+15 Elite Boutiques asking super difficult technicals 5 4y
+84 Walk me through a DCF 65 4y
+24 Do You Get Girls Easier as An I-Banker? 35 4y
+57 Any danger in talking with headhunters? 38 4y
+17 Any advice for if you dont get promoted to associate? 6 4y
0 Morgan Stanley No. 1 but what about Bonus 9 4y
0 Rothschild London GFA Team Rankings 3 4y
+28 Sophomore Year- Investment Banking Vs. Private Equity 22 4y
+33 Impact of cash dividend on EV in tax free world 25 4y
0 UBS ER vs. Standard Chartered IBD (M&A) spring internships for ibd recruiting? 3 4y
+78 Working Abroad in Investment Banking 53 4y
+16 Exit Opps from Regional/Satellite Office vs Main Office 13 4y
+34 Convincing a bank to let you do an off-cycle internship? 7 4y
0 BAML London vs. CS London 5 4y
+20 Best Non-Finance Books? 31 4y
+37 Best Practices For Recovering From Poor Reviews? 17 4y
+141 Elite Boutique Investment Banks 139 4y
+3 RSM vs ESCP 4 4y
+39 "More Revs" 29 4y
+11 Sagent Advisors - Comparison vs lower BBs or MMs 36 4y
+15 what non-profit orgs would you join? 17 4y
0 Entry level IB in Switzerland - Possible without being fluent in German? 1 4y
+19 High gpa but no banking experience 6 4y
+14 How much does size matter? 31 4y
0 UK EB ---> ??? ---> US HF/PE 4 4y
+322 HEY you OCR little f*cks 105 4y
+40 HELP! Jefferies operations summer internship or unpaid boutique IB internship?? 27 4y
+23 ibanks should hire more people 18 4y
+125 When GPA Matters 65 4y
+18 Need to decide on M&A offer (EMEA) 13 4y
+98 Low IPO Fee for Snapchat 71 4y
+23 How to lie without getting caught? 22 4y
+117 Piper Jaffray Bonus/Culture/etc 197 4y
+44 SA Approach at this stage 21 4y
0 How can I valuate a company with only IS? 3 4y
+12 IBD Interview Question: Can Enterprise Value be negative? 6 4y
+26 Credit Risk or Credit Flow S&T? 11 4y
+16 MT NY or Tech NY? 13 4y
+35 Why are the top restructuring groups (PJT/HL) so popular now? 5 4y
+44 Should I go abroad next semester? 17 4y
+51 What's the difference between leveraged finance and financial sponsors? 59 4y
+30 MM in New York or BB in Toronto? 14 4y
+10 Excel: IRR 3 4y
0 Mauritius recruitment 2 4y
0 GS ECM HK Offcycle Internship 4 4y
+14 Help with a merger model.. Balance sheet won't balance 4 4y
+61 LevFin in London 22 4y
+106 100+ hours a week 116 4y
+11 LevFin in SF vs. Boutique in NYC 0 4y
+14 Should I send an advanced model to bankers as a recruiting tactic? 9 4y
+11 Incoming BB Analyst Looking for Pre-Training Resources 3 4y
+19 Career Advice Needed - Credit Agricole or Goldman Sachs 5 4y
+47 Is it true that on some days you will sit around surfing the web waiting for work as junior person in IBD? 23 4y
+6 Cold email address checking 5 4y
0 Studying in Germany, need internship 3 4y
+26 MM IBD vs. Pension Fund PE 9 4y
+73 MD put me in charge of recruiting. Wtf? 33 4y
+15 BB In Philadelphia 20 4y
+11 Are Chinese top Businuess Schools valued in EU/US? 8 4y
+12 MS GCM vs GS Financing 6 4y
+213 My not-so-secrets to success 91 4y
+16 Potential FT offer vs Summer offer 5 4y
+13 Investment Banking UK - Unusual background 5 4y
+145 Some Thoughts on Networking 73 4y
+107 How bad is it really... the back office 41 4y
0 unlever the beta when there is preferred stock 1 4y
0 LBO Question 2 4y
0 1st year Analyst - any teams do this? 0 4y
+14 Best undergraduate programme for Investment Banking in Europe 17 4y
0 Is an MBA or MSc in Finance from EUROPE enough to get into IB or Consulting? Not top school. 2 4y
+10 MSFinance to IB? 1 4y
+7 Any point in applying to a BB from their career website? 23 4y
+62 Undergraduate schools best for I-Banking 73 4y
+76 Top 10 Ways to Avoid Work from Your Staffer as an Investment Banking Analyst 54 4y
+8 AP goes up by 10 7 4y
+2 Did I make a mistake? 3 4y
+19 Off-Cycle Internship help 6 4y
+128 My path from non-target to BB IB 21 4y
+66 "If you're 25+ you won't be able to become an IB analyst unless you get into a top MBA and break in as an IB Associate" - True? 65 4y
+1 True Stereotypes? 1 4y
+18 London All-In Analyst Comp? 5 4y
+12 HELP Off cycle internship: BNP Paribas ECM vs. MM IB M&A (HL/William Blair/Baird/Piper Jaff) (Both London) 5 4y
+17 BIWS - Accounting Fundamentals 8 4y
+15 Goldman v. Blackstone v. BlackRock 9 4y
+46 Professionalism 101 - Your Guide! 19 4y
0 Evercore vs Moelis NYC (full time analyst position) 7 4y
0 MBD/RE Private Equity/Special Servicing -> IBD? 1 4y
+15 email monitoring 10 4y
+17 CFA1 help with boutique? 8 4y
+42 SA Would you pick Point72 or Goldman Sachs? 13 4y
+46 How to renege BB IBD return offer for Megafund PE 20 4y
+17 Is SF that bad? 10 4y
+7 JP Morgan Leveraged Finance 2017 3 4y
+28 Current events in interviews 42 4y
+29 Moelis Houston 17 4y
+6 Morgan Stanley Financial Sponsor Group 5 4y
+161 Thoughts on PJT Partners? 35 4y
0 CFA® vs CAIA vs FRM for Project Finance / Infrastructure career path? 3 4y
+49 Spelling Error in follow up email! 66 4y
+95 Top 3 Skills Needed for Investment Banking 55 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 (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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