+15 Overthinking Background Check 15 2y
+8 EDGAR SEC Alternative 12 4mo
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 Is Rutgers recruiting on the come up? 7 4y
0 Delete delete Delete delete Delete delete Delete delete Delete delete 5 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+44 MS offer, after being rejected in tier 3 banks. 24 4y
0 How to pick a desk? 1 4y
+4 How to pitch myself 1 4y
0 Paragon One 1 4y
+13 Question Regarding Story 1 4y
+13 Help: tell me wrong if I'm too satisfied with current status 8 4y
0 morning work out / post work out meal 3 4y
+8 Mizuho Investment Banking or Citi Corporate Banking? 6 4y
+12 Do I have shot at CVP for lateral? 16 3y
+3 Rent per month Square footCity 1 4y
+3 Does UBS sponsor H1B to IB analysts? 7 4y
+1 Analyst training experience in NYC? 7 4y
+6 Investment Banking Chances 2 4y
+3 Target Working Capital. 2 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
0 US Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+23 Leave Cushy Job for IB? 13 4y
+4 Lazard 1 4y
+119 Ducera Partners: The elite boutique where associates earn up to $650k 67 1y
0 ECM Subgroups 1 4y
+7 MS / JPM London vs GS regional office 11 4y
+4 Are there any banks that have mandatory vacation weeks? 9 4y
0 Drake Star Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Technical Question help 5 4y
0 IB Associate Interview: Technical Questions 1 4y
0 Westlake Securities - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
+3 Credit Suisse FT IB Analyst Onboarding 1 4y
+3 Centerview Partners Interview 29 4y
+6 Jefferies Media & Telecom 1 4y
+12 Traditional Investment Banking vs Public Finance? 1 4y
+6 EqV - EV Bridge and other technicals in theory and on the job 1 4y
0 Comerica - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+3 Interviews 1 4y
+6 Stifel FT Public Finance Salary A1 13 3y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+3 Jefferies and Barclays Industrials 9 3y
+6 Wells Fargo meal stipend n perks? 5 3y
+2 Commute Times (NYC) 4 4y
+6 When to quit IB analyst position? (Staffing q's) 2 4y
+6 Barclays Menlo Park 3 4y
+7 How to quit with a lateral? 3 4y
+52 Information on BofA FIG 36 2y
+443 High-Finance is Bullshit 60 3y
0 Lazard SA 2023 NY Recruiting 7 4y
+105 Why does everyone sh*t on Kelley? 51 4y
+5 CS SA 2023 Thread 134 3y
+6 LA Investment Banking PE Exits 11 4y
+9 TTS Turbo Macros 23 2y
+22 Houlihan Lokey NY Corporate Finance Groups/Culture/Outlook? 12 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+7 Solomon partners vs. piper Sandler for junior summer internship? 2 4y
0 Funded Debt 1 4y
+34 Thoughts on PWP NY office? 29 3y
0 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 BBVA - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 SF Roommates 1 4y
+10 How are you guys not sick all the time? 1 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+2 Is 31-32 too old for VP at IB? 5 3y
+9 So many ECM openings lately – Why? 3 3y
+6 New Analyst Training 2022 1 4y
0 KBW Asset Management - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+33 Pros & Cons of Classifying as LGBTQIA+ 13 3y
+178 Does anyone regret choosing an EB over BB? 51 4y
+35 GS vs Evercore AGAIN !?! 18 4y
0 Huntington National Bank - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Huntington National Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Commute Time? 1 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+28 Giving up 24 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+6 Morgan Stanley IB Hirevue 1 4y
+7 Cowen IB Acceptance Rate 1 4y
+3 Exec Sum Compensation Survey 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+34 Jobs that actually help people 13 4y
+5 When will Credit Suisse raise AN1 pay? 25 4y
+11 At what level are you expected to "run/manage" a transaction? 10 4y
+9 2 weeks notice 6 2y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+10 WLB in VC is insane 14 2y
+12 Leave IB <1yr for big tech Corp Dev? 4 4y
+9 Delete 1 4y
+3 Thought son Deutsche headline? 1 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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