0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+21 DCM to HF (distressed credit)? 6 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+17 Goldman Sachs Healthcare Group Exits 6 8y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 LATAM vs Regular IB Timeline 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+6 Calculating the cost of equity using swap as a proxy 3 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+12 How far back does a IB background check go? 4 8y
+17 2019 Evercore FT Investment Banking Interview 17 8y
+14 GS Personal statement 4 6y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 FIG M&A platforms: non-BB 4 6y
+3 SAs at BB Wardrobe 1 8y
+7 My favorite moment as an IBD intern was _________ 1 8y
+3 RBC Capital Markets IBD Superday 2019 1 6y
+23 I get it, analysts put 2 years into IBD to get a Buy Side Offer...How about the folks that like IBD? 9 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 What non-finance/business related college courses are most beneficial in investment banking? 1 8y
+13 Investment Banking Girlfriend 8 8y
+3 CapIQ Question1 1 8y
+58 Farewell Gift for Senior Bankers 20 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+18 Credit Suisse v. Barclays troubles 17 5y
0 Midtown Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+7 BAML investment banking LA office 5 8y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Kimberlite - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+3 Duff & Phelps Valuation vs Corpfin M&A 1 8y
+6 Banking in Seattle? 2 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - NA Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+83 Q&A: Completed Four Years of Banking 40 8y
0 Citic Securities International (中信证卷) - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citic Securities International (中信证卷) - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Bulger Partners 1 8y
0 China Merchants Bank - Review - Financial Services Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 8y
+12 Build relationships with team as a junior banker? 1 8y
+52 If 100 of us built a model, would any two be the same? 19 8y
+15 BB IB to Buy-Side -> When to resign? 5 8mo
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Settlements Data 8y
+6 Natixis NYC IBD Thoughts 1 6y
+3 JP morgan corporate client banking division 1 8y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+15 Delaying Graduation and Double Majoring for Better IB Opportunists 2 8y
+15 What is the correct play here? Following up with someone I've been referred to 2 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Advice for Meeting with S&T BB Director when I want to do M&A 1 8y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Industrials Data 8y
+19 JPM CCBSI HireVue 20 6y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+13 Centerview Partners Hours/ Quality of Life 7 7y
+19 VP introducing me to team- need advice!!! 19 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+10 Is there anything VPs and MDs don't know? 2 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+32 Debt Scenario Model 7 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+3 JP Morgan CIB HK SG FT Application 1 8y
+10 MS London Earlybird Program 12 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 8y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Mizuho - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Best Modeling Package (3-statement Modeling & LBO) 1 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+14 IB question 8 8y
+4 Internships or General Experience before Submitting IBD SA Applications 1 8y
+19 Handling a junior who doesn't play by the hierarchy 1 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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