0 URGENT OPINION ON GROUP 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+17 Do you believe all men are created equal? Why can some break into finance and others can't? 11 4y
+17 Top WFH keyboard for IB 14 4y
+9 CS adopting Jeffries-style bonus clawbacks? 8 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+2 Investment Banking Travel 2 4y
+7 Looking for interesting podcasts to listen to daily 19 4y
0 For those that lateraled from Product to Coverage 1 4y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
+3 Distressed investing internship interview 2 4y
+6 Best Garden Leave Ever 1 4y
+130 IB ANALYST REVIEWS 42 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Associate travel in EMEA DCM/ECM? 1 4y
0 How would you PJT, Moelis, PJ Solomon, Rothschild, and Guggenheim based on exit oppurtunities? 3 4y
+8 How to break into Analysts with Personality of a Rock 7 4y
+6 In-person meetings 1 4y
0 Common software/programs used in IB for an analyst besides Microsoft office? 2 4y
0 Is there any on-cycle guide similar to BIWS for banking 1 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+63 Top Groups at JPM? 62 4y
0 Can the cost of debt ever be negative in a DCF? 2 4y
+7 How common do you think unethical or even illegal behavior is in finance and/or corporate America? 7 4y
0 How to get into Consumer PE from an Industrials group 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Technology Data 4y
+25 Equity-Linked and Hybrid Barclays 9 4y
0 Question from Houlihan Lokey Restructuring Case Study 3 4y
0 Firm won’t pay signing bonus until 9 months after starting 2 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
+13 Interning at Boutique firm at 18 6 4y
+15 Are your Friday evenings respected in IB? 3 4y
+4 What would happen if the market crashes 4 4y
+2 PWP global women's advisory prep program 2022 18 4y
0 SMBC analyst interviews - technical heavy? 5 4y
+6 Question on NOLs in DCF 7 4y
+3 IB 2023 Summer Analyst Application Release 2 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+2 Personal Finance for Internationals 2 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Differences between M&A at a BB vs. Corp? 1 4y
+3 Evercore London new salary? 1 4y
+41 Citi A1 base raised to 110K? 105 4y
0 Frattiest FIG teams 1 4y
+1 What is an IPO mean? 3 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+54 case it’s moved to off topic. I’m an associate in IB up for VP promotion. 16 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 FT Generalist Program at Boutique 8 4y
+2 FDD vs Commercial Banking 11 4y
+1 Goldman PSI 5 4y
+49 JPM analyst 1 bumped to 110k and asso 1 to 175? 80 4y
0 Is IB Comp back to pre-financial crisis level? 1 4y
0 Baird vs Ducera vs Raymond James vs PWP vs Oppenheimer 7 4y
+11 Moving from M&A to Capital Markets (ECM/DCM) 12 4y
+12 The new system can prevent shots from becoming identical 1 4y
+16 Vanderbilt MSF 2021 7 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+2 Distinctions Between Position After Undergrad 1 4y
+16 Am I too late for IB? 13 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 4y
+15 LBO Sources & Uses 8 4y
+7 Why to transition from Big4 to small MM IB boutique 4 4y
+3 Do you reccomend adding recent M&A deals advised by the bank into your cover letter? 5 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+10 PE Offer Holder - Knowledge Gaps 8 4y
0 Berkshire Global Advisors - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+40 Leaked Shiti Bank Bonus Reviews 39 4y
+3 List/Database of Summer internships (Ideally for Class of 2024) 3 4y
0 Deleted 1 4y
+11 H1B Stamping for International First Year Analyst 16 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Certifications? 1 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+22 FIG US league table 2020 22 4y
+12 FX & country risk premiums in CAPM??? 1 4y
+59 2021 Big 6 Canadian bonus thread 47 4y
+8 Anyone investing in Real Estate? 1 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Secondaries Data 4y
+5 Is IB recruiting easy for Internationals at T15 MBA schools? 2 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Low odds, low expectation on Wardrobe 2 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 GS Credit Risk Analyst 1 4y
+11 Meal allowance middle market 29 4y
0 Banks working on complex deals (M&A or RX) 1 4y
+9 Deutsche Bank London Best 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%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 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 (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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