0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 Corporate Development at BB 1 7y
+3 SA BB Europe - Anyone heard back from any firm so far? 1 6y
+13 Leverage BB Offer HELP 4 7y
+80 Why don't banks just hire more people? 31 4y
+9 Toughest Analyst Accounting Questions 1 7y
0 BDO - Review - Valuation Data 7y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+12 SMBC: Structured Finance Analyst position - Exit ops? 1 7y
+3 Atlas Advisors NYC M&A 3 6y
+26 Summer 2020 recruiting time line 10 6y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+26 GS v. MS v. JP v. PJT Partners (All London 2019 SA) 9 6y
+22 How do banks decide whether to pitch for a particular deal? 7 7y
+17 Junior who's kind of scared what to do at this point, advice? No internship offer, target school. 3 6y
0 HSBC - Review - Sales and Trading Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 7y
+22 Starting in a strong but boring group (e.g. GS Nat Res, FIG)? 7 7y
+15 2018 SA Return Offer Rate 8 6y
+19 Losing Our Jobs - Incoming 2019 FT Analysts 12 4y
+9 Any inputs on JMP Securities Vs Triple Tree? 1 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+24 Boutique Summer Internships 11 6y
0 LionTree Advisors - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 LionTree Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 Focus Financial Partners 4 7y
+12 Trying to break into IB (Currently a Data Analyst) 1 6y
+8 Liontree Culture/Hours 7 5y
+12 Question about Investment Banks and Merchant Banking 1 7y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Technical Interview Q: 2 Companies, Similar Financials / Business --> Different Valuations? 4 7y
+3 Macquarie Commodities & Global Markets 4 6y
+12 At a crossroad - No IB Internship, seeking advice on the best route for an eventual Summer Associate entry. 3 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Global Markets Data 7y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+13 Need help choosing the appropriate Masters in Finance 3 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Lunch with MDs - second round interview 1 7y
0 China Renaissance - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+4 Goldman Sachs Frankfurt groups 1 6y
+4 Can you go from IB to HFT? 2 7y
+20 Target schools in Ukraine? 7 6y
+3 Salary/Bonuses for Canadian Boutiques 1 6y
0 Ramirez and Co - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Telos Advisors 1 6y
+3 Thoughts on rabobank? 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 TD Bank - Review - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 TD Bank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 IB in Europe? 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Other Data 7y
+3 Exactly How To Take Santege Garcinia Diet? 1 7y
0 Commerzbank AG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+14 DCF Practice 3 7y
0 UniCredit - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 DBS Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 IndustryPro - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 IndustryPro - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Thomas Weisel Partners Stifel Financial - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Thomas Weisel Partners Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 InterOcean Advisors - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+62 Is Brown a target? How about Williams? 27 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Fixed Income Data 7y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+3 What are some little known or under-utilized time savers you guys use? 1 5y
+12 Debt Route Options from Commercial Banking 1 6y
+7 Background Check / Drug Testing Process 5 7y
+9 question about GS quants who come from engineering backgound 1 7y
0 KPMG - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Cowen Group - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Operations Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Strategy and Operations Data 7y
+10 Claremont Mckenna v. Tepper (undergraduate) v. Tufts for IB 11 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations Data 7y
+21 Why do I subtract the g from the Wacc in the terminal value calculation? 9 1y
+3 Buying Asset with Equity Impact on 3 Statements 1 7y
+17 they say networking networking networking, but how? especially in Europe 5 4y
+11 Mizuho 2019 SA IBD 7 7y
+12 London vs Singapore 1 6y
+18 Why do Banks ask if I worked at KPMG? 5 4y
+42 Deciding on my undergrad: Dartmouth or Amherst (and I mean Amherst/Dartmouth college, not UMass) 40 6y
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y

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 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

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 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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