+8 Template for creating a company profile? 8 4y
+55 Why can't I break into Investment Banking? Failed all my interviews! 30 4y
+11 Why the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF return does not match S&P returns? 4 4y
+3 Best place to poop 1 4y
+11 Doctor's leave due to mental health 7 4y
+3 Barclays Menlo FT 10 4y
+9 Firms That Underpay 6 4y
+3 Pre/post money valuation 1 4y
+1 2022 UK London IB Salary 3 4y
+4 WSJ Global M&A Advisory YTD 2022 Ranking 1 4y
+10 Goldman Sachs Los Angeles Office 16 4y
+3 NYC vs LA/SF salary 1 4y
+26 Moving to Switzerland 7 4y
0 WM Scene in Monaco? 1 4y
+3 Deloitte SA 2023 - LA 6 4y
+6 IB Club 1 4y
+9 Seeking Advice: To Kill or Postpone the IB Dream? 1 4y
+4 GPA conversion for US IB applications 2 4y
+4 Thoughts on Macquarie Capital SA -> BB FT 8 4y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Super Day 5 4y
+12 Dividends and Minority Interest 1 4y
+6 Stifel FT Public Finance Salary A1 13 4y
+13 Rothschild & Co USA bonus 6 4y
+13 Lateral/Exit as a bottom bucket Associate? 6 4y
+3 Nfluence Partners - Anyone have info on them? 2 4y
+6 How to convey seriousness in a cold email 1 4y
+12 Projecting IS when company is highly acquisitive 9 4y
+15 Spring Week Confusion 3 4y
+14 Benchmark IB Salary London 2022 13 4y
+4 2022 Analyst 1s base salaries & bonuses 1 4y
+6 X 6 4y
+5 Bad time to join Cowen/TD??? 6 4y
+10 Unreasonably Scared 5 4y
+9 Seeking advice for switching from Software Engineer to IB 5 4y
+8 Zaoui & Co. Online test 7 4y
0 Good Exits from Market Risk 1 4y
+3 Allen & co 1 4y
+69 Renege offer at WF for mid-tier BB? 62 4y
+179 Leave $105,000 Financial Analyst job with 20 hour weeks for Investment Banking? 44 4y
+30 I LOVE PRESTIGE (PJT) 12 4y
+9 Explain House Stablecoin Bill 1 4y
+295 You Think I Give a Damn About an EB? 22 4y
+4 Technical Cramming 5 4y
+25 IB Internship Pay? 36 4y
+15 Achieved everything I wanted, but just feel lost and unmotivated 7 4y
+18 Lincoln International Chicago/NY/LA 39 4y
+3 Deutsche Bank Tech SF culture, dealfow, exits 7 4y
+3 Thoughts on BofA LA 4 4y
+10 Summer Housing in SF 16 4y
+37 Is there any good Book on Past Mergers and Acquisition - Successful and Unsuccessful real deals 22 4y
+49 How hard is it for Asian males to break into NY IB? 33 4y
+5 MTS Health Partners 2022 - Thoughts? 9 4y
+6 Is UBS IBD Finished? 1 4y
+4 Need Help Deciding on Offers 2 4y
+30 Semi-Target or Non-Target (D1 Football) 15 4y
+43 Do you record meetings? 33 4y
+61 EB reneged after verbal offer 23 4y
+33 The sneakers with suits/slacks look is horrendous, why is this a thing? 38 4y
+6 IB to Quant 3 4y
+6 How are Transfer Students Perceived? 1 4y
+7 How do I jump to associate? Maximize money? etc? 5 4y
+5 Energy sector news 7 4y
+10 Exit opps at a balance sheet bank with little to no M&A deal experience? 5 4y
0 UNI GUIDANCE- PLEASE HELP! 2 4y
+20 Thoughts on JPM Tech SF vs Lazard Tech SF 19 4y
+4 Private Bank Solutions Analyst (JPM/CS/MS) VS LMM Boutique IB firm 2 4y
+19 Investment Banking layoffs 20 4y
+8 Life Altering Dilemma/Pivotal Decision, Give Me your take. USC vs Cornell (I swear its different) 5 4y
0 Most Comprehensive Prestige Rankings 6 4y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 4y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 4y
+68 MS vs. PJT vs. Lazard 24 4y
+1 Heard MS is more selective with deals (hence their higher average deal size compared to other banks) - why? 3 4y
+16 Chicago or LA 29 4y
+1 Is BAML done with Sophomore recruiting? 15 4y
+9 Is it normal to get the tests before Hirevue? 7 4y
+13 MSc Finance 2022 for top IB 5 4y
0 JPMorgan Total Package (Salary + Bonus + Benefits) PARIS 1 4y
+9 WM Internship to IB FT 1 4y
+158 What was the best job you ever had? 66 4y
+3 [UK] Received my bonus - How to invest it? 1 4y
+16 tech or IB? need advice. 11 4y
+5 BB London FT Drug testing timeline 4 4y
+6 Profile Evaluation - LBS/MIT 1 4y
+21 PWP Best Groups? (2022 Update) 36 4y
0 Just noticed that MS works on larger transactions (on average) than every other bank 1 4y
0 Just noticed that MS works on larger transactions (on average) than every other bank 1 4y
+9 Help/AMA 1 4y
+69 PJT RSSG/CVP/PWP SA 2022 By School 59 4y
+9 EB or BB affect MBA chances? 18 4y
+77 London vs NYC for fun 54 4y
+6 PB at BB or IB at Boutique firm 7 4y
+36 Questions about Corp Dev post-banking 14 4y
+12 Recent Info on Lazard NYC Culture? 9 4y
+9 Need advice! Early lateral from one EB to a BB 3 4y
+10 Series 7 Preparation 5 4y
+16 Interview question: how to value a $100mil synergy? 8 4y
+3 How do sell-side firms forecast revenue for DCF? 1 4y
+8 Piper Sandler SF (Consumer) 4 4y
+9 Jumping from IB SA to buyside FT? 1 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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