+4 London IB vs Switzerland IB 3 3y
+3 Graduating/job hunting during a recession? 1 3y
0 Ikea - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
0 William Blair - Review - Healthcare Data 3y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 3y
+3 Difficulty of switching offices/ locations within BBs 2 3y
+6 Monthly P&L help 0 3y
0 Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+4 Top RX outside of NYC 7 3y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+14 IB Exits after a year 7 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 BDA Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Allen & Company of Florida - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+40 Am I blacklisted from JPM? 18 3y
+6 Guggenheim Boston 2 3y
+5 GS says goodbye to WFH, fully in office starting Sep 6 5 3y
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+10 Help With Wells Fargo Placement 7 3y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - NA Data 3y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
0 PointTick Partners 1 3y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+20 Best loafers for new analysts? 13 3y
+19 Private Capital Advisory (Evercore, Lazard, etc.) 11 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Real Estate Data 3y
+3 Blackstone NYC 1 3y
+9 Early Career Choices 1 3y
+3 Goldman lifts all covid protocols, orders staff back to the office 2 3y
+5 Renewable Energy and Energy daily newsletter 5 3y
0 Jefferies - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 3y
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0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+4 GS Transaction Banking - What is it? 1 3y
+20 To those of you with cauliflower ear 11 3y
+6 deleted 3 3y
+15 Morgan Stanley Financial Sponsors 2 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - NA Data 3y
+3 CB Insights vs PitchBook 1 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
+14 Ducera Partners - Los Angeles Office Info 11 3y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+6 Higher Revenue or Higher EBITDA Margins? 7 3y
+6 HW vs PWP 9 3y
+33 Be Proud After Your First Week 1 3y
0 National Bank Financial Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 3y
+6 JMP SA 2023 4 3y
+3 What is a finance service company? 1 3y
+43 WF Raises Base to 100k 69 3y
+71 . 50 3y
+10 Advice on weekend sleep 10 3y
+4 BB IB to 3rd tier VC? Worth it? 3 3y
+3 Corporate VC = a Tier Lower than Traditional VC? 1 3y
+3 Is Centerview supportive of recruiting your second year? 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 RBC Best Groups? 1 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+51 William Blair Reputation (Tech) 16 3y
0 Stifel Financial - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+13 Was The Analyst Stint All In Vain? IT WAS NOT! 1 3y
+165 I want to quit already… 63 3y
0 ComCap LLC - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 PE headhunter interviews for practice 1 3y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+15 Centerview full time recruiting 9 3y
+9 Deal Structure Question (Stock vs. Asset M&A Deals) 1 3y
+36 Financial Accounting course for my son 12 3y
+19 UK tax cheats for the short term? 19 3y
+74 How long did it take you to get over your ex? 34 3y
+15 Networking Advice 1 3y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Allen & Company of Florida - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+5 Moelis Houston Phenomenal Culture Real? 11 3y
+7 M Klein LinkedIn status 3 3y
+3 Advanced Valuation - DTA Impact on DCF 1 3y
+3 Breaking into IB without internship experience 1 3y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 3y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 3y
+13 How to calculate cash runway and cash burn 1 3y
+11 Dartmouth Ghosting U.K. 10 3y
0 Progress Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+4 You guys get me 1 3y
+8 How do BBs hire experienced candidates? 4 3y
0 Intesa Sanpaolo - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 3y
+1 Dublin salaries 2 3y
+3 Which consulting firms are the most open to laterals from banking 4 3y
+11 SWE Intern -> Investment Banking. Possible? 6 3y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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