+25 Restructuring/CH11 - Gifting/Tipping equity to out-of-the money investors 4 5y
+75 Q&A: M&A Vice President at Deutsche Bank - Ask me anything!! (AMA) 87 4y
0 associate is an idiot 2 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Piper SF vs Mizuho SF 9 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Most Prestigious/Best paying Coverage Groups 3 5y
+26 Making too many mistakes as a Summer Analyst. Just me or normal? 8 5y
+3 Jefferies Town Hall 9 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Understanding Team's Models as SA 2 5y
+23 Examples of Quitting w/o Job Lined Up? Nervous breakdown at work 8 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+17 Barclays Tech? Thoughts? 33 7mo
0 In an IPO, from whom do underwriters obtain shares exactly? 1 5y
+5 Pls help: How to account for Q1 '21 and Q2 '21 actual financials in a DCF? 4 5y
+6 Technology Investment Banking - GS/MS/Q 10 5y
+18 NYC - Where to Rent for incoming analysts 47 3y
+5 Why do people on wall st gym @ equinox? 10 5y
0 Is it true that it’s very easy to get fired from a job in finance? 3 5y
+13 Do you have to physically work on Wall St to say you're on Wall St? 14 5y
+12 Cargill -Trade and capital market(TCM) associate 1 5y
+12 BofA EGRC SF 16 3y
0 Stifel Financial - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Global Markets Data 5y
+5 Stifel Media & Telecom (NY) 3 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Wall Street oasis TikTok 3 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+17 The Future of Hedge Funds ? 11 5y
0 Wayfair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 Boutique IB/PE or Subpar MM? 2 5y
+4 Morgan Stanley NYC Equinox and NYSC Corporate Membership Cost 10 5y
+4 After getting offer 2 5y
+11 Publicly available good looking slides 9 5y
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0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+14 SVB Leerink vs Nomura NY 13 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Desjardins - Salary & Bonus - Mining Data 5y
+4 Biopharma Bankers: Private Equity Activity Specialty Pharma??? 5 4y
+25 GS/MS - Top Group vs "Bottom" Group? 16 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+8 Solebury Capital - Bucks County, PA 6 9mo
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+27 Suited Assessments Tips - Logical Reasoning 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 IBD Dealflow Outlook - M&A / Financing 1 5y
+9 SPAC Outlook 8 5y
+8 Credit Suisse UBS Merger 9 4y
+5 Are people still working until 2-3am Monday - Thursday? 24 5y
0 Truist Securities - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+4 Banks That Haven't Opened Yet 7 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
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0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
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0 UBS AG - Review - Operations Data 5y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
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+4 What is the maximum that a VP, Associate or Analyst can earn at an Investment Bank? 6 5y
+16 How do investment banks allocate success fees generated? 10 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
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0 Eastdil Secured - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+11 Updated IBD Reputations 8 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 M&A @Deloitte 4 5y
+3 Mutual fund only or managed accounts 1 5y
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0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+12 Networking during the Internship 3 5y
+13 Investment Banks with the Stupidest Names 9 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
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+10 Sundar Pichai V/S David Solomon 16 5y
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+35 Interviewers - How do you gauge what kind of person a candidate is? 10 3y
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+12 Product management at BB 2 3y
0 Pharus Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Question about Sponsors Group 1 5y
+12 CastleOak Securities 2 4y
0 Spencer Ogden? 2 5y
+11 Stifel SA 2022 183 4y
+79 Is IB not the desired path anymore or are there so many open spots because of dealflow? 72 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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