+84 Which was harder? College or IB? 31 4y
0 DBO Partners is the whitest investment bank on the street 1 4y
+15 Burnout in investment banking? 10 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+78 Mentally shit, can I take a break? 29 4y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Thoughts on Intrepid Investment Bankers 2022? 1 4y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 4y
+6 Moving to NYC 1 4y
+4 HL SA 2023 8 4y
+6 Evercore Strategic Defense & Shareholder Advisory SA 2023 1 4y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Post-MBA Exit Ops 4 4y
+6 Liontree SF 2023 1 4y
+32 GS Insight Series - Is it any good? 18 4y
+3 Guggenheim Menlo vs PWP SF vs BofA Palo Alto vs Credit Suisse SF 4 4y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Truist Recruitment 1 4y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+15 Group Placement - Got Cut From My Top Group 4 4y
+11 IB - Target School 2 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+4 Canaccord Genuity NYC Tech 6 4y
+3 Liontree NY 2023 1 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+12 Credit Suisse: a neutral sweatshop? 2 4y
+3 Swearing in the office 1 4y
+4 Greenhill Chicago vs BAML Chicago vs William Blair Chicago vs Goldman Chicago 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Retail Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 4y
0 Miller Buckfire - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+22 Guggenheim SA 2022 145 4y
+7 EU BB Analyst Bonuses in LDN? 4 4y
+9 London BB Summer Analyst Conversion Rates? 5 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 How many company are allowed to listed in BSE stock exchange/NSE stock exchange 1 4y
+3 Retinitiv sucks 1 4y
+7 Credit Suisse: Transaction Execution Group? 8 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Palo Alto/Menlo Park - Roommates 2 4y
+3 Palo Alto/Menlo SA 2022 Housing 2 4y
+5 Lincoln NYC HC Insights 4 4y
+12 Moving from IB to a "normal job" 9 4y
+3 PJT SF 1 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Bowen Advisors - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Vp3 elite boutique salary 1 4y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Other - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+13 Prep for MA/general IB vs restructuring 6 4y
0 Other - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 BofA Leveraged Finance 1 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Global Markets Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 4y
+4 RBC vs WF vs UBS (All in NYC) 9 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+15 Stephens RX 2023 SA 7 4y
+13 Need advice: Evercore M&A or GS TMT 12 4y
+23 Waves in IB? 11 4y
+3 SEO AIFB 1 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 Excel & PPT skills for summer associates 7 4y
+3 MS Bonuses in London 1 4y
+4 Blackstone Salary 6 4y
+3 Healthcare M&A Ideas 2 4y
+60 PWP SA 2021 258 4y
+21 Musk Twitter Bid Advisor? 23 4y
+3 PJT Restructuring 2022 Updated 1 4y
+7 RX SA Interview Tips for a Non-Target 3 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Middle Market Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Middle Market Data 4y
0 Citi FT Analyst 2022 10 4y
+4 Goldman Sachs IBD Chicago 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 What is pay like for An1 at Stephens IB (Dallas/Little Rock/ATL)? 2 4y
0 Cain Brothers - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Hudson Yards Amenities: KKR, Blackrock, P72, Wells Fargo, Silver Lake, others… 5 4y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 SA 2023 waiting to hear back- EVR, GS, JPM, BoA 2 4y
+20 Jefferies superday 13 4y
+6 Elon officially bought Twitter. Thoughts? 9 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+11 Are US target good to land summer internship in U.K.? 24 4y
+12 On Cycle Recruiting Advice 2 4y
+21 What separates JPM from other BBs? 21 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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