+440 NEW Financial Modeling Training Courses 153 4y
+94 Who is the final boss in Houston Energy? (GS, JEFF or EVR) 36 7h
0 Capital One FT 2027 1 8h
+101 [2026 - October] Unbiased Prestige Rankings 61 12h
0 Grads London 1 13h
+14 MBA Rankings 2026? MBA -> IB -> PE 15 1d
+28 UBS IB #24 in US M&A in 2026 10 1d
+29 REGAL IB Thoughts? 9 2d
+158 Most Toxic Groups in 2025 173 2d
+229 Leveraged Finance - A Primer / Field Guide for Students (LevFin-Lab Blog) 41 2d
+4 Cantor SF FT 2027 25 3d
+3 JPM SF TECH 5 3d
0 Seeking Martha’s Vineyard House 1 4d
+7 Kroll LA FT 2027 6 4d
+19 RX Tier List 1H’26 - League table from Octus 14 4d
0 Associate recruiting for geographies not represented at info sessions 1 4d
+3 Grad / FT in London - Tracker 5 4d
+26 JPM LevFin? 12 5d
+15 Dartmouth → USC Marshall transfer 21 6d
0 Recruiting at USC without TFA/top clubs 1 6d
0 Shea & co IB Boston 1 1w
0 Are Mid tier LACS still worth it? 1 1w
+105 Paradise Is Paradise 8 1w
+43 Which firms reliably sponsor for IB SA28? (H-1B/STEM OPT) 37 1w
+3 Citi LA Interview 14 1w
+215 IB in Greater Washington DC 106 1w
+10 Keep recruiting or reset with a UK masters? 6 1w
+10 Possible to break into banking as a jobless 26 year-old? 7 1w
+19 Piper Acquiring PWP? 8 1w
+6 Bofa enterprise credit, Wells commercial banking, and JPM C&SI summer 2027 - hearbacks 2 1w
+414 A Message of Hope for Recent Graduates 35 1w
+6 Citi SF 2024 SA 44 1w
+195 Senior Banker's Guide to IB Recruiting / Group Placement (with a Healthcare Bent) 35 2w
+36 If Investment Banks Were Divorced Dads 12 2w
+19 SF vs NY in today's environment? 5 2w
+35 Q&A | Incoming Associate, Bulge Bracket, Career switcher (tech sales/BD → MBA → BB TMT IB), return offer | (6 years in Tech/Accounting) 6 2w
+2 Summer 2027 Raine vs JPM SF Tech Coverage? 4 2w
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0 Insight on HL ADG in LA? 1 2w
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+22 HELP: MS GCM vs JPM Investment Management 10 2w
+6 Ft partners SF full time 11 2w
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+6 Moelis SF Business Services FT 10 2w
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+9 Barclays Strike 3 2w
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+62 Are Canadians still get jobs in the US? 41 3w
+34 MM IB --> NYC IB? 17 3w
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+6 Goldman Seattle 5 3w
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+6 MS Menlo Park ECM 8 3w
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+250 White women don’t deserve DEI Benefits 87 3w
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+12 BofA SF FSG Summer ‘28 5 3w
+6 DB SF SA27 5 3w
0 Wells Fargo TMT 1 3w
+12 Negotiating VP Offer I Don’t Really Want 1 3w
+267 Where does Stern really lie? 114 4w
+20 USC Marshall Thoughts? 17 4w
+12 Citi Industrials (M&M) LA vs. Goldman Industrials Chicago 5 4w
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+4 Evercore SA28 10 1mo
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+27 GS TMT SF vs PJT M&A NY vs LAZ M&A NY 21 1mo
0 Shea & Co FT 2027 0 1mo
+215 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 87 1mo
+267 [Early 2026] The Definitive and Data-Driven Healthcare IB Group Rankings (Biopharma + Broader HC) 65 1mo
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+166 As Lehman people reconvene at UBS, Barclays needs to hire (2023) 23 1mo
+31 Macquarie Consumer, Gaming, Leisure Group 26 1mo
+13 The Actual Case for Houston vs NYC 3 1mo
+45 Misrepresented Houston IB 14 1mo
0 Shareholder/Activism Defense Bonuses 3 1mo
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+346 Investment Banks Ranked By Your Divorced Blue Collared Uncle 30 1mo
+21 Only RX Firms That Matter Really 26 1mo
+14 ButcherJoseph Co Reputation? 5 1mo
+224 Article: US UBS plunges in league Tables, fraction of its former size 47 1mo
+13 SF Tech IB attire 4 1mo
0 MS Tech GCM 27 Fulltime- Menlo Park 0 1mo
+4 Citi Global Infrastructure Finance 7 1mo
+6 SDSU to Investment Banking 6 1mo
+156 Appropriate Hairstyle 39 1mo
+64 FT recruiting Hopecore 14 1mo
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+48 Good MDs vs Mediocre/Bad MDs 10 1mo
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+33 SF Nightlife Recs 20 1mo
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October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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