+44 Just got fired for cost cutting reasons, and told to sign severance package (no bonus, which I would have gotten in a month). What do I do? IB 34 5y
+63 $10M Realistic? IB 35 5y
+9 What is Serenity Prime & How does it work? TR 1 5y
+2 Is VP investment banking and MD - Surgeon equivalent? IB 5 5y
+17 IB or PE for recruiting into HF HF 5 5y
0 MSc Finance and Economics at Warwick vs. MSc Banking and International Finance at Cass BSCH 2 5y
+7 Undergrad Major BSCH 0 5y
+27 trading/investing roles for (semi) quants TR 7 5y
+9 Commercial Banking Credit Analyst --> Private Credit, is it possible? PE 1 5y
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+10 Restructuring Exits 2021? IB 7 5y
+26 GS Salt Lake City compensation JOB 18 5y
+16 Undergrad Decision for IB (Indiana, Colgate, Wisco, UMiami, Lehigh, Bucknell) BSCH 9 5y
+52 Is this a feasible plan to get into investment banking with an accounting background? IB 54 5y
+6 Interns in person for a week? JOB 6 5y
+8 Analyst Bonus Timelines IB 14 5y
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+3 Manny Khosbin Real Estate - is this guy real? IB 4 5y
+3 Difference in Comp between Traditional PE and Growth PE PE 4 5y
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0 What is the years of exp & other equivalent titles to being the “Head of [a certain division or asset class]”? CF 1 5y
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+21 Recent Laterals - how long y’all staying? IB 18 5y
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+25 Most rare “diversity” group that doesn’t count as “diversity” OFF 10 5y
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+21 HC Banks IB 36 5y
+81 Bridgewater Layoffs - Sign of Troubled Times for HFs? HF 63 5y
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+14 Autonomy Capital HF 21 5y
+11 Consulting Lifestyle Post Covid: Will it be as bad as IB? CO 15 5y
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+29 MIT Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Investment RE 25 5y
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+12 From company cofounder to properties owner. Now what? RE 1 5y
+63 Sales Trading vs IB TR 17 5y
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+6 Pivoting from Pre-Law TR 1 5y
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+6 Keto Advanced 1500 - Last Words TR 1 5y
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+12 Difficulty Obtaining Job JOB 2 5y
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0 FA to IB? JOB 1 5y
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+10 Credit Repo vs. Rates Repo TR 4 5y
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+27 Does anyone here fly as a hobby? OFF 14 5y
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0 What is corporate finance like in Houston, TX? CF 1 5y
+36 Anyone a live in landlord? OFF 8 5y
+10 Best investment sales brokerage teams in Chicago? RE 7 5y
+6 Best Dry Cleaning in NYC? IB 3 5y
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+25 Possible for 3.3/3.4 GPA to make it to top IB? IB 25 5y
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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 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101