+22 How was Jefferies SA 2020? 17 5y
0 Reneging on EB in Westcoast for BB in NYC? 1 5y
0 What does it mean when banker says they would refer you and doesn't? 3 5y
+18 The Tech Mentality vs. the Finance Mentality 11 5y
+1 What to listen to while working? 3 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+19 IB Pricing 9 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+4 Is it better to specialize early on in finance? Or wait? 6 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Response time to cold emails? 2 5y
0 Advanced Group Placement for SA 4 5y
+5 Virtual Summer 2021 NYC - Thoughts? 7 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Who is DB kidding? 1 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+20 Europe 2021 Investment Banking Rankings 18 5y
+25 First year help - how to mentally get through banking? 23 5y
0 E-Commerce Valuations ($1m rev) 1 5y
+60 Unique Corp Dev Opportunity 26 5y
0 Credit Suisse Spring Week Final Round Interview 1 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Truist Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 A1 stub comps! 20 5y
+17 Is Retail Banking a Good Start for Investment Bankers? 14 5y
+11 Timing of Lateral Start 10 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How soon can I lateral again? 4 5y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 MBA Associates Should Start As Analyst 15 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 London - Big 4 TAS - Exit opps to IB (EB/MM?) 1 5y
+10 BofA groups for best exits 14 5y
+9 Moelis & Co PE Exits 7 5y
0 What role for a mixture of client-facing and technicals? 1 5y
+8 safest valuation for buy side advisor - interview questions 19 5y
0 Clearsight Advisors - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 LatAm IB Comp 3 5y
+3 Visible Alpha 1 5y
+3 Push back FT start date 1 5y
+103 What staple purchase should I use my signing bonus on? 44 5y
+14 Best Practices for Networking? (SA 2022) 16 5y
+30 IB to FBI Special Agent 26 1y
+76 How Often Do You Get Screamed At Or Chewed Out? 42 4y
0 England and Company - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+18 Imposter Syndrome!!!!! 3 5y
+3 Culture in Rx vs. Rest of IB 1 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 5y
0 Truist Bank - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+53 Discrimination at BlackRock 21 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 What are your hours been like? 4 5y
+3 Modeling test from perspective of hiring team 1 5y
+12 Excel shortcuts 7 5y
+461 Rich Handler: The Biggest Hypocrite in the Finance Community 128 1y
+6 Relocation bonus - taxed? 5 5y
+4 IB Analyst Path 2 5y
+3 Do you adjust PV Factor for a financials ending in September for example? 1 5y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Part time spring or full time summer unpaid pe internship (freshman)? 1 5y
0 1st Year Work Experience 1 5y
0 Do banks do background checks on unpaid internships? 8 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
0 company budget model vs. forecast model? 5 5y
0 Thoughts on Jefferies Sponsors? 4 5y
0 Peakstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 So close to making it 10 5y
0 Will new analysts return to work from office in 2021? 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+24 Best Laptop for IB? 13 5y
+10 How to boost earnings? 1 5y
+16 Why are my cold emails forwarded 12 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 The Data Behind The Deal 1 5y
0 EB Interviews - SA 2022 5 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - 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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