0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Lazard Freres - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+85 gender transitioned between summer and FT, getting flack from co-workers 22 2y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 HSBC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+34 What is "deal-based" work? 12 2y
+32 LP-leds vs. GP-leds 4 2y
+3 Associate Director or Vice President 3 2y
+10 NYC vs SF 1 2y
+166 Why don't banks invest in sleeping pods/areas for bankers working long hours? 41 2y
+4 Is it easy to move to the US internally within a bank? 5 2y
+17 Davidson Kempner Analyst Program vs Top BB 12 1y
+12 The Future of Finance... 3 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+22 Maxing Roth 401k right out of school?? 8 2y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+26 Euclid Transactional - what exactly do they do? 6 1y
+18 pros and cons of a principals only call? 2 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+6 Relative competitiveness of different finance jobs 1 2y
0 Visit mother's funeral or work on pitchbook 1 2y
0 MUFG - Review - NA Data 2y
+474 PSA: Nightmare HH Experience 69 1y
+19 Does your bank get WFH days? 40 2y
+16 How much have you saved? 6 2y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+141 Why would anybody choose a career in IB over Law? 63 2y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+13 'Independent' Advisory in Investment Banking? 5 2y
+26 Harvard, Yale, Duke, UMich, & More Want to Meet You! 1 2y
+5 Does Bank of America send FT analysts to NYC or London? 7 2y
+3 IB Interview Prep in short time, Best Materials 1 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+51 MBB vs BB/EB 18 7mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+10 As a white person in the bay area, am I considered diversity for sf banking? 5 2y
+14 Are Arabs considered diversity? 17 2y
+3 Repayment of signing bonus when leaving 1 2y
+4 Calculation of IRR 1 2y
+3 EB vs BB 1 2y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+17 Can anyone shed any light on Allen & Company? 6 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+13 How to be bottom-bucket in 2nd Analyst year 4 2y
+60 I'm gonna sign a bunch of offers and keep reneging. Fuck everyone. 29 2y
+3 Hating France every day of my life 1 2y
+7 Raymond James Diversified Industrials 5 2y
+15 TD Securities or Santander for IB? (Trajectory) 6 2y
+11 Accidentally omitted job on background check form 4 2y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 2y
+55 Santander on the up? 24 2y
+9 What MDs think of interns/analysts 4 2y
+3 Can SA push for you? 12 2y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Barclays - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Quantitative Research Data 2y
+13 HSBC London Update? 14 1y
+15 For SS: HL/PJT RX vs MF PC (LONDON) 11 2y
+3 SMBC In Person Info Session (2024 SA) 18 2y
+17 NY MD giving sh*t cuz SF team don't reply at 6am PT 11 2y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 2y
+9 Feel like I'm not doing enough as a new analyst 3 2y
+34 Roark Capital 13 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Advisory Data 2y
+16 Best Way to Learn Quant Finance 7 1y
+12 you should leave banking 7 2y
+12 Delete 5 2y
+3 Societe Generale in Toronto 1 2y
+10 Help! - Formatting Comps 4 2y
+19 FT Offer Question 8 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 2y
+29 SMBC Investment Banking 30 1y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+10 NoFap amongst Bankers 6 2y
+5 Can Accounts Payable be negative? 2 2y
+19 Which IB internship as the next step is realistic/most beneficial? (Career Switch/Profile assessment) 13 2y
+10 How do you attend AC/superday whilst working full time? 3 2y
+52 London Restructuring 16 2y
+7 Major in Accounting or Finance? 1 2y
+11 Santander vs Stephens? 7 2y
+3 How long does it take Citi/Sterling to finish background check 2 2y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+23 Evercore Menlo Park 22 5mo
+6 Distressed Investing 1 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+14 Debt is the devil 4 2y
0 Rank Firms 11 2y
+2 Lease ends before my bonus hits! Quitting - HELP 5 2y
0 BofA EGRC NY 4 2y
0 When do I tell my staffer I am quitting? 2 2y

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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