0 Citi SA 2024 Hou 1 3y
0 Websites to Find NY Housing For Summer 7 3y
+14 Lazard to cut 10% of staff to contain costs amid dealmaking chill 5 3y
+16 UBS or RBC 24 3y
+5 MS 2024 IB 65 3y
+1 Middle Market Private Equity SA vs HSBC IB SA 3 3y
0 Healthcare M&A 2024 @ Lazard? 2 3y
+11 Am I too further away? 3 3y
+7 London Off-Cycle 2024 31 2y
0 Full-time Comp 1 3y
+16 rerecruit for 2025 sa? [repost for traction] 6 3y
0 Career advice 1 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Friday closing time - London 4 3y
+14 Deutsche/Numis 4 3y
+8 Jefferies strategic partnership with SMBC 7 3y
+27 Advice & Perspective for those that struck out 2 3y
+16 Navigating Chronic Health Issues in IB 1 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+6 How much does diversity affect MF oncycle 5 3y
+3 Scotiabank 2 2y
+3 RX Advice / Breaking In Advice 1 3y
+3 Next Best Thing? 1 3y
+10 UBS Groups 10 3y
+15 Never worked on a merger 5 3y
+7 Clawback and notice timing 11 3y
+7 Where does UBS 2024 stand? 2 3y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+4 Reducing taxable W2 income? 5 3y
+7 What offer do I choose? 3 3y
+48 To Renege or not to Renege? 13 3y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Black Swan Capital Group - Salary & Bonus Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 3y
+3 Best macro/markets podcasts 3 3y
+4 Nomura Debt Advisory - Lead left transactions? 9 3y
+35 Ducera exits 36 3y
+16 Will my offer be rescinded? 9 1y
+3 Strongest Power/Energy M&A Teams in London 2 3y
+7 How do you spend your salary? And how much do you invest (%)? 3 3y
+3 Delete 1 3y
+33 ———————————————————————— 25 3y
+3 Anyone just applied to HBS 2+2? 3 3y
+9 Pwp groups 9 3y
+3 Exploring NYC 1 3y
+9 Client wants to buy a Class III railroad operation - insight needed! 1 3y
+170 Career Mistake - Left IB too Soon 20 3y
+9 Barclays M&A? 1 3y
+21 PWP London 26 3y
+6 How to not get caught up with comparison to others 1 3y
0 How many meetings do you have in IB? 1 3y
0 Checking LGBTQ? 22 3y
+3 Looking for mentor or guidance 1 3y
+1 Fly over or Video Chat for Interview 2 3y
+3 PE Superday? 1 3y
+4 Annual Leave in UK - how many days? 6 3y
0 Best Intro to Finance / Accounting Online Course 1 3y
+6 Nomura VS SVB Securities SA Offers 12 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+24 No interviews yet for SA 2024; What should I do? 10 3y
0 Stanley Black & Decker - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+12 SMBC purchases 10% of Jefferies, increases total stake to 15% 9 3y
+6 Kim K @ PJT Partners 5 3y
+3 LF Orig vs. Cap mkts Group Rankings 1 3y
+3 MS Hirevue this late 1 3y
+10 Experienced hires in IB 1.5-2 yrs out of grad: An1 or An2? 4 3y
+13 Rejected with all hope lost and at the end of the line 1 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+12 Which Equity Risk Premium to Use 6 3y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+10 Should I apply for Off-Cycle in Dubai or London? (January - June 2024 - IBD) 7 3y
+9 Accounting / Valuation 1 3y
+7 What’s the best place to start for investment banking? 4 3y
+3 Big 4 Complex Financial Instruments -> IB? 2 3y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+24 A2A Promotion Delay 5 1y
+3 FT Partners SA 24 Superday 1 3y
+3 Can I move from Secondaries to product/coverage IB? 1 3y
+12 You think capital markets groups like ECM/DCM will be automated? 6 3y
+10 Lazard and PWP C&R 8 3y
+3 Choosing Groups for SA at MS 1 3y
+20 Top Industrials Shops in Chicago - Top IB Chicago 12 3y
+16 2024 FT Long Thread 6 3y
+19 Background check advice: internship termination due to underperformance 1 3y
+1 Why tf does Goldman Sachs sponsor two pro golfers?? 5 3y
+4 Normal desk behavior? 1 3y
+61 The very first thing you bought with your bonus. 39 3y
+8 1-Ply Banks 1 3y
+5 how many times do you fly the private jet to maintain relationships 6 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+106 Was it worth it? 38 2y
+6 Janney Montgomery Scott 2 3y
+6 PJT Super Strategic Advisory 3 3y
0 Investment Banking Podcast (Q&A) 3 3y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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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