+15 How to find a mentor? 21 3y
0 Is it worth it to take on debt for a dual MS/MBA? 4 5y
+12 Can I use MACRS for book depreciation? 1 5y
0 Accept offer or continue looking for an IB internship? 3 5y
0 To the "sleep deprived" analysts - you only need 4.5 hours of sleep, plus a 15minute nap. Stop Complaining. 11 5y
0 Rothschild LA 3 4y
0 Downside to starting on the buy-side? 4 3y
+12 Macquarie Principal Finance Reputation 9 3y
+7 RBC Business Services team 5 5y
0 Calculate n (number of time periods) and i (interest rate PER PERIOD) 0 5y
0 Sick of senior blaming 1 5y
0 Fastest way to spread financials in excel? 3 5y
+15 Kempen vs ABN AMRO in Amsterdam 16 5y
0 Networking for Diversity/Women Events & Internships? 1 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Global Markets Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 5y
0 Not a lot of technical work 0 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 ShawSpring Partners Investment Analyst 0 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Re-recruit for SA 2022? 18 4y
+1 Pharma / Biotech Banking Exits 2 5y
0 Bonuses across different groups/ locations at junior level 0 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Oil & Gas Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 IB internships outweigh 3.4 GPA? 18 5y
+8 How much sleep is little sleep? 15 5y
+9 [Advice Needed] Afraid of Potential Exploding Offer 0 5y
+4 Starting Off-Cycle Internship soon 2 3y
+19 Beginning to Panic About Starting Full-Time... 13 5y
0 Baird 2021 Equity Capital Markets Shadow Day 2 5y
0 Off-Cycle: Go Through HH or Direct? 0 5y
+24 Doing a PE internship during my break before starting Banking FT? 4 5y
+12 Investment Banking/ Equity Research Internship in Colombia. Is it worth it?, can It help me to get into into the industry in Europe?. 0 5y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 FO buyside in Charlotte at a MM or MO in nyc at a BB bank? 11 5y
0 Generational Equity - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Generational Equity - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 5y
+21 Career Advice And Help - Full-Time Vs Part-Time MBA, IBD Vs Amazon Sr Financial Analyst 0 5y
+35 PSA: The System in the USA is Rigged 5 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+254 Mini IPO for WSO? 97 5y
0 How can I move from banking to Google? 2 5y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Investment Banking Division? 8 3y
0 Mizuho - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 How good is a Quant Trading Internship for IB recruiting? 2 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+47 Attention to Detail 41 5y
+86 How Soon Can I Leave? - 1st Year IB Analyst 25 5y
+47 Little trick to preview HireVue questions before you actually start 42 3y
+3 Am I screwed for post-MBA IB recruiting? 8 5y
+8 Excel and Powerpoint Training? 9 5y
0 When do banks pay associate sign-on bonus/relocation stipends? 7 5y
0 Attach/Detach with convertible preferred security 1 5y
+12 European Boutique Off-Cycle/internships (no summer) advices 1 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Top 10 careers within the Investment and finance field for the next 10 years 4 5y
0 Dilution Question 4 5y
0 JPM Superday IBD 3 4y
+9 GS Healthcare group culture 9 5y
+13 Eyes Wide Shut Firms? 13 4y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+2 Where can I find some sample Loan Documents? 3 5y
+3 Advice for ECM/M&A Career 1 5y
0 Pinpoint Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+12 BofA best product and coverage groups 13 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Summer 2022 IB internships out of a B1G school? 4 5y
0 Private Banking vs MO 3 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+20 Worth transferring exclusively for prestige if it might hurt internship chances? 18 5y
+8 What are the top REIB banks? 14 5y
+7 Move from NYC --> FL 5 5y
+17 To what extent does networking help? 11 5y
+18 AllenCo/Liontree/Raine vs Mid-BB 11 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 William Blair - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Insight into Jefferies IB 3 5y
0 Do companies still do interviews between now and New Years? 6 5y
0 Which banks have industry groups that do a large portion of the modeling on deals? 2 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 US Associate Program @ Credit Agricole-CIB 20 5y
0 MS IBD London Off-cycle Background Check 14 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+77 Investment Banks as European Football (Soccer) Teams 60 4y
+4 IBD Bonus in Hong Kong 18 4y

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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