+5 IB Liability Management Group 3 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+23 Q&A - Independent Southeast Asia mid-market M&A adviser / private family office partner 10 7y
+6 Gabelli vs. Zicklin 1 7y
+3 Recruiting for S&t and IB hurt my odds? 1 7y
0 Temasek - Interview - Investments Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Crosstree Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Berkery Noyes - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Berkery Noyes - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+15 Liability Management 6 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+14 Advice - M&A Pitch Deck 5 7y
+9 Superday in Morning or Afternoon? 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Woodside Capital Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+14 FDD received corporate finance analyst offer, not sure if I should take it. 2 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Greentech Capital Advisors - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Greentech Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Barclays - Review - NA Data 7y
+9 What if OCR team finds out that two candidates don't go along? 3 7y
+16 Legal Weed & Drug Testing 1 7y
+63 Burnt out analyst, not sure what to do 20 7y
+9 Evercore lateral interview: what to expect in terms of questions and modeling test? 4 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Industrials Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 LionTree Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+11 Does the size of a boutique matter for an internship? 12 7y
+10 Business Casual Dress Code for Superday 2 7y
+3 Land Writedown 1 7y
0 Bentley Associates - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 M&T Bank - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 M&T Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 JMP securities superday invite 15 7y
+4 Mid period discounting help on calcs 3 7y
+12 GPA- HR/during background check for FT position 1 7y
+5 Jefferies Energy SA 2020 3 7y
+3 Freshman at non-target received interview request at Boutique IB. How do I prepare? 1 7y
+13 Data shows IB is one of the unhappiest industries. Are there any comprehensive studies on this? 2 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Lateral Analyst 1 Hour Model Test 1 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+7 CAGR Formula mental math 1 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+12 UBS SF? 12 7y
+12 Intern at midcap, need an excuse for an MBB process 1 7y
+36 Greenhill (Dealflow, Comp, Exit Opps, Culture) 12 7y
+9 How easy or likely is it to move from a Consulting role, and also a Sales/Trading role, to an Investment Banker role? 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Strategy Data 7y
0 TAP Advisors - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 7y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Secondaries Data 7y
+4 No comments allowed 3 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+5 PowerPoint Help, suggestions for templates? 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+15 Meeting with IB associate this week 3 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Jefferies - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 PPT Help 2 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+12 When to lateral from ER to M&A 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+83 What do Investment Bank Employees Invest In? 50 7y
+39 MS vs. Evercore M&A vs. BAML || DE Shaw (Fundamental) vs. Citadel Securities (Trading) vs. IMC 15 7y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+12 3 statement question - multiple transactions 9 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7y
+20 Associate A1/2 PE Recruiting 4 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+14 Current associate at IB. Would want to move at a place with decent work life balance making minimum pay sacrifice 12 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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