+13 UCLA (Philosophy) vs. USC (Marshall) 6 4y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 UW seattle 1 4y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 Stormont Partners? 3 4y
0 How much did Citi pay them to say this 1 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+24 Best Gaming Group in Wall Street 20 4y
+20 How important is a good WFH setup? 24 4y
+6 Wells Fargo IB TMT - CLT 10 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+26 How do you deal with assholes? 9 4y
0 Miller Buckfire - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Miller Buckfire - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+10 From Europe to the US - Is it possible? 2 4y
+3 How many deals did you close as a first year? 4 4y
+3 VBA/Python automation for M&A 2 4y
+15 Military veteran looking for an executive assistant position 4 4y
+7 FIG M&A 1 4y
+8 How bad is reneging when the switch sounds obvious 5 4y
+6 PWP TMT 6 4y
+3 Bonus for bad analyst 1 4y
+8 Am I fucked? 5 4y
+31 Truist Pay Bump 60 3y
+3 Could you take your Series exams at a testing location in another state? 3 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 JMP Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 JMP Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+5 Barclays Full Time Placement 2022 5 4y
+29 Best mining groups aside from BMO? 23 3y
+9 Viking vs P72 vs Citadel vs Renaissance 13 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Liontree NY 2023 Updates 1 4y
+17 CS AN Pay 40 4y
+9 MC Associate to IB Associate, Better Exit Opportunities? 1 4y
+2 JPM Healthcare VS PJT M&A 15 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Healthcare Data 4y
+5 GP Bullhound Exits 4 1y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 Subpar monitor / screen setup in the office - what do you have? 4 4y
+23 UBS or Ardea Partners SA 2023? 23 4y
+3 Goldman Sachs SA Compensation 21 1y
+3 Sophomore Analyst Comp 4 4y
+6 MS LA Groups 1 4y
+18 Piper Sandler Houston 2022 8 4y
+6 . 3 3y
+9 M&A Corporate Development Internship outcomes 2 2y
+3 Aussie boutique IB 1 4y
+10 Concerns about top heavy team 5 4y
+12 Best Universities for Undergrad in AUS 9 4y
+5 SA 2022 Hours 1 4y
+3 KFintech IPO - Open Demat Account 1 4y
+10 D1 Banking 11 3y
+17 Lazard NYC Healthcare 7 4y
+8 Bond Issuances Questions 3 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+202 Lied about my GPA to get a summer analyst position but came to my senses. 43 4y
+12 Acquiring a company with associate holdings 3 4y
+3 Who are the oldest bankers in the game or that you have known personally 2 4y
+10 IB SA Training Week 7 4y
+22 Transferred Twice in Undergrad 14 2y
+15 JPM/BofA Commercial Financial Sponsors Group? 6 2y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 How's CS (2022) 1 4y
+6 Setter Capital! 4 4y
+10 Skipping Sellside? 17 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+193 I don’t feel safe commuting to work in NYC 85 4y
+6 RBC Toronto Superday 1 4y
0 Bank of Nova Scotia - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Bank of Nova Scotia - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+6 Is it just me or are there more people in banking with imposter syndrome? 1 4y
+208 Credit Suisse vs Bank of America 69 4y
+5 Tier 1 Mega Fund Comp NYC 1 4y
+37 FSG (Barclays/CS) Vs. GS Classic 16 4y
+42 anyone else a ‘wagie?’ 13 4y
+12 Investment Banking age 13 4y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Interview - Healthcare Data 4y
+6 GS New Analyst App Lateraling Dilemma 1 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Shea & co - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 Can I just not participate in GS Virtual Insights series 8 4y
+19 Anyone know anything about BrightTower Investment bank 14 3y
+6 Can we talk about sell-side M&A when it comes to fundraising? 1 4y
+6 Did Knopman reach out to any incoming analyst from Barclays yet? 1 4y
+9 Big 4 valuation in California 1 4y
+8 What's Bare Minimum as an IB Intern? 5 4y
+3 Email/Inbox Management 4 4y
+13 How to find a Fall internship? 5 4y
0 Credit Suisse LFO&R 5 4y
0 Black Arch Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions 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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