+12 Fox Acquires Roku for $22BN 3 1mo
+4 Maybe Off Topic, but I Somewhat regret leaving IB, I miss the money. 3 1mo
0 Tech IB - West Coast vs NYC? 1 1mo
+8 Everyone understaff? (SF specific) 3 1mo
+4 MS Menlo vs PJT M&A 7 1mo
+1 SOS late to IB? 2 1mo
+8 Long Distance Relationship in IB 7 1mo
+11 LA Boutique / MM IB Recruiting Timeline for Summer Analyst Roles 1 1mo
+28 Update: LA IB Scene 33 1mo
+14 Colgate vs Claremont McKenna for NYC IB Recruiting 9 1mo
+109 [2026] Comprehensive USC IB Recruiting Guide - Clubs, Classes, & Banks 38 1mo
+3 Help needed: current SA 7 2mo
+9 Strong MM in SF vs. Weaker MM in NYC for Exits? Same coverage group 5 2mo
+12 Needham and Co in 2020? 21 2mo
+19 FinTech at GS? 11 2mo
+10 TripleTree - thoughts? 36 2mo
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald SF Tech 9 2mo
+61 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 EB IB and MF 14 2mo
+17 NYU Math transfer for IB 8 2mo
+13 Incoming junior transfer, cooked for IB? 1 2mo
+11 Finance Clubs at USC as a transfer 5 2mo
+146 Most Toxic Groups in 2025 165 2mo
0 FT Partners 2027 IBD FT Analyst SF 1 2mo
+10 Risk Management to Investment Banking 5 2mo
+3 GS lead left on SpaceX 3 2mo
+7 AI data labeling financial models is paradise 2 2mo
+40 Deutsche Bank Best IB groups 56 2mo
+13 Top Tech / West Coast IB? 35 2mo
0 DC GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT BANKS LIST? 1 2mo
+9 Daddy Please Answer, Regional Corporate Banking And Recruitment? 2 2mo
+24 Niche EB’s paying a FUCKTON? 19 2mo
+101 Thoughts on the NextEra/Dominion Merger 29 2mo
+31 West Coast Tech IB Exits? 20 2mo
+6 William Blair LA 4 2mo
+12 IU Kelley vs NYU Economics vs USC Marshall - Transfer, Interested in RX IBD 10 2mo
+9 Boston College Economics (MCAS) or USC Economics (Dornsife) 1 2mo
+13 How much does office selection matter in MBB recruiting? 2 2mo
+12 How is recruiting for Boston boutiques coming from HYP? 2 2mo
0 CC student, choose Cornell/CMC/ or (maybe) NU 3 2mo
0 USC Marshall or NYU CAS Econ 1 2mo
+21 UCLA Biz Econ vs. Berkeley Econ for West Coast IB 9 2mo
+9 DC Advisory Infrastructure AC 6 2mo
0 Citi SF HC Superday 0 2mo
0 Did GS really unseat MS on SpaceX 1 2mo
+9 Choosing Uni For IB (Non-Targets) 5 2mo
0 Greenhill & Co. 2026 0 2mo
+155 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 2mo
+20 New Toronto Firm Paying Interns $150k Base 14 2mo
+9 $118bn merger announced, and UBS is no where to be seen 7 2mo
+56 Northwestern vs Duke vs Columbia GS 35 2mo
+14 EB Ranks for Comp Only 40 2mo
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 2mo
+3 Acwa Power modelling 0 2mo
+4 GS TMT SF vs MS Menlo 20 2mo
+8 Ddd 7 2mo
0 Difficulty lateraling from NYC to SF 1 2mo
+13 Pivoting into IB feels impossible, what are some alternative routes? 5 2mo
0 JPM and Moelis helping to revive Seattle Supersonics? 1 2mo
+15 MBA-Level IB Recruiting from a T25 Summer 2026 Internship Cycle (Anecdotal) 1 2mo
+6 PWP SF 2026 update 6 2mo
0 Does DC Advisory Sponsor H1b? 2 2mo
+47 Investment banking in Russia 82 2mo
+11 Best bank/FIG modeling course? 17 2mo
+14 UC Berkeley versus Northwestern 10 2mo
0 Is River 2 River Reality fake? 1 2mo
+3 IB Rankings if you actually know the industry (college sophomores please ignore). 28 3mo
+12 Tech IB - West vs. East coast 5 3mo
+1 HL FVA Comp? 3 3mo
0 Uc Berkeley Econ+ data science out of state or mccombs in state? 1 3mo
0 SF IB SA THC testing 2 3mo
+7 dropping major after offer 9 3mo
+23 UK-Semi Target/Target vs China Target Undergrad for HK IBD & AMPB 14 3mo
+1 Evercore 2026 Return Offer Rate 1 3mo
+9 Tulane Finance vs UCSB Econ/Accounting as an SBCC transfer? 1 3mo
+143 London Analyst 1 Comp - 2024 162 3mo
+4 PWP LA vs Santander LA vs JPM LA 2 3mo
0 gs tmt vs ms menlo - m&a? 2 3mo
0 first-year IB analyst moving to SF - Searching for Roommates 2 3mo
+19 Analyst Housing in SF 6 3mo
+3 Baird Superday 7 3mo
+10 Insight Into DC Advisory NYC? 15 3mo
0 Can a banker from a non NYC office refer you for a role in NYC? 1 3mo
+8 Rothschild & Co: Debt Advisory & Restructuring 15 3mo
+68 Queen's Commerce or Waterloo AFM 55 3mo
+143 Stanford or UVA full-ride (undergrad) for IB/Buyside? 59 3mo
+7 GS TMT NY vs SF 4 3mo
+15 Pushing back grad date to recruit - need help 7 3mo
+6 SMU vs Northeastern 7 3mo
+9 Delete 7 3mo
+29 Two offers: DC Advisory vs Nomura GII Digital Infra, guidance/help please 12 3mo
+147 IB Tier List based on Prestige, Dealflow, Comp, Exits, Culture 53 3mo
+96 Ivey "Fall Off" Explained 32 3mo
+3 Keybanc Tech vs Oppenheimer Tech 3 3mo
+9 MSF + MBA? 1 3mo
0 Berkeley Econ vs UCLA Biz Econ for IB recruiting? 1 3mo
+19 IB Recruiting Advice 7 3mo
+8 IU Kelley worth ~137k in student loans for high finance? 7 3mo
+4 Help Incoming Intern 5 3mo
0 Big Decision 3 3mo
+28 Boston Investment Banks [Ranked] 11 3mo

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

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  • 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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