+20 Citi Corporate Banking vs Tier 2 strategy consulting 13 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 Background Check on Job Descriptions????? 1 4y
+9 Advice 2 4y
0 Does a quirky major look attractive? 2 4y
0 Citizens Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Corp banking comp thread - 2022 4 4y
+9 Private Capital Advisory (Career Change/Path) 1 4y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 Did Musk just corporate raid twitter 10 4y
+3 Credit Suisse Securitized Products? 1 4y
+50 Reputation of Union Square Advisors, FT Partners, and RBC? 17 4y
0 Credit Suisse Securitized Products? 1 4y
0 Acquisition of minority stake impact on valuation 1 4y
+17 Can anyone describe the VP IB role in detail? 6 4y
+7 Finance Internships for Rising Freshman? 4 4y
+12 UK Corporate Banking Comp Progression 1 4y
+6 Mental Health in IB 10 4y
0 FocalPoint Partners LLC - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 FocalPoint Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+17 How many of you 1st Year Analysts plan on leaving after bonus? 29 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 4y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
+8 Bulge bracket or EB in SF? 2 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+6 Barclays Menlo Park 3 4y
+9 Financial Engineering Comp? 1 4y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Can we lose our job 2 4y
0 Every topic about comp… 1 4y
+4 Barclays SA 23 Application Rejected and Then Said it Was an Error 3 4y
+5 JP Morgan FIG and Piper Sandler FIG- how many days in office per week? 2 4y
0 Summer Analyst Bonus 3 4y
+6 401k match after 1 Year? 1 4y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+4 Is 3.6 fine for IB? 27 4y
+3 comparing companies in 2 diff. industries 1 4y
+12 Morgan Stanley Group Placement Process 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Emotional toll? 1 4y
+7 Lazard PMA (MM) vs PWP in NY 2 4y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Equity Research Data 4y
+8 Should I buy a condo in CHI? 9 4y
0 The most expensive car you’ve seen an Analyst come to the office with? 1 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 What firms are still left? (EBs and BBs) 1 4y
0 HSBC - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Will we have jobs come August? 1 4y
+4 Barclays Menlo Park Tech - Deal flow/Culture? 2 4y
+9 Centerview vs Morgan Stanley 1 4y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Do the EBs actually get paid more? 7 4y
0 Did UBS actually raised A1 salary to 110k? 2 4y
0 Looking for 2 roomates (SA 2022) 1 4y
+6 Evercore SA 2023 3 4y
+3 Elite Boutique Salaries 1 4y
+12 Do you have any questions for me? {Interview Setting} 1 4y
+11 Shhddhjdusuz 1 4y
+31 Am I stupid? (BB online assessments) 16 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Powerpoint Plugins 2 4y
+3 Intern 1 4y
0 Any 9 month volunteer opportunities? 2 4y
+6 JP profit drop 1 4y
+21 GS IBD (NAT) vs PJT M&A 11 4y
0 US Capital Global - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 US Capital Global - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 Equity infusion 1 4y
+6 Info on Piper Sandler Restructuring 1 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+5 CS FSG vs Lazard 6 4y
+11 BofA Chicago vs. Lincoln Chicago - SA'23 13 4y
+10 Balancing Health and Fitness while working FT 2 4y
0 Laurentian Bank Securities - Review - NA Data 4y
+34 My liberal sister keeps holding it over me that “investment banks are evil.” Do you guys have any good counter arguments i can use? 14 4y
+15 Struggling to quit IB for Corporate 8 4y
0 Natixis - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 How to leverage? 1 4y
0 Delete 2 4y
0 GS Hirevue 3 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Is PJ Solomon / Solomon Partners too Overrated 2 4y
+8 Deleted! 6 4y
+3 European Investment Bank Salary Bumps? 16 4y
+6 JP Morgan Tech in Boston 2 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 MTS Health Partners 2 4y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+27 Leave FT Partners SA.....? 11 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+8 FT Training Guidance - In-person or Virtual 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 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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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