0 Former GS Employees – How do you feel? 12 3y
+5 PWP Global Advisory Prep Program 60 3y
+12 Citi EMEA background check 22 3y
+14 MBB vs IB which is more doable for a non-target? 15 3y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+9 Citi/MS Bonus Thread 1 3y
+5 Layoffs for RX? 1 3y
+3 How to spin my major (Health Care Management) 2 3y
+3 Superday position opened up that I didn’t receive a few months ago. How to proceed 7 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+7 Evercore FIG 9 2y
+66 Why is gs laying off so much 36 3y
+80 MS Comp Day 81 3y
+3 RBS / NatWest Markets Leveraged Finance (Leveraged & Acquisition Finance) Insight 3 2y
+5 Email Response Times 11 3y
+3 Presidio Technology Partners - Any info or thoughts? 1 3y
+3 List of Boutiques in NYC 1 3y
0 JCF Capital Markets - Review - Capital Markets Data 3y
+77 JEF layoffs incoming? 33 3y
+5 PE investment 3 3y
+15 sophomore at penn with no relevant experience. too late to break into IB? 5 3y
+16 EXTREMELY non-target Uni with previous IB experience 11 3y
+6 Acceptable to work a remote PE/HF/Asset Management Internship before Junior SA? 1 3y
+33 Is the return offer rate looking horrible for SA ‘23? 35 3y
0 Performance Trust Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+10 Exotic MD’s 5 3y
+5 MD forwarded resume without connecting 6 3y
+3 Better to Interview Sooner or Later? 2 3y
+11 Thoughts/Opinions on TD Securities IB? 4 3y
+6 Boustead Securities 1 3y
+7 Do you have to disclose an expunged minor misdemeanor (non-theft or securities related) charge to FINRA? 17 3y
+266 Is Goldman Sachs Still a Bulge Bracket? 45 3y
+9 1st Year Lay Offs 11 3y
+9 EB Layoffs 12 3y
+38 Early A2A promote possible? 12 3y
+11 Do the C&R teams at BB have subgroups that specialize in luxury brands? 7 2y
0 Nordea - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+18 FIG Insights 14 3y
+513 GS Layoff--it has begun 204 3y
+34 These "Magical Terms": Data Science, Machine Learning, AI... in IB 7 3y
+3 GCSE aspect of Barclays application form 3 3y
+13 Why does IB have better exit opportunities than AM? 10 3y
+3 Barclays FIG (Financial Sponsors Group) in LA Size and Salary? 1 3y
+6 1 Week To Study Technicals For Interview Starting From Zero. Boutique Bank, Sophomore Summer 1 3y
+6 SWE at an Asset Management firm to IB analyst 1 3y
+86 Not getting any diversity programs- seeking advice 45 2y
+3 Is Generalist MF possible coming from top MM Healthcare coverage group? 1 3y
0 Lazard Freres - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 TD Securities - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+14 Verbal Offer -> Written Offer Timeline 16 3y
0 Texas Capital Bank - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+3 Evercore Diversity IB Simulation 1 3y
+7 Networking Call with MD 3 3y
+27 What's good with Allen & Co? 17 3y
+12 Target School but Low GPA 1 3y
+49 Do you regret not learning to code? 57 1y
+13 Management Information Systems (MIS) for banking and the future of digital automation 1 3y
+12 Engineer to IB...can this be done? 7 3y
+3 Jefferies 2023 Investment Banking Analyst Program(FT) 1 3y
+14 Mizuho Best Groups and Updates 2023 15 3y
+21 Anyone not repay their signing? 16 3y
+8 What is the most conceptually rigorous modeling exercise you have ever had to put together? 14 3y
+6 Should I ask my MD about my bonus? 10 3y
+3 Wage & WL balance for credit position in commercial/corporate Banking 2 3y
+14 Analysis on EB 5 3y
+13 Goldman layoffs 8 3y
+3 Networking: Communication Through Text Messages After Inital Call? 2 3y
+7 Director IB Bases 17 3y
+6 In Search of Financial Modeling Tutor prior to FT IB 1 3y
+19 Credit case study 11 3y
+3 C/o 2024 FT Timeline 0 3y
+16 Deleted 17 3y
+3 Successful in HSBC Job Simulation 2 3y
+5 Collaboration between M&A & Capital markets team 10 3y
+6 Any opinions on why the financial sponsors group at Bank of America is kept small? 2 3y
+8 Do I need to know Finance before I start? 17 3y
+3 Hedging Layoffs - Placement 1 3y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+12 Avoiding lay-offs as Analyst 1 3y
+55 Worth Transfering to T-10 Target from Hopkins 28 3y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 IB Layoffs in Aus 2 3y
+3 Financials models 2 3y
+5 Banks that didn’t lay off 2 3y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 3y
+4 IB SA 2024 1 3y
+9 Corporate Banking full time interview 6 1y
+5 What are the expectations of an intern with prior experience? 12 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+16 Can someone please, please explain to me why we make insanely detailed operating models? 9 3y
+3 Staying Busy 1 3y
+8 Gaps in sector knowledge in M&A 10 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 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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