+15 Corporate advisory vs investment banking analyst 11 5y
+12 First Round Interview Help- Strange Situation 1 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+14 cold emailing every associate at a firm 7 8y
+67 A small success story, huge thanks to this forum 18 6y
+27 Williams vs Middlebury 11 8y
+4 Average Year One Associate Bonus at BB 2 8y
+9 Any Software Engineers around? 1 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 2019 BB IBD Internships 1 8y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Structured Products Data 8y
+314 2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Summer Analyst 953 7y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+15 Getting into IB: corporate finance vs transaction services 3 7y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Engineering Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+9 Working capital metric for company that doesn’t take inventory 2 8y
+3 Does A Risk Management Internship At A Big 4 (Freshman Year) Fit Into Pursuing An IBD Title sums it up. Looking at interCareer? 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 League Tables 2 8y
+29 CFA Designation in Banking 13 8y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
+12 First Year MM Analyst Recruiting Help 1 8y
0 Barclays - Review - Prop Trading Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - NA Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+9 RBC Superday July 26th 13 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+21 Nomura TMT London 7 6y
+12 Slightly confused: Leveraged Finance Coverage? 1 8y
+14 2019 Full Time Analyst 5 6y
+12 Is $1B* 100(deals), better than 10B * 10: In terms of deal experience? 1 8y
+13 How to think about benefits of taking up debt with respect to debt tax shield 1 8y
+3 Major Problem With Citi App 3 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+21 Summer 2018 Deutsche Bank Offer Rescinded 5 6y
+21 When to Lateral? 1 6y
+10 How do I create an elevator pitch that people actually care about? 1 8y
+20 IB Training v. PE Training 8 8y
+11 DELETION 6 7y
+3 Thoughts on Gordian Group? 1 8y
+11 BAML IB Sophomore Summer Analyst Program 2019 18 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
+17 Corporate Banking to Investment Banking 5 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+1 Which firms are early enough in the process where it's worth it to start networking for a SA position? 1 8y
+21 Production support Analyst @ IB 5 4y
+9 Loan portfolio management = asset management? 1 8y
+18 PJT Partners — Overview (July 2018) 1 8y
0 Jefferies - Review - Restructuring Data 8y
+9 Interviewing for FT in Another City: Can I Skype? 1 8y
0 Intersection Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Goldman TMT- Sports, Content, Hollywood 1 8y
+2 Goldman TMT or Boutique for Entertainment Industry 2 8y
0 Dougherty & Company LLC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Treasury Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 First Southwest Company - Review - Operations Data 8y
0 First Southwest Company - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
+6 One cut-e question 5 8y
+3 Insurance Model 3 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
+6 Circularity in Treasury Stock Method 4 8y
+21 Experienced Hires - Listing Title Promotions On Resume 1 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Are there any functional stock market apps for market updates? 1 8y
0 Millstein and Co - Review - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Millstein and Co - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 8y
+9 International student in London applying overseas (EMEA) 1 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 8y
+6 Which banks have already filled their recruiting class for summer 2019? 1 8y
0 ABC - Interview - NA Data 8y
+21 Audit, FDD, Deal Strategy, or Corporate Banking? 1 8y
+3 Applying to Banks Through Website and School Careers Site? 2 8y
+23 HELP - Deciding between 2 unconventional IB cities (ATL versus MPLS) 5 6y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y

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 97.1%

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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