0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+8 Middle Market Banking at a BB vs at a MM Bank 3 7y
+12 Goldman Sachs verbal offer/background check process 1 7y
+3 HF Investing For Non-Accredited Investors 1 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+19 Lateral this early? 5 7y
+6 Networking With Bloomberg 3 7y
+41 Still no IB offer ... what to do now? 16 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 PMCF - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+12 KPMG Corporate Finance to Investment Banking? 1 7y
+12 Lateral from Structured Products 1 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 AGC Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+29 Muni banking to muni trading? 5 7y
+8 Asset Write Ups 3 7y
+3 If Converted vs. Net Share Settlement 1 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 7y
+52 Q&A: NFL to VP in Investment Banking 11 4y
+16 Non-target first-year student in junior standing pursuing IB 4 6y
0 TAP Advisors - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+55 I made it in... Now how do I get further up the chain? 18 7y
0 TAP Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+6 Do non-IB connections mean anything? 3 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+105 Toxic Women in IBD: Defense Strategies? 45 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+152 EB/BB Class of 2021 Exits 154 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Analyst move MM to BB 3 3y
+24 Morgan Stanley vs McKinsey vs BCG 14 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Treasury Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 7y
+3 Top paying entry level jobs in Philadelphia? 1 7y
+3 UBS Unlock Your Potential Program 2019 3 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+20 Mizuho SA 2020 Thread 28 6y
+4 Why do we add back amortisation of goodwill to adj ebit? 3 5y
+6 Starting college for investment banking in Oregon, please help? 3 6y
+3 Selling STC and Knopman SIE, S7, S63, S79 Textbooks + Class Slides 1 7y
+4 Do Prepaid Expenses affect Retained Earnings? 2 7y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Navidar Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Navidar Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 William Blair - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+3 How much do non-IB connections help in recruiting? 1 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Industrials Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
+3 Private debt vs investment banking with big 4 1 6y
0 Black Arch Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
+12 Renege on internal job for better one? 1 7y
+35 Which is more important? 25 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 Tips/advice for managing workflow and staffing? 1 7y
+41 Am I too old/poor to get into investment banking? 14 7y
+12 Retake hs 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+12 Transition from Buy side ER to IB 1 7y
+10 MUFG - Yay or Nay 7 6y
+10 Community College Junior Transfer to Berkeley odds of landing an IBD position 6 7y
+6 Review my CV/Resume and Cover Letter 1 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 BDA Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 BDA Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+18 Cancelling offers in London? 4 6y
+9 Morgan Stanley prep interview 1 6y
+7 What makes an industry ripe for consolidation? 2 7y
+15 Citi SA 2020 IBD tests - how long does it take to get it? 8 7y
+4 Cold Call or Netowrk? 2 7y
0 MTS Health Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 KippsDeSanto - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+16 Dartmouth Partners London 23 5y
+9 London Stock Exchange May Not Become Latest UK Company To Fall Into Foreign Hands 1 6y
+3 Best IB analyst hacks? 2 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y

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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