+9 Government Contracting Section8(a) Deal 1 7y
+3 Houlihan Lokey CF NY office - Best groups 1 6y
+17 Best Investment Banks HQ'ed in Spain 13 6y
+12 JV Profit Share Protection 1 7y
+9 After the Analyst Role 2 7y
+3 Corporate to Commercial Banking 1 7y
+6 AM Research Analyst to MM IB? 1 7y
+20 Accepted at IE (MIF & Dual Degree MIM + MIF) - Pending interview from LBS & HEC 11 6y
0 Seaport Global Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Seaport Global Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 Moving from ER (functional) to Strategic role in finance 1 7y
+13 When to Start Networking?? 4 7y
+12 How to move from internal audit to M&A 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+7 Career in finance vs politics 3 7y
0 Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Valuation of AuM 1 7y
+25 HELP! Need Advice... am I screwed for a background check? 6 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Review - NA Data 7y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Received Financial Services Internship after freshman year 5 6y
+33 IB's in Minneapolis? 18 6y
+13 Is UNC Chapel Hill a Target School? 18 2y
+11 Lazard SF Healthcare or Citi NYC 7 6y
+10 Cash-in of financial assets? 1 7y
+23 What's too much leverage? 15 7y
0 FMI Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+11 William Blair LIFT Phone Interview (MBA) 2 7y
+3 3 statements model BIWS 2 7y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Oil & Gas NAV model (Willing to pay) 1 7y
+11 Thoughts on FT Partners in 2019? 5 6y
+71 Finance seems like an incredibly bad deal compared to FAANG 79 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+24 How many days can you miss as an IB SA? 8 6y
+3 J.P. Morgan Hong Kong - Which Group to Choose? 1 7y
+12 Anything on Ziegler IB? 4 3y
0 TD Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 C-Corp Asset Sale 1 7y
+19 Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance Summer 2020 (NY) 20 6y
+14 Does anyone else worry about not making it even though you're doing everything right? 7 7y
+66 Does anyone do IB to stay in IB? 32 5y
+7 What is harder, HF or PE out of Banking??? 2 7y
+22 Transfer to Ivy? 13 5y
0 Seabury Group - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7y
+34 risk-free rate effects on cost of equtiy 26 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+3 Structured Finance 1 7y
+3 CMBS vs REIB 1 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+14 Liverpool vs Barca thoughts? 15 6y
+5 Public Finance interview next week is going to have a math quiz requiring no finance knowledge. What should I expect? 3 6y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+12 GPA Hit during Recruiting 2 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+25 Best groups in Citi CMO? 7 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+54 Better Name VS. Better Experience 12 6y
+6 SF Dress Code 2 7y
+56 IB Analyst to Sports Related Exit Opp? 16 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 7y
+9 Sophomore Internship for Banking 1 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Mesirow Financial - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Mesirow Financial - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+20 Sales and Trading outlook 9 6y
+18 Green Card sponsorship? 11 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+21 What phone do you use at work? Slow day 6 7y
+4 How does bonds traded at premium/discount affect the issuer 3 7y
+43 Lazard SA 2020 Megathread 105 6y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Pagemill Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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