+3 How much accounting should I know for a career in Investment Banking? 4 5y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Goldman SIE and exams 1 5y
0 Best approach to learn modelling for PE 3 5y
+3 Raymond James Tech Services 6 5y
+7 SA - struggling with the work 5 5y
0 Does anyone see the results of the Financial Edge Training quizzes? 4 5y
+5 What bank would Robinhood choose to IPO with? 6 5y
+14 NYC Vaccine 9 5y
0 any energy IB boutiques in London or Madrid? 3 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 5y
+27 SA at EB: Not getting any work? 29 5y
+7 Nomura, BNPP, SocGen, Mizuho, CIBC, TD Securities, Stout 13 4y
+9 Long distance moving for a job 2 5y
+1 What Are People in Rx Banking Doing Now? 3 5y
+6 Thanks for you input 9 5y
+4 deleted 5 3y
+7 How did you guys decide which banks to network/apply with priority when you are late to the game? SA 2022 2 5y
0 Banks Vs Tech 1 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 2 YOE in IB --> Corporate Strategy / Business Development --> Possible Exit Opportunities? 1 5y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Can an IRS have a different payment calendar by leg ? 1 5y
0 BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+8 What's the funniest encounters you've had with VPs, MDs? 5 5y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+8 Progress Partners Boston 9 2y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Citizens Bank - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 How far in advance should I look for apartment? 1 5y
+3 Impact on financial statements from acquisition financed with 50% debt and 50% equity 4 5y
+16 Where to start 5 5y
+10 Anyone in IB actually love their job? 6 5y
+20 capital expenditures 7 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Is it real this time? 1 5y
+4 Lazard Rx (NYC) 3 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 CS/Jefferies Drug Test as a lateral? 7 5y
+9 Looking for a partner for mock interviews this weekend 1 5y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+7 Bad review during sophomore summer internship. FT at the same bank? 4 5y
+19 Not another diversity post.. 2 5y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 IB SA 2021 Hours 25 4y
+6 Full Time Investment Banking With No SA Experience 2 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+393 Brutal Email Baird Industrials 237 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 Modeling question: revolver cap 4 5y
+50 How do I make my finance club fun? 18 3y
0 Bucephale Finance - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Cross Keys Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Cross Keys Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 What Happened to Robey Warshaw? 3 5y
+9 Mock interview partners 7 5y
+8 Performance decline due to mental health deterioration 5 5y
+3 Bebe 3 3y
+8 Investment Banking Business Model 4 5y
+9 Regional leading bank DCM vs Regional leading bank Corp Dev 1 5y
+3 Any Thoughts On Pagemill Partners In London? 1 5y
0 Civil Engineer to Investment Banker 2 5y
+23 Where to invest salary as Analysts? 29 4y
0 CEC Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Bankers who love banking 7 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+4 Do you ever get to take an undisturbed 1 week vacation as an analyst or associate? 9 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+16 Taking the Plunge Back into IB? 8 5y
+4 Marketing tombstone for unannounced transaction 8 5y
0 Croft & Bender - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+7 Apparently Goldman Sachs really sucks 7 5y
0 Croft & Bender - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+7 Corp card or personal credit cards? 15 4y
0 Other - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Do you think my IB will have a problem with my side hustle as a secret shopper? 8 5y
0 Okay to not list bullets under recently started IB internship? 3 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+1 Returning to office soon - what are we wearing? 1 5y
+6 CS NY or DB NY or BAML LA? 15 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+19 Excel Keyboard Shortcuts Really That Necessary? 18 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 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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