+10 Change in Lifestyle - Corporate Banking to ECM/DCM/Direct Lending/Private Credit 1 4y
+9 JEF has no balance sheet.. Why so high in levfin? 12 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+145 Are you happy with your life? 21 4y
+23 Another desperate chimp 10 4y
+9 Moving from Big 4 Audit into No-Name Boutique IB-Capital Markets (HK) 1 4y
+66 Paradise At Last 6 4y
+29 Worried and unmotivated by career prospects 16 4y
+13 IB Appreciation Post 2 4y
+715 New JP Morgan SA 2020 Thread 1,971 4y
+23 Investment Banking to Product Management 12 4y
+2 Could You See FT Partners Being Acquired by an EB such as Centerview? 2 4y
+15 Working Friday Evenings 16 4y
+2 20/20 Hindsight: Are you happy you pursued banking? 2 4y
+4 WSO equivalent around the world ?? 5 4y
0 TD Securities - Review - Oil & Gas Data 4y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+12 Banks That Pay for Ubers to the Office in the Morning 23 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Piper Consumer 3 4y
0 Data Science at Investment Bank Exit Opps? 1 4y
+4 ECM at Barclays 9 4y
0 HSBC Rising Junior Programme Timeline 1 4y
+2 EBITDA lower than Net Income? How? 8 4y
+4 Credit suisse compliance 3 4y
+10 Why do people put "+" signs in front of Excel formulas? 9 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+12 Office Dynamics 4 4y
+60 Commercial Banking - Salary progression 56 4y
+4 Starting in NY vs the South 4 4y
+3 Does dismissed charge record but no conviction and not related to dishonesty charges affect employment at GS? 2 4y
+13 Toxic Workplace? 7 4y
0 Include change in working capital when calculating excess cash flow for cash sweep? 5 4y
+3 Charlotte vs NYC 1 4y
+3 Harris Williams London- opinions 1 4y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+16 What Does Your Book of Contacts Look like? 8 4y
0 HSBC Job Simulation Assessment 3 4y
+6 Post-MBA Associate Corp Fin/Dev Exit Level 1 4y
+5 EBITDA Positive but Bankrupt? 15 4y
+46 How much does your MD make? 57 4y
+9 LionTree working with GoJo to acquire Waystar 1 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+5 Evercore Virtual Sophomore Diversity Seminar 23 4y
0 BBVA Compass - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 BBVA Compass - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Fifth Third Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Research Data 4y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+5 Citi FT 2022 30 4y
+17 learning nothing 12 4y
0 where do the robot types fail 1 4y
+7 Piper Sandler Pay Progression? 8 4y
+6 Placement Agent to GP Stakes 1 4y
0 Best Infrastructure IB Groups 1 4y
+3 CB SA to FT LevFin/DCM? 3 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+50 FT Partners Culture/Fit 25 4y
+7 Hours & Comp at BBs in Nordics 2 4y
+6 Associate 0 6 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Recent JEF Tech Deals (Preferably SF) 12 4y
+14 Wells Fargo CIB - thoughts? 12 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 3-Statement Model Speed Run 1 4y
0 Bonus Clawback Credit Suisse 6 4y
+20 Leave IBD before starting? 4 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Lost all motivation for the job 2 4y
+10 London VS Toronto, which would be better in the long term? 10 4y
0 CVP vs MF PE out of undergrad 15 4y
0 Freelance / Contract Investment Banking in London 1 4y
0 Class of ‘23 on-cycle 1 4y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Baird in London 5 4y
+21 Canadian BBs in the US? Pay structure, Presitge? 15 4y
+1 What to do when comp companies dont have a december fiscal year end? 3 4y
0 how many pitches do analysts work on in a given year? 1 4y
+12 Deal toys 5 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Overwhelmingly competitive people 4 4y
+3 What happens if a SPAC has too much cash in its trust 2 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+2 International Business Msc 4 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Will most oil / gas banking groups merge with clean energy groups or be replaced? 1 4y
+16 IB M&A Buy-Side Info 6 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
+6 LON SA: Roth M&A v BAML M&A 4 4y
0 Top investment banking groups in Hong Kong 1 4y
+7 Understanding Enterprise Value, Help??? 10 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $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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