Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+4 The acquisition by Brookfield will bring about significant changes. Most recently deployed fund had Inter Milan, Thrasio, Chinese NPL investments so it’s underperforming. Director in AM - FI
+4 It’s similar to why Investment Banking feeds into Private Equity. carriedinterestfan
+4 ai cant replace the 1000 citadel analysts who detect a tone change in an in person management meeting that indicates sg&a will grow 15bps instead of 12 bps next quarter, underpinnning their highest conviction short for Research Analyst in HF - Other
+4 Dog shit website don't use, just a guy shilling his stupid thing huge scam look at this https://www.wallstreetoas Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 You will learn far more in PE than staying in consulting. Even if you hate PE and go back to consulting, you will be far better than your peers by virute of the training you received.  Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 Sorry you didn’t get your return offer intern Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+4 therealgekkoHold up a mirror lol, I'm happily married (though I'm 100% certain you aren't and probably won't be). Anyway goodbye James' Bond
+4 If it’s not within the first 3 months you’ll be okay from an optics perspective believe it or not the execution capabilities of a BB will not disintegrate because a junior font aligner took 2 days  Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 I will be as candid as I can, in investment banking, especially on the junior level, you are being paid for the sacrifices you make. Manager in CorpStrat
+4 Nailed it. If you are not excited about what you are doing, you are not going to be successful. As mentioned, reading 1k sell side or in-depth research is "grind work" that people do to LARP. longandshort
+4 I would say go with the Corp Dev seat here - IB associate work/life balance, in my opinion, only gets worse due to higher responsibility but still working on junior-level tasks. BlueMoonGoon
+4 International people cannot switch jobs easily. They must keep their job or else they will be exiled from the country. So they will endure long hours. They will endure toxicity. FlyingBoat
+4 Ignore header, incoming BA/AC/associate at MBB NYC and might as well hop in. Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 Rx is more technical as a junior relative to other banking gigs because you have 100x capital structures you have to run through a new 3-statement model to see where cash flow shakes out. shamoneh
+4 Came from MBA too and felt like this for me... but for friends at some other programs was drastically different. As they say mileage varies so make sure you know the prep well. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+4 bunch of studies on this, here one (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2813379) 3 years pre-PE and 3 years post-PE diffe GS under Blankfein
+4 Why should these funds have to compromise their hiring standards for your lack of experience is the better question VP in PE - Other
+4 It says the US is more like Brasil or Russia than it was ever like France, outside of perhaps a short period of time.  Obvious to anyone who had ever known. Daemon145
+4 AI shit answer Analyst 1 in IB - CB
+4 I’d echo this. I think the key is finding a product / industry you enjoy and then a team within that product / industry that has a good culture and everything else falls into place. Generic Banker
+4 If I am being honest you would be catching a falling knife KageSelly
+4 UBS is using AI - another Indian. They let go of all American workers and kept H1B visa in last round of cuts. Their old HQ in CT is now mostly H1B in Finance IT, Ops IT, Group Compliance IT. timmyk123
+4 "Better seats" is a useless comparison. Someone will always argue there's something better. You're just chasing unicorns. I think PSG is a great assoicate stint, though not above that given AI fears and long road upward. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 London -  AN1 xxxxx anonf0fty
+4 In Europe, it's nowhere near as emphasised as it is in the US with campus recruiting and basically a de facto 'must' that you likely would have to speak to at least a few people at the bank you're interviewing at. Analyst 2 in PE - Other
+4 Two main ways imo. 1. Make the most out of the sleep you do get 2. Hide your lack of sleep. Eman_Kant
+4 Ratatouille perspiratingmonkey
+4 Ishtvan.moysa Associate 1 in IB - Restr
+4 Great profile.  Essec is not a strong target school in london, I'd avoid as an international  Mainly look at lse lbs icl and oxbridge for London  adrien3
+4 I’m now 5 years removed from my time in PE, but I think people often times fixate on doing the optimal thing and being on the optimal path. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 Hey man, first and foremost, thank you for your service. Secondly, I majored in accounting from a non-target, and explored both IB and ER.  Deal Team Six
+4 How long after SPD until you receive an offer? How long until it explodes? renegade1
+4 I think this is sort of on the low end honestly - after PE your base should be somewhere between $150-200K with a cash bonus of 10-15% + equity. You need to be looking at manager level roles at the low end. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 Close your eyes and Imagine a worse case scenario. Ok now imagine it’s worse, way worse in almost every aspect Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 How about today’s twitter post by POTUS? How presidential. So classy. Remember when beige suits used to be “unpresidential”. What a fucking garbage piece of shit. IRR you ready to rumble
+4 Switzerland also isn't a hegemon, the issuer of the reserve currency, security guarantor for a 3rd of the globe, nor is it the last ditch safe haven for the global moneyed class (maybe it is for that one).   Daemon145
+4 WOWWW 1) what is a middle market bulge bracket???? You mean middle market JPM or do you mean a key bank (not a bulge bracket) or a William Blair (not a bulge bracket) Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+4 big q is how the hell do you have that kind of money saved at vp/d? jo_x11
+4 At BB's it's actually hard to get fired. No one on the team really has a say because they have to get the green light from HR to start a PIP, give a bad formal review or zero bonus, etc. Associate 3 in IB - CB
+4 Depends which banks. If EB don’t worry but if Jefferies / GS / Qatalyst u will need a club yes. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+4 Grab him by the collar and smack the shit out of him  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+4 The answer is to continue with #1 and find other ways to have your "fun" in such a way that it doesn't jeopardize your long-term wealth potential or get you locked into some highly illiquid trap from which you can't redeem JG_wentworth
+4 Can't believe how badly people are overreacting to 1 Quarter of Fees  VP in IB - Cov
+4 I will say for health care, declining service quality isn't always the case (specifically for outpatient, inpatient is a whole different animal and in those most cases - saying PE is 'evil' is fairly accurate). Business School in CorpStrat
+4 Echo comment above  Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 went to a top 5 liberal arts school for sports, majored in economics with a 3.4 gpa. sophomore summer: internship with a mixed use boutique with $2B AUM Degentard123
+4 Just make sure your dad is head of UBS and you’ll be ok Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 Nice AI slop - trying to masquerade it with lowercase letters and spaced-out em dashes isn't fooling anyone Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 For OP - Any reputable LP (have close friends at multiple both large & small) already has a platform / interface to manage this. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 kinda surprised by RBC's performance, esp the average deal size being almost $2B. expected it to be lower. Also, WF is doing so well Intern in IB - Gen
+4 Not sure what type of shop you’re at, but that’s pretty similar to the type of feedback we gave to interns (BB coverage group) Unfortunately, it likely means you won’t get a RO since the As/An have mostly indicated you wou Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Honestly, I think if you're making over $200k TC, it comes down to how much you value the long-term brand of the MBA. datboi1234
+4 RJ (legacy Financo team) is unmatched in the beauty and wellness vertical because of a certain rainmaker Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+4 I'm in a slightly different situation because I'm essentially a LP in my remaining deals at this point, and as a result I have nothing to manage or sell off, but "can't find anything remotely interesting to acqui CRE
+4 They completely lucked out, was a struggling investment until the AI craze took in (which they didn't underwrite back in 2018 obviously) Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 I mean, technically I suppose so, but you'd really just be letting them win by doing this lol. You hate them so much yet you're still trying to impress them. The alpha thing to do is just own your decisions. nutmegger189
+4 SpreadDatAsk40-50hr avg, LCOL metropolitan city. 85k Base (unknown bonus, ours are in the spring). high hopes
+4 I think MM HF to LO is possible -- I have seen anecdoctal evidence here on the forum but I don't know anyone personally that has done it. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+4 I wonder if you are too quick to jump on the "nepo" bandwagon. I know about a dozen undergrads who got into mbb straight from college -- and literally none of them were "nepo." They were, however, all from Wharton. CupO'Joe
+4 My observations You are thinking about it the right way. Getting the MD seat is your only objective here. It’s the one thing no one can take away from you.  Managing Director in IB-M&A
+4 Congrats. You got paid more than I did when I was a VP last year at BOA. And I was not bottom bucket either. Analyst 3+ in Private Credit
+4 Can speak to this - I would avoid this group unless you have no other options because you are doing a lot of boiler plate template DCFs where you are copying the sponsors projections, you are not doing sophisticated operat First_Lien_Larry
+4 i found it difficult to follow exactly what the short thesis. is Writing "Tenet is priced for growth and profitability while earnings are becoming increasingly flat" is not enough. nope1789account
+4 Have you tried heterosexuality? yale_blue
+4 I think you’re right, but at a very small scale. Speaking for the Canadian market, there are lots of folks who retire from formal trading and offer market making to micro cap issuers. acardboardmonkey
+4 i come from a society where casual sex is impossible. i just wanna live the high life with lots of 4 lips zuriwasser
+4 Having already applied to Medical School once and in the process of reapplying this year, I have the mindset of “I missed out narrowly the first time round, if I get it this time, I get it, if not I move on”. londonraccoon
+4 I think you’re right, but at a very small scale. Speaking for the Canadian market, there are lots of folks who retire from formal trading and offer market making to micro cap issuers. acardboardmonkey
+4 As an LP, IS is the best model for PE going forward as it's a pure play investment strategy without the bull shit of managing a fund. Works at The Family Office
+4 Cocaine and Viagra Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+4 TPG is probably the best but really bad WLB. Warburg, Advent, and CD&R are solid.  Carlyle is horrible all around. Would avoid. VP in PE - LBOs
+4 because the people who don't need to impress (and can hire those who do need to impress) know the game isn't about prestige but passive income . lol. zuriwasser
+4 “Lean conservative” TopBoy.-
+4 This is wonderful lmfao Anonymous-Monkey9847
+4 That’s completely fair, there is only so much you can do as an individual.  Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 Seeing many of the same trends.  If I'm future'casting, I think kids in high school need to get real world experience. asmith_1
+4 I went to one of these schools (and have several close friends in finance who went to the other) + I work in private markets in London. Investment Analyst in PE - LBOs
+4 Anonymous Monkey: How early in your career did you feel certain that you had the chops to do well in the industry and what did that subjectively feel like? M_As_In_Mancy
+4 TLDR is that too many people now “experience” life online vs the real world and have been inundated by strange anti-American propaganda for 10+ years now. VP in PE - LBOs
+4 This analyst is 100% bottom bucket from all the responses to posters far more senior than them. I have tried to be helpful, but feel like they refuse to take feedback. I truly wonder how they got a return offer. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 This is the truth. Spent 5 years in PE before moving to the public side at a SM and it’s really the first time in my career I haven’t had someone looking over my shoulder / breathing down my neck for deliverables. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 I agree with all the points above. It is a much more difficult underwrite and investment strategy. VP in Private Credit
+4 Actually fantastic company. They run one of the best conferences for their space and are super well regarded by the companies in the industries they support.  marketMergerMaddie
+4 I’m debating if doing it could be worse than sitting on the sidelines. I have a good resume, but would no name bucket shop with a short tenure make me look worse as I continue to apply places? Director in RE - Comm
+4 Bro knows ball rolo25
+4 You wanna use adjusted numbers (non-gaap) — press releases provide reconciliation. Associate 3 in ER
+4 A lot of internal reporting - essentially taking information from various management data and repackaging it for LPs / internal valuation purposes. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 ASO2 went A2A. ~$500k. $175 in the 401k and $325 in the brokerage. Love answering this question when market is ATH. I will be silent when things turn Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 Meh I disagree…I do non-therapeutics hc — think the moat around every sector is a spectrum… Associate 3 in ER
+4 I'm 34. dedline
+4 Hired a third party.  Two, technically.  One for the property level accounting and then another for the company/personal level (basically the same since it is a passthrough). Ozymandia
+4 Summer interns in S&T basically never do any 'actual work' for regulatory reasons. buddy578901
+4 This is a very M&A centric perspective and shows that you don’t really understand the dynamics at play. VP in IB-M&A
+4 I guess so - LevFin is more capital markets focusing on those deals, mostly looking at structure, legal docs, and pricing/leverage. Works at Wells Fargo
+4 It's 100% a sales job, so just like any sales job infinite upside/downside, so be ready to wake up at 2am with insane anxiety because you haven't gotten a paycheck in a couple years. asmith_1
+4 strong group in New York Love the people where I work now Grass is always greener on the other side bud. You sound retarded Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 Dr. Rahma DikhinmahasYou want it to matter so badly.  So, so badly.  And it doesn't.  How sad for you. IsItREPE
+4 In no particular order: audax, audax, audax, audax and audax Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+4 Happens all the time. We need to be more specific about what is prevalent and that is Gender DEI. VP in IB - Cov
+4 If Levin and some of they kev LevFin MDs leave, UBS IB in the US is finished. Already probably is. Once Sergio is gone at YE the new CEO will immediately can Marco and his failed minions. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen