0 Business shifting to make consulting a more attractive entry level job vs banking? 1 5y
+28 2 offers: US (requires H1B but is preferred choice) and another financial hub (Shanghai/London/HK, no visa required) 16 5y
0 Evercore Private Placement Advisory Summer Associate 1 5y
0 Quantitative Aptitude 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Ziegler - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 Are there any non BBs that have more/same compensation as BBs 15 5y
0 Whats the best bulge bracket to work for? And why? 4 5y
0 IB abroad—college freshman 1 5y
+3 Drake star info 2 5y
0 Banks similar to Financo? 2 5y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Guggenheim RX 1 5y
0 Ziegler - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+1 IB Healthcare Groups in SF 3 5y
0 Interested in Breaking into IB (Students)? 1 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+1 Sophomore Boutique IB internships 2 5y
+3 RJ acquires Financo: What does this mean for Financo in terms of prestige and exit opps? 1 5y
+8 How Often Are You Presenting as An Analyst 7 5y
0 When to send thank you note after call/interview? 1 5y
0 Allen & Co. - for mid-level banker 1 5y
0 Excel vs Powerpoint Knowledge - Summer IB Internship 1 5y
+15 Asset Based Lending Career Progression / Compensation expectations 13 5y
0 TAS Gameplan: MM IB 4 5y
0 Truist Bank - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Passed SIE Exam on Resume 1 5y
0 Truist Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+5 Where to live in BOS (SA/FT)? 7 5y
0 Equity LC 0 5y
+71 Restructuring versus M&A 29 1y
+10 Elite Boutique vs Bulge Bracket Recruiting 9 1y
0 JPM FIG Culture? 1 5y
0 Best courses to improve at powerpoint 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 Citi Early ID Program 14 3y
+5 Counter offer 6 5y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+5 DCF: Perpetuity or EBITDA 2 5y
0 Moelis 2021 Analyst Program LDN 12 5y
0 Internal mobility - DB 1 5y
+2 Opinion about DC Advisory 3 5y
0 HR salary increase restrictions for employees? 2 5y
+2 Can you make obscene wealth in IB? 3 5y
+10 SPAC Models 6 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+7 "Incoming Internships" on Resume 3 5y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Technology Data 5y
+10 Help me choose a shop 2 5y
+25 What did you use your IB SA comp toward? 42 5y
0 Société Générale - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 Moelis Capital Solutions 44 2y
0 Can I take a gap semester? 1 3y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 GPA Rounding 1 5y
+5 Current State of Blair/Baird? 4 5y
+55 Anything wrong with a 4.0 GPA? 34 5y
0 Drake Star Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+7 Cheap laptop for Excel/Powerpoint? 6 5y
0 Possible to transfer from BB back office job in Asia to back office in NY? 1 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Industrials Data 5y
0 International students in Restructuring 2 5y
+3 BTIG Reputation 1 5y
0 Restricted Stock Awards from Employer 2 5y
0 Restricted Stock Awards 1 5y
+6 FinTech Capital Markets Exit Opps 5 5y
0 Comerica Incorporated - Review - NA Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - NA Data 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+12 Spaniards/French/Italians of WSO: which "you" should I use in interviews? 14 5y
0 IBD SA 2021 - in-person? 3 5y
0 Chardan Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 Don’t drink...how to still build friendships within finance 9 5y
0 Breaking into London MM 1 5y
0 Wearing black and not giving a fuck 20 5y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+26 Received an offer! Need your thoughts and advice! 7 5y
+4 How much downtime do you actually get? 11 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking 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
+3 Delete 1 3y
0 M&A Books 1 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 Evercore London Groups 9 5y
+19 What Happens If You Don’t Make VP Promotion at Your Bank? 11 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 EQUITY RESEARCH INTERNSHIP 2021?!!!? 3 5y
+9 2nd Yr Analyst —> 3rd Yr Analyst or 1st Yr Associate 14 5y
+19 EMEA FIG ECM and M&A League Tables 2020 & 2019 17 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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