+11 What's up with craziness in here? 7 4y
+24 PGJ / Chinese Tech - Oversold? 3 4y
+19 Am I Dinged? 7 4y
+46 IMPORTANT: Gangbang Sluts 8 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Oil & Gas Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+35 Post-recruitment confession 14 4y
0 Current A1/A2 pay? 2 4y
+3 Centerview Perks 1 4y
+3 Health Studies Minor? 4 4y
+23 Guggenheim Base Raise an1/an2/an3 -> 110/120/130 12 4y
+18 3 statement modeling test - can anyone share an example model please? 16 4y
+3 BB ER vs Boutique IB 1 4y
+9 Anyone have issues returning to work after quitting for health reasons? 1 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 Morning Anxiety 1 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+13 Bank re-posting the same job I just had a final interview for 2 4y
+14 Moving as Associate / Analyst to early stage startup 9 4y
0 TN Visa for IB Role 5 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+120 Best group on the street 75 4y
0 When does JPM background check? 1 4y
+38 Cracking under stress in an interview 13 4y
0 Twitter shareholders 1 4y
0 Firm asking if I have other deadlines before they send me a decision- is it a bad sign if I say no? 1 4y
+15 DC Advisory London - thoughts? 5 4y
+12 [London] Best shops in terms of WLB/culture 37 4y
0 LionTree vs West Coast TMT Group 5 4y
0 Banks with good culture 1 4y
0 Is strong deal flow worth it? 2 4y
+12 Career Advice for International Student Studying at Imperial with No Internship 6 4y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+12 Need to start working out more. How to push back on Associates who don't get it? 7 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Insights on banking in Vancouver? 1 4y
+2 Anyone have the link to the litquidity comp survey? 3 4y
+3 Am I being neurotic? 1 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 How rock solid are certain choices... 1 4y
0 FocalPoint Partners LLC - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 Pre-Internship Drug Test Poll 9 4y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+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

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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