+68 I love America So much OFF 70 15y
+68 NSFW Episode 4: Silver, Welfare Reform, Winter Inflation IB 28 15y
+67 Is my MD a grifter? 16 years, 8 firms IB 26 5h
+67 Credit Suisse - honest assessment IB 26 1w
+67 BofA VP killed in random NYC stabbing OFF 37 1mo
+67 What happens to people who don't get offers? BSCH 28 2mo
+67 Is it Crazy to Transfer? Cornell to UF. RE 39 3mo
+67 Moving to Paris PE 64 4mo
+67 Resources for IB Recruiting Prep IB 348 4mo
+67 top club vs rowing at ivy? IB 17 5mo
+67 Trying to restart after IB burnout and ADHD overload. Has anyone actually managed this? IB 19 5mo
+67 Making sacrifices in geography for career? Dating woes? PE 37 6mo
+67 Modeling is overrated, technical prep matters a lot too for PE Associate Recruiting PE 64 8mo
+67 Agency/GSE jobs outlook- bank vs non bank RE 36 8mo
+67 How To Make it Past VP in PE? PE 24 8mo
+67 Truist in 2024 IB 23 9mo
+67 IU Kelley v. Purdue Daniels BSCH 37 10mo
+67 Career switch from journalism to finance...how to go about? BSCH 16 10mo
+67 Q&A : I'm a dry bulk physical freight trader / chartering manager TR 58 11mo
+67 The best piece of advice I’ve ever read on this forum. OFF 5 1y
+67 GS should remain the top choice for all undergrads interested in finance IB 29 1y
+67 Chillest Groups and Banks IB 40 1y
+67 Corp Dev / Strategy Salaries CF 59 1y
+67 Can't Get Responses to Cold Emails JOB 27 1y
+67 Return Offer Rates for Women? IB 36 1y
+67 Feeling lost after being pushed out PE 10 1y
+67 Vanderbilt ($$$) / Northwestern ($$$) vs UF ($) IB 37 1y
+67 Starting at PJT This Summer — How to Be a Top Intern? IB 36 1y
+67 Barclays Technology IB IB 44 1y
+67 Worried about OW offer. Will I be OK? CO 16 1y
+67 What firms are overrated? IB 56 1y
+67 Keep Suffering, or Jump Ship to my Corporate Offer? PE 36 1y
+67 The Titans of Banking IB 81 1y
+67 Reading Lists? OFF 37 1y
+67 IB Analyst to Consulting CO 19 1y
+67 May 2025 Grads Full-Time Recruiting IB 145 2y
+67 Over a year in, zero closed deals...anyone else in the same boat? IB 33 2y
+67 How are there so many terrible MDs who somehow survive for 4+ years doing basically nothing? IB 18 2y
+67 thoughts on small dev shops? RE 14 2y
+67 Why don't more operators go into PE? PE 22 2y
+67 Networking Saved My Career (ex bank teller & big4 auditor) IB 18 2y
+67 Lost Archive: Biggie No Cheese Substack OFF 15 2y
+67 What's the best way to scale a development team? RE 16 2y
+67 Tech PM looking to maximize income. Is IB the best bet? IB 40 2y
+67 Sales and Trading 2025 Recruitment TR 165 2y
+67 When to resign on a PIP ER 19 2y
+67 BofA Assoc who died had sought to leave, citing long hours IB 17 2y
+67 Thoughts on Coatue? HF 34 2y
+67 2022/23 Associate Compensation (All) PE 123 2y
+67 Starting off at a Multi-Manager HF 35 2y
+67 What's Wrong with Warburg Industrial & Business Services? PE 53 2y
+67 New House OFF 52 2y
+67 Quit Peacefully or Call HR IB 27 2y
+67 Is Quant Finance Halal? OFF 26 2y
+67 2023 UK Investment Banking Tier List IB 36 2y
+67 Nikola (NKLA) ER 28 2y
+67 Anyone go to the gym while working in IB? IB 12 2y
+67 Private Credit/Debt/DL Comp Variation PE 41 2y
+67 delete HF 41 2y
+67 At what point is an analyst PE program better than IB? PE 13 3y
+67 Moving internally at MF PE 35 3y
+67 How is AI/Machine Learning changing the Hedge fund industry? HF 15 3y
+67 Breaking into IB: Canada IB 32 3y
+67 Another career-crisis / passion vs career post! PE 22 3y
+67 IB vs. PWM IB 25 3y
+67 Should I try to move cities? RE 17 3y
+67 Falsely accused of SA and need advice on how to move forward with recruiting JOB 42 3y
+67 How To Control Temper? IB 28 3y
+67 Rutgers Networking Call IB 20 3y
+67 Anyone else is sick of the current corporate world? OFF 21 3y
+67 Opinion: Watches in Finance PE 50 3y
+67 How do you approach companies w/ M&A and rollups? HF 16 3y
+67 EMH is eating my brain HF 29 3y
+67 Does the new Moelis logo lose their EB status? IB 14 3y
+67 Goldman Sachs vs. Lehman Brothers IB 59 3y
+67 Friend got me my JPM offer JOB 26 3y
+67 Growth Equity VC 12 3y
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+67 a monkey's revenge OFF 17 3y
+67 Jefferies and Adani IB 20 3y
+67 Shorestein taking Ls RE 25 3y
+67 How to get over having a low beta career IB 39 3y
+67 Naval Aviator vs Investment Banker IB 32 3y
+67 Real Estate, Leisure, Lodging IB Groups IB 43 3y
+67 Getting into Goldman Sachs IB 104 3y
+67 San Francisco vs NYC RE 27 3y
+67 Goldman Sachs PWM WM 59 3y
+67 Highest Paying Investment Bank IB 105 3y
+67 Is PJ Solomon / Solomon Partners Becoming an EB? IB 45 3y
+67 Ask Me Anything: S&T to Consulting to PE Ops JOB 28 3y
+67 Struggling to Move Back to Investing Side PE 26 3y
+67 Southern Methodist Uni (SMU) BSCH 42 3y
+67 Banks with cleanest toilets? OFF 31 4y
+67 How MBA Is Not a Magic Bullet to Public Equity Investing BSCH 16 4y
+67 How to find purpose in life? OFF 30 4y
+67 Dealing with a tough breakup while working in IB? IB 12 4y
+67 INTERNS! What are you getting paid this summer? ER 63 4y
+67 McK vs Bain for Bschool? CO 35 4y
+67 Piper Sandler 2021 SA IB 201 4y
+67 Is WSB's impact on GME overblown? OFF 31 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • 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