+3 Late start to Investment Banking 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
+3 Non-target SA 2019 recruiting 1 6y
+9 Networking with former employees of your SA bank. 1 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 8y
+15 I cannot be the only person curious about this stuff (SA 2019 edition) 1 8y
0 Société Générale - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 8y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Only want to do only M&A or ECM Advice? 2 8y
+12 MSF/MMS worth going if you want to do IB but have no IB internship? 1 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+25 Exaggerated Bullet Points on my resume-Worried about reference check now 11 5y
+305 What Made You Ding a Summer Intern? 71 7y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Trading Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 PwC - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Some general M&A questions 1 8y
+3 Full-Time Training: Compensation? 4 8y
+4 Shareholder Activism 3 8y
+6 How important is it to get a return offer as a sophomore? 5 8y
0 UBS AG - Review - NA Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+6 Bank hasn't closed a deal in a while... 2 8y
+4 Is this a FO job? 2 4y
0 A.E. Feldman - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+21 Cramming for IB Interview 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+11 Allen & Company changing?? 3 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 FMVA Certification? 1 8y
+73 Banks sponsoring visas (undergrad) 109 5y
+14 Abraaj files for liquidation 6 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+37 Deferred Tax Liability Question 6 8y
+4 On hold at top BB 1 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Credit Risk Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 8y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Bulge Bracket tables by city 1 8y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 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 Deutsche Bank - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Interview - Valuation Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
+1 Book value < (Assets - Liabilities?) 1 8y
+9 Credit / Bond Tranches Questions 1 8y
+22 How do we interpret IRR calculated using perpetuity growth rate versus Exit multiple 7 8y
+10 Goldman Sachs Early Action and Regular Decision 5 8y
+15 IB Online applications mistake 6 8y
+28 Barclays SA 2019? 75 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+22 Is my consulting lifestyle easier, similar, or harder than banking? 2 8y
+14 Should you pay more than Assets less Liabilities for a company? 4 8y
0 Oppenheimer - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Millstein and Co - Interview - Restructuring Data 8y
+20 Just landed a Levfin /Sponsor Finance role, do I continue with CFA? 1 8y
+8 Broski Inquiring about Diversity 4 6y
+3 Moving from Real Estate Private Equity to Banking? 1 8y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+11 Goldman Sachs Sophomore IB Internship 4 8y
+12 In search of an Technical Chart 1 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Oil & Gas Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 8y
0 Barclays - Review - Public Finance Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance 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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