+437 NEW Financial Modeling Training Courses 153 3y
+6 Strong MM in SF vs. Weaker MM in NYC for Exits? Same coverage group 1 3h
+10 Colgate vs Claremont McKenna for NYC IB Recruiting 4 5h
+3 Help needed: current SA 6 11h
+10 TripleTree - thoughts? 36 12h
+10 Finance Clubs at USC as a transfer 5 2d
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald SF Tech 9 2d
+61 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 EB IB and MF 14 2d
+227 [Early 2026] The Definitive and Data-Driven Healthcare IB Group Rankings (Biopharma + Broader HC) 49 2d
+17 NYU Math transfer for IB 8 3d
+6 Healthcare IB Group Culture/Insights 1 3d
+13 Incoming junior transfer, cooked for IB? 1 3d
+144 Most Toxic Groups in 2025 165 3d
+156 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 186 3d
0 FT Partners 2027 IBD FT Analyst SF 1 4d
+10 Risk Management to Investment Banking 5 5d
+3 GS lead left on SpaceX 3 5d
+7 AI data labeling financial models is paradise 2 5d
+40 Deutsche Bank Best IB groups 56 6d
+13 Top Tech / West Coast IB? 35 1w
+170 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 67 1w
+56 2027 SA - Visa Sponsorship - US Investment Banking 78 1w
0 DC GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT BANKS LIST? 1 1w
+9 Daddy Please Answer, Regional Corporate Banking And Recruitment? 2 1w
+23 Niche EB’s paying a FUCKTON? 19 1w
+101 Thoughts on the NextEra/Dominion Merger 30 1w
+31 West Coast Tech IB Exits? 20 1w
+30 SpaceX IPO 18 1w
+6 William Blair LA 4 1w
+12 IU Kelley vs NYU Economics vs USC Marshall - Transfer, Interested in RX IBD 10 1w
+9 Boston College Economics (MCAS) or USC Economics (Dornsife) 1 1w
0 PWP LA Update 1 1w
+13 How much does office selection matter in MBB recruiting? 2 1w
+12 How is recruiting for Boston boutiques coming from HYP? 2 1w
0 CC student, choose Cornell/CMC/ or (maybe) NU 3 2w
0 USC Marshall or NYU CAS Econ 1 2w
+21 UCLA Biz Econ vs. Berkeley Econ for West Coast IB 9 2w
+7 Modelling test Infrastructure (90 min) - DC Advisory 10 2w
+9 DC Advisory Infrastructure AC 6 2w
0 Citi SF HC Superday 0 2w
0 Did GS really unseat MS on SpaceX 1 2w
+9 Choosing Uni For IB (Non-Targets) 5 2w
0 Greenhill & Co. 2026 0 2w
+150 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 2w
+14 Lazard SF Tech Interviews 10 2w
+20 New Toronto Firm Paying Interns $150k Base 14 2w
+9 $118bn merger announced, and UBS is no where to be seen 7 2w
+56 Northwestern vs Duke vs Columbia GS 35 2w
+14 EB Ranks for Comp Only 40 2w
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 2w
+3 Acwa Power modelling 0 2w
+4 GS TMT SF vs MS Menlo 20 2w
+8 Re-recruiting for FT during summer internship 7 2w
0 Difficulty lateraling from NYC to SF 1 2w
+13 Pivoting into IB feels impossible, what are some alternative routes? 5 2w
0 JPM and Moelis helping to revive Seattle Supersonics? 1 2w
+15 MBA-Level IB Recruiting from a T25 Summer 2026 Internship Cycle (Anecdotal) 1 3w
+6 PWP SF 2026 update 6 3w
0 Does DC Advisory Sponsor H1b? 2 3w
+47 Investment banking in Russia 82 3w
+11 Best bank/FIG modeling course? 17 3w
+11 FTI Capital Advisors vs Rx 5 3w
+14 UC Berkeley versus Northwestern 10 3w
0 Is River 2 River Reality fake? 1 3w
+2 Non-target for IB 3 3w
+1 IB Rankings if you actually know the industry (college sophomores please ignore). 28 3w
+12 Tech IB - West vs. East coast 5 3w
+1 HL FVA Comp? 3 3w
0 Uc Berkeley Econ+ data science out of state or mccombs in state? 1 3w
+109 [2026] Comprehensive USC IB Recruiting Guide - Clubs, Classes, & Banks 36 4w
0 SF IB SA THC testing 2 4w
+7 dropping major after offer 9 4w
+23 UK-Semi Target/Target vs China Target Undergrad for HK IBD & AMPB 14 4w
+1 Evercore 2026 Return Offer Rate 1 4w
+9 Tulane Finance vs UCSB Econ/Accounting as an SBCC transfer? 1 1mo
+143 London Analyst 1 Comp - 2024 162 1mo
+4 PWP LA vs Santander LA vs JPM LA 2 1mo
+52 Stanford vs Cornell Dyson for IB 51 1mo
0 gs tmt vs ms menlo - m&a? 2 1mo
0 first-year IB analyst moving to SF - Searching for Roommates 2 1mo
+19 Analyst Housing in SF 6 1mo
+3 Baird Superday 7 1mo
+10 Insight Into DC Advisory NYC? 15 1mo
0 Can a banker from a non NYC office refer you for a role in NYC? 1 1mo
+8 Rothschild & Co: Debt Advisory & Restructuring 15 1mo
+68 Queen's Commerce or Waterloo AFM 55 1mo
+142 Stanford or UVA full-ride (undergrad) for IB/Buyside? 59 1mo
+7 GS TMT NY vs SF 4 1mo
+15 Pushing back grad date to recruit - need help 7 1mo
+4 SMU vs Northeastern 7 1mo
+9 Delete 7 1mo
+28 Two offers: DC Advisory vs Nomura GII Digital Infra, guidance/help please 12 1mo
+146 IB Tier List based on Prestige, Dealflow, Comp, Exits, Culture 53 1mo
+95 Ivey "Fall Off" Explained 32 1mo
+3 Keybanc Tech vs Oppenheimer Tech 3 1mo
+18 GS TMT SF vs PJT M&A NY vs LAZ M&A NY 16 1mo
+9 MSF + MBA? 1 1mo
+31 Cornell Dyson vs NYU Stern vs Berkeley Econ vs UMich Ross 34 1mo
0 Berkeley Econ vs UCLA Biz Econ for IB recruiting? 1 1mo
+19 IB Recruiting Advice 7 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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