0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
0 Keybanc O&G Houston 0 3y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+9 Feeling lack of purpose in banking 3 3y
+109 Slang/Will I be fired? 29 3y
0 Oppenheimer 2023 SA 1 3y
0 Deutsche Bank IB: Fixed Income and Currencies 1 3y
+12 Will bonuses be lot lower for this year due to revenue decreasing and recession? 9 3y
+72 IBD: Easy exit opportunities that pay well? 59 2y
0 National Bank Financial Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 2022 Prestige List 1 3y
0 Differences in Growth Equity/Late Venture modeling vs Buyout Tech modeling? 1 3y
+5 Opinions on Aeris Partners SA? 3 3y
+7 Janney Montgomery Comp 6 3y
0 ComCap LLC 3 3y
0 Does GWI take international students? 1 3y
+3 Likelihood For Lateraling Office Locations 1 3y
+10 JPM Group Placement 38 3y
+39 CS Layoffs 82 3y
+16 Solomon Partners? 16 3y
+11 CS First Boston SA 2023 lower return rates? 3 3y
+23 Lateral into O&G / Houston - What to Expect? 15 3y
0 How can you show you're interested in finance in a cover letter? 1 3y
+8 Rosenbaum IB - Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding 2 3y
0 Blackstone Diverse Leaders Program 2023 Megathread 7 3y
0 JPM LevFin Group 1 3y
+29 How to review Excel Models for errors? 11 3y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Layoffs Tracker 2 3y
+14 How to keep in touch with people you networked with at other banks 12 9mo
0 Absolute Return Capital Advisors LLC - Interview - Mining Data 3y
+3 Technical question; Prefered shares value in EV formula 3 3y
+6 2023 LDN Off-Cycles (Sep start) 4 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+18 Del 18 3y
0 The Vant Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+9 Question about the selectivity of breaking into IB 3 3y
+3 Finders fee for SPAC 1 3y
+33 LMM Banking is sweaty and mind numbingly boring 26 3y
+10 What Does Your Personal Portfolio Look Like? 3 3y
+15 Off-Cycle Analyst is Paradise 1 3y
+26 What exactly does Corp Dev do? 29 3y
+5 Jefferies London 2022 3 3y
+12 CFA 7 3y
+5 Starting to think I may just be stupid 7 3y
+6 Banks where wearing suits are/aren't acceptable? 24 3y
+5 Why are firms so secretive?? 9 3y
+5 Where to live in Charlotte? 6 3y
+43 How to handle the mental stress when nobody cares? 21 3y
+3 Associate Training 1 3y
+6 Investment banks reputations in Sydney 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+3 how to phrase 'managing personal portfolio' on my IBD CV 1 3y
+17 Barclays Menlo in 2023 19 3y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+10 "Describe a recent M&A deal" -- how late can this be? 5 3y
+5 BB Hq vs regional office 4 3y
+7 Cowen M&A teams in London - culture + strengths? 1 3y
+57 Banker Bags are Paradise 5 3y
+6 MS NY M&A vs MS Tech Menlo 6 3y
+3 BB Summer Analyst Vs. Jane Street Business Development 1 3y
+6 Investor relations at a mega fund 2 3y
+3 IB at the peak and after 2008 crisis 1 3y
+26 Is ECM real IB? 30 3y
+8 Does anyone else genuinely love Banking? 12 3y
+14 Little to No Deal Flow 8 3y
0 Am I making a mistake by not pursuing MBA? 2 3y
+6 High-yield, Distressed Debt, and Special Situations Groups 5 3y
+11 Lateral Strikeouts 8 3y
0 Oooo 5 3y
+31 Best IB groups per bank 22 3y
+1 What's the deal with everyone wanting to do modelling? 3 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
0 How to be a better associate 1 3y
+3 How do I find investors in US SPAC deals? 1 3y
+98 CS Head of Tech IB leaves for Wells Fargo 21 3y
+9 Taken off a deal 2 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 3y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 When to send networking email 1 3y
+1 VP and Director Comp at EBs 14 3y
+14 Potential Deal Fell Into My Lap, what should I do? 2 3y
+5 Thoughts on SMBC Corporate Investment Banking Lending Management Group 6 3y
+4 Making errors even after checking 4 3y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
+5 Sick day policy 3 3y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+32 Citi Layoffs? 37 3y
+30 Wells Placement Horror 39 3y
+20 FIG modeling - what are some good models to recommend 6 1y
+13 Building Work Ethic 2 3y
+14 SMBC Lending Management Group 48 1y
+5 Thought on John Macks Memoir ? 2 3y
+25 Interviewer was extremely late to the call 8 3y
+1 BlackRock FT/Analyst program 2023 - London 1 3y
+23 Lev fin questions 8 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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