+17 Sip and Swing: UpSlide Happy Hour 1 1w
+437 NEW Financial Modeling Training Courses 153 4y
+2 uchicago vs. dartmouth vs. stern 4 1h
+13 BB offer likely at Analyst. Base cut, forfeited bonus, and I’d be giving up scope. Talk me into or out of it. 3 2h
+26 How expensive is SF? 14 3h
+12 Office Location Switch Post Internship-URGENT HELP NEEDED 1 6h
+3 DC Advisory - London - thoughts 1 10h
0 Alix London? 1 23h
+130 Houston Banking 2025 Prestige Ranking 75 1d
+66 2026 VAULT PRESTIGE RANKINGS 36 1d
0 Moelis SF Intern Return Rate 1 22h
+2,058 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions - London Edition 690 1d
+252 [Early 2026] The Definitive and Data-Driven Healthcare IB Group Rankings (Biopharma + Broader HC) 62 1d
0 MS Menlo Gives out Terrible Bonus This Year 6 2d
+6 Infrastructure IB Group Rankings 3 3d
+17 PWP Interview Process 13 3d
+3 Jefferies SF 3 3d
0 Sophomore summer internships? 1 4d
+7 CIBC Mining Banker Robbed by Stripper 4 4d
+6 Santander LA updated info 4 4d
+14 Healthcare IB interview questions 5 5d
+10 Citizens Culture and Exits 6 6d
+14 Thoughts on Wells Fargo SF (TMT) 11 6d
+95 PJT M&A Group Selection 2026 15 1w
0 Thoughts on DB Tech SF for exits? Historical exits? 2 1w
+14 How are remote search fund / IB sourcing internships viewed in investment banking? 11 1w
+6 Boutique IB internship in NYC - 2029 grad 1 1w
+104 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP RECRUITING 17 1w
+205 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 83 1w
+17 Lazard SF Tech Interviews 14 1w
+7 Thoughts on Moelis LA? 3 1w
0 Search Fund Internship View and Frame? 1 1w
+5 Expected housing costs in NYC for typical IB salary 1 1w
+69 The Ultimate Investment Banking Target Schools List For 2024/25 79 1w
+12 MSc Finance School List for IB/startups (from prev CS major) 4 1w
+23 1st Half 2026 (1H26) RX IB & RX Co. Rankings 16 1w
+8 Is majoring in philosophy a disadvantage 6 1w
+46 Cornell (A&S) vs. Georgetown (SFS)... cannot decide. 34 1w
+9 Picked the wrong internship 2 2w
0 Recruiting During Summer Internship 1 2w
+39 Future of Barclays Toronto 31 2w
+176 2024 Houston Update 53 2w
0 VP lateral 2 2w
+9 How to full time recruit 3 2w
+2,091 Investment Banking Interview Questions - 15 Answers to Land the Job 231 2w
+8 HDFC-HDFC Bank Merger: A Deep Dive into Valuation and Integration Challenges 1 2w
0 Houlihan Lokey SF Tech 3 2w
+21 Still recruiting SA'27 15 2w
+13 Full ride to LBS, prior FIG/PC/restructuring internship experience, targeting BB/EB IB or GE, SA or grad scheme? 7 2w
+26 GS TMT SF vs PJT M&A NY vs LAZ M&A NY 20 2w
+77 [2026] Unbiased Undergrad IB Target School Rankings 62 2w
+24 IB target schools and their ib firm counterparts 20 3w
+52 Stanford vs Cornell Dyson for IB 55 3w
+39 Cornell Dyson vs NYU Stern vs Berkeley Econ vs UMich Ross 42 3w
+14 2026 UPDATED CALIFORNIA (SF/Menlo/LA) PRESTIGE RANKING 27 3w
+11 FTI Capital Advisors vs Rx 6 3w
0 Jefferies TMT 2027 SA (SF) 2 3w
+81 Financial Sponsors Group 113 3w
+13 Investment banking in Germany for indians 12 3w
+73 Hardest interview experiences? 47 3w
+5 RX Co - Teneo 6 3w
+12 Private Capital Markets 8 3w
+43 No clubs @ NYU Stern - big deal? 33 3w
+20 Help a Rising Sophomore at Non-Target 8 4w
+167 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 190 4w
0 BOFA SF Healthcare Group 1 4w
+15 Cfa lvl 1 vs Sie Exam ? 7 4w
+5 Centerview 2026 FT Recruiting 7 4w
+286 UBS Built One of Wall Street’s Largest Tech Banking Teams. Deal Flow Has Yet to Catch Up. 105 1mo
+9 Full time IB recruiting 1 1mo
+22 TECH VS FINANCE (Objective Comparison) 14 1mo
+15 Community college to IB. Looking for the most effective path forward. 2 1mo
+6 SF EBs in terms of exits? 1 1mo
+12 Community college transfer targeting MM IB — would love input 1 1mo
+202 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated 81 1mo
+3 PWP LA Update 4 1mo
+8 Biopharma Groups in NYC 7 1mo
0 MS Tech NY v Barclays Tech SF 1 1mo
+15 Incoming 27 IB in SF, should I practice modelling? 3 1mo
+52 Boutique firm wants access to my LinkedIn? 41 1mo
+74 Goldman Sachs SSG (Special Situations Group) 99 1mo
+11 Healthcare IB Group Culture/Insights 2 1mo
+2 DC Advisors vs Edgemont 7 1mo
+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 1mo
+22 Morgan Stanley West Coast Offices (Menlo/SF) 3 1mo
+39 Investment Banking is Hard 17 1mo
+9 Georgia Tech EE / Semiconductor Background. How realistic is IB? 4 1mo
+469 Help! MD is asking me to come with him 85 1mo
+6 Non-target for IB 5 1mo
+232 Where does Stern really lie? 105 1mo
+19 6 Years in IB - Trying to Figure Out What's Next 7 1mo
+10 BofA Groups 2026 update? 19 1mo
0 Have no ties with California but wanted to do WC banking - How to justify my interest and connection? 1 1mo
+56 2027 SA - Visa Sponsorship - US Investment Banking 79 1mo
+26 HL vs WB 19 1mo
+72 SF Tech Banking Rankings 90 1mo
+30 SpaceX IPO 19 1mo
+64 Moving to Boston - Suggestions 41 1mo
+11 Evercore HC Menlo vs Lazard HC SF 6 1mo
+6 Infra banking vs. RE banking 4 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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