+87 We all should've gotten in tech OFF 47 1w
+87 Wealthy Parents / Jaded IB 25 4w
+87 Anyone else feel like the people they work with just aren’t that smart? PE 19 2mo
+87 Some reflections 10 years in... PE 8 7mo
+87 Feels weird having a job IB 29 5mo
+86 Are there "Cheatcode" IB Groups? Aka Collect Easy Checks and do Nothing? IB 30 1mo
+86 JPM ED turned junior employee into sex slave? Allegedly OFF 35 1mo
+86 PE back to IB… PE 31 1mo
+86 $110BN Media Megamerger. Every Bank on Earth. No UBS. IB 20 4mo
+86 Closure of Greenhill Toronto? IB 36 1d
+86 What's up with intern candidates ghosting after accepting offers? RE 23 2mo
+86 Why the hell is anyone chasing buyout PE? PE 32 7mo
+86 Where are all the exit opps? OFF 28 8mo
+86 Starmer cooked? OFF 51 8mo
+85 Toronto IB Tier List IB 72 3mo
+85 2026 Chicago Rankings IB 54 3mo
+85 Rent Growth & AI job displacement RE 41 4mo
+85 Caprae Capital is Paradise PE 7 5mo
+85 JPM SA ‘27 IB 175 1mo
+84 PERE 100/200 RE 20 3w
+84 What If We All Quit At Once? OFF 19 3mo
+84 Books to become better / activities to be more interesting OFF 46 6mo
+84 Leaving IB For Military Thoughts/Advice IB 37 1mo
+84 I Graduated With A 3.2 GPA And Became The 3rd Ever Wall Street Investment Banker From My School. Here’s My Story. IB 16 3mo
+84 Top VC firms pay $2mm/year to poach ex-PE Analysts PE 70 2mo
+84 What is there outside of IB? IB 23 11mo
+84 What do you love to do? OFF 53 11mo
+83 Software PE guys - how are you holding up PE 37 1w
+83 How Bad Is This? Printed Book In Person Meeting Full of #VALUE Errors IB 37 2mo
+83 Q&A: COO & Head of Trading @ Systematic Quant Hedge Fund HF 29 3mo
+83 What Bank Has the Most Shills IB 55 4mo
+83 Becky Is Paradise IB 33 2mo
+83 Are MBA Associates Worse Than Epstein? IB 15 5mo
+83 Soph at H > Linkedin posts deterred Top Talent from IBanks IB 11 5mo
+83 How do you find the career you're best suited for? JOB 20 5mo
+83 AI Bubble talk OFF 26 9mo
+83 Frustrated with my bonus - need some help/advice IB 31 11mo
+82 How cooked is tech PE? PE 48 3mo
+82 Harvard vs. Oxford: Which Is More Globally Prestigious? BSCH 50 3mo
+82 Sole analyst at new pod vs 10th analyst at established pod? HF 28 9mo
+82 Asset Management is Paradise AM 7 1d
+82 Animals and Nature affirm my belief that there is a God OFF 9 11mo
+81 Getting Laid in IB? IB 31 2d
+81 If AI Doesn’t Replace You, I Will IB 2 4mo
+81 Software bankers and PE investors: what’s the mood like? PE 24 4mo
+81 Maduro & Venezuela OFF 54 6mo
+81 Is Capital Markets "True" Investment Banking IB 27 8mo
+81 Never Thought I'd Make It This Far - Feeling Grateful CF 3 8mo
+80 JULY 2026 CHICAGO BANK RANKINGS IB 30 2w
+80 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP RECRUITING IB 16 17h
+80 deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted IB 45 1mo
+80 Paying for dates.. how do you handle this as a young man?? OFF 43 2mo
+80 My journey in infrastructure investing PE 59 1w
+80 2026 UNBIASED PRESITGE RANKINGS FEBRUARY UPDATE IB 42 4mo
+80 Why do people work at Baird or Jeffries? IB 28 6mo
+80 Quickest way to $6-8M net worth? PE 55 7mo
+80 Summer '27 Recruiting Starting? IB 28 10mo
+79 How To Be A GREAT Analyst HF 24 2mo
+79 [2026] RX Tier List / Rankings IB 49 1mo
+79 Is every IB using Claude now? IB 41 4mo
+79 How Has Your Team Actually Been Using AI (ChatGPT/Copilot?) in IB? What’s Been Game-Changing? IB 42 1w
+79 Gordon Dyal Advisory Group Sole Advisor on $12B Novartis-Avidity Deal… Who the hell are these guys?? IB 28 8mo
+79 Q&A: 10 years at event driven / distressed HF HF 65 5mo
+78 Lincoln International- Growth and IPO IB 27 2mo
+78 3 anecdotes of my friends becoming millionaires before 30 PE 37 6mo
+78 Chinese Spy in Wall Street OFF 24 8mo
+78 Built $3M Net Worth in Mid/Late 20s - What Next? HF 48 8mo
+78 Those at a HF, do you ever feel like you’re not doing much? HF 24 8mo
+78 Is there a better way to read a book? (HF Books) HF 16 10mo
+77 [2026] Unbiased Undergrad IB Target School Rankings IB 62 3d
+77 Why aren't sundays protected in ib if so many bankers are christian? IB 23 6mo
+77 Hiring Someone Who Was Previously Fired/Laid Off RE 28 8mo
+77 M7 Recruiting for Banking Summer Associate IB 20 8mo
+77 Easier to Make MD as a Big Fish in a Small Pond or Small Fish in a Big Pond IB 24 9mo
+77 Treatment Options for Panic Disorder / Anxiety OFF 39 3w
+77 . PE 36 9mo
+77 25 year old MD made a $2mm bonus at OffDeal, An "AI-Native" Investment Bank IB 31 11mo
+77 People who were in IB in 2007-2009, how was it ? JOB 26 5mo
+77 Will AI replace the analyst RE 31 11mo
+76 How much modeling do experienced HF analysts/PMs actually do? HF 30 1d
+76 Time spent in the current cycle RE 21 1w
+76 Current State of the League Tables IB 28 1mo
+76 Unspoken Rules for Summer Intern? RE 23 2mo
+76 Why is EVR M&A Hiring Everyone? IB 46 4mo
+76 Summer 2027 Is this Rigged? IB 53 3mo
+76 Will AI Replace VPs? PE 40 6mo
+76 Evercore SA2027 IB 200 4mo
+76 Being Cultured: Requirements OFF 54 8mo
+76 Why are IB juniors getting way fewer deal reps nowadays? IB 38 10mo
+76 How Can a Finance Enthusiast (With Zero Experience and Slightly “Vintage”) Break Into Private Equity? PE 41 10mo
+75 People don't care about prestige anymore? OFF 36 1w
+75 Any tips for sleeping well? IB 38 2w
+75 IB is the new EY/Deloitte IB 36 1w
+75 Morgan Stanley brings back slavery in Budapest, 1.5K for M&A NY work IB 23 2mo
+75 [2026] [Unbiased] Investment Banking Prestige Tier-List IB 16 4mo
+75 Going back to IB after PE, thoughts please PE 26 4mo
+75 Career vs Life: Struggling with the Trade Off RE 16 5mo
+75 Does getting carry even matter once your are 40? OFF 34 10mo
+74 Do people over-index on 'moats' PE 23 1mo
+74 How do people on wall street actually perceive Stern? JOB 27 2mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101