+3 PE Recruiting - Not many offers 8 3y
0 - 3 3y
0 Yeah so... I have no finance experiences! Here's my resume - any help appreciated 10 3y
0 IBD Career vs. PE/HF Career 13 3y
0 What is the "true" value of a Banker? 11 3y
+74 Oxbridge vs. non-HYPSW targets for NYC/Chi IB 39 3y
+13 Public Finance Questions 16 3y
0 Performance Trust Capital Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+46 Super day canceled an hour before... 33 3y
+1 Public Finance Comp 9 3y
+3 Best Second Language for Int’l IB? 1 3y
+82 Analyst: Spending 5k+ on a Timepiece - Sensible? 111 3y
0 What's the name of this book? 6 3y
0 Late in the recruiting season, need help! 3 3y
0 The Age of America ends in 2016 10 3y
+3 Brown Brothers Harriman Summer Analyst 2019 3 3y
+8 What are the UMM/MF funds that people in top IB groups would immediately accept offers from? 16 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Restructuring Data 3y
+14 What do bankers look for in investor presentations? 3 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
+26 Why Morgan Stanley Interview Question 21 3y
+9 Is it all about the money? 47 3y
0 NY Summer Associate 1 3y
0 Capital One Finance Rotation Program 13 3y
0 Average debt coming in as ASSOC 16 3y
+12 How many hours are you currently working? 46 3y
+14 Ranking Barclays Groups 17 3y
+5 Fixed income trading vs ER. Which pays more? 4 3y
+3 Chimp 1 3y
+10 Corporate Banking VS IB Comp 16 3y
+3 Hamilton Placement 1 3y
+1 MS application 3 3y
+62 Cold Email Template 74 3y
+36 I have an analyst and associate job opening for two of you Monkeys 9 3y
+24 Morgan Stanley Bested by Goldman? 31 3y
+12 Summer Experience 6 3y
0 My first cold email 8 3y
0 How to ask for help from other users 6 3y
0 Cover Letter - Required for applying? 11 3y
+15 Language fluency for investment banking? 6 3y
+5 Tulane Placement 4 3y
+6 Regional Boutique Salary 2 3y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+3 PIPER SANDLER FT 2023 NYC 16 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Finance & Political Science: Does it Look Bad? 6 3y
+48 Advice for Taking the Series 7, 63 and 79 Exams 78 3y
+33 Credit at top 5 bank or Financial Analyst at large company just outside of F500 (end goal is M&A or ER) 13 3y
+21 UBS IBD vs Elite Nursing Program 27 3y
0 Interview questions IB Analyst Goldman Sachs 4 3y
0 Connecting with Analysts/Associates at future job 1 3y
0 2013 Energy M&A activity 3 3y
0 MS M&A vs. Rothschild M&A SA 10 3y
+6 ACF Investment Bank - Anyone heard of these guys? 4 3y
+6 Raymond James PIC 1 3y
+30 Is 25 too old to start an analyst stint? 36 3y
0 BMO Energy - Houston 4 3y
0 Excel Offset 4 3y
0 Two Questions About Boutiques 1 3y
0 SA BB Interviews 7 3y
0 Midstream-focused shops in Houston 5 3y
0 Having some Excel issues 13 3y
0 Excel Problem 4 3y
0 Excel Question - Close all grouped columns 3 3y
+32 London FT 2023: Any success stories? 32 3y
+196 London Landscape 230 3y
+70 Interview Question with the Three Financial Statements 58 3y
+57 Calculating and Estimating Internal Rate of Return 51 3y
+42 How to turn a summer analyst role into full time offer 33 3y
+28 Goldman Sachs Final Round Interview IBD SA London office 39 3y
+20 Brown Brothers Harriman Internship 19 3y
+18 What to do when you have multiple interviews at different companies? 14 3y
+12 Have you heard of Aeris Partners? 3 3y
+7 Who do you write cover letter to? 4 3y
+4 Clarkson Capital Markets reputation and such 4 3y
0 Is Evercore Capital Advisors part of Evercore Partners? 5 3y
0 Banks with higher corp. banking compensation 3 3y
0 Deleted 8 3y
0 Pay / Hours in a Syndications group vs. an IB group 1 3y
0 Why the rush to pay down outstanding borrowings on a credit facility? 9 3y
0 Citi Public Finance - Thoughts on the group 16 3y
+23 Credit Suisse Hints at Layoffs 55 3y
+37 Is Activism Defense a top Goldman Group? 28 3y
+34 How high can you go in corporate banking? 31 3y
+5 TLB's & Second Lien Debt 4 3y
+4 Is there ever a scenario where Big Four accounting can be better than investment banking? - Consensus? 2 3y
0 Morgan Stanley 1st round phone interview NY IBD SA 2015 16 3y
0 Deleted. 6 3y
0 Getting out of Corp. Banking (looking for advice/ideas) 3 3y
+84 Analyst vs Associate 169 3y
0 Seniority of different debt in the capital structure 5 3y
0 Summer Analyst Position 3 3y
0 PE Recruiting Process Concerns 4 3y
0 Excel Wizards - need help with graph 2 3y
0 Evercore Summer Analyst 4 3y
0 Higher Ceiling and/or Higher Avg. Comp - SS Equity Research or Sales? 2 3y
0 Chances on IB summer analyst internship? 5 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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