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+46 Mid/senior level PE - at a crossroads PE 9 1w
+6 Corp Dev Hours? (Highly Acquisitive) CF 1 1w
+18 Corp Dev hours (PE-backed)? CF 5 1w
+65 Undergrad HF Internships? HF 39 1w
+1 Investment Committee Process Thwarts Creative Thinking VC 3 1w
+56 S2 Capital - Full Loss of Capital for Investors RE 63 1w
+100 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) HF 41 1w
+10 Not Sure How To Proceed... JOB 3 1w
+10 Moelis PCA FT 2027 IB 13 1w
+3 Leerink 2028 Summer Healthcare IB Application JOB 5 1w
0 How to prep for PE interviews as a current senior PE 1 1w
+6 Piper Sandler FT 2027 IB 15 1w
+23 Working in Greece IB 17 1w
+27 Career break - do I still have a shot at US PE? PE 13 1w
+8 Energy Trading: HFs vs Merchants vs Trading Houses TR 4 1w
+27 Any experience working with Peterson, Pacific Lake, Anacapa, Housatonic or others? PE 8 1w
+7 Infrastructure Case Study PE 10 1w
0 Moelis HC IB 1 1w
+7 UBS FT 2027 Hirevue AM 23 1w
+254 Why do bankers think they are superior? IB 64 1w
+6 TCW- Associate Credit Analyst 3rd Round Interview AM 1 1w
0 No SA2027 offer. Advice on how to proceed. IB 2 1w
+108 Kathleen McCarthy Leaving BX RE 59 1w
+28 PDF document to Excel spreadsheet PE 7 1w
+18 Top HY/LL/Liquid Distress Seats CR 7 1w
+10 I need a fake boyfriend to get my parents off my back. Any closeted gays interested? OFF 5 1w
+23 Anyone ever bought a business randomly, from a friend or from a website? OFF 12 2w
+37 No Swag in New York: Rant FASH 10 2w
+16 Unborn Child Has No Finance Experience - Already Behind? OFF 5 2w
+268 A Message to Students Who Think this Job Will Fix Their Life IB 33 2w
+9 Manual Hair Clippers: How to Choose the Right Pair FASH 1 2w
+13 Headhunter Etiquette PE 4 2w
+67 Credit Suisse - honest assessment IB 26 2w
+14 Does founder experience help or hurt in buyside recruiting? PE 6 2w
0 Addicted to NYU girls OFF 3 2w
+20 Starting out in Merchandising to Trading Desk. TR 6 2w
+15 Current PE Associate Hiring PE 11 2w
+7 Verition SA27 HF 12 2w
+6 GSAM Fundamental Research and how to break in? AM 1 2w
0 Capital One FT 2027 IB 1 2w
+9 Moving from Electronic Trading Coverage to a Risk-Taking Seat? TR 1 2w
0 Centana Growth Partners PE 1 2w
+25 Starting a home building business? RE 9 2w
0 Endeavour Capital 2026? PE 3 2w
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+14 How Are Cornell 7 / GC Members Affecting Your Bank or Firm? OFF 5 2w
+20 Best way to move to NYC, LDN from Tokyo TR 7 2w
+18 VP Promotion Chances at Megafund PE 16 2w
+56 Should I pursue a long-term relationship with this girl for FU money? OFF 63 2w
+4 H.C Wainwright Equity Research ER 7 2w
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+105 The Peanut Portco PE 9 2w
+15 MBA Rankings 2026? MBA -> IB -> PE IB 15 2w
0 Should I make a post about my internship? JOB 1 2w
+192 Does IB/PE Kill Your Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity? PE 36 2w
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+10 Thoughts on Texas Capital IB 2026? IB 3 2w
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+29 REGAL IB Thoughts? IB 9 2w
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0 Job Searching JOB 1 2w
+16 Already Signed a BB SA Offer, Is It Risky to Keep Interviewing? IB 13 2w

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