+16 Underage intern, drinking? 9 2y
+26 Moelis has the cutest Analysts? 4 2y
0 Which Shops Do You Regard Employees Of As Demigods? 2 1y
+23 Secretive vs Universal Prestige? 8 2y
+10 Certified Prestige Ranking For Independent Advisory Shops (EBs) 2 2y
+2 For those w/ work experience -- what is the minimum annual comp you'd be satisfied with making by age 35-40 (assume non-NYC/SF) 19 2y
+31 Being Christian in investment banking 10 2y
0 Investment Banking London | Savings 1 2y
+2 Randomly wearing $5 million of jewelry on the streets 5 2y
0 Net worth by associate? 4 2y
+1 If You Didn’t do IB (or PE) What job would you want most next? 6 2y
+9 FT 2024 NYC Roommate Search Thread 2 2y
0 Worst banks to work rankings? 1 2y
0 How much do we think Goldman partners make? 4 2y
+10 What are divorce rates in IB? 13 2y
+26 Best NYC neighborhood for single 30M 31 11mo
0 2 Bed 2 Ba Toronto Summer Rent 2 2y
+20 Curious about diversity 8 2y
0 How to deal with Self doubt 1 2y
0 How to be the biggest alpha male in the room? 3 2y
+1 Using LinkedIn properly 1 2y
+9 Retirement Planning 1 2y
+9 Drunk in an interview 5 2y
+4 Young Person Looking for Relationship Advice 3 2y
0 Kkkkkkkkkkhbbbbh 4 2y
+33 2024 UK Election - Tories finished? 21 2y
+50 Interviews Are So Fake 33 2y
+13 Best laptop? 20 2y
+14 Bbsbsn 5 2y
0 ajgifddudiddidid ofofo 1 2y
+153 BEING WHITEGIRL IS PARADISE 24 2y
+9 How to deal with being yelled at 4 2y
+100 Are you “less ambitious” for having long term goals outside of NYC 24 2y
+5 House vs. Condo 6 2y
+3 When to start looking for apartments? And when to start lease? 1 2y
+16 Active Listening is the Answer 2 2y
+22 Sabotaging Peers to Get Ahead? 34 2y
+27 Is my boss gaslighting me? 3 2y
+22 Finance in LA Lifestyle 7 2y
+5 Which keyboard and mouse to buy for IB 6 2y
+28 Ideas for things to do with a free semester before starting ft? 11 2y
+16 Language 3 2y
+4 Widest possibilities to become a billionaire 15 1y
+1 Are Ross kids butthurt? 4 2y
+46 WSO Ranking On Resume??? 10 2y
+12 FCFF vs FCFE and Interest Expense - DCF Dilemma 5 2y
+9 MD waterboarded me in the bathroom. What to do? 10 2y
0 Delete 0 2y
+60 How to sound more eloquent? 27 2y
+4 NYU Clubs 3 8mo
0 Perspective on Tech Salaries - GF's Salary - V2 1 2y
+25 Chaotic Insane investment banker who passed away in the 90s or 2000s 12 2y
+29 Why do people listen to Jim Cramer Investing Advice? 13 2y
+12 Finance Related Books 3 2y
0 Books Finance Related 3 2y
+71 Affair with my Associate… In Desperate Need for Advice 27 2y
0 Healthy IB Lunch mealprep (or other health-conscious) recommendations? 3 2y
0 Being a Non-Target is Paradise 1 2y
+4 Have wearing headsets/headphones for virtual meetings gone the way of the dodo? 5 2y
+2 Study tips for CFA L1 3 2y
+11 What would be the best UFC walkout song? 5 2y
+1 Most Prestigious Awards 2 2y
+8 anyone else fall in love with Wei Li? 6 2y
+30 Free Pizz 17 2y
+16 Book/reading recommendations - going into TMT Coverage, with a non-technical background 7 2y
+12 I can’t calm down unless I drink a ton of beer??? 1 2y
+42 400k/year in HVAC sales? 27 2y
+11 How often do you guys get pinged 4 2y
+18 What are your top 3 daily work habits that have contributed the most to your succeess? 4 2y
+13 What’s the thesis for why Office would eventually return? 7 2y
0 Place to rent for summer in Toronto 0 2y
+9 Subletting 1 bedroom in London 1 2y
+30 When do you plan to buy your first house and how much do you expect to spend? 33 2mo
+1 IB analyst roles gone because of AI? New article 3 2y
+25 How to befriend MD? 18 2y
0 Startup vs VC 1 2y
+386 CVP 2025 Summer Analyst Class Is A JOKE 118 2y
+6 Delete 2 2y
+120 GF doesn’t care about her looks 60 2y
+3 Best map making sites / applications? 1 2y
+11 Learning dutch fast? 8 2y
+21 How to overcome inferiority complex from not getting into IB? 19 2y
+8 Worth Finding an Apartment in Manhattan? 2 2y
+2 Long distance doing IB 3 2y
+21 Be honest, how happy are you right now from a scale of 1 to 10? 22 2y
+35 Would you rather live alone in an outer borough or with roommates in Manhattan? 22 2y
+10 Frat Stars Statistically Do Better On The Job Than Hardo Nerds 13 2y
0 Computer Recommendations 1 2y
+1 MD won't let me join calls unless I looksmaxx 12 2y
+3 FT Roommate, CLT 2024 1 2y
0 Looking for Series 28 or 27 exam study material 0 2y
+38 Del 51 2y
0 WHICH CHRONIC ANHEDONIA SUFFERING BANKS ARE STILL DRUG TESTING? 0 2y
+12 NYT Says Analyst Jobs in Investment Banking are being taken by AI 21 2y
+3 Thoughts on cheap watches in the office? 3 2y
+33 I don’t want to live anymore and don’t see a way forward 15 2y
+21 My bank paid out bonuses in Shark Cards. Is this normal? 9 2y
+45 Insurance as High Finance? 10 2y
+24 BO -> ??? 14 2y
+10 Series 7, 63 and 66 2 2y

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 03 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 (57) $264
  • 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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