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Goldman Sachs is a storied financial institution, founded in 1869 and best known for its role as a leading global investment bank. The firm has a significant reach across global financial centers and has been the leading provider of global merger and acquisition advisory services, by revenue, for the past 20 years. Since the global financial crisis, Goldman has expanded its offerings into more predictable, fee-based businesses like asset and wealth management, which contributed roughly 30% of postprovision revenue at the end of 2025. The firm generates revenue from investment banking, global market making and trading, lending, asset management, wealth management, and a small and declining portfolio of consumer credit card loans.

JPMorgan Chase is a leading global financial-services firm with operations in 66 countries and nearly 323,000 employees as of September 2026. Under the JPMorgan brands, the bank holding company boasts a $5.1 trillion balance sheet and $2.78 trillion in deposits as of September 2026. The firm generates its revenue across three core operating segments: consumer and community banking, the commercial and investment bank, and asset and wealth management. It maintains the top global ranking in investment banking fees with an 8.4% market share, serves millions of consumers through its network of over 5,000 US branches, and manages nearly $7.9 trillion in client assets within its wealth and asset management franchise.