+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
+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
+33 Promotion from Associate to VP 43 4y
0 GS FIG Exit Ops 1 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 30 Minute Excel Assessment at Boutique Bank 3 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Operations Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 4y
0 Evercore Debt Advisory 1 4y
+4 How to catch DCM Market Trend at the last minute 3 4y
0 PJT RSSG is the most recession proof group 18 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+11 Intrinsic value of Tik tok 7 4y
+9 1st Year Analyst Bonus Advice 3 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+1 Associate to VP promotion timeline 5 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+15 Devin Booker can also be considered as one of the best NBA 2K22 MyTEAM players 0 4y
0 bruh 1 4y
0 Aon - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
0 Aon - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
0 People at the firm keep harassing me because a coworker I was close with left 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+24 Is finance the one industry where going into it for the money is "allowed"? 14 4y
+9 JP Morgan IB Risk management question 1 4y
+6 First Year Analyst Quitting 26 4y
+37 What do investment bankers do on the buy-side? 4 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+22 What % of offers do you think have been given to SA 2021? 33 4y
+204 When the **** are Moelis / PJT / PWP / Evercore going to increase base pay? 116 4y
+9 How much do you save as a first or second year analyst? 4 4y
+3 UBS Sophomore Summer Analyst Program 1 4y
+65 Feeling Lost - Experience but no GPA 23 4y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4y
+3 Excel, is that the best tool? 1 4y
0 Natixis - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 How to calculate property value using pro rata 1 4y
+4 Switching to M&A - Corp Dev in a Big Financial Group 3 4y
+25 Someone suggested to skip these topics when prepping for IB technicals 14 4y
+10 Is Citi done recruiting? 13 4y
+39 Which EB/BBs have the best-looking websites? 26 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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