0 Which banks have the best M&A coverage of Alternative Asset Managers? 5 4y
+6 How to make excel charts all the same size and format when actually pasted into PowerPoint 3 3y
+130 Why do IB firms ask for SAT Scores? 47 4y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Why Morgan Stanley? 7 2y
+2 Global Capital Markets 1 4y
+15 Why this firm? 8 4y
+7 Centerview Partners Networking Event London 10 3y
+7 How sweaty is the culture at Ardea Partners, particularly in their FIG group? 12 2y
0 Serious question… how tf do you pass screen at BBs 14 4y
0 Working with European Counterparts? 3 4y
0 Guggenheim Technical Interview 3 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Business minor 1 4y
+12 Lazard Technical Test 5 10mo
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Power Data 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 4y
+11 Big 4 Corporate Finance Salary 12 3y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+8 Kwasi Kwarteng to Remove London Banker Bonus Cap 5 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+14 DoorDash finance and strategy 4 1y
0 MUFG - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+11 Landed a M/B/B FT, should I keep recruiting for BB? 6 4y
+7 Delete 20 4y
0 William Blair - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Big Banks IB SA Dates Flexibility 1 4y
+3 Singapore - Trusted recruiters 1 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Corporate exit ops in engineering heavy verticals 1 4y
0 IB & Side Hustles? 3 4y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+1 Spoke to MD in summer, said to reach out in fall. He ghosted me-- should I follow up 4 3y
+9 Citi Opens Malaga Office 2 4y
+15 Did we all just join finance/IB at the worst time possible? 11 4y
+8 Citi London IBD best teams 8 3y
+11 How to Decide to Stay or Leave? 2 4y
+6 Why not switch to Slack? 7 4y
+3 Possibility to Internal transfer at JPM as a 1st year analyst 1 4y
+42 WSO's FREE PowerPoint Crash Course Just Released 0 4y
+30 Investment Banking Interview 4-Hour Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Oct 22nd - Only 15 Seats 1 4y
+1 How much marketing does your firm do in Investment Banking to source deals? 1 4y
+9 Google Searches 1 4y
+9 How can I find out which cities have the most analyst positions / banks outside of the main hubs? 2 4y
+9 Stupid Question: Will my signing bonus be taxed 6 3y
0 Financo - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Looking for an old thread on why IB post business school 1 4y
+24 Ranking the Most Prestigious Prestige Rankings to Rank, by Prestige 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Private Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 4y
+5 Figma acquired by Adobe for $22B -- thoughts? 11 4y
+1 TOP G mentality 13 4y
+4 Spring Weeks for American Students? 1 4y
+3 JEFF PCA Comp 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 How do people discover WSO 8 4y
+5 Do you guys use Macabus? 5 4y
+25 GS Hybrid Capital Investing 46 1w
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 4y
+19 Evercore London FT Analyst 2023 79 3y
+27 Genuinely Do Not Understand how Kelley Is Not A Semi-Target 18 4y
+11 Avoiding mistakes while utterly exhausted 11 2y
+4 HSBC/Nomura Bonuses? 2 4y
+6 Generalist Return Offer vs. Group Specific 2 4y
+3 PCB vs PB? 1 4y
+3 Private equity vs private debt/credit 1 4y
+28 Friend working in finance talking about suicide 4 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+5 US ———>UK IB 7 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+9 Got an IB Associate Interview with No Deal Experience? 1 4y
+3 PWP mathematics test 2 3y
0 Firm Comparison 1 4y
0 Fifth Third Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+23 Would you join a union as a junior banker? 23 4y
+195 Ranking the Top Egg Preparation Methods by Prestige 54 4y
+48 BMO CM layoffs in US? 47 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+12 Where to stay in Chicago SA 8 4y
+4 How to calculate deal structure/capital to commit in the acquisition financing round of a m&a transaction? 2 3y
+3 Capital Markets out of Undergrad 1 4y
+6 Renege advice? 2 4y
+3 Stephens NYC Superday 2 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y

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 (57) $264
  • 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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