+35 Wells Fargo vs. Deutsche Bank (non-NY locations): Reputation, Culture, Hours, etc. 18 6y
+3 UBS HK IB Superday? 1 6y
+33 URGENT: Exploding Full-Time Offers, Please Help Me Decide! (BB vs MM) 20 6y
+12 Lateraling From a FIG/Oil & Gas Summer Analyst Position to a FT Role in another group 2 6y
+3 Roommates for Jan./Feb. 2019 in NYC? 1 6y
+22 MM IB vs. Private Equity FoF summer analyst, what should I take? 9 6y
+3 2019 Engineering Summer Analyst Goldman Sachs Process 2 6y
+21 NYU Stern or Baruch Zicklin? (Hear me out!) 1 6y
+13 Military Enlisted to Investment Banking/Corporate Finance 2 6y
+5 Duff&Phelps Investment Banking 3 6y
+13 The Value of a Lehigh Finance Degree 1 6y
+40 Offer Decision Help Needed 6 6y
+12 Washington and Lee for NYC EB/BB 11 6y
+9 How to ask for a reference to meet someone in a different office? 1 6y
+39 In a Dark Place, Looking for Advice 15 6y
+3 BNP Paribas Lev Fin Team Reputation 2 6y
+6 Top TMT/ Technology groups 4 6y
+9 Transitioning from West to East Coast 1 6y
+12 Does PE/HF firms recruit directly from MBA schools ? 1 6y
+14 Questions about ECM/DCM Groups 2 6y
+3 JP Morgan Regional Investment Banking 1 6y
+42 2018 Investment Banking Report: 8 Trends in the Industry 0 6y
+41 Why is investment banking still attractive to younger generation if 40% of comp is stolen by the big theif aka the government? 36 6y
+3 NYC RX Boutiques 1 6y
+9 Firms friendly to FT hires 3 6y
+29 Knowing when it's no longer worth it to circle back to IB / Big 4 IB thoughts 5 6y
+19 Investment Banking from NYC to Charlotte 6 6y
+12 Goldman Sachs Military Integration Program 1 6y
+3 Goldman compensation 1 6y
+15 Financial Technology Partners NYC 1 6y
+9 Citi Markets/S&T Boston Summer Analyst Final Round Interview 1 6y
+56 IB Best Offices - UPDATED 2018 39 6y
+13 Buy-side advisory vs. sell-side advisory 2 6y
+15 Lateral from Piper Jaffray MN to better MMs or BBs in NYC/BOS/DC/CLT 10 6y
+9 Getting back into IB 1 6y
+23 BAML LevFin and FSG Placement this Cycle 15 6y
+20 Summer Advice for High School Senior? 9 6y
+21 All the president's beef 1 6y
+2 Thoughts on the Moelis NYC office 2 6y
+16 Army Reserves/National Guard + Investment Banking 4 6y
+3 Is this a good gig? 1 6y
+16 Dubai Landscape 4 6y
+12 HY Research and LevFin 1 6y
+41 Full-Time Dilemma - 2 Offers 21 6y
+13 Southerners in IB? 6 6y
+12 Cross-Border M&A Boutiques? 1 6y
+13 Internship Decision - Junior year - Local CB role vs Global better brand name non-banking role? 2 6y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Boston Office 1 6y
+12 Boston College (MSAE) vs. JHU (MSAE) 1 6y
+13 Am I underpaid? (Commercial Banking) 7 6y
+21 Women going into IB? 1 6y
+21 Ready for IB...pivoting to start-up? 5 6y
+15 West Coast Regional BB SA to New York FT 1 6y
+3 Boston College VS. Colgate 4 6y
+3 Realistic Salary Expectations 1 6y
+18 M&A SA to Restructuring FT? 1 6y
+3 Are All MM SA Internships Unpaid? 2 6y
+16 Cold emailing with the intent of setting up a meeting and subtly asking for an internship 3 6y
+13 2019 housing advice 3 6y
+18 Greenhill 2018 3 6y
+39 Expected Hours BB Associate and up 19 6y
+3 Greenhill Boston office? 2 6y
+30 Breaking Into US Investment Banking as An International Student 8 6y
+6 O&G Banking in NYC 2 6y
+9 Become a Professional Equity Trader 1 6y
+13 Moving to the U.S. and so looking for advice 3 6y
+30 IB Associate raising a family in NYC 10 6y
+18 West Coast School to NYC IB 9 6y
+23 Full-time job: FT partners vs Mizuho industrials 18 6y
+41 Could a person who graduated from a non target UG with sub 3 GPA in Biology ever break into Wall Street? 17 6y
0 Summer 2020 Investment Banking Internships 3 6y
+13 To stay or not to stay 1 6y
+13 BB in NYC or BB in Atlanta 6 6y
+213 Elite Boutiques in New York: 2020 88 6y
+2 Wall street recruiting from colleges 1 6y
+18 How and where to get involved in the New York community 5 6y
+10 Going from BB in NYC to MM in Second Tier City 5 6y
+12 Need advice on Internship opportunities after transferring to target for IB. 1 6y
+6 Vanderbilt vs Emory for IB? 3 6y
+9 Lateraling from a BB to a MM 3 6y
+8 Raymond James Tech and Services Atlanta 4 6y
0 US$175,000 bonus for 2nd year analyst. Good or bad? 17 6y
+17 Options outside NYC IB 3 6y
+50 16-Man Shop, Dyal Co., Joins Mega Banks in Biggest-Ever Drug Takeover (BMY/CELG) 17 6y
+26 Elite Boutiques on the West Coast 9 6y
+11 Best NYC Bars for Casual Client Events? 5 6y
+6 Macquarie NYC 1 6y
+12 Where to go from no-name boutique? 1 6y
+6 ING NY Reputation 1 6y
+18 Seeking advice: IBD or family office? 4 6y
+3 Duff & Phelps 2019 Summer Analyst Recruiting 3 6y
+18 What the hell is MCIA Capital Group? Modeling program scam, or am I an idiot? 3 6y
+3 Private Equity Charlotte Recruiting 1 6y
+13 Bad to return to freshman internship (Boutique)? 3 6y
+25 Making MD at a BB at a non-NYC office? 5 6y
+19 Rothschild NY Rx vs Evercore Rx vs Lazard Rx? 5 6y
+12 BB: Switching from NYC to non-NYC location 1 6y
+15 What to say in scheduled networking conversations 1 6y
+5 DCM in LA 2 6y
+14 Transitioning Vet - Competing Offers HELP! 3 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • 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 (73) $101
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