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0 Wells Fargo IB SA 27 CLT Questions IB 2 4mo
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+174 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup PE 50 4mo
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+12 Best Stern Clubs IB 3 4mo
+11 Would you choose YPSM or Oxbridge? BSCH 6 4mo
0 How to get from LMM IB SA --> MM PE/PC? Impossible? IB 1 4mo
+10 Scotia P&U IB 18 4mo
+11 NYC housing lottery question OFF 7 4mo
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+6 NYC office of European PE perks and benefits PE 6 4mo
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0 MLP Equities Analyst Program Update ER 0 4mo
+17 L/S Equity Career London HF 11 4mo
+8 Eastdil Secured Associate Comp? RE 5 4mo
+12 CFA for IB IB 2 4mo
+33 UVA McIntire vs Cornell Dyson for IB IB 23 4mo
+14 How did you find your barber in Manhattan? FASH 6 4mo
+24 Athos Partners Overview - Overpromise and underdeliver PE 11 4mo
+12 Hedge Fund (Fundamental Long Short Equity) Compensation in Singapore Hong Kong HF 3 4mo
+9 How do people feel about NYC as a career spot given an extreme rise in cost of living IB 5 4mo
+99 I think my firm is taking advantage of me. What should I do? RE 48 4mo
+10 Choosing between JOB 8 4mo
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+9 Off cycle PE Offer Process Timeline PE 9 4mo
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+11 Cost of living adjustment CF 4 4mo
0 Have no ties with California but wanted to do WC banking - How to justify my interest and connection? IB 1 4mo
+10 Moving to Boston RE 11 4mo
+20 Freshman at Rutgers Newark — Best Way to Get an IB Internship? IB 10 4mo
+3 What can you realistically do if you don't get an RO? IB 6 4mo
+3 New York Life ABF Comp AM 0 4mo
+39 Cornell or Duke BSCH 14 4mo
+76 Extreme Misconception about Cornell on this sub lately. BSCH 45 4mo
+46 Dartmouth v Georgetown v Cornell Undergrad BSCH 31 4mo
+42 Construction Management to Real Estate Development RE 23 4mo
+12 Thoughts on SAB Capital? RE 0 4mo
+9 DCM -> What to do? CR 5 4mo
+10 What should I include in an investment memo for banks and investors? RE 4 4mo
0 Citi NYC LevFin culture, WLB, other insights? IB 1 4mo
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+17 Master in Finance Profile Evaluation BSCH 6 4mo
+64 Moving to Boston - Suggestions IB 41 4mo
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+120 Curious as to why anyone stays in IB after your analyst years IB 37 4mo
+11 Currently EB → MFPE (Apollo/Blackstone), HYPWSDM + Andover/Exeter, but sometimes I get down 'cause I didn't get bitches. Would lacrosse/rowing have fixed it? OFF 3 4mo
+39 University of Chicago vs HYPW? BSCH 18 4mo
+25 HEC MIF vs LBS MFA BSCH 35 4mo
0 Saybrook Fund Advisors CR 0 4mo
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0 Tech IB - West Coast vs NYC? IB 1 4mo
+12 Incoming SA Situation IB 3 5mo
+21 RE IB to REPE RE 29 5mo
+47 Driving cross country OFF 21 5mo
0 What should I study for fundamental or l/s analyst positions out of grad JOB 2 5mo
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+18 Georgetown SFS vs NYU Stern (BPE) BSCH 11 5mo
+13 Questions about CLT Corporate banking CF 11 5mo
0 Anyone else here work out an extra hour everyday at the gym non-stop after putting in 100+ hours at the office? OFF 6 5mo
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+218 How to Leave GF Amicably? OFF 56 5mo
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+16 Del IB 11 5mo
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+8 2028 internship recruiting timeline? IB 12 5mo
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+15 REPE Summer 2027 recruiting RE 5 5mo
+9 Rising Sophomore clueless about recruiting timeline ER 3 5mo
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+3 Moving locations in same group from SA to FT IB 1 5mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

November 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

November 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

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (17) $409
  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101