+20 ECM Internship 13 4y
+11 J.P. Morgan Winning Women 2014 122 4y
+80 Can sleeping with a client get an intern fired? I may have made a mistake. 36 4y
+33 Join military before I graduate, or after I graduate? How would each choice affect a career in finance? 14 4y
+19 Under 21 for NYC SA...What to do? 37 4y
+44 Rude to not actually have a coffee during an informational interview over coffee? 70 4y
+32 BC Carroll and UNC 26 4y
+24 Debt Repayment vs Dividends vs Share Buybacks 19 4y
+25 LBO Case Study Interview 19 4y
+40 West Coast Investment Banking 68 4y
+49 when to use which valuation method? 61 4y
+24 Do You Get Girls Easier as An I-Banker? 35 4y
+8 Amortization of Financing Fees 3 4y
+11 Sagent Advisors - Comparison vs lower BBs or MMs 36 4y
+15 what non-profit orgs would you join? 17 4y
+45 Paying Own Travel Costs for Interview 94 4y
+17 Financial Modeling 101 6 4y
+14 STC Training for Series 79 18 4y
0 Morgan Stanley No. 1 but what about Bonus 9 4y
+9 What's the biggest screw up that you have made after getting an offer? 11 4y
+29 Dress Boots 63 4y
+84 Walk me through a DCF 65 4y
+15 Highest Paying Investment Banking Roles (Analyst) 40 4y
+11 BMO Capital benefits compared to BB's and top MM's 20 4y
+20 Best Non-Finance Books? 31 4y
+87 IB in Continental Europe: Paris to Vienna to Moscow 34 4y
0 Entry level IB in Switzerland - Possible without being fluent in German? 1 4y
0 couple of questions regarding investment banking/capital markets 3 4y
+141 Elite Boutique Investment Banks 139 4y
0 Deutsche Bank and derivatives 1 4y
+39 Q&A: Restructuring Analyst at Top BB 30 4y
+322 HEY you OCR little f*cks 105 4y
+15 Elite Boutiques asking super difficult technicals 5 4y
+11 So I did some shit.....It's pretty bad... 8 4y
+19 Ferrari IPO 26 4y
0 EY Writing Assessment Topics? 4 4y
+20 Internship at Small Boutique- no finance related work; they just want me to make cold calls?? 9 4y
+33 Impact of cash dividend on EV in tax free world 25 4y
0 2 years removed 7 4y
+37 Best Practices For Recovering From Poor Reviews? 17 4y
+74 --- deleted --- 59 4y
0 Negative Career Impact after Point 72 Summer Internship? 7 4y
0 UBS ER vs. Standard Chartered IBD (M&A) spring internships for ibd recruiting? 3 4y
0 Possibility of a European Megabank merger? 3 4y
0 BAML London vs. CS London 5 4y
0 CS - WFC deal half truth or whole lies ? 13 4y
+34 BB IBD or EB M&A? (SA) 14 4y
+10 GS SF TMT vs. MS Generalist NYC Summer 13 4y
+22 Very short suspense - help appreciated! 5 4y
+17 Any advice for if you dont get promoted to associate? 6 4y
+41 Q&A: 2nd Year EB Analyst 46 4y
+28 What happens to cash when you buy a company? 11 4y
0 Tech FP&A vs Energy Tax Planning / Forecasting intern -> Ib 1 4y
+40 HELP! Jefferies operations summer internship or unpaid boutique IB internship?? 27 4y
+14 Real Emotional Support Needed.. Asap 6 4y
+39 "More Revs" 29 4y
+19 High gpa but no banking experience 6 4y
0 Rothschild London GFA Team Rankings 3 4y
0 UK EB ---> ??? ---> US HF/PE 4 4y
+18 Renege and Redo Full Time Recruiting? 13 4y
+28 Sophomore Year- Investment Banking Vs. Private Equity 22 4y
+14 How much does size matter? 31 4y
0 UCL vs Imperial (MSc Management) 2 4y
0 Can someone assess if this Sydney no-name boutique has good dealflow or not? 5 4y
+3 RSM vs ESCP 4 4y
+81 What is so bad about Capital Markets? 52 4y
+57 Any danger in talking with headhunters? 38 4y
+38 2018 UBS Summer Analyst Superday 89 4y
+13 Treatment of Revolver 4 4y
+16 Exit Opps from Regional/Satellite Office vs Main Office 13 4y
+78 Working Abroad in Investment Banking 53 4y
+34 Convincing a bank to let you do an off-cycle internship? 7 4y
+82 Best strength to have for Investment Banking? 61 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Holy shit the interns 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Women in Banking 5 4y
+50 Just missed out again...regretting my analyst experience 17 4y
+20 Silver Lake Associate + Senior Associate Profiles 9 4y
0 Jefferies - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 Learning VBA worth it? 2 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 ** Outlook Online Status ?? ** 6 4y
+23 ibanks should hire more people 18 4y
+11 CS 2022 SA - Ongoing Review 6 4y
0 Hhhhhhhhh 4 4y
+125 When GPA Matters 65 4y
+24 America's Growth Capital (Boston) 25 4y
+89 How many hours do interns average? 155 4y
+76 Top 10 Ways to Avoid Work from Your Staffer as an Investment Banking Analyst 54 4y
+117 Piper Jaffray Bonus/Culture/etc 197 4y
+51 What's the difference between leveraged finance and financial sponsors? 59 4y
+106 100+ hours a week 116 4y
+213 My not-so-secrets to success 91 4y
+62 Undergraduate schools best for I-Banking 73 4y
+18 Need to decide on M&A offer (EMEA) 13 4y
+66 "If you're 25+ you won't be able to become an IB analyst unless you get into a top MBA and break in as an IB Associate" - True? 65 4y
+16 MT NY or Tech NY? 13 4y
+22 Wall street Conservative or liberal? which firms are which? 26 4y
+17 Credit Suisse IBD Groups? 14 4y

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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