+24 how do you guys deal with a "who cares" attitude? 11 2y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+1 Sovereign Advisory? 3 2y
+6 Wood Pellet Manufacturing 1 2y
+6 Is Masters Of Finance Worth It? 4 2y
+8 UBS / CS - Day 1 27 2y
+3 M&A Conferences 0 2y
+12 D&A Combined in 10-K 4 2y
+14 Jefferies Exits 2023 7 2y
+9 Sovereign Advisory (Lazard, Rothschild, others?) 2 2y
+12 Sovereign Advisory Exits 6 2y
+18 Global Sovereign Advisory? 34 2y
+4 Sovereign Advisory Interview Questions 4 2y
+17 Sovereign Advisory - exit options 5 2y
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+13 Are these hours normal? 6 2y
+20 MM IB vs. Big 4 Infrastructure 8 2y
+23 Worst Case Scenario for International Student in IB? 14 2y
+16 Which EBs allow WFH after 6-7pm? [2023] 7 2y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+29 i hate investment banking 47 2y
+9 Feel like I cant keep up on day 2 of the job 2 2y
0 TD Securities - Review - Corporate Banking Data 2y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 2y
0 Ziegler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+68 Best Energy Investment Banking Groups? 41 2y
+68 Piper or WF for SA? 22 2y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+15 IBD AN1, missing out on Analyst training 6 2y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+58 My girlfriend pegs me until I get a BB offer 5 2y
+5 Secondary Equity Allocation offering 1 2y
+9 Potential intern group switch full time 1 2y
+21 Anyone not repay their signing? 16 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+677 Memoirs of a First-Year Associate 49 2y
+33 Autistic MD 8 2y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 2y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 2y
+18 quitting after bonus, only did 1 year, nothing lined up, am i screwed 7 2y
+11 Cascadia Capital Partnership with Atlas Merchant Capital 9 2y
+28 Columbia GS Kids = Not Human 9 2y
+9 Info on Raymond James RX? 8 2y
+7 Market cap combined 4 2y
0 Stellex Capital Management - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+19 Should I take this CB offer? 17 2y
+11 Capital One IB? 13 2y
+11 Calgary Energy Investment Banking 6 2y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 2y
+554 Success in IB - Not Taught in B-School 36 2y
+3 Comp Difference for Jr HF Analyst Coming from ER vs IB? 1 2y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+3 M&A at US banks down 54% in Q2? 1 2y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 2y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+6 Can't do a 3 statement model with a real company's financials 2 2y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+3 Mizuho SF Tech Reputation 1 2y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+3 Future of IB 1 2y
+3 Hiring in finance to pick up in 2024? 1 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+9 Does Frost&Sullivan well regraded? wondering its chances to get into IB/ER/PE/VC 1 2y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+12 thanks! 7 2y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Industrials Data 2y
+3 UK Big 4 Restructuring To IBD 1 2y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+70 Have kids always been this sweaty 17 2y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+103 Doing Personal Investment While Working as IBD Analyst 122 2y
+3 Harris Williams Rep / Industry Deal Flow 1 2y
+51 Thoughts on Power and Renewables IB 11 2y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+6 What are the exit opps for Big 4 UK Restructuring and Turnaround? 3 2y
+3 MBAs -- Worth it? 1 2y
+4 Deloitte Corporate Finance compensation 2 2y
+4 Landed associate promotion. Looking for advice 1 2y
+3 IB to HF: Notice Period / Garden Leave? 1 2y
+17 Picking a Vertical as a Summer Analyst 17 2y
+14 What is it like working at Piper Sandler? 6 2y
+9 UK Bank Account 24 2y
+6 Delete 3 2y
+124 Lazard MD fired 51 2y
+7 Huge Friday VDR Dump 1 2y
+8 Lateral hire or Postgrad for IB? 3 2y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 TripleTree - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $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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