+10 ECM Syndicate 11 3y
+5 LBO Equity Value Creation Analysis for Negative EBITDA Purchase 8 3y
+33 HELP: Should I tell my boss that I received another job? 11 3y
+6 Comps screen question 1 3y
+124 What buyside role has the most value-add to society? 33 3y
+7 Negotiating analyst salary? 3 3y
+26 Thoughts on Houston EBs 15 3y
0 Black Arch Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+8 Greenhill 2023 5 3y
+5 Overlooked: BB/EB Benefits Package 5 3y
+3 Delete 2 3y
+8 GS SA Perks 11 2y
+3 Signing + relocation bonus clawback 3 3y
+17 TripleTree - 2023 Thoughts 7 2y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+292 after 2-2-2…. what then? 58 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Markets Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Markets Data 3y
+30 Leaving with a clawback 13 3y
+19 How do I overcome being undervalued 1 3y
+3 FMI Capital Advisors? 2 2y
+10 PJT 2023 on cycle placement 5 3y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+85 gender transitioned between summer and FT, getting flack from co-workers 22 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+34 What is "deal-based" work? 12 2y
+32 LP-leds vs. GP-leds 4 3y
+3 Associate Director or Vice President 3 3y
+10 NYC vs SF 1 3y
+166 Why don't banks invest in sleeping pods/areas for bankers working long hours? 41 3y
+4 Is it easy to move to the US internally within a bank? 5 3y
+17 Davidson Kempner Analyst Program vs Top BB 13 1mo
+12 The Future of Finance... 3 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+22 Maxing Roth 401k right out of school?? 8 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+26 Euclid Transactional - what exactly do they do? 6 1y
+18 pros and cons of a principals only call? 2 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+6 Relative competitiveness of different finance jobs 1 3y
0 Visit mother's funeral or work on pitchbook 1 3y
0 MUFG - Review - NA Data 3y
+477 PSA: Nightmare HH Experience 69 1y
+19 Does your bank get WFH days? 40 2y
+16 How much have you saved? 6 3y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+141 Why would anybody choose a career in IB over Law? 63 3y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+13 'Independent' Advisory in Investment Banking? 5 3y
+26 Harvard, Yale, Duke, UMich, & More Want to Meet You! 1 3y
+5 Does Bank of America send FT analysts to NYC or London? 7 3y
+3 IB Interview Prep in short time, Best Materials 1 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+51 MBB vs BB/EB 18 9mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+10 As a white person in the bay area, am I considered diversity for sf banking? 5 3y
+14 Are Arabs considered diversity? 17 3y
+3 Repayment of signing bonus when leaving 1 3y
+4 Calculation of IRR 1 3y
+3 EB vs BB 1 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+17 Can anyone shed any light on Allen & Company? 6 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+13 How to be bottom-bucket in 2nd Analyst year 4 3y
+60 I'm gonna sign a bunch of offers and keep reneging. Fuck everyone. 29 3y
+3 Hating France every day of my life 1 3y
+7 Raymond James Diversified Industrials 5 3y
+15 TD Securities or Santander for IB? (Trajectory) 6 3y
+11 Accidentally omitted job on background check form 4 3y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 3y
+55 Santander on the up? 24 3y
+9 What MDs think of interns/analysts 4 3y
+3 Can SA push for you? 12 3y
0 Barclays - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+13 HSBC London Update? 14 2y
+15 For SS: HL/PJT RX vs MF PC (LONDON) 11 2y
+3 SMBC In Person Info Session (2024 SA) 18 3y
+17 NY MD giving sh*t cuz SF team don't reply at 6am PT 11 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+9 Feel like I'm not doing enough as a new analyst 3 3y
+34 Roark Capital 13 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Advisory Data 3y
+16 Best Way to Learn Quant Finance 7 1y
+12 you should leave banking 7 3y
+12 Delete 5 3y
+3 Societe Generale in Toronto 1 3y
+10 Help! - Formatting Comps 4 3y
+19 FT Offer Question 8 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (56) $261
  • 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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