+66 A day in my life as a Hedge Fund Equity Research Analyst 17 10y
0 Sales & Trading internship at a BB or no name boutique IB internship? 16 10y
0 Help on follow-up email!! Thank you!!! 0 10y
0 Need seasoned insight- Hopeful IB 0 10y
+23 Debtor vs Creditor Restructuring: What Is Better? 8 10y
+20 Can't Graduate on Time. Help!!! 10 10y
0 Computer Science to Wall Street? 15 10y
0 How to study for Debt Capital Markets Interview 2 10y
0 Background check - but different question 0 10y
+16 Engineering Major and Banking 14 10y
+2 Tennis vs golf? 4 10y
+5 Can someone copy/paste IBs in Atlanta with Capital IQ? 2 10y
+12 UMich Vs UCLA vs IU 17 10y
0 Investment in long-term assets 5 10y
+17 Project a bank's CF Statement? modeling help 12 10y
+8 Completely Unprepared For Interview, Help... 8 10y
0 Started IB internship but lacking in real work opportunities 0 10y
0 Leveraged Finance vs. Sell Side Distressed Debt Trading Desk 2 10y
0 Investment Banking - Middle market private companies 0 10y
0 Public Finance - Anyone know about this sector for a group in SF? 2 10y
0 Advice Needed - Coming up empty handed 14 10y
0 Advice Needed - Currently working as a banker in Corporate Banking 0 10y
+3 UBS - Analyst bonuses 5 10y
0 Real Estate - Summer group assignment in LGRE 6 10y
0 UBS LA - Invited to superday friday? 1 10y
+16 Leveraged Finance - Views on the differences between BoA and JPM 16 10y
+8 Accounting or Taxation? 8 10y
+39 Advice on How to Move Forward? 32 10y
0 Resume Advice - Brand new position? 3 10y
0 Subsidiary disposal - accounting question 0 10y
0 Got HR's email but offer was retrieved 8 10y
+20 Sophomore Summer - Sophmore at UCLA 8 10y
0 Quick Question - Equity Research 1 10y
0 Summer Internship - I-banking recruiting process? 4 10y
0 Summer Internship - Have an internship with a PE dept. 4 10y
0 Need Advice - Should I email? 4 10y
+15 Background Check - SA position 14 10y
0 Excel Question - Creating charts from data 14 10y
+29 GPA question - Can I put cumulative GPA for two schools? 17 10y
+39 Goldman Sachs the Gangster? 10 10y
0 Advice - 2nd year analyst in a sector-focused boutique 1 10y
0 Transaction Advisory Services at a MM Firm 4 10y
+49 Lifestyle expectations in IB? 75 10y
+62 Is IB really easier to break into than MC? 58 10y
+10 credit risk (corporate vs FIG) 1 10y
+15 Where to Find Information on Mergers and Acquisitions? 7 10y
0 Non Target University: Starting a High Finance / Wall Street / IB Development Program 3 10y
0 Less than 1 year at BB M&A: is this enough to learn sufficient technical skills? When does the learning curve start to drop? 5 10y
0 Bonus Bananas April 18, 2014 25 10y
0 How to develop connections with strangers on the phone? 2 10y
0 HSBC - GBM; What is their IBD called? 6 10y
0 Starting FT in Fall @ EB: Questions about PE Recruiting 3 10y
+15 Deutsche Bank v. Greenhill & Co. NY 9 10y
0 Marginal Tax Rate 0 10y
+14 Blackrock Summer Analyst Interview 13 10y
0 Any advice on breaking into IB from horrendously convoluted route appreciated 1 10y
+59 Q&A: Ex-BB analyst across US and Asia in Oil&Gas/Power 18 10y
0 HSBC 2016 GBM Superday 2/12 13 10y
+29 Corporate Strategy at Banks vs Investment Banking 20 10y
+4 Asset and Liability Management IBD or not? 1 10y
0 Rewind - Former Goldman intern program manager discusses how to make the most of your summer internship + Q&A 0 10y
0 Should I take an unpaid internship? 3 10y
0 Cost of Equity for a delisted firm 5 10y
+9 Translation of EV/EBITDA multiple to a P/E multiple for private company 3 10y
+17 Healthcare: generalist? 4 10y
0 Tricky IERS situation 1 10y
+24 The Best Success Stories on WSO 7 10y
+30 J.P. Morgan to Workaholics: Knock It Off 13 10y
0 Capital One - Capital Markets 12 10y
0 Simple LBO question 0 10y
+10 so called Financing capabilities of non-pure players 4 10y
+48 Time allocation: CFA, GMAT, IB. 41 10y
0 Financial analysis database (like Bloomberg) 0 10y
0 Anyone heard of this bank? 0 10y
0 Interview Timing question 0 10y
0 GS LA vs Barclays LA 4 10y
+9 Modelling FX translations - b/s won't balance 3 10y
+20 Incoming Harvard Freshman --> Investment Banking 18 10y
0 EY, PWC and Antares Capital (GE Capital) internship offers 4 10y
+16 Three Statement Modeling Test 0 10y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Co-investments and Fund of Funds Overview + Q&A 0 10y
+3 Century City SA places to live w/out car 2 10y
0 Best Club Leadership Position Besides President 0 10y
+8 Greenhill LA closed? 3 10y
0 Investment Banking Help 0 10y
0 Global Markets Reporting and Efficiency Analyst 0 10y
+6 Free Industry Specific M&A Reports 5 10y
+17 Frank Quattrone Leaves Qatalyst 6 10y
0 LBO pro forma balance sheet stub period 4 10y
+11 Is an integrated financial model necessary for forecasting financials & valuation? 3 10y
+13 why oil&gas / Energy & Power from an M&A Perspective 6 10y
0 Using Offer as Leverage to Get Super Day? 7 10y
0 Lease Memo 0 10y
+45 Dcm and chances getting into it ? 101 10y
0 WDC - SNDK Merger 1 10y
+26 Superday help needed - IBD Summer Associate 25 10y
0 Barclays & CS LA Summer Analyst Recruiting 9 10y
0 Background check concern! 1 10y
0 JMP Securities for someone from M&A group? 5 10y
0 Second coffee interview a year later 1 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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