+6 Can't ever be satisfied 2 4y
0 IB Career Consultant 3 4y
+1 Best technical material recourses for someone just starting out? 1 4y
+3 Why do American banks dominate in corporate lending? 3 4y
+15 Analyst Transitioning 8 4y
+2 M&A to IB? 2 4y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Banker Divorces 5 4y
0 Chicago Banks SA 2023 1 4y
+7 Do Senior PE Partners have NW > $90M? 7 4y
+10 WF vs WB vs HL for Associate 24 4y
+54 People who got offers, how many technicals guides did you guys do before recruiting? 27 4y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+206 2021 Sophomore SA Recruiting 296 4y
+40 2021 Sophomore Status 41 4y
+12 Mock Interview Partners 22 4y
0 Financial Research 1 4y
+13 Investment Banking - Calgary 4 4y
+12 5 Months Into FT IB Role - am I not cut out for this? (Plz advise) 6 4y
0 Hour long interview 1 4y
+3 Class of 2023 on-cycle 3 4y
+9 Prove me wrong!? 1 4y
0 Infra News / Newsletters 1 4y
+8 IB versus Relationship Management 2 4y
0 Goldman Sachs London SA 2022 12 4y
+8 Need Life Advice 3 4y
+9 Transferring Colleges-- Advice Needed: 1 4y
+49 How To Kill a Bank (Part 1 of 3) 27 4y
+2 HC League Table and HC Comp Comparisons? 4 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+8 Macquarie Analyst Pay 50 4y
+18 Is "high finance" becoming more competitive compared to other fields like medicine or law? 11 4y
+3 Bulge Bracket Equity Research Job OR Boutique lesserknown IB job 1 4y
+95 Sell 7-figure business for EB? 63 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+10 cowen healthcare 5 4y
+15 Do banks verify ACT scores? 23 4y
+53 College Rankings for IBD in NYC: 105 4y
0 In 2022, what are considered to be the “Public Ivies” or top public target schools for IB/PE? 7 4y
+269 Next job for fired MDs who didn't generate revenue? 94 4y
+3 HSBC Summer Internship 2022 IBD 4 4y
+1 Top Industrials Group 23 4y
+27 Notre Dame Mendoza vs IU Kelley for IB Placement (Undergrad) 8 4y
+185 Personal Experience with Houston Energy IBD - Thoughts on Industry Outlook? (Long Post) 71 4y
+87 Moelis 2020 SA 169 4y
+23 Pomona vs CMC 13 4y
0 Webster Bank - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Webster Bank - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
+6 I figured it out, all of the shitpost comments come from Baird employees 1 4y
+6 Typical First year Analyst Start Dates? 1 4y
0 Macquarie Capital? 5 4y
+265 MBA Associates are Fucking Douchebags! 72 4y
+9 Get into an IB internship/analyst role after graduation, having done an internship in "finance" at Rothschild & Co? 1 4y
+154 Will "Rising EBs" ever become EBs? Do they even want to become EBs? 85 4y
+63 EB SA Class Sizes 64 4y
+7 Stifel Tech vs Lincoln International TMT? 10 4y
0 Lloyds Banking Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Lloyds Banking Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Analyst Salary + Benefits 1 4y
0 SVB Leerink HC Interview Process? 1 4y
+18 Anyone interested in preparing for 2021 SA interviews together via Zoom or phone call? 10 4y
+45 Difficult Accounting Technical - IBD 16 4y
+21 1st Years Quitting / IB WFH in 2022 9 4y
+12 Is Houlihan done recruiting??????????????? 7 4y
+4 Is it necessary to talk about accounting terms as debit / credits? 3 4y
0 Looking at keyboard while using excel 2 4y
+170 Review of Investment Banking Recruiting at Cornell Johnson 17 4y
+38 Big4 Rx FT or Off-cycle at EB? (London / UK ) 9 4y
+16 Best lifestyle in finance? 8 4y
+217 Evercore paying up to $25,000 to delay start date 93 4y
+31 How to start studying finance with 0 knowledge to start? 10 4y
+92 Can I get into Investment Banking with a C in calculus? 29 4y
+18 Too Many Equations!! 6 4y
+79 GS SA 2021 Accelerated 282 4y
+10 Possible To Close GS Account or Withdraw Application? 10 4y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo Summer Associate Placement Process 1 4y
+67 Barclays vs Guggenheim IBD (New York) 41 4y
+6 Customer deposits 1 4y
+14 Racism in Workplace - Advice Needed 5 4y
+3 Is PWP still work from home? 1 4y
+126 Top Bucket Night 22 4y
+2 Why are mega deals so important? 11 4y
+3 Received an offer from Jefferies IB 12 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 MSF - Worth it ? 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+43 List of US IBs 30 4y
+11 Thoughts on quitting IB 16 4y
+14 How do other 1st years feel about WFH? 4 4y
+7 Community College Student to Wall Street 3 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 98.8%
  • 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 No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (44) $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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