0 Citigroup - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 loan 1 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Some quick questions about HireVue operations! 1 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+3 Houlihan Lokey FAS Valuation Exit Opps 1 8y
+6 Best 2019 Summer Analyst positions still open? 2 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+28 Citigroup still not raising Associate salaries 17 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Advice on Breaking into Investment Banking in Toronto or Calgary 1 6y
+3 London networking opportunities 1 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+21 IB Networking and Deal Sourceing 1 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Alpha Capital Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+11 I’m gonna delete this thread but I need a unique title 5 8y
+11 NPV of $1 everyday? 12 8y
0 Citibank (Hong Kong) - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+11 Email database 8 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Drink this Chicken Soup, Let’s Carry on 1 8y
+14 Natural resources groups pigeonholing to infrastructure PE funds 4 6y
+1 Excel prep / courses 1 8y
0 Thought on small boutiques? 11 6y
+3 JPM GF&BM or EY FSO Consulting or PNC Capital Markets 1 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+12 Confusion due to different interpretations of enterprise value 1 8y
+12 M&A Advisory and Valuation at a Public Accounting firm: How difficult is it to move to Investment Banking 1 8y
+17 Comps for fintech stocks? 5 8y
+3 First year RX Analyst -> Direct Lending? 2 7y
+102 Sucessful Senior Banker - Net Worth 37 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+7 UBS or Barclays for SA London 4 6y
+14 Cost of Equity Interview Question 7 8y
0 GCA Savvian - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 GCA Savvian - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+25 1st Year Analyst Salary Negotiation HELP 4 8y
+9 General Management Bachelor for a Career in IB 1 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Jefferies - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+34 IBD Ranking NY vs. London 18 3y
0 MD Global Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 MD Global Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+13 Big 4 Audit vs F500 FLDP – Which is better for a lateral move into IBD after 1-3 years? - FT OFFER HELP 2 8y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Los Angeles Restructuring SA Interview 1 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 New Off-Cycle Analyst Interview 1 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Trading Data 8y
+3 Best Plan 1 8y
+3 Which banks still have IBD full-time analyst applications open (for NYC)? Is it too late? 1 6y
+12 Starting off in corp dev 1 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 BAML LevFin realistic placements 1 6y
0 Union Square Advisors - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Union Square Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 People who have had success with off-cycle recruiting, What was your timeline? (Also is my plan reasonable?) 1 8y
+5 New Member Seeking Insights 1 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 IB Modeling Test: Will Macabus be installed? 4 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 Goldman Sachs Finance Superday 1 8y
+20 Headhunters: Pinpoint Partners 12 5y
+3 2019 Morgan Stanley IBD Hirevue Interview 1 8y
+9 ABL IB at Middle Sized firm or Realty Mgmt at BB 2 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+13 Best Groups on the Street - Comp, Exits, Etc. 4 8y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 Threatened with redundancy 1 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+17 What is job security like in IB and other financial careers? 13 4y
+6 Syndications Team at Capital One 1 8y
+9 Does previous application record matter? 2 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 8y
+12 Valuation of a loan with margin call features 1 8y
0 FMI Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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