0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Do you think trading is rigged? 2 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Eastdil Secured - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+3 Power & Utilities Modelling 1 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Comment peut-il fonctionner? 1 7y
+3 DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+20 College Sophomore 7 7y
+17 PNC Capital Markets Summer Analyst or JP Morgan Chase Global Finance & Business Management Summer Analyst 5 7y
+3 Selling Series 7 & 63 books (Knopman Marks & STC) for $40 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+126 Recruitment Set Back To "Normal" 31 7y
0 CIT Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 CIT Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Correspondent banking 1 7y
+4 Skype interview as final round? 2 7y
+15 What is the cost of capital in this situation? 9 7y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Public Finance Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+7 HL - Restructuring Case Study 1 7y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Structured Products Data 7y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+25 Citi IB Group Reputation? 14 7y
+6 CS 2019 SA Group Selection 1 7y
+12 Restructuring Long-Term 7 7y
0 Jefferies - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Is TAS (Big 4) an industry prone to automation? 3 7y
+4 Alternative Energy Interview Technicals 2 7y
+1 Model test-Ask Ivy 2 7y
+10 Do alpha males have a harder time breaking into IB than most? 8 7y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Fortune 500 vs Regional Boutique Sophomore Internship 1 7y
0 Arma Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+18 Back Office to IB/PE? Offers to choose from Fund internship, IB Business Management, Corporate Finance, etc. 5 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Danske Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 Analyzing Financial Institution (Depository & non-Depository) 1 7y
+17 Is Elite Boutique Salary/Bonus the same as JPM/GS/MS? 6 7y
+24 Investment Banking With No College Degree 8 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+11 Lateraling into Banking 2 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+235 What other jobs pay as well as IB? 227 7y
+9 Question on Selecting Precedent Transactions 1 7y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Wealth Management Data 7y
+10 company wacc vs project wacc 7 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Pharmaceuticals Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Pharmaceuticals Data 7y
+3 2019 SA Offers and Acceptance 1 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+16 Cheating on online assessments 10 7y
+12 SMBC: Structured Finance Analyst position - Exit ops? 1 7y
+17 IB Screening - Practice for SHL Numeracy Tests? 33 7y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 7y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+42 In a massive dilemma - need help! 13 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+16 Horror Story from the investment banking world 2 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 Internship or not worth it? 2 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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