+5 Superday Debacle 6 1y
+4 JPM Tech SF - how many absolute psychopaths work here 1 1y
0 MM Public Finance 1st year Analyst Pay 2 1y
+6 UBS NYC IB SA 26? 5 1y
+27 MS Menlo update 28 1y
+30 IB to FBI Special Agent 26 1y
+92 Who Would Win in a Street Fight? Rareliquid vs Peak Frameworks vs Sam Shiah 30 1y
+8 UBS SF/LA/CHI IB? 8 1y
+3 Lateralling 6 Months In [Is it Crazy To Try] 2 1y
+32 Endowment/Pension after Analyst stint? 14 1y
+17 MS Menlo / GS SF vs MBB [REPOST] 8 1y
+45 Becoming licensed through FINRA with felony 32 1y
+10 Moelis Boston Office Updated Reputation? 13 1y
0 Accel-KKR rep? menlo and atlanta? 4 1y
+13 Is Setter Capital basically the Tobin & Co. of Canada? 12 1y
+24 Impact of Dividends on Equity Value and Enterprise Value 6 1y
+20 FIG modeling - what are some good models to recommend 6 1y
0 2026 older app drops 1 1y
0 SMU vs Santa Clara 4 1y
+19 Balance Sheet Banks: Experience or Brandname? 3 1y
+37 WSJ: Centerview Partners Considers a Deal of Its Own After Record Year 36 1y
+17 HL/CS/UBS/Evercore Private Funds Group (PFG/PFAG) Interview Insights? 4 1y
+22 Recruiting - How to Get Interest From Selective Undergraduate Programs? 12 1y
+29 2024 Q3 Prestige Tier List By Global M&A Mean/Average Deal Size 59 1y
+266 From rehab to offers in IB 56 1y
+11 Are regional ties important in IB? 9 1y
+21 UK Doctor interested in career change to IB 4 1y
+12 Sophomore in college-too late to break into IB? 5 1y
0 Moelis LA not opening ? Or did I miss it? 1 1y
+10 IB Technical Prep 3 1y
+6 PWP Process - Advisory Prep Fast Track 7 1y
+34 Best Finance Jobs in California? (IB and everything inbetween to FAANG) 15 1y
+24 UC Berkeley 7 1y
+11 Barclays West Coast Tech in 2024/2025 5 1y
0 Los Angeles Public Finance 1 1y
+30 Public Finance best verticals for exit opps 19 1y
+3 pwp sf sa class size? 3 1y
+3 Top groups with good cultures 4 1y
+6 PE Interview across the country as an IB analyst, how to go about this? 13 1y
+92 Intern 2nd day at work is Paradise 5 1y
+10 Q vs MS Menlo vs GS TMT 13 1y
+20 Too late for sophomore summer? 8 1y
+19 Salem Partners LA 3 1y
+2 UBS Tech not Alone: B. Riley Accuses Former Senior Banker of Trade Secrets Theft for his new employer, Texas Capital Bank 3 1y
+9 UChicago 3 1y
0 Why firm/written questions on IB SA applications 1 1y
+315 Regional Boutiques Investment Bank List by City 545 1y
+4 Didn't convert my SA, now a bit stuck 6 1y
+3 JPM SF Tech M&A 0 1y
0 JPM C&R team LA 1 1y
+15 Citi Early ID 2022 205 1y
+6 No Context, A hypothetical question for investment banking recruiting 0 1y
+9 FIG Investment Banking in California 1 1y
+9 Top Tech Boutique vs. Consulting 3 1y
+186 You’re All Missing This - IB & Compound Interest Potential 75 1y
+9 Studying LBOs & Industry For SA 26 Recruiting 1 1y
+4 Am I cooked for SA’26 3 1y
+10 Moelis LA 2024 15 1y
+61 What was comp like (Base + Bonus + Deferred) during the peak of the British Empire for M&A? 10 1y
+39 EVR MP 2024 56 1y
+9 MS Menlo / GS SF vs MBB 3 1y
+9 Seeking a Co-Founder (CRO/COO) with Structured Credit/ABS Expertise 2 1y
+119 What Was Working With Mark Moran Like? (CVP/LAZ) 45 1y
+1 EB vs BB 2 1y
+4 Most Hardo Desirable Banks 18 1y
+18 How has Santander been doing post-CS implosion? Energy team? 10 1y
+32 Restructuring from Nontarget 39 1y
+3 Lazard IB 2025 SF 8 1y
+11 Associate Recruiting - what bank should I lean into? 2 1y
+6 Citi Tech 2024 6 1y
+3 Moving to SF 1 1y
+4 Uk targets placements ranking 6 1y
+13 Lazard or Rothschild & Co 9 1y
+9 Excel Formatting Macros/Tools 2 1y
+7 Background check - job title discrepancies 4 1y
+1 Lateral from NYC to Cali or Texas 4 1y
+21 Background Check - job title discrepancy 14 1y
+6 Subletting UWS brownstone room 1 1y
+99 Guide to LA IB Scene (2025 Edition) 39 1y
+1 US Corporate Banking with UK Target Master 3 1y
+17 Do i still have a chance at IB? 4 1y
0 GS SF TMT vs JPM SF Tech coverage 1 1y
+17 PWP Industrials NY vs LA 5 1y
+58 PWP LA in 2024 36 1y
+7 PWP LA TMT 5 1y
+13 Going into IB for full-time without doing Summer Analyst program? (FT 2026) 3 1y
+40 Piper Depositories is a Shitshow 4 1y
+12 Lateral for FT from Asia after working at a good bank for SA. 5 1y
0 What to do in Palo Alto/Menlo Park 1 1y
+17 GS Return Offer Rates 2023 15 1y
+9 Landed an internship...What's Next? 2 1y
+6 Deleted 5 1y
0 Scotiabank SF Tech Group 4 1y
+5 Difference between IB AN 1 and AS 1 pay (base + bonus) 3 1y
+4 BofA SF/Palo 25 FT 10 1y
+6 Raymond James Toronto - Fall 2025 Intern/Co-op 4 1y
+34 Advice for a senior who recently decided to puruse IB 20 1y
+34 Fall internships in I-banking (Washington D.C. Area) 21 1y
0 Moelis SF vs. LA Exits 1 1y
0 Wells Fargo 2025 CIB Investment Banking Program - San Francisco 0 1y

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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