+51 Elite Operations Group? 7 8y
+3 JP Morgan real estate group 1 8y
0 William Blair - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Maybank Investment Bank Berhad - Review - Transaction Advisory Services Data 8y
0 Maybank Investment Bank Berhad - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 8y
0 Maybank Investment Bank Berhad - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 8y
+58 Why go from Elite Boutique to Bulge Bracket? 25 5y
0 Citi Orient Securities - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Citi Orient Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Citi Orient Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Citi Orient Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+28 Determining the value of a canidate/employee using IB valuation techniques 6 8y
+7 How to set NWC target in M&A for negative NWC business 2 8y
+17 Have you heard of these guys? 8 5y
+12 Help, need brutally honest answer 3 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Risk Management Data 8y
+69 What are the best groups for JPM? 63 5y
0 SI Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 SEO / MLT 2019 Candidates 1 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+13 MDs pawning off informational interviews to analysts? 8 8y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+278 A Few Observations on Investment Banking Exit Opportunities 85 6y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 HSBC - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+6 SoftBank Vision Fund Info 2 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+35 PJT Partners / Evercore GPA 46 4y
0 Rush Street Capital - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
+12 What makes more sense: a macro or micro career? 1 8y
0 Citizens Bank - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Eastdil Secured - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 OFFICIAL 2019 IBD SA RECRUITING THREAD MEGATHREAD 1 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Operations Data 8y
+80 EBs have more interesting work than BBs? 15 8y
+26 Why Banking Question: From Private Equity to Investment Banking 4 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Power Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 8y
+5 So I'm Probably Going to Get a Lot of Shit for This... 2 8y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 Elite Boutique Capital Markets Advisory - Technicals? 1 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Operations Data 8y
+9 Big 4 Restructuring Straight Out Of UNI? 2 8y
0 JP Global Capital Management - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+15 Networking and applying -Network then apply for SA or apply then network? Crazy early app deadlines 10 8y
+35 Trashing on your bank when trying to move laterally?? 26 5y
+26 Please critique my cold email 10 8y
+11 Bad time to go into Lev Fin? 2 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+3 First paycheck as SA 1 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 8y
+6 BDC Price 2 8y
+11 Banking group Revenue --> bonus 4 8y
+7 Networking - On the weekend Vs. during week 12 8y
+12 Asset Management Within an Investment Bank2 1 8y
+3 MD phone call 2 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Asset Management Within an Investment Bank 1 8y
+4 Advice - Sophomore at Semi Target(UMich Ross) 2 8y
0 Needham & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+77 Go Beyond Printing Out the Book 20 8y
+24 Starting MBA IBD Associate Role *Early* 8 8y
+3 Do you apply an illiquidity discount when you acquire 100% of a public company? 1 8y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+21 Valuation Guidance related to WACC / CoE 1 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+21 Joint Venture Equity Method Accounting 3 8y
0 Barclays - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 8y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+18 Salary range for Equity & Compensation Controller at Morgan Stanley NYC 2 6y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+9 Networking for Lateral Opportunities Before Starting Analyst Stint 1 8y
+15 BB Nordic M&A vs EB generalist 3 5y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+17 McGill B. Com and IB Placement 4 5y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Clear Growth Capital - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+545 Funniest things MDs say 129 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

November 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

November 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

November 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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