+9 Morgan Stanley to cap cash bonuses at $125k 7 4y
+7 Boutiques like Qatalyst for other sectors? 4 4y
+6 3.6 gpa wharton undergrad 23 4y
+6 When do you get a secretary? 11 4y
+4 Anyone in office today? :( 11 4y
0 Really weird interview process.... 4 4y
0 Please talk me out of this - 2nd Year BB Associate 40 4y
0 Michael Porter - Strategy Work 7 4y
0 Questions for analysts – workload / responsibilities 6 4y
0 Are these shoes acceptable for the office? 12 4y
0 Summer Analyst Salary 31 4y
0 Missing Class for Interviews -- Advice? 15 4y
0 1st year analyst, bb lateral 4 4y
0 Getting Laid Off After Already Receiving a PE Offer 7 4y
0 Sophomore: Exploding Offer from Mid-Tier BB? 10 4y
0 Unable to use OCR, screwed? 2 4y
0 What kind of firms are the easiest to value? 6 4y
0 Morgan Stanley: 580 layoffs may come from NYC 19 4y
0 Summer Analyst Insanity 8 4y
0 Crossfit 18 4y
0 Interesting/weird things you have connected over 9 4y
0 "No one becomes a good (senior) banker in just one generation" 3 4y
0 Need advice about internship offer! 10 4y
0 interview question - modeling exp? 7 4y
0 Interesting Interview Question 2 4y
0 What to say? 2 4y
0 Networking Etiquette 2 4y
0 BC or Georgetown or Lehigh 29 4y
+3 Drug Testing 2022 3 4y
+9 Does an MSF make sense if you have a Low GPA for IB? 3 4y
+168 1st Yr Banking Analyst Open for Questions 135 4y
+139 Is there any part of the financial industry that is growing? 97 4y
+128 Life Plan (for Everyone) to Ponder 63 4y
+79 Pretty sure I'm getting fired from SA tomorrow 102 4y
+75 MBB Consulting -> Top Tier IBD 118 4y
+58 University of Dreams, is it a scam? 85 4y
+54 Evercore vs. Citi 45 4y
+31 The disadvantages of an elite education 26 4y
+25 Masters of Finance or Financial engineering? 19 4y
+25 So it begins... 11 4y
+21 PE intern looked down upon? 17 4y
+12 3.7 GPA at Wharton 28 4y
+10 Question for you finance big wigs: "John B. Smith" vs "J. Brian Smith" 11 4y
+9 Updata Partners - Insights? 12 4y
+5 drink with the team 14 4y
0 Email etiquette for cc-ing 4 4y
0 RW Baird IBD analyst vs BMO Capital Markets IBD 7 4y
0 Accounting + Diffeq + Econometrics = suicide? 7 4y
0 Applying to 2 positions within a firm? (On campus recruiting) 5 4y
0 Study Engineering or Actuarial Science 2 4y
+139 The one thing you wish you knew? 90 4y
+97 The Sad Truth 68 4y
+93 UBS Investment Bank Status Report 195 4y
+90 What do analysts eat for breakfast? 279 4y
+59 Top West Coast Investment Banks 68 4y
+57 UMich-Ann Arbor on Wall Street 88 4y
+55 Applying to full time analyst position after graduating. 80 4y
+51 IBD Summer Analyst work on the weekends 88 4y
+47 UBS Internship - Take or No? 89 4y
+45 IB training/boot camps/valuation workshops etc 115 4y
+42 Wearing a Double Breasted in The Office 44 4y
+36 GS IBD to Blackstone R&R 17 4y
+36 Offer decisions 16 4y
+35 MM IBD Advice - From a guy working in it now 11 4y
+34 University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management 33 4y
+28 Knowledge foreign languages? 43 4y
+28 iPad in the Office? 85 4y
+27 Houlihan Capital??? 21 4y
+25 New Power Food for the Office... Chia Seeds or Bath Salts? 25 4y
+22 HELP: Awaiting offer letter/contract, but getting invited to other interviews 16 4y
+22 Loop Capital: reputation, post job offers? 19 4y
+22 I got fired today - Pushed too hard for advancements 38 4y
+22 RBC vs Citi Investment Banking 17 4y
+19 mid bulge vs guggenheim 23 4y
+18 Corp Development roles outside of tech 10 4y
+16 Which of These 2 IB Group Would You Take? 5 4y
+15 Full-Time: Big 4 Advisory vs. MM IB Analyst vs. BB Operations 10 4y
+11 Renewable Energy Financial Modeling Courses / Books / Websites 7 4y
+11 Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance - Technology Group 56 4y
+4 "No need to particularly dress up" 9 4y
0 Credit Risk as a Sophomore 3 4y
0 Off-Cycle Boston 7 4y
0 Advice to decide between 2 offers 8 4y
0 Post MBA IBD Associate 140K Total Comp? 10 4y
0 What to do? I interviewed 3 and half weeks ago... 12 4y
+37 Broke up with Girlfriend 15 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+191 The demise and now rise of UBS? 438 4y
+132 How Quick will it Snap ? Valuation of SnapChat 87 4y
+102 PERKS of working in Financial Services.... 257 4y
+83 Interview Question: Why Middle Market Investment Banking? 52 4y
+75 How to be persistent without being annoying? 127 4y
+66 2013 Bonus Season 98 4y
+54 DCM Path 39 4y
+43 Day in the life of a Investment Banking analyst? 130 4y
+41 Moving to Hoboken 71 4y
+38 How complex are actual models? 30 4y
+36 leveraged finance interview - what to prep 21 4y
+21 Nova Capital Partners: Salary Scam or what? 30 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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