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+71 How Realistic is Paper Trading? TR 67 5y
0 First Southwest Company - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 5y
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0 Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc. - Review - NA TR Data 5y
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0 RBC Operations IB 1 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 5y
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0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) AM Data 5y
0 Intuitive Surgical Incorporated - Salary & Bonus - Marketing Data 5y
+35 Geographic Arbitrage OFF 21 5y
+6 REPE funds doing Corp PE with RE focus RE 5 5y
0 background check problems IB 3 5y
0 GSUM CAPITAL - Company Data 5y
+13 Getting involved in buy-to-let / investing in property RE 4 5y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 Misinformation on this platform OFF 45 5y
+15 Best Twitter Accounts - Fundamental Equity L/S HF 5 5y
+30 Cowen Reputation? IB 33 5y
0 Hand Pain/Carpal Tunnel IB 1 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 5y
0 Manning & Napier- company info ER 3 5y
0 Evestment - Review - Markets Data 5y
+4 Retention Cohort Analysis Examples PE 5 5y
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0 Root Insurance - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CF Data 5y
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0 Audax Group - Interview - Generalist PE Data 5y
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0 Aleutian Capital Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
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+22 Anyone regret going in the public space? HF 13 5y
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0 How do you manage current workloads while actively recruiting? IB 3 5y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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