0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Securities Data 8y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+40 Sitting on 2 offers, IBD vs Valuation (complicated aspects) what do you guys think? 18 6y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Natixis - Review - Structured Products FSR Data 8y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 8y
+3 Help with Spring Internship Decision 1 8y
+1 Treasury services internal transfer to Investment Banking. 1 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 National Australia Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+6 When will applications come out? 2 8y
0 CIT Group - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 CIT Group - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
+3 Energy infrastructure evaluation 1 8y
0 Société Générale - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+31 Family Business vs Corporate World (tech, investment banking, consulting) 17 6y
+3 decision making 1 8y
0 HSBC - Review - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
+31 Training the Street 13 3y
+3 What's your typical day? 1 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+100 Interview Awkwardness 30 8y
0 Camden Asset Management - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Mediobanca - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+10 Brief conversation with MD in the elevator, should I reach out for coffee chat? 7 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+23 Managing Expected Start Date as a Lateral 6 4y
+29 What would you change? 10 8y
0 MHT Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
+18 Think of the smartest person in your group (product/industrials/financing). What makes him/her so incredible? 4 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+25 Got a FT iBank analyst position with a non-relevant degree, but should I take it? 11 6y
0 AGC Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+24 What're are realistic exit opps for Valuations (D&P, Big 4) 11 3y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Berenberg Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+6 Does major matter for Vandy 3 8y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+15 Networking for very early SA recruiting this cycle 1 8y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+31 How to become more familiar with the energy sector 24 6y
+9 Media & Entertainment Modeling 2 8y
+14 BB Corporate Banking SA vs Boutique IBD SA 4 8y
+44 Affordability vs Better Opportunities 6 6y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+270 Pro Forma GPA on Resume? 16 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Credit Suisse UK IBCM SA Conversion Rate 1 6y
+22 Need advice for transferring 6 6y
+3 How To Understand Risk Tolerance Level? 1 8y
+3 why MS's application links are so weird??? 1 8y
+3 EA Markets 1 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Review - Structured Products FSR Data 8y
+16 Cheating on online assessments 10 7y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products FSR Data 8y
+12 Citi FIG London Interview Help! 4 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Finance Data 8y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking 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 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 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 97.1%

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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