0 Australian ER/IB/AM Scene 1 5y
+11 Can anyone help me with this merger maths question 1 5y
+5 JPM T/MT vs. Barclays vs. CS M&A (NYC) 4 5y
+4 Why do we add back amortisation of goodwill to adj ebit? 3 5y
+10 MBA Associate: Industry vs Product Group 3 5y
+11 Canada IB Recruiting Question 8 5y
+2 Who is in the top of career and how does it feel? 2 5y
+12 FT Tier 2 bank in NYC (SocGen/Mizuho/BNP) or Off-Cycle Internship at BB (GS/MS) in Frankfurt 22 5y
+23 Thoughts on Guggenheim SF/Guggenheim in general? 14 5y
+3 What is the deal with Christopher Cloos sunglasses? 4 5y
+10 Operating Leases 7 5y
+5 Where do EBs hire from in London? 14 5y
+4 Cost of Capital and Valuation (Books) 1 5y
+5 Cars in London 10 5y
+35 How & When did you realise that IB was the true calling of your life? 33 5y
+11 Best way to learn how to model? 8 5y
0 Houston Roommate 1 5y
+39 Barclays IBD - Best Groups / Exit Ops? 33 5y
0 ANL1 / ANL2 - How has / how did starting remotely treat you with respect to developing financial modeling skills? 4 5y
+17 TD Securities vs. Wells Fargo 16 5y
+1 Rates And Currencies Superday 1 5y
+5 Free items and perks in IB? 8 5y
+6 Become an Entrepreneur through Acquisition 1 5y
0 MM Scene in London 1 5y
+3 NYC Summer 2021 1 5y
0 Does anyone know anything about DNB Markets in the US? 1 5y
+17 Cranfield or Bath? 30 5y
+6 Valuation Advisory v. Regional Boutique 1 5y
+3 Age and Number of Employees by Ranks at BB 1 5y
0 Baird IB Deal Team Locations 2 5y
+71 Finance seems like an incredibly bad deal compared to FAANG 79 5y
0 CLO Secondary Trading Lifestyle 4 5y
+3 Deutsche Bank? 6 5y
+31 Houston Restructuring Exit Ops 16 5y
+32 BB/EB 1Y analyst hours WFH 78 5y
+4 Securitization Training 2 5y
0 2022 SA BAML LA Genralist vs Cowen SF Tech 3 5y
+13 Market Cap and EV 5 5y
0 US Associate Program @ Credit Agricole-CIB 20 5y
+4 Giving the SIE exam in 3 weeks, help! 7 5y
+23 Interview Question : Tell me about a recent deal 11 5y
+14 Laptop for IB SA 2021 and do I need 32 GB RAM or will 16 GB do? 8 5y
+12 Packing for a San Francisco Internship 5 5y
+4 Job During SA? 5 5y
+15 IB Assignment 4 5y
+46 FT recruiting timeline London 24 5y
+14 Study for the SIE 25 5y
+24 Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home 10 5y
+9 How specifically do US underwriters determine the initial offering price? 1 5y
+9 Hearing back from Partner Interviews: Need Advice 1 5y
+9 Small IB vs Big 4 1 5y
+16 Advice on Master's programme Europe 13 5y
+18 Levered Beta with Perpetuals/Preferred shares 12 5y
+4 Strong Wells Group or BofA Coverage? 7 5y
+7 Is NYC worth it for associates? 12 5y
+10 Evercore Chicago 5 5y
+10 Seeking a Medical Devices Investment Banker for one of my portfolio companies... 7 5y
0 JP Morgan Winning Women 1 5y
0 SocGen Advisory & Financing Group 2 5y
+17 McGill B. Com and IB Placement 4 5y
+13 MS 2022: Results 1 5y
+10 SA and Off cycle - being upfront 3 5y
+9 Top 20 US MBA vs US top MRED vs INSEAD 1 5y
+6 Next Big Services Biz Rollup Strategies 1 5y
+36 RX scene in London/Europe 13 5y
+5 Can Americans apply to London for SA? 17 5y
+12 27 Year Old Analyst 14 5y
+12 Workout Plan 5 5y
+9 What should I do to prepare for IB? 9 5y
0 Wall Street vs Washington DC 3 5y
+25 How to survive when you have excessive daytime sleepyness. 22 5y
0 Preparation for interviews in IB as a CS student 4 5y
+8 Nervous for 2021 Summer in Banking 1 5y
+9 Do Investment Banks provide WFO setups? 1 5y
+9 High COL West Coast Internship In-Person or Not? 1 5y
+7 Pretend to be busy 11 5y
+28 How Long Did It Take You To Fully Understand IB Technicals? 16 5y
+9 Forecasting a Balance Sheet without supporting schedules? 4 5y
+2 All-stock Transactions 3 5y
+15 US/Europe vs U.K. work hours 4 5y
+2 Starting FT in a FLDP vs IB 3 5y
+11 Interview Question about two companies merging 6 5y
0 I hate being a non-target 7 5y
0 Compensation Debate: BB vs. Middle Market 2 5y
+30 How to prep for banking 18 5y
+19 Will drug test follow background check test immediately?? 16 5y
0 Corporate Finance TMT at Big 4 in LDN 1 5y
+66 Summer Analyst Drug Test 33 5y
+6 BB SA 2021 Drug Testing 12 5y
+14 Long break between analyst to associate stint possible? 8 5y
0 DITL GS intern @ Youtube 1 5y
+19 Where do all the interns and analyst go??? 19 5y
+1 Corporate Banking vs Corporate Finance vs Commercial Banking 2 5y
0 Hong Kong Email Formats 2 5y
+3 What time do you get to leave on the last day of SA? 5 5y
+8 Will non-target undergrad hurt my PE exit opp chances? 11 5y
+24 Serious: Accounting over IB for non-target state schools 10 5y
+15 Non-Target Chances 8 5y
+44 Am I at a Sweatshop? 47 5y
+13 Guggenheim Benefits? 11 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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