0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Real Estate Data 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+7 Pedantry =/= Attention to Detail 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Which undergrad should I choose for finance/IB? 2 5y
0 CFA prep courses 4 5y
+9 Pre-University Work Experience/Internships in Investment Banking/Consulting/Corporate Law/Asset Management 1 5y
+16 DCF Vs. Relative Valuation 8 5y
+6 Work xp toil against entry level IB role? 1 5y
+67 Q&A : Getting into bulge bracket IB - Ask me anything you would hesitate to ask at a networking session (ex-DB VP) 70 5y
+10 IB test accounting question 3 5y
+72 Just left my IB club. Feels good. 25 3y
+1 MO/BO FT signing bonus? 4 5y
+1 Is it feasible to get an IB internship in France while studying a semester abroad? 2 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Paid internship freshman summer? 1 5y
+3 Eastdil Secured? 4 4y
+7 Is this job that bad??? 2 5y
+4 Breaking into IB 2 5y
0 Balance Sheet won't balance 2 5y
0 how much writing is done at the Analyst level 4 5y
+1 Valuating/financial info for Private Company? 1 5y
0 Equity Capital Markets Salary/Hours 1 5y
0 Momentum Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+8 Getting involved in NYC while working as a banker 7 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 PWP RX 4 5y
0 Am I Out of the Process? 1 5y
0 Lehman Brothers - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 Behind-the-Scenes Investment Banking Podcasts? 2 5y
+8 Rx Hours in WFH 8 5y
+13 Equity Value : Levered Vs Unlevered 5 5y
0 Anyone interview with PWP Dartmouth Partners? 1 5y
0 Warwick vs Queen’s commerce 2 5y
+3 APAC IB Target Schools 1 5y
+1 Investor Relations Related to IB? 3 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 DC Advisory - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+1 Who advises VCs? 2 5y
+461 First years- get your stuff together 74 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 - 10 3y
0 What Happens to Moelis Application Page 4 5y
0 Rothschild - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+58 Broke into IB out of undergrad: non-target, no IB internships 34 12mo
0 Economic Capital Model Interview 1 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Microsoft/Nuance Deal 1 5y
0 Which Investment Banks Support Hostile Takeovers 1 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Investment banking fee data 2 1y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 5y
+6 How often do you get emails from prospects? 10 5y
+22 Top Group at (CS/Citi/Bar) vs GS 18 3y
0 JPM SA Intuition Prework 1 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+15 Cain Brothers First Round Interview 14 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How do HH find PE candidates in London? 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 MSc finance as the last resort 18 5y
+9 Boutique M&A Shop For Growth-Stage, Private Tech Companies - Exit Opps, Experience, Etc? 1 5y
0 Background check 1 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Interview - Valuation Data 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+51 This needs to get better or someone will kill themselves 15 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+70 Would I Sleep With This Man If He Told Me Where He Worked? (2021) 23 5y
0 PJT 2022 1 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Research Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 MUFG - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
+13 Investment Banking in NY/SF vs Asia: Associate level and beyond 3 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring 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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