+31 Post-MBA Lateral / Long-Term Career Advice 19 3y
+86 Dating Scene in IB 34 3y
+5 2022 DB Top IBD Groups 2 4y
+12 Credit Suisse Bonuses 37 4y
+23 Finder's Fee at BB 16 4y
+3 PE Firms Hiring f-1 students 0 4y
+3 Incoming FT Associate 1 4y
0 Digital Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Bonus buckets rankings 1 4y
0 Corporate Banking Coverage Groups 2 4y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Lateral from Secondary Advisory to Coverage? 1 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Chain of command 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo RTO 8 4y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+64 This is what a group with poor deal-flow is like 9 4y
+1 switching industry groups when lateralling 6 4y
+15 Buy-Side or Sell-Side? 2 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Are there ANY easy-going or great culture coverage or M&A groups in NYC? 10 4y
+6 UBS M&A Group 1 4y
+3 Client interaction in ECM/DCM vs m&a 1 4y
+10 How to Quit your IB 8 4y
0 Is FIG back office? 1 4y
+1 ECM to M&A Interview 1 4y
0 March 2022 NYC Roommate 2 4y
+6 Not getting staffed 9 4y
0 HSBC oil and gas info? 5 4y
+3 JPM 2023 Timeline 1 4y
+3 Base for Asso changed? 1 4y
+6 Breaking into IB Class (2/17) - For Aspiring Analysts; Taught by ex-GS Banker 1 4y
+27 Should i still try for the American dream? 5 4y
0 Regions Bank - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Wholesale Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Wholesale Data 4y
+1 Private equity or IB Out of school 4 4y
0 Bank of America Corporate Functions Development? What is this? 1 4y
+6 Positive Affirmations 1 4y
+1 Chicago SA Housing? 2 4y
+8 Wells Fargo Base Increase? 10 4y
+3 DCM league tables 1 4y
+13 Wealth and IB - critique my thoughts and plan pls 6 4y
+3 Return of Salomon 1 4y
+24 Credit Suisse Bonuses (Disappointment?) 41 4y
+4 Top EB/BB with a 3.5-3.6? 21 4y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+34 Do HR analysts have souls? 11 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+24 Really tough interview 17 4y
+45 We live in an alternate reality 14 4y
+9 IBD: LMM vs EB 5 4y
+15 Leaving Big4 Valuation for IB internship 10 4y
+14 Outlook for HL RX 4 4y
+9 Dumbest Bonus Buy 7 4y
+9 Intangible assets amortization schedule - model 1 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+63 Thoughts on IB Houston EB’s? Lazard, Evercore, PWP/TPH? 76 4y
+3 Portfolio Management analyst vs IB analyst 1 4y
+6 Deferred MBA Likelihood (HBS, S, Penn, etc.) 1 4y
+7 Private Capital Advisory - Exit opps, Pay, Top Banks 17 3y
+9 Comments for comments sake 5 4y
+9 Has Anyone Taken 3 Month Stress Leave? 5 4y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Any analyst trainings happening abroad nowadays? 1 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+9 Evercore Bonus Numbers 1 4y
0 Haywood Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Need insights on Soc Gen (Europe) 1 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+10 Evercore London Bonuses 20 3y
0 Can anyone share rough estimate of what they spent as a first year IB analyst on food/going out total? 2 4y
+2 Dallas IB Scene 5 4y
+9 Outlook For PJT M&A NYC? 9 4y
+6 MS Early Insights Program 2022 50 4y
0 Skipping the gap between an internship and a fulltime start 1 4y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Barclays Banking Discovery 1 4y
+15 how much did you have to your name when did you graduate? 19 4y
+9 Group is in SF but I want NYC 7 4y
+1 Which Bank is next up 2 4y
+10 advice on backing out on accepted SA offer 3 4y
+6 Is this just a generic email Goldman sends out? 2 4y
+3 Jefferies Swag 5 4y
0 Entrepreneurship? 1 4y
+6 URGENT: Internship Offer Letter Monetization - ThriveCash Alternatives 1 4y
0 Citi FT Start date 2022 3 4y
0 UBS Top Groups 3 4y
0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+1 Is it true that companies don’t look at transcripts? 3 4y
+6 Guggenheim Sophomore FOCUS 2022 19 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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