+958 Leo Lukenas was his name. Fundraiser for His Family is Here. (Bank of America Associate that passed away) 90 28m
+261 PJT Addresses BoFA Aso Death 39 2h
+193 Looking to raise a Billion Dollar Fund - College Junior 33 4h
+152 It doesn’t need to be this way 20 4s
+119 Justice for Leo - BofA is Disgraceful 14 4d
+85 Fundraiser for Green Beret / BofA Associate 18 6d
+75 RBC M&A vs PJT RSSG 14 1h
+62 Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls 26 3h
+56 Did I mess up by correcting my VP Publicly? 18 50m
+52 Vanderbilt ($$$) / Northwestern ($$$) vs UF ($) 22 8h
+49 Feeling really lost in IB 14 11h
+42 I FINALLY DID IT, I GOT A FT OFFER! 7 1d
+37 3 Little Things You Can Do To Set Yourself Apart As The #1 Intern In Your Class This Summer 10 17h
+37 Median exits by bank 33 7h
+36 Georgetown MSB vs. Uchicago 11 2d
+36 IMPOSSIBLE for internationals to break in to investment banking, says "career coach" 33 2d
+35 Huge Career Hit To Go From Coverage > ECM IB? Thoughts / Perspectives Appreciated 11 4d
+34 Industry Wide Changes Possible? 21 2d
+33 4 Mistakes I Made As An Investment Banking Intern That I I Wish I Could Go Back And Fix 3 1d
+29 BofA Associate Death - Congressional Oversight 3 2d
+28 Deciding Between Duke And Berkeley (Haas) Undergrad 21 18h
+25 Best M&A Shops in London (based on comp & progression)? 14 2d
+25 3 Tips I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before Starting My Investment Banking Internship 4 1d
+24 Hope Hicks off the dating market 16 4d
+24 Why is everyone so angry at BOFA and not Gary Howe? 19 3d
+23 Still no SA 2025 offer. Anyone else in the same boat? 19 5h
+22 Wells fargo hires Jpmorgan MD Fernando Rivas to Co-head CIB 4 4d
+21 3 Things You Should Do To Maximize Down Time During Your Investment Banking Internship. 1 2d
+20 Is Greenhill culture still good? 20 3d
+20 Unsold Shares in Valuation 5 4d
+20 Career Bankers, Was It Worth It? 21 1h
+19 BMO Capital Markets Layoffs 8 3d
+19 Pay Gap Between Industry & Product Groups? 5 4d
+19 Full time recruiting 7 1d
+19 When are the next base salary increases likely to be? 12 3d
+18 Am I a possible victim of identity theft (United Kingdom)??? I'm PARANOID 8 13h
+17 FIG IB 5 3d
+16 Reuters reports cause of death of BofA IBD FIG Associate 6 6d
+16 Why is life so tough 5 3d
+16 corporate finance at a large corp is an underrated exit opp if you enjoy financial modeling 5 3d
+16 BMO TO? 19 3h
+16 bayes business school w prior exp 16 1d
+16 IB at "lower tier" Canadian bank vs Corporate Banking (CIB) at Citi/BofA/JPM? 10 6h
+15 ECM IB Analysts, what are your hours like? May 2024 7 5d
+15 JPM UK industry teams 8 14h
+15 Toronto IB Thread 1 4d
+15 I want a puppy - talk me out of it 18 20m
+15 Is banking more tolerable in Houston? 5 1h
+14 Chances of Offer getting rescinded 7 3d
+14 Princeton vs Stanford 12 44m
+13 2025 Summer Analyst What Banks Recruit Late? 4 4d
+13 What is my best path forward for TAS to IB? 3 3d
+12 Santander US deals 9 5d
+12 Leveraged Finance - Best Time and Places to Apply for FT (Graduates)? 4 5d
+12 Best fintech coverage teams? 14 3d
+12 Anyone have Insight into the Milken Global Institute Conference? 0 5d
+12 Charlotte Investment Banking 5 4d
+12 Is Project/Sustainable Finance Legit? 3 3h
+12 Ranking The Top 10 Non-Target Colleges To Attend If You Want To Break Into Investment Banking (And Got Rejected From All Targets Like Me) 19 10h
+12 Moelis NY Return Offer Rates 1 9h
+11 Energy IB in Houston 6 5d
+11 Firms/groups with best wlb and culture 7 5d
+11 Morgan Stanley GCM 15 3d
+11 Coverage vs Product groups 2 5d
+11 Anyone been able to defer SA by a year due to illness? 8 3d
+11 Do IB firms pay biweekly or weekly? 7 9h
+10 BBA in Finance -> Trade school? 1 6d
+10 Lateral Process Thoughts 2 6d
+10 Renege lesser known MM (SocGen/CIBC) in NY for Nomura/WF in SF 9 12h
+10 Investment Banking in the Middle East after a target French Masters (Grande Ecole) 1 5d
+10 BoA to not take any action against Gary Howe (nypost) 6 4d
+10 VC vs. PWM vs. School Treasury for internship? 5 1d
+9 Stuck in a predicament - Would appreciate advise 1 6d
+9 How to get around overbearing team members 1 6d
+9 What is it like to be a IBD product controller? 1 4d
+9 Admitted to Target for IB, now what? 1 4d
+9 IB restructuring vs restructuring consulting? 7 17h
+9 advice needed! Bayes Business School to break into IB 1 2d
+9 What should I ask for my comp at a start-up firm? 7 1h
+9 Considering an unorthodox exit from IB 1 1d
+9 Public Finance SA 2025: Stats and Advice 1 1d
+9 Aspiring Investment Banking Interns - Ask These 4 Questions On Networking Calls If You Want To Be Invited To Interview 1 13h
+8 Unethical recruiting strat? 13 6d
+8 Which coverage groups are most "recession proof" and least prone to layoffs? 8 5d
+8 Transfer Advice Needed 3 4d
+8 How to write FT recruiting emails? 8 2d
+8 Best Laptops for IB 13 47m
+7 MS Sophomore Menlo 7 4d
+7 Starting to work in UK IB as an International Student 2 4d
+7 JPM IB 2025 Superday 6 22h
+7 Deutsche Bank Spring conversion – help needed 8 2d
+7 Do investment banks let you graduate a year early before full-time? 7 23h
+7 Cornell SHA or Emory 9 15h
+6 Announcing new job? 1 6d
+6 Citibank Strategic Advisory Solutions 0 5d
+6 Anyone know GS Garden Leave for Analysts? 6 5d
+6 2025 SA IB ABS vs. RE 1 5d
+6 Viable strategy to land goldman internship? 6 4d
+6 Got summer internship at BNP Paribas! HELP! 1 2d
+6 What to expect from lateral IB modeling tests? 1 3d

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 18 98.3%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (20) $385
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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