+4 Meal Stipend in banking 10 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 BNP Paribas Canada 2 4y
0 Wells Fargo Boston 2 4y
+3 MBA Associates - Stub bonus? 2 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Best IB for fig and fintech in Singapore 3 4y
+8 Stifel reputation 2021 10 4y
+10 Fairfield County CT vs. Westchester NY vs. NJ 11 4y
+52 How is the lifestyle in FIG? 30 4y
+3 Bonus Season - Comps in APAC ONLY 5 4y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+39 LSE Accounting and Finance MSC 19 4y
0 PCE Holdings - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 RJ Tech Services 2 4y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 GS cover letter help! 15 4y
+10 Trader vs. Family Business 2 4y
0 J.P. Morgan Sovereign Advisory Group 8 4y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 TD Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Stifel Financial - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Deutsche Finance International -2nd Round: Case Study in Excel 1 4y
+10 MM Avg. Deal Size 8 4y
+3 JP Morgan Strategic Investments Private Equity 1 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - NA Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+433 Why are post-MBA associates so bad? 74 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 4y
+14 Are post-MBA Associates really looked down upon, or do you guys just like making fun of them? 10 4y
0 CS Bonuses? 3 4y
+11 Banking Lifestyle at Smaller Boutiques 15 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Crosstree Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+15 Only analyst and Co-workers are 10-20+ years older than me 3 4y
+9 “Later” exit ops into buyside (Aso/VP) 2 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+9 PJT Partners cut pay? 7 4y
+14 Wells Fargo Disappoints Again 30 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+5 Canadian Big 6 Base Salaries 16 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 First Year Analyst - when do you know and when do you receive your bonus? 6 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Is Rothschild Public? 5 4y
+2 Going to LA for SA from East Coast, no car though 2 4y
+3 Low GPA in Group Placement Process 1 4y
+3 Seaport Global - references/background checks 1 4y
0 Provident Healthcare 2022? 2 4y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Will make 170-200k NYC all in next year NYC. Max I can drop on rent? 26 4y
+34 Why would wealthy college students want to do investment banking? 37 4y
+35 Greenhill 2021 SA 134 4y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+17 Associate horror stories 9 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 GS New Analyst 2022 EMEA 2 4y
+16 Solomon Partners (PJ Solomon) Infrastructure Power & Renewables Group vs BofA Global Industrials Group 5 4y
+74 Using "CFA" after name working in an EB 68 4y
+19 PNC SA - Capital Markets - Sales and Trading Desk 3 4y
0 BNP Associate / VP Comp? 1 4y
0 BDA Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+12 IB Secondary Advisory Role 1 4y
0 IB still so competitive.... still the move? 1 4y
+1 More pay raises? 6 4y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Pension Adjustments - Please help (EV to EqV bridge) 1 4y
+2 WFH Predictions 5 4y
+15 Do Investment Banker ever calculate a specific ratio by their own research? 13 4y
+3 Anyone have input on Crosstree in Tampa, FL? 1 4y
+15 Operational risk 14 4y
+81 21 Finance Interview Questions and Answers 3 4y
+55 . 15 4y
+15 DeleteDeleteDeleteDelete 9 4y
0 JMP Group - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+45 Working less than 70 hours a week? 40 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+12 German IBD Offer Selection: DB vs BofA 6 4y
+4 2021 Best Groups at BMO Capital Markets (New York IB)? 16 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Evercore - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Does anyone use blue light blockers? 1 4y
+14 MHT Partners-Anyone know anything? 8 4y
+1 Barclays Bonus Comp Numbers? 2 4y
0 Coverage Groups that don't model 7 4y
+1 PNC SA 2022 14 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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