Investment Banking Forum

Start Discussion
Recently Active New Topics Trending
Global Countries
0 The Question No One Can Answer... 2 18y
0 Which financial statement account does this fall under? 3 18y
0 Goldman condition 10 18y
+21 Securitized Products Group 22 10y
0 Housing in NYC: agent or craig's list 24 6y
0 citi summer assocate super day 0 18y
0 best time to call MD's? 5 18y
0 Wachovia - Consumer & Retail Group 1 18y
+5 Never heard back from Blackrock after three weeks~~~~ 7 18y
0 Healthcare IB - Senior analyst/associate position 0 10y
0 Scared Ivy kid with no where to turn.... 2 18y
0 Is this HR email shady? 8 18y
0 Chief Operating Office vs. Operations 3 18y
+34 cost of debt 54 8y
0 Better Banker due to Recession? 3 18y
0 Bank Mergers - Major numbers to look at? 1 10y
0 Which option is better? 0 18y
0 HK Summer Housing 1 18y
0 ML Tech IBD, Palo Alto 0 18y
0 Goldman Sachs IBD 0 18y
0 Did anyone make a tough career decision this year? 19 18y
0 Modeling Exercise in Interview 6 13y
0 Credit Suisse FS Analysts 4 18y
0 Where do you trade stocks? 12 18y
+15 Bateman moment: which bank has the coolest business cards? 27 6y
0 UBS Fixed Income Superday 1 18y
+66 Infrastructure Investment Banking 71 4y
0 Bloomberg IB rankings 1 6y
+7 Information on commissions for sourcing deals, anyone? 6 6y
0 so what happens if HR knows you're choosing another firm? 3 18y
0 how do you value coal assets? 2 18y
+117 CFA Level II exam: study notes enough - Schweser the best option? 183 6y
0 A valuation question 2 18y
0 vlookup question 6 18y
0 What would you ask the head of corporate M&A? 5 18y
0 M&A IPO activity... 3 18y
0 calculating stock price when growth rate= discount rate 8 18y
0 Lehman Finance Summer Analyst: NY or NJ? 6 6y
0 anticipated first year associate bonus numbers for 2008 1 18y
0 Merrill Lynch Summer Internship 4 18y
0 Regional Closings 13 6y
0 BNP Paribas Syndicated Loans 2 18y
0 Summer Internships - Junior at non-target 2 6y
+12 should i go into trading or M&A 8 18y
+28 What's your Office look like? 33 18y
0 Bear Stearns SA hiring rate? 6 18y
0 Interviewing to work in India for Copal Partners?! Am I crazy? 2 6y
0 Bear Stearns Hong Kong 1 18y
0 HK DCM or boutique NY 1 18y
0 wachovia securities 10 6y
0 Australian Qualification in I-banking 2 6y
0 Anybody in Los Angeles? 2 6y
+25 To M&A bankers 5 18y
0 West Coast banking - advantages/disadvantages? 10 6y
0 quitting and getting paid 8 18y
+17 Have you ever had a post-Superday phone interview...yes AFTER the Superday 40 9y
0 where to get shoes in Toronto? 1 6y
0 IB to Industry - When to switch? 4 18y
0 Has anyone got intern offer from Blackrock financial modeling group? 9 18y
0 Investor Services internship 1 18y
0 Impressive New I-Banking Interview Prep Blog 6 18y
0 Bear Stearns FAST (Fixed Income) 1st Year Comp. 3 18y
0 Picking Merrill over Goldman ... 7 18y
0 Interviewing with the flu 5 18y
0 Interview next week in MANDARIN...uh oh please advise 8 18y
0 Summer Trading -> Full Time P/E? 2 18y
+120 exit options for banking associates 105 9y
0 finance/accounting/dcf questions would appreciate help from someone that understands DCF analysis 4 18y
0 I think I've made a huge mistake -- advice would be much appreciated 14 6y
0 GS: Investing business in S&T? 0 18y
0 Goldman 2008 Summer Analyst Offers 8 18y
0 Credit Analyst vs. Brokerage Summer Internship 2 18y
0 Fantasy Baseball and Banking 11 18y
0 Trimester System and Internships 0 6y
0 HSH Nordbank AG 2 18y
+2 lehman brothers 2008 analyst training date 7 6y
0 Goldman Sachs: FX Sales vs FX Trading vs Commodities Trading 3 6y
0 Vista Migration and Microsoft Office 2007 12 18y
0 Lehman HK industry groups 4 6y
+13 smoking and banking 41 9y
0 Merrill Lynch HK Summer Analysts 2008 Facebook Group 0 18y
+31 VP lifestyle 15 9y
0 Group Selection - Best groups at ML 1 10y
0 Panthera Global 0 18y
0 Not Getting Response - How to Handle? 3 18y
0 BofA IB in San Fransisco 2 18y
+42 Blackstone Restructuring vs. Houlihan Restructuring 35 18y
0 Lehman Housing 2 18y
0 Gaming Deals 7 18y
0 Summer 2008 Internship.. no replies yet...? 14 6y
0 Transaction Cost Analysis 1 18y
0 sales, trading, origination, or research --> banking 3 18y
+53 Credit Suisse IBD Groups 134 9y
0 Lehman IBD 0 6y
0 Sophomore Internships!! 3 18y
0 SA program dates 7 18y
0 Lehman DCM 4 6y
0 Drug Testing - Second Hand Smoke 3 18y
+5 Lehman over Goldman? 6 18y
+29 Lehman VS Goldman VS Lazard VS UBS 38 5y

Trending Content

View all

Career Resources

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%
View IB Report

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%
View IB Report

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%
View IB Report

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
View IB Report
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Read more

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever		 99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking		 99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62		 99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon		 99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory		 98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman		 98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker		 98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17		 98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar		 98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo		 98.8
View all
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”

Read more