0 Stephens Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 How did you guys study for investment banking interviews? 3 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Credit Suisse ‘Lifestyle Bonuses’ after Archegos 10 5y
0 Credit Suisse lifestyle bonus 1 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+214 How to Prepare for Restructuring Technical Questions 75 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 Preparing for IB/ Learning from others mistakes 0 5y
+7 PJT Urgent Interview!! 11 5y
+6 Fall Analyst Recruiting? 1 5y
+26 San Fran IB ----> NYC PE possible? 26 5y
+9 DCM Hours WFH and Senior Lifestyles? 3 5y
+16 Bank account for Summer Internship - London 17 5y
+19 Jefferies Switches to a 2 year analyst program 13 5y
+13 How to break into IB in the middle east(gulf) 7 5y
+19 Emory or IU Kelley for Undergrad Finance 19 5y
0 Essential Competencies Assessment 1 5y
+8 HL RX exits? 6 5y
0 SocGen London TMT Investment Banking 6-month internship vs Oppenheimer London Consumer Investment Banking Analyst full-time role 3 5y
+31 Rx Law to Rx Banking or Buyside 7 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 5y
+29 Need advice on risky transition 12 5y
0 Freddie Mac - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Freddie Mac - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+53 Banking/Living in San Francisco 61 5y
+111 Answering your technical questions 144 5y
+38 Is it hard to try and move to Los Angeles after analyst years? 18 5y
+48 Associates, when are signing bonuses paid out? 28 5y
+12 Would you enter Banking now? 6 5y
+24 Do you respect your MDs? 18 5y
0 JPM Tech SF vs NY 1 5y
+40 Piper Jaffray SA 2020 90 5y
0 CFA Level 1 for IBD while in College 1 5y
0 MS Freshman Enhancement Program 2021 1 5y
+3 CS M&A (Lateral) 5 5y
+30 Operations Summer Internship offer : accept it or not ? 7 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+24 Barclays Hours/Lifestyle 28 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 5y
+18 Lifestyle at EB's 13 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+2 hated my spring week 2 5y
0 Sophomore Student Advice 3 5y
0 Hunter Baron - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 What is a GP led secondary transaction 4 5y
+4 RBC SA 2022 31 5y
+15 Moelis & Co. 2021 Standing/Outlook 13 5y
0 Trading restrictions - fund only accounts? 1 5y
0 BofA - 10k pay raise for analysts /25k for assocs + ipads for all juniors by q3 2 5y
+9 IB Barclays vs PE Warburg Pincus 13 5y
0 England & Company 1 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+20 IB SA 2021 Structure & Benefits/Perks Discussion 9 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+27 Harris Williams deal flow/reputation/exit opps 18 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+5 Is Citigroup going to increase iBanker Salries 1 5y
0 When Will Traditional Buyside/PE Recruiting Start? 1 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Move from Rx to m&a? 1 5y
0 Will the BofA and CS salary increases be for all divisions or only IB? 1 5y
+3 Better to schedule a Super Day sooner or later? 5 5y
+1 Rothschild London Restructuring Team 2 5y
+16 Current High School Senior. What should I do? 5 5y
0 Baird SA 2022 4 5y
+21 Goldman sachs Background check now going on for 4 weeks 59 5y
0 Target schools for m&a boutiques 1 5y
0 Going into healthcare division with experience in medicine? 1 5y
0 ABG Sundal Collier - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Do London offices do more cross-border M&A than New York offices? 3 5y
+35 Are the Goldman 13 analysts experiences exaggerated 37 5y
+2 IB Center Asia 1 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 gpa 7 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 PWP Healthcare? 2 5y
+5 Deciding between delaying another year to pursue SA or go straight to FT 4 5y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Industrials Data 5y
+12 How do I avoid awkward conversations while networking/catching-up? 6 5y
0 Second Year Internship Ideas? (First Year Student) 1 5y
+6 why is HL RX considered top if it's all creditor side? 7 5y
+2 2021 NYC SA Housing Situation 3 5y
+212 Your thoughts on William Blair & Company? 104 5y
+10 How do full-time interviews differ from summer analyst interviews? 13 5y
0 Do b schools have any standards for admission? 1 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+30 WSO 100k followers celebration - Win a free Elite Modeling Package ($497 value) 3 5y
+7 anyone on this bofa call rn? 5 5y
+4 Can I get into IB industry with MBA from San Jose State University? 7 5y
0 Weirdest interview question you've ever gotten 3 5y
+12 Can I Trade/Hold OTC Pink Securities as a FT Analyst? Same restriction as NYSE/NASDAQ listed securities? 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • 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 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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