+154 Incoming Freshman - Best Clubs for Investment Banking/PE at UPenn 51 5y
+19 London vs Continental Europe 18 1y
+3 Are the FiNext Awards and Conference Legit or Bogus? 1 7y
+51 Breaking Into the Elite (BBC Documentery) 29 7y
+20 Societe Generale SA 2020 Thread 45 6y
+3 MS GCM Superday Questions??? 1 7y
+3 FT Interviews Vs. SA interviews 1 7y
+10 CIBC Innovation Banking 4 5y
+3 Online investment pitches - compliance ok? 1 7y
+30 Undergrad Investment Clubs and their impact on recruiting 9 6y
+33 Cornell ILR vs BC Carroll Transfer 10 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Industrials Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
+12 M7 vs. Top 10 vs. UT/RICE 2 6y
+194 WORST Task You've Been Given at Work? 106 4y
+16 Benchmark International, has anyone ever heard of them? 6 7y
+20 HL RX Regional (Minneapolis/Dallas/DC) vs. Citi Houston vs. CS SF 3 6y
+2 handing out my resume 2 7y
+52 Behavioral and Fit 7 4y
+11 Is there a social life at University of Notre Dame? 10 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+5 Equity Value - Entry vs. Exit in an LBO 4 7y
+9 Mention of Internship offer in FT recruiting 1 7y
+3 Credit Suisse NY Groups 1 6y
+10 Acquisitions / Merger, Target Company has large Non-controlling interest, all stock transaction 1 7y
+6 Receptionist interrupted me 13 6y
+5 Applied for a position at BNP Paribas, yet no email confirmation? 3 7y
+3 Question about HR interview 1 7y
0 KippsDeSanto - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 JP Morgan IB Winning Women 2020 1 7y
+16 Suntrust Robinson Humphry 16 6y
+12 Clear 1 7y
0 AGC Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 AGC Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+17 Advice ? Am I Fucked ? 4 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+22 What should I do? (need help) 9 4y
+6 BB Oil & Gas Offer vs non-BB NYC offer for Summer 2020? 3 6y
0 AGC Partners - Review - NA Data 7y
0 AGC Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+3 Executive Director Leverage? 1 6y
0 Cowen Group - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+9 Model from Income Statement Only? 1 7y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 7y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+13 Sophomore PE vs IB Internship 2 6y
0 Dresner Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Dresner Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+14 Simmons (Houston) 2020 SA 5 6y
0 Barclays - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+15 SocGen Return offers 12 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+6 Forgot to reference common connection in subject line of email. Do I resend? 4 7y
+3 2019 Summer Associate and Analyst return offers 1 7y
+9 Exit opps at Jefferies vs BAML vs UBS 4 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+21 ADVICE - NYC Boutiques 1 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+6 Should I go for the CFA level 1? 2 7y
+22 Large future debt payment doesn't affect unlevered CF in a DCF. What about levered and WACC? 19 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+15 Excel - Indirect Function 7 7y
+12 How to transition into IB with no prior work experience in finance - a prospective MBA student 1 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+3 MM IB Associate Comp 3 7y
+12 Leverage Finance Interview - Any tips? 1 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+10 Do we strip out investments in associates from EV if they are part of core operations? 6 6y
+3 Credit Suisse Groups NYC IBD 1 6y
+13 DTL created in M&A + taxable income questions 1 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+5 Why strip out investment in associates? 4 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
+19 Please Help!!-JPM vs. Nestle 4 7y
+13 Ducera Partners? 15 7y
+12 What is a "debt waterfall" in the context of RX? 6 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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