+9 Appropriate Majors 8 13y
0 Mexican freshman, with the Wall Street dream 6 13y
0 Looking to learn the ropes 0 13y
0 Hi there 4 13y
0 Junior in college eager to learn!! 6 13y
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+12 Thanks and Hello! 3 13y
+26 Career Alterntives to Investment Banking? 18 13y
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+3 Finally signed up 4 13y
+6 Credibility of Magic Formula Investing or CANSLIM? 11 13y
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0 Another question concerning business school majors. 5 13y
+14 Please tear apart my Résumé 11 13y
0 B-School: Admissions & Recruiting 16 13y
+18 Hello, future wall street legend, (hopefully anyways) 22 13y
+16 Noob here...completely clueless 5 13y
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+27 CPA - Can't Produce Anything 21 13y
0 How to Become a Millionare by the Age of 30 12 13y
0 What's up Guys??? Advice!!!! 1 13y
+14 Networking and business 5 13y
0 First year, non-target, ideal path/advice? 6 13y
0 Coursera will it help me? 2 13y
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0 Prospective MBA Student 4 13y
0 What strategy is used for stocks, bonds, forex, etc.? 2 13y
0 What is the process of fundamental analysis? 4 13y
0 Will studying for CFA or Series 7 teach me about investing? 15 13y
+37 "Older" monkey trying to learn some new tricks 17 13y
0 JD/MBA Pursuing Portfolio Management 3 13y
0 Is there such a thing as 'too late'? 4 13y
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+9 Hi, Monkeys! 5 13y
0 Delete 2 13y
0 CFA (US) Level 1, December 2012 Vs. CFA (US) Level 1, June 2013? 3 13y
+7 New member Intro 2 13y
+18 New Here...Is it too late?!? 4 13y
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0 school success 8 13y
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0 Academia to AM 7 13y
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0 Introduction and brief question 3 13y
0 A Lost Soul 1 13y
0 Older Student trying to break in 3 13y
0 Want to make sure I'm going in the right direction... 5 13y
0 Hello Wall Street Oasis! Any financial statement experts here? 0 13y
+6 Non-target kid looking to make it 8 13y
+12 Greetings, fellow Monkeys! 2 13y
0 New here, and wanting perspectives on the "college experience" 2 13y
0 Self Intro: Need Some Advice 1 13y
+31 This thread is long enough, no need for further comments, thank you 13 13y
+2 oops 4 13y
0 Couple of questions about the industry? 12 13y
0 Answered 6 13y
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+11 Am I early? 19 13y
0 Considering a finance internship, HELP 2 13y
+9 new user + question about choosing an internship 3 13y
+14 Another 3 months of internship at BB or fulltime job as a corporate banking mt 5 13y
0 Question about NPV and WACC 4 13y
+11 Number of Analysts for Citi 7 13y
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0 How should I get started? 2 13y
+27 Greetings from England. 18 13y
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0 Lay it on me, I insist 9 13y
+7 Rookie looking for answers 4 13y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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