0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 TD Securities - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+12 Goldman Sachs verbal offer/background check process 1 6y
+7 What makes an industry ripe for consolidation? 2 6y
+4 "Application Reviewed" JP Morgan, but no updates for over a week 3 6y
+18 What “type” do the BB’s hire 7 6y
+3 HF Investing For Non-Accredited Investors 1 6y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 6y
0 Navidar Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 PMCF - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+12 KPMG Corporate Finance to Investment Banking? 1 6y
+12 Lateral from Structured Products 1 6y
+18 Help Balancing a Model 12 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 AGC Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 If Converted vs. Net Share Settlement 1 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 6y
0 TAP Advisors - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+15 Thoughts on BB&T Capital Markets? 7 6y
0 TAP Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+34 BB&T Capital Markets in Richmond, VA. 23 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+4 Cold Call or Netowrk? 2 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+41 Am I too old/poor to get into investment banking? 14 6y
+3 Cost of Debt - Yield to Maturity 2 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Treasury Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 6y
+3 Top paying entry level jobs in Philadelphia? 1 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+15 Citi SA 2020 IBD tests - how long does it take to get it? 8 6y
+53 Downside to not Double Majoring? (Target) 25 6y
+4 Do Prepaid Expenses affect Retained Earnings? 2 6y
+3 Selling STC and Knopman SIE, S7, S63, S79 Textbooks + Class Slides 1 6y
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0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Navidar Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 William Blair - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+3 How much do non-IB connections help in recruiting? 1 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Industrials Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 6y
0 Black Arch Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+22 Freshman Internship Help 15 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Credit Risk Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 6y
+12 Renege on internal job for better one? 1 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+9 Tips/advice for managing workflow and staffing? 1 6y
+13 HL Restructuring 2020 18 6y
+3 BB Corporate Banking Superday 2 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+10 Community College Junior Transfer to Berkeley odds of landing an IBD position 6 6y
0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+12 Transition from Buy side ER to IB 1 6y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
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0 BDA Partners - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 BDA Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+48 Q&A: Current Private Equity Associate and Former IB Analyst 9 6y
0 MTS Health Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 PJT RSSG 2020 FT Process 2 6y
0 KippsDeSanto - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 Best IB analyst hacks? 2 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
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0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y

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 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $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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