Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+1 AI saves me probably 10+ hours a week when I am making fundraising decks. It totally changes the game and makes my slides look a lot better and require me to think less. Associate 3 in RE - Comm
+1 This guy's LinkedIn byline: "Founder, CEO, Visionary, 4x IPO/SPAC Exits, Motivational Speaker: I've Closed Three Deals By The Time Your Lips Touch Morning Coffee" westcoastq
+1 Titans sucks from what I heard. I mean brodie was only CEO of bridgewater for 3 months. wow impressive. I was summer intern for 3 months and nobody cares when I tell a story about a pink truck financebro1010101
+1 The ultimate sign of dominance is brining your own wooden chair. There is no better way to develop a leather ass than a wooden chair. Preferably with no back. Just a little stool.  Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+1 pretty much top of the street on a per capita basis in m&a, they made a killing in 2024 Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+1 agree on the lazards fee - they prob getting $$$ for the rest of the upcoming years. pepegrillo
+1 PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀Brother... maybe this is the universe's way of penalizing you for buying $378 cologne.  Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+1 What ever your net worth is isn't actually relevant to the discussion.  Hiring and wages are a subset of direct productivity output. ioncewenttoschool
+1 Agreed. Given UBS divested from energy banking years ago, it would make even less sense for them to be on this deal. JPM, GS, BofA all make sense. Surprised Evercore missed out though.  Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+1 they mention A1 ranking is critical Press X to doubt.  Have you seen the number of AS1/AS2 laterals to MFs and the like? Prospect in IB - Gen
+1 "Fixed rate is for Suckers"..... Rick Kane
+1 VP in RE - CommThey’re back mass marketing on instagram Gross Only morons would invest with them... Rick Kane
+1 Yh but its not a great school like HEC/ESCP type beat more like IE or ESADE. Also tbf I dont want to end up as they guy on a summer internship who's 25 with 17 off-cycles. Prospect in IB-M&A
+1 What did I just read Regional_pubfin
+1 FYI - I brought a yoga ball chair and didn’t get a return. Regional_pubfin
+1 It never fails to make me laugh how autistic the people on this website are lmao TQQQ999999
+1 Even with the one year master you can do off cycles elsewhere if you don't convert. Or just delay graduation. I had a friend who graduated in 2023 and landed an off cycle in 2026.  Associate 1 in ER
+1 Check out JPM ReEntry programme if you want to go back to the sell side for a bit Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 Ardea pays more than every bank here other than Dyal fwiw Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+1 Admitted to both - I think that if your goal is VC/start ups, GSB provides a meaningful advantage considering all of the west coast VCs are close by and visit Stanford all of the time. dumbchimp55
+1 I know which MD you’re talking about 😂 would say “what the Smurf” on calls unironically  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+1 This sounds off. Principal in PE - LBOs
+1 Strongest is Oxford MFE. Although all these “targets”, what it means is that it’ll get your foot in the door. After that it’s up to you to perform in the interview. msalmon55
+1 Bump on the RX group comment - work that those guys do is by far the most interesting Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+1 Laz PEI and any EB RX group wuandale33
+1 Don't outshine the master Prospect in Non-profit
+1 Worse than Jaguar BuyoutLover94
+1 More general advice but just don't overthink -- you got the role so you're qualified, smart, hardworking, so as long as you continue showing those you'll be ok. Teller in Non-profit
+1 Not a dumb question at all. Taking notes is like the ultimate intern task. Basically any time you're on a call or listening in, you should be taking notes in a Word doc.  Intern in IB - Gen
+1 Learn to use Claude effectively and you will be better off than most juniors at all three Analyst 3+ in HF - EquityHedge
+1 Part of it might be Long Island job market is just flat out terrible outside of healthcare (used to have more corporations years ago, there are still some local companies that pay well where 6 figures is feasible but it's NewIndustryHorizon
+1 Hey, this is super helpful comment. Thank you. jimmydarmody
+1 This sounds like a recruiter who does not know the difference between primaries and secondaries aha (unless you were doing both in your role) abcd0987
+1 You won't have any problems getting railed by your staffer on a regular basis Principal in HF - Event
+1 Exceptions don’t prove the rule, nice try though buddy. arossi11637
+1 Why pivot: Promotion into partner seats has been extremely difficult at my current shop (in line with flat fund size not letting even great performers through the line), and I’m not counting on it. riverpaint
+1 It makes me feel great knowing the random HR "talent acquisition" girlies in the office make just as much as me.  markets_1
+1 new generation is degensIB/PE is less attractive of a career than it was 20 years ago, so it attracts less smart people Kevin25
+1 Prob Energy but not 100% sure Incoming Analyst in IB - Cov
+1 Some people just can't adapt. Don't worry about their opinions.  ioncewenttoschool
+1 I agree the scale is different with staff.  My point was more that the people on this forum often times do not understand the scale required at a team of 1. ioncewenttoschool
+1 His question was if being in PE and having money alone helps you get laid. The answer is only mildly  yes with the worst people. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+1 Crazy pull from 9 years ago and we’re still having the same debate today, albeit with a more looming threat given current AI capabilities Amazon Prime
+1 One thing I’d add from watching people go through this: be really careful about buying a business where the owner is the business. Hanlon
+1 bump federrer
+1 Thanks! While ABS/Securitization is interesting, I heard that it tends to pigeonhole you into that space given how specialized of an asset class it is. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+1 2 parts to his mandate: Event driven/M&A arb Longer duration equity book (I.e more concentrated and longer term than a regular book in the international equities franchise etc) Analyst 2 in HF - EquityHedge
+1 For the point on taking detailed notes to send up the chain, what exactly are you taking notes on that you’d need to send up? Prospect in IB-M&A
+1 20 books for a banking internship what the fuck is he having you read? Intern in IB - Gen
+1 Not the worst group in terms of hours/culture but not good either. deal flow is quite weak.  Intern in IB - Gen
+1 Don’t go to hebbia or rogo  Both of their products suck and the companies are road kill vs Claude. And the people I know who’ve gone to these startups are bottom bucket talent  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+1 Upperclassman at a target (none of the schools mentioned), but I’d rank UChicago > Duke >= Dartmouth. UChicago had an absolutely killer 2027 cycle for bbs, ebs, and publics. Had me shocked Prospect in IB-M&A
+1 I get so fed up with all the doomer talk. Is there probably long-term over investment in infrastructure (or somwhere in the AI value chain)? PROBABLY! Was that true in the 1996-2000 era? YES! SunTzu
+1 You'll come to realize GPAs don't mean much after your first job or two. NewIndustryHorizon
+1 Thank you — this is very helpful. Currently I primarily go with 1) do DD/field investor questions 2) put together credit memo/sales materials 3)order book build when got asked what I do. Business School in IB-M&A
+1 Take accounting classes now. Then take WallStreetPrep financial modeling course. Then read Rosenbaum Investment Banking front to back 4 times. Intern in Consulting
+1 Recruting culture is strong. Your background will make you competitive. As you know recruiting can be pretty random but if you grind technicals/behaviourals you have a good chance of BB/EB. msalmon55
+1 The idea of "neither [acq. or dev.] making sense" is kind of what I'm getting at; there still seems to be sizeable amounts of capital  just waiting to bid everything down to neutral or negative leverage. Associate 2 in AM - Other
+1 Analyst 1 in IB - Cov Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 You want to blend in but your good work to stand out. Show initiative and interest, but don’t be overly eager and try to please everyone, it can come off as desperate. Bank Slut
+1 Q is awesome but let's not exaggerate with them being better than GS TMT or MS Menlo... Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+1 got a first round and no technicals were mentioned, just a 25 min conversation which sounds like pure behaviorals Intern12porto
+1 As a client, super low chance they’d make it to that page and the fact no one has screamed at you yet means they didn’t. VP in PE - LBOs
+1 . tahngnobaoh
+1 Edit tahngnobaoh
+1 DM me - might have something for you WSRaider
+1 Hey I know I might have the tism but can you explain the point about over communicating to your analyst and associate? Prospect in IB - Gen
+1 (accidentally replied in the wrong place, ignore this comment) sp1313
+1 might be worth taking a look at this: Prospect in Private Credit
+1 DEI Gainone1572
+1 Don't be the drunkest person at the team happy your. Or the second-drunkest person, for that matter. Associate 2 in IB - DCM
+1 I bought a copy of Red and Black a couple of weeks back and am planning to read it once I finish something else, did you read it in French by any chance? Intern in Consulting
+1 idea here is it appears not right that some folks who didn't work as hard and had fun still achieved a top shelf commodity like those who strived their whole life - but over time the guy who strived will statistically win associate_HWS
+1 Judging by their proposal deck I suspect there was no "real" advisory te Jeff Skilling
+1 Exactly what ASO2 said + (a) I think you're looking at figures that includes a bunch of no-name boutiques in the city, which I often see a lot of Stern alums at and (b) Stern is also much larger + has a lot more kids gunni Associate 1 in PE - Other
+1 UBS TMT is paradise. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+1 Durham > bath = Edinburgh. All have very similar student populations too tbh. I'd pick for reasons outside of career prospects, you're splitting hairs nutmegger189
+1 Correcting that HC at BMO is not great. Heard they've done 1 deal last year and then none since covid Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+1 youre missing a massive part of the equation - as cost of compute continues to decline (and not to mention the need for computer expected to increase 10-50x in the next 5 years) , your model requires the assumption that th SunTzu
+1 Agree, not sure why OP is trying to move from buy-side trading role into MM/S&T. JamieDimonkey
+1 I dunno, it still feels like a delineation of tiers. Vandy likes to play games with the applicants, and I’d group them in more of the ND level than Northwestern  Prospect in IB-M&A
+1 Agree with thinkpad. T14 or X1 carbon would be my recommendation. 16GB ram should be plenty unless you’re dealing with large customer cubes which you won’t be until you are actually on the job moon.crupper_1z
+1 "Don't know how many times I have to remind you I'm not a banker. So keep throwing misplaced insults my way haha. You also have literally no idea what I studied at uni." arossi11637
+1 hate it Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+1 Piper Sandler? moneyman88
+1 Thoughts on Healthcare? Intern in IB - Cov
+1 I wonder where this guy is now yieldondih
+1 2 ams working on internal memos every night lmao. If you want private credit still a decent group, if you want PE that will be tougher.  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+1 You are looking for prime real estate in a Tier 1 city. The comparable is New York not Munich.   Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 Equity research is not dead, but it is undoubtedly evolving and facing significant challenges. Based on the most helpful WSO content, here’s a breakdown of its current state and viable aspects: WSO Monkey Bot
+1 Thanks, it seems like the consensus is much stronger than I expected. Is your view mostly based on HSG’s brand for London IB, or also master’s placement afterward? dufo13F
+1 Agree with this comment but the chap needs something to write on his UCAS application Count WACCula
+1 Most PMs charge a percentage of gross income. ioncewenttoschool
+1 quant is where the real top 1% talent goes. ib is for kids who can't do math and need to wear suits and beg mds for carry. ekfour07
+1 congrats on making it to second sentence without letting every one know you went to Harvard! johncena2548
+1 Does Sponsors do real work or are they the relationship managers? Also, why do we have a better WLB? Do we not have deal flow? Thanks for the responses everyone. anaonymous153
+1 ^^ also don't forget to email everyone with the title "investment banking associate" on linkedin (make sure to add everybody to the same email chain, if this even needed to be said). Intern in IB - Cov
+1 How did you pivot from CRE to IB? abdulrahman973
+1 UBS is the best!!! Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+1 bro you go to hyps. land a summer at a respectable am on an em desk and your first thought is “how do I grovel my way into bb s&t like a salesman?" ekfour07