+41 Really want to exit.. IB 23 1w
+22 Morgan Stanley West Coast Offices (Menlo/SF) IB 3 1w
+3,172 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? PE 116 1w
+1,671 IB Analyst Disaster. IB 80 1w
+4 Just signed an offer at Oppenheimer New York IB 6 1w
+19 Moving to NYC from SF for dating OFF 13 1w
+21 Onex Partners PE 15 1w
+26 Booth Admit (No $$) vs Reapplying for Wharton/MIT/HBS BSCH 16 1w
0 Flight Time for Superday PE 1 1w
+2 PTO for AN1 IB 6 1w
+42 Is MPS in applied economics at Cornell's Dyson school a good program? BSCH 26 1w
+9 Summer 2027 NYC/Chicago Leasing Brokerage Recruiting (Cushman, JLL, CBRE, M&M) RE 1 1w
0 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE STOP-LOSS: WHY GERMANS FIND IT SO HARD TO ADMIT INVESTMENT MISTAKES INV 1 1w
+18 MM Investment Banks IB 5 1w
0 Wells Fargo IB SA 27 CLT Questions IB 1 1w
+17 Credit Card recs CO 2 1w
+9 Georgia Tech EE / Semiconductor Background. How realistic is IB? IB 4 1w
+370 2026 Perks & Benefits Megathread (Dinner, Uber, Travel, Gym, etc.): Which Banks Actually Take Care of Their Juniors? IB 198 1w
0 Looking for roommate (open room in midtown apartment) OFF 0 1w
+171 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup PE 50 1w
+21 Leerink Partners Healthcare Services NYC IB 1 1w
+9 Seeking Advice: I'm cooked. Where to go from here? RES 3 1w
+11 Best Stern Clubs IB 3 1w
+15 LA/OC Private Credit CR 6 1w
+10 Would you choose YPSM or Oxbridge? BSCH 6 1w
0 How to get from LMM IB SA --> MM PE/PC? Impossible? IB 1 1w
+10 Scotia P&U IB 18 1w
+11 NYC housing lottery question OFF 7 1w
+3 Can reneging on an offer derail your career JOB 4 1w
+6 NYC office of European PE perks and benefits PE 6 1w
+9 Long Ridge Equity Partners SA 2027 — Round 2 Process? PE 3 1w
+24 Citi NY office perks IB 11 1w
+4 Thoughts On StepStone? IB 4 1w
+4 What r the best career coaches for finance IB 5 1w
+16 Moving from Boston to NYC IB 15 1w
+6 JPM M&A Chicago Gone?? IB 1 1w
0 MLP Equities Analyst Program Update ER 0 1w
+17 L/S Equity Career London HF 11 1w
+25 GS TMT SF vs PJT M&A NY vs LAZ M&A NY IB 17 1w
+8 Eastdil Secured Associate Comp? RE 5 1w
+12 CFA for IB IB 2 1w
+264 Williams/Amherst glaze and lies need to stop. IB 90 1w
+232 Where does Stern really lie? IB 105 1w
+33 UVA McIntire vs Cornell Dyson for IB IB 23 1w
+14 How did you find your barber in Manhattan? FASH 7 1w
+24 Athos Partners Overview - Overpromise and underdeliver PE 11 1w
+12 Hedge Fund (Fundamental Long Short Equity) Compensation in Singapore Hong Kong HF 3 1w
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+99 I think my firm is taking advantage of me. What should I do? RE 48 2w
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0 Have no ties with California but wanted to do WC banking - How to justify my interest and connection? IB 1 2w
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+11 MSREI Pre-MBA Associate (NYC) RE 15 2w
+56 2027 SA - Visa Sponsorship - US Investment Banking IB 79 2w
+20 Freshman at Rutgers Newark — Best Way to Get an IB Internship? IB 10 2w
+3 What can you realistically do if you don't get an RO? IB 6 2w
+3 New York Life ABF Comp AM 0 2w
+39 Cornell or Duke BSCH 14 2w
+32 Cornell Dyson vs NYU Stern vs Berkeley Econ vs UMich Ross IB 39 2w
+52 Stanford vs Cornell Dyson for IB IB 54 2w
+75 Extreme Misconception about Cornell on this sub lately. BSCH 45 2w
+46 Dartmouth v Georgetown v Cornell Undergrad BSCH 31 2w
+44 Buying first watch, have a question FASH 29 2w
+6 Capital markets analyst comp RE 4 2w
+42 Construction Management to Real Estate Development RE 23 2w
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+10 What should I include in an investment memo for banks and investors? RE 4 2w
0 Citi NYC LevFin culture, WLB, other insights? IB 1 2w
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+17 Master in Finance Profile Evaluation BSCH 6 2w
+64 Moving to Boston - Suggestions IB 41 2w
+32 IB to Wealth Management? AM 16 2w
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+39 University of Chicago vs HYPW? BSCH 18 2w
+23 HEC MIF vs LBS MFA BSCH 35 2w
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+12 Incoming SA Situation IB 3 2w
0 Mid at finance vs goated at other career IB 4 2w
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+21 RE IB to REPE RE 29 2w
+18 Official 2026 Global University Prestige Ranking BSCH 13 2w
+47 Driving cross country OFF 21 2w
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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%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101