+126 My bonus got taxed to high hell - 44% IB 208 6y
+126 Going to Medical School at 30? OFF 102 6y
+126 I DID IT!!! SCSS 63 6y
+126 Salesforce: May The Force Be With You AM 38 6y
+126 How much physical cash do you/should you have on hand? OFF 50 6y
+126 Fraternities and Success OFF 34 6y
+126 Creating a Family dynasty of highly efficient Investment Bankers IB 13 6y
+126 7 Tips for Office / Holiday Parties OFF 68 6y
+126 Your Best Coffee Chat Ever IB 40 6y
+126 Real Estate Private Equity Interview PE 147 7y
+126 Q&A: Big4 Consulting to Private Equity, now M7 MBA PE 26 7y
+126 what credit card do you use? IB 173 7y
+126 Josh Kaufman Basically Says "MBAs Suck" BSCH 85 7y
+126 Q&A: F20 Strategy Director at 25 Y/O CF 40 7y
+126 Recruitment Set Back To "Normal" IB 31 7y
+126 Q&A: I’m back. CUNY to Banking IB 32 8y
+126 Going from MM Investment Bank to Mega-Fund PE 27 8y
+126 What are the small things your colleague you sit next to does that makes you furious? OFF 35 8y
+126 Work to live, not live to work. Low-stress finance jobs... CF 51 9y
+126 Is It Wise To Pursue A Career In Asset Management? AM 51 9y
+126 Get In, Loser. We're Going To Mars. OFF 51 10y
+126 Site Suggestions - OK, let me hear it! WSO 162 12y
+125 Calling All Former ER: Where Did You Go? ER 43 1mo
+125 Do finance clubs basically decide your outcome? Feeling late to the party. IB 35 8mo
+125 NYU Students: Are you guys seriously using AI to write and send your networking emails? IB 34 10mo
+125 Too Alpha for Corporate Life IB 10 1y
+125 Too Old for IB at 34? Exploring the Big 4 TAS Pivot JOB 74 1y
+125 UBS Bonuses IB 82 1y
+125 Penny Acquitted IB 28 1y
+125 Building Personal Real Estate Portfolio RE 54 2y
+125 Top Suburbs? OFF 84 2y
+125 Q&A: Indian Boutique M&A Associate IB 95 2y
+125 Tier 3 Cities are Paradise IB 59 2y
+125 Help Me Understand Office Rationale Today… RE 45 2y
+125 A reading list for based financiers IB 64 2y
+125 Infra IB - Agentis Capital? IB 162 2y
+125 Does anyone else suck ass at building stuff??? OFF 46 3y
+125 How on Earth to put together company profile for a private company? IB 27 3y
+125 This is the perfect time to go into VC VC 21 3y
+125 Is being an analyst really that bad? IB 29 3y
+125 Sexual Harassment at Work - Will It End? OFF 50 3y
+125 Thoughts on Twitter? OFF 105 3y
+125 Morgan Stanley 2020 SA HireVue Questions IB 95 3y
+125 Minority nervous for BB internship TR 52 3y
+125 State of BMO in 2020 IB 131 4y
+125 Rich Millennial Managing their own money AM 41 4y
+125 Developing on the side RE 81 4y
+125 Is your firm having a tough time hiring? RE 89 4y
+125 Where did you want to go to school? JOB 215 4y
+125 When GPA Matters IB 65 4y
+125 Turned my live $4000 account to $44,000+ in 4 weeks...What is next? HF 92 4y
+125 Stock market is annoying OFF 63 4y
+125 How often do you see your SO? IB 37 4y
+125 2020s Investment Banking Outlook IB 90 4y
+125 Family Office Private Equity PE 34 4y
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+125 First Suit FASH 154 5y
+125 Equity Research Interview questions ER 164 5y
+125 Does Free Will Exist? OFF 86 5y
+125 Does anyone else use "Laconic Speech" in the office? IB 41 5y
+125 What's your walkaway $ number? OFF 78 5y
+125 HL Recent Layoff IB 37 5y
+125 Immature, so tell it to me straight: why should I feel loyal to any firm? OFF 40 5y
+125 Why the hate on Penn State? OFF 88 5y
+125 Have $100k in liquid assets, where to invest? OFF 63 6y
+125 Why do people still deposit money in banks? OFF 39 6y
+125 What's it like in the South? Culture wise? OFF 98 6y
+125 Moving to NYC...with no job ER 131 6y
+125 Is value investing dead? INV 104 6y
+125 What's Your Favorite Place You've Been To? OFF 78 6y
+125 Q&A: Undergraduate -> Quantitative Trading Decision Process (Advice) JOB 46 6y
+125 If you could go to 1 company for the sole purpose of learning, where would it be? OFF 58 7y
+125 10% Tax Cuts Coming Soon? INV 52 7y
+125 Informal Interview w/ thebrofessor (talking career, life, money, etc) OFF 21 8y
+125 hot car but no hot girl - HELP! OFF 102 8y
+125 Lunch: an enemy or an ally OFF 75 8y
+125 Q&A: I'm not a virgin OFF 115 8y
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+125 Monday Morning Braintease: thought process on goats and panthers OFF 104 11y
+125 TSLA Breaks $100, (doubles in a month) TR 120 12y
+125 Is it ever too early to start networking? College freshman here. IB 186 16y
+124 UBS Appears to be Exploring Sale IB 19 2w
+124 Gambling ruined my life OFF 29 4mo
+124 How many people truly become entrepreneurial on this forum? RE 55 4mo
+124 UVA Undergrad for IB Recruiting JOB 74 5mo
+124 Energy Trading Q & A TR 45 9mo
+124 FT recruiting 2026 Thread IB 396 9mo
+124 Is Brokerage Ever The Better Option? RE 44 10mo
+124 Please Leave OFF 53 12mo
+124 Realized today I have no friends and no life OFF 36 1y
+124 For the Kids: Don’t go into IB IB 33 1y
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+124 HEC Paris MiF 2024 placement IB 99 1y
+124 Justice for Leo - BofA is Disgraceful IB 16 2y
+124 Special Sits PE Case Study Example PE 72 2y
+124 PM caught me shopping around HF 33 2y
+124 What buyside role has the most value-add to society? IB 33 3y
+124 PM / Sr Analyst at MM HF to LO PM -- doable? HF 70 3y
+124 Q&A: Unpaid Intern to Building a $2MM EBITDA Business: My Journey Beyond Wall Street IB 41 3y
+124 To all the TQQQ Investors . . . INV 73 3y

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