mo
+14 EB Ranks for Comp Only 40 1mo
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 1mo
+3 Acwa Power modelling 0 1mo
+4 GS TMT SF vs MS Menlo 20 1mo
+8 Ddd 7 1mo
0 Difficulty lateraling from NYC to SF 1 1mo
+13 Pivoting into IB feels impossible, what are some alternative routes? 5 1mo
0 JPM and Moelis helping to revive Seattle Supersonics? 1 1mo
+15 MBA-Level IB Recruiting from a T25 Summer 2026 Internship Cycle (Anecdotal) 1 1mo
+6 PWP SF 2026 update 6 1mo

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%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 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 (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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