0 Told firm I'm resigning a couple of days ago, do I give goodbye calls now? 1 5y
0 Max out 401(k)? 2 5y
+4 Background checks - how many years 7 or 10? 5 5y
+12 Investment Banking Meme pages 15 5y
+15 PWP v Rothschild v Evercore v Moelis- London 5 5y
+3 Best RBC groups 5 5y
0 FT Partners (NYC) vs. Raymond James Tech & Services (Boston) in 2020? 16 5y
0 Looking for FIG Analysts 0 5y
0 Why do people exit to PE and what other exits are there? 0 5y
+5 PWP is Looking to go Public through a SPAC 3 5y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+19 Desperately need some advice from European/London people pls 17 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Arlington Capital Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 NYC 2021 FT Housing Thread 0 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+16 math major concerns about research internship 1 5y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+14 European IBD Assessment Centre Thank you note: LinkedIn or Email? 7 3y
0 BB vs MM Post-MBA 5 5y
0 Societe Generale Division of Finance Program or Wells Fargo Middle Financial Analyst (Middle Market Banking) 0 5y
0 Delete 3 5y
0 What date are you supposed to return to office? (IB) 0 5y
+64 Q&A: Ultra Non-Target to BB IBD & Top Tier PE 31 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+4 Goldman Sachs Virtual Insight Series 3 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Summer Analyst Video Interview 0 5y
+11 Sweatiest Banks in Europe 9 5y
+5 Moelis Experience: A Week on Wall Street Program 4 5y
+20 $10k for University of Maryland or $150k for NYU/Georgetown/UVA 14 5y
0 WFH Tips 2 5y
0 Chicago FT 2021 Roommate Thread 1 5y
+12 Graduating December, Job Offer July, Should I start early? 4 5y
0 Back into IB? 0 5y
0 London SA21 Housing discord 0 5y
+18 Sweatiest Banks in Houston? 38 5y
+4 IB from MS Accounting 3 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Cannacord Genuity - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 Highest paying bank in London 28 5y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+225 Fair warning and a word from the wise: IB is NOT the only path 64 3mo
0 test2 1 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Needham & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+25 Help in attaining Internships 11 5y
+18 2020/2021 Corporate Banking Bonus Thread 5 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+8 Is it worth to renege a return offer? 11 5y
+19 Barclays to track employee location (Again...) Any VPN recommendation that works with Citrix? 16 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Anyone have insight on D.A. Davidson FIG team? 6 3y
+17 When do Analysts start actually working on models? 10 5y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+50 Sweatiest Banks in LA 48 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 JPM TMT vs Consumer/Retail - Exit Ops? 13 5y
+3 Wharton NO LONGER #1 UNDERGRAD 10 5y
0 DZ Bank AG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+9 Isn't now the best time to exit IB? 5 4y
+167 What is your MD driving? 151 4y
+9 Imperial Capital - Insight/Culture/Exit Opps? 22 5y
0 What to do now? 0 5y
0 Jefferies Finance LLC - Portfolio and Operations Infrastructure Summer Analyst 2021 0 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 Hard Time Getting Interviews 6 5y
+3 Ending cash of CFS doesn't exactly match the cash in BS in Annual report 2 5y
0 Ending cash of CFS doesn't exactly match the cash in BS in Annual report 2 5y
0 Hardest adjustment 1 5y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+8 Oil & Gas IB 11 5y
+3 DB V Greenhill LDN Office? 12 5y
+4 Torch Partners?? 7 2y
+26 Securitised Products role 5 5y
0 Case Study - Analysing Different Buyers 0 5y
0 Boutique Cold Email to Phone Call Questions. 2 5y
0 TAS Intern at non-Big 4 vs. Audit Intern at Big 4 2 5y
+3 Summer 2021 0 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Constanly Competing with People Who Have Much More Exp. for IB Roles? 1 5y
+7 Did almost everybody get an online JP Morgan Superday invite? 0 5y
0 Skills and Qualifications: Minimum 4 years IB experience 0 5y
0 Pass or No Pass for a grade 7 5y
+14 Post-Superday so confused 5 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Would it be bad to study abroad for the full junior year? 0 5y
+6 What do banks do background checks on for Summer analyst? 14 5y
+17 Target MSc Finance Student | UK | Struggling to Get IB M&A Interviews 4 5y
+25 What on earth does fit mean? 15 5y
+7 POTUS Exit Opps? 2 5y
0 How do you know if you have what it takes to do IB? 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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