+22 Audit or BVal as stepping stone? 14 4y
+14 Structured credit buy side interview 7 4y
0 Funds for IRA/Roth 8 4y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+7 Wells Fargo or Fifth Third 9 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+17 How to deal with nasty people and culture? 16 4y
0 Thoughts On Raymond James In 2021 And Beyond? 1 4y
+1 Can I make old posts anonymous 5 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 MS HK IBD 2022 2 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 WFH banks? 1 4y
0 Regions Bank - Interview - Capital Markets Data 4y
0 PJ SOLOMON - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Securitized products group to M&A/Industry 1 4y
+3 Lazard CMA FT Superday 2022 3 4y
+10 IB SA 2021 Hours 25 4y
0 CBRE Global Investors - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Shea and Co. 2 4y
+7 Activism defense - law vs banking which is better? 5 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+7 PLEASE HELP - Can I make it in? 12 4y
+12 Do Large Amounts of Exits Reflect Poorly? 5 4y
+26 Net Worth MD 25 4y
0 (URGENT) DCM summer final interview (AC) - any M&A/corp. finance technicals required??? 10 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Citi Houston IB 1 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Private Banking Data 4y
0 Progress Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+13 Trapped by IB pay raises? 3 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Wedbush Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Industry Outlook 1 4y
0 Mm wfh policies 1 4y
0 Dinan & Company LLC - Review - Business Development Data 4y
0 Dinan & Company LLC - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 4y
+6 Is 1 year good enough to get a decent role in another field? 2 4y
0 Citizens Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 IB Comps in Paris, France 1 4y
+12 DCM hours and skills required? (European bank) 1 4y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Roths vs. Laz vs. EVR in London 1 4y
+14 EB IBD Interview - 5 min Transaction Presentation 10 4y
+134 Is $5m enough to retire at a young age? 110 4y
0 Kepler Cheuvreux - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Kepler Cheuvreux - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 HL TMT 6 4y
+6 CS Houston 1 4y
+3 Serious Idea - Tobin Should Rebrand 1 4y
+13 DCF - How to calculate total diluted number of shares if there is a dual class share structure? 1 4y
+34 What the heck do all these acronyms mean?! 17 4y
+11 List of billionaires looking to invest? 9 4y
+3 Background check for sa 2022 1 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+9 What’s the sad reality of working in IB that prospective analysts/interns should know? 1 4y
+12 External Monitor Setup 1 4y
+8 Top groups that don't model 43 4y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mining Data 4y
+3 B4 FDD to IB, should I aim for small shops? 2 4y
+9 WellsFargo Interview 2 4y
+27 Ya boy got a job!! Any WFH Advice? 15 4y
+3 JPM Wholesale Payments or StanChart Corp Banking? 3 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+16 Top EU Secondary PE Advisory vs no name MM M&A 2 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley Power and Utilities 6 4y
+3 Greenhill Lateral Modeling Test Insight 2 4y
+6 worst staffer story? 1 4y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 I need help 7 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+6 PNC Capital Markets 2 4y
+12 Need help with asset/equity beta interpretation 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 HL FT v BofA SA London 7 4y
+3 Street Pay for Second Year Analyst? 9 4y
0 Mizuho Comp 1 4y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+5 Houlihan Lokey FAS vs Big 4 valuations 2 4y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+95 Energy Industry Most Lucrative? 153 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Investment Banking 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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