Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+-1 Thanks for the input. I meant the teams within the M&A division - any color on whether hours vary between them? And on hours more broadly, any rough sense of weekly average? Appreciate it. WhyDee
+-1 THL is underrated on this forum by now. Yes they have had a bad fund recently, but they aren't Onex or Abry, who have had multiple bad funds. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+-1 Deal flow was always meh at PWP, let's not kid ourselves VP in IB - Cov
+-1 Hahaha hahahaha Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+-1 No, please stop the cope. Larry Lamda
+-1 CRE Sup_Bro23
+-1 delete delete Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+-1 Met my wife at a party thrown by a mutual friend while at university.  Early 30s Count WACCula
+-1 Dude's a certified genius (look at his academic record) and came out of OpenAI + wife's at Anthropic. PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+-1 M&A isn’t technical at all… user_5991
+-1 Not difficult if you can make friends, carry organic articulate conversations, and not be weird. surfnsand
+-1 What a guy can’t get his son a job anymore? Thought this was America SOFRsoGood
+-1 Why are you even worried about this, you can't go back and change your decision. In response, however, BMO is Bottom Bucket. Intern in IB-M&A
+-1 Not really a direct comparison though, you can't just lateral over from IB into law. Banks are comping to tech firms and other financial peers, not careers that require 3 more years of school Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+-1 Name call all you want. We will retake the country from the PDF files. anonymous investor
+-1 If that’s the case then yes it’ll be more than that  Research Analyst in HF - RelVal
+-1 Explaining them usernameladiesman217
+-1 Lmao. One of the dumbest things I’ve ever read on this site Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+-1 Oh boy do I have some news for you Bank Slut
+-1 lol because people are chasing hype. 99.9% of startups are not Stripe, OpenAI, SpaceX, Or Anthropic. Most startups fail and most founders are grifters selling dreams. NahFAM69
+-1 Yes, part of the organizational restructuring is folding M&A into coverage groups the way Barclays is. Intern in IB - Gen
+-1 Does anyone have any insight into what the BD round looks like? I'm assuming I don't need to do stock pitch prep for that one specifically? finance123student
+-1 finance123student: Does anyone have any insight into what the BD round looks like? I'm assuming I don't need to do stock pitch prep for that one specifically? warblingg
+-1 You’ve been kicked out of FINRA. SOFRsoGood
+-1 you can literally just check is 13fs to see this is false lmao moneybeingmade
+-1 He is a certified baller. Extremely sharp team otherwise too. Former OpenAI researcher that walked away from 8figs+ of equity to be a whistleblower. moneybeingmade
+-1 top talent tkarekos
+-1 We can agree to disagree on Uber. Prospect in IB - Gen
+-1 How is Citi tech? Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+-1 Stop vandalizing the forum with generated detritus  johnny-mnemonic
+-1 I would choose IBD considering how prestigious these firms are (given that you are an appropriate group). Then you will be able to pivot into great buyside firms, probably better than the one you will join now GreenDay
+-1 moneybeingmade laka
+-1 It’s easy. Boring. Formulaic. Anyone can do M&A.  user_5991
+-1 He is undoubtedly very intelligent and the blog composite / 'book' he wrote, the literary work Situational Awareness itself, is a great philosophical work. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+-1 I've watched one his interviews. Definitely an interesting background and story. Of course, impeccable timing. goodL1fe
+-1 Could I PM to ask about your recruiting journey? Son of a Salesman
+-1 OP here. Agree with the above and appreciate the words of caution, definitely think this is a perspective on life that I should free myself of. Prospect in IB - Gen
+-1 Tried to sneak LAZ in there Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+-1 wow easy, racist red neck asianisalpha
+-1 no SL this year ladiesman
+-1 don't worry, thinking is not for for all and 8th year all in is 575k cash, so you were 200k short even with bonus (to not say that at 8-10yr associate ur promoted to Partner which puts you at $900k-1.5M cash) GS under Blankfein
+-1 horrific just horrific constant pitching machine heard they had sub 25% return offer rate for interns last year. I don’t think they got staffed on a deal all summer. Smart ones networked out of it. Intern in Consulting
+-1 👎 purplesquare44
+-1 what's ecm got to do with anything lmfao, kid deserves some backlash Analyst 1 in IB - ECM
+-1 Probably dogshit Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+-1 MBB. Have heard you can get your foot in a FT process with a BB IB SA . Think networking is the start. Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+-1 Stay.  The WASPS are finished, and have been replaced.   Daemon145
+-1 Running a camgirl scheme isn’t much of a better alternative mate Analyst 1 in IB - ECM
+-1 oh really? How come we secure more than half the spots from Evercore? we also nail down a quarter of headcounts for Blackstone this recruiting season. You mean wall street is bracing for weirdo? asianisalpha
+-1 Does it matter? If you are international students just say no need to sponsor. A lot of my friends from Menlo Park can get away with this at MS IBD asianisalpha
+-1 Then make the industry not be so brutal, what you are saying is just putting a band aid on a stab wound Prospect in IB-M&A
+-1 You’re pathetic Intern in IB - DCM
+-1 Did you get it men? I want it too so bad leoescobard
+-1 Correction: SOME women can’t have it all. Just like some men can’t have it all. Many women have it all, and more. Rob-the-chimp
+-1 I went to a top school (H) for undergrad and then earned my MBA from a top school (HBS) and I've been thinking of doing a PhD from Oxford PhantomGhost
+-1 I earned my MBA from Harvard Business School and went to a top target for undergrad so I'm used to long hours  PhantomGhost
+-1 I actually earned my MBA from a top school (HBS) so PM me if you have questions PhantomGhost
+-1 Analyst 2 in IB - Cov zuriwasser
+-1 More Substack AI slop let’s go! In all seriousness, if it’s a subject you care about why not take the effort to develop your own writing style?  Intern in IB-M&A
+-1 I did. It’s very good elpiraton
+-1 How many of you fuckers are doing deals in North Macedonia Partner in IB - Gen
+-1 I feel like this has to be a fake question. What do you mean how do you go from memorizing to understanding? Did you not graduate from high school? Are you not studying right now to get a college degree? liquidiot
+-1 80-90% of Fintech is within FIG. Especially the larger clients. GymMonkey10
+-1 It doesn't let me create my own posts because my ratio of SB to MS is too low, meanwhile I did my undergrad at a top university and went to b-school at a top MBA PhantomGhost
+-1 Both HSG and Bocconi will give you equal shot for London IB given you're not Italian or German/Swiss. Go where you think you'll enjoy the most. Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
+-1 Education is definitely part of the story too, but I think it's more about historical circumstances than anything unique to finance itself. wirkutskijkarl
+-1 They can hire Jamie Dimon, David Solomon, Ken Moelis, Bruce Wassertain, Michael Klein, Lloyd Blankfain or Joe Perella it won’t matter. Wells Fargo will never be a BB! Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+-1 Search fund HFPM15
+-1 Emory>UT> WashU=BC> the others Atlcalling
+-1 reach out probs starting aug/sept. Never too early to start w techs, but tbh unless ur targetting EBs, even if you'd never taken a single finance class in ur life u could learn most of what you need in less than a week Prospect in IB-M&A
+-1 yeah i guess that wasn’t said exactly. i read “you can learn most of what you need in less than a week” above, and I think that is the wrong approach. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+-1 Meteora WaltSim
+-1 This seems like a sudden interest in the field and tbh without knowing much about u i doubt you’ll break in Prospect in IB - Cov
+-1 The most elite and difficult/hairy PE cases go to M more often than bain. bain pumps more and has a more formally dedicated practice towards PE. Culture matters but is subjective. Analyst 1 in Consulting
+-1 Huge pump and dump scheme, all the way through.  Why do you think they're pushing so hard to get listed in the indices at IPO? Ozymandia
+-1 Which UMM exits are u referring to lmao I haven’t seen many from either firm Intern in IB - Gen
+-1 Most of those folks were interns in top CS groups who got shafted when UBS bought them out (and had their oncycles before even going to UBS). Intern in IB - Gen
+-1 I heard through the grapevine that their flagship buyout fundraising has gone poorly. Recent returns are mid (right around average). Same problems as all the MFs, high teens IRRs Associate 1 in AM - Other
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+-1 Only exit IB has that Big 4 doesn’t have is PE, or HF if you’re lucky arossi11637
+-1 No lol Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+-1 Well, that is the point of this post... These sponsor-backed MM deals are "diluting" the deal quality at these so called EBs Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+-1 PE is a common exit from TAS - I know lots of people who did that move Kevin25
+-1 Exits are historically bad, OP is clueless or Marco Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+-1 You're mischaracterizing their argument. Try again  yopierre
+-1 StepStone is widely regarded as a prestigious firm within the private markets space. WSO Monkey Bot
+-1 Literally no one said or even implied that, cute attempt at a strawman though. arossi11637
+-1 the GAAPIsASocialConstruct
+-1 Stockholm syndrome Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+-1 Qcomm has more old money cachet would go there over Ivey which is full of second gen migrants Don’t go to AFM unless you want to be in Chindia for 5 yrs Intern in IB - DCM
+-1 No offense, this is a bad list. Curious how you came to these conclusions. Best groups are GS, JPM, Centerview and now Lazard in the Taetle era. Citi and BoFa are still fine as well, but below the prior.  Business School in IB - Gen
+-1 You are going to be a fucking bot graduating from any of these schools so why do you care Associate 1 in PE - Growth
+-1 lol always someone ragebaiting bruh12345678910
+-1 UBS Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+-1 X somethingiswrongwithmyfactset
+-1 Can’t you use google Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+-1 Any chance you’re willing to share comp? AM I’ve heard can have excellent WLB, but I’m in debt originations now, and it feels like AM is a 20-30% discount. BS lender. Investment Analyst in RE - Comm
+-1 Go to an M7 mba PhantomGhost
+-1 I went to Harvard PhantomGhost