+3 Deleting 1 7y
+32 2.9 GPA to 3.68 GPA in one semester 22 7y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+20 Modelling and Assumptions - when am I expected to know how to build models and make assumptions 6 7y
+12 inside and outside basis in an asset-sale 1 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+4 Suggestion on what to do before starting PE job in 2020? 2 7y
+201 How to Network and Tips on Networking 256 7y
+18 Buying a home while pursuing an MBA? 3 7y
+12 Superday Advice Re: Shallow Stuff, Ladies Please Help!! 1 7y
+6 Best source to learn Excel shortcuts 3 7y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 Add to my resume or not? 18 7y
+3 IPO and indices questions 1 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Energy Data 7y
0 UBS Financial Services - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+19 Engineer getting full time analyst position with no IB experience? 5 7y
+3 Boutique Landscape 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+4 Selby Jennings, What's the Deal with Them? 3 7y
+14 How did you pursue an MBA & Home Ownership? 2 7y
+14 How to fix/update accidental #DIV/0 errors in Excel? 5 7y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+62 Enterprise Value Interview Questions for Banking 32 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Risk Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 7y
+3 Early Group Placement at BB 1 7y
+5 PE Exits Citi M&A vs M&T 1 7y
0 AGC Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 SA no return offer 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+5 Music Industry Investment Banks 4 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Books to read to get into IB 1 7y
0 SDR Ventures, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 urgent, need help w/excel question!! $1MM to whoever answers it first 10 7y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 7y
+96 Networking prospect seeking payment for meeting with me 50 7y
+5 Phone Interview - Know the interviewer ahead of time 2 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+3 disclosure of intention behind equity offerings 1 7y
+20 IB M&A buyside vs sell side 2 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+11 Technical Question.... Tax depreciation is $2 million over 5 years, while financial statement depreciation for the asset is $1 m 11 7y
0 Harvey & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Harvey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+4 BB/EB IB SA Internship during the summer between undergrad and a MFE or MSBA? 2 7y
+4 Why Investment Banking Forum on WSO attracts illusionists ? 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 TD Ameritrade - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+34 Summer is coming to an end. Did you enjoy your IB internships? 19 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 7y
+3 Looking for a friend to review a case study for me 1 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+16 Speaking with high level bankers - Questions to ask? How to impress? 6 7y
+14 Lincoln SA 2020? 13 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+15 Cold Emailing Networking Advice 5 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 Thoughts on Epstein? 23 7y
+12 BAML Palo Alto TMT Superday 3 7y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Neo liberal ideology is the reason I'm not a winner 4 7y
0 Sawaya Segalas - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+24 Jobs are a scam 20 7y
+9 Would a PE firm prefer bank debt to high yield debt and why? 3 7y
+3 Superday coming up with a concussion - can I ask to reschedule? 4 7y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 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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