+10 Is Gamestop the end of finance / markets / IB 25 5y
+16 Why don't bankers breathe? 11 5y
+11 CS just went Fully Virtual 21 5y
0 How prepared am I for the upcoming summer internship? 4 5y
+20 Who is the sort of person that is cut out for banking? 13 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+20 Credit Suisse FIG Reputation? 24 5y
+6 What Do People Actually Bring to Work Everyday? 9 5y
0 a day in the life of engineer working from home 1 5y
0 Has anyone considered exiting to tech positions instead of buy-side? 1 5y
+5 Union Square Advisors (USA) Interviews 7 5y
+6 Random but Sofia Franklyn from Call her Daddy Podcast 13 5y
0 Pegase Capital - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+8 CS Houston 28 5y
+1 Investor Relations Related to IB? 3 5y
+38 "Citi bans Zoom meetings and designated May 28 holiday" BULLSHIT 24 5y
+3 Lateraling Decisions 8 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Structured Products Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 5y
+9 What is the difference of Private Debt Facilities (Unitranche/Stretched Senior) vs. standard TLBs in LBOs? 1 5y
+4 Will Summer Analysts/Associates get dinner allowance? 8 5y
0 Wierd Headhunter Interaction? 2 5y
+15 Being a “Yes” Monkey 9 5y
+10 How long does a Background check usually take? 10 5y
0 Private Placements 1 5y
+13 Comp at Barclays vs. William Blair 23 5y
+112 Tired of this "personal hour" work life balance initiative talk 71 5y
+80 What's Your Dream Job/Title/Position or One of them 42 5y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 Lateral Question 2 5y
+2 Avg amount of tombstones for analysts? 4 5y
+12 Exercise as a Junior Banker? 17 5y
+66 Does anyone do IB to stay in IB? 32 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
+38 Investment Banking Internship vs Studying Abroad 26 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 BAML LevFin Hours 4 5y
+32 Updated thoughts on LionTree 12 5y
+3 Is there any way to incorporate a deal that died into your resume? 4 5y
+16 Is UBS still considered a bulge bracket? 8 5y
+11 Miami Funds/PE 2021 7 5y
+27 What do you define as a sweatshop? 32 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+13 Are Long Hours Worth it for the Firm? 3 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Public Finance Data 5y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+3 Jury Duty 5 5y
0 Is it possible to trade on someone else’s account? 5 5y
0 2nd/3rd Year Analyst Temperature Check 4 5y
+33 Is IB still considered a high paying job? 56 5y
+26 Debt Syndicate vs DCM 9 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+21 What impacts a DCF the most: Revenue, COGS, or Capex? BB superday question 13 5y
+45 BAML / Bank of America is going virtual this summer 45 5y
+2 Evercore Private Funds Group 3 5y
0 Alpha Capital Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 CIT Group - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 ECM or SPO 1 5y
+3 JPM FT Analyst 2021 1 5y
+5 Would you rather 5 5y
0 Series 79 2 5y
+35 How many of us actually break into IB? 41 5y
+6 3 Weeks in Manhattan before SA 7 5y
+6 Info on Vaquero Capital? (SF tech boutique) 4 5y
+7 Do EBs layoff junior bankers more easily/often than BBs? 14 5y
+6 Need a closed m&a for PE/GE??? 5 5y
+20 Can I round my GPA up from a 3.449 to a 3.5? 26 5y
+13 Urgent Renege Advice 9 5y
0 Technicals For Liberal Arts Students 1 5y
+6 How Long After You Accept Can you Renege with Low Risk? 12 5y
+10 How to quit your job? 6 5y
+133 How do I simulate IB work/hours/pain before even getting an internship? 48 5y
0 Arcano Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 LatAm IB Comp 3 5y
0 HSBC will terminate their US Investment Banking Operations 5 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 What do you actually learn in 1st year of IB, that a trader does not learn? 8 5y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Risk Management to Investment Banking 2 5y
+31 Are there any juniors out there who do not hate their life/regret going into IB? 15 5y
+17 BB vs MM for Post-MBA Associate 11 5y
0 Miller Buckfire - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+1 IB Analyst Bonus - How To Multiply? 3 5y
+3 Oil and Gas Terminal Financial Modeling 1 5y
+5 Commercial banking associate vs credit risk associate? 2 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+13 Hardest Time in your Analyst Years? 6 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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