0 How to spin entrepreneurial experience for recruiting? (Started/Sold Company as a Freshman) 7 5y
0 Advanced Group Placement for SA 4 5y
+63 Best, Worst, Details about Barclays Groups 84 5y
0 Obligatory SWE post. 5 5y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 How was Credit Suisse IB SA 2020 7 5y
+10 MBA Associates Should Start As Analyst 15 5y
0 How are royalty financing deals done? 4 5y
0 INVESTMENT BANKING FAILURE, PLZ HELP! 5 5y
+10 Leveraging EB offer to get a better group at BB? - London 13 5y
0 MUFG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 IB transition 1 5y
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Becoming a Successful ECM Banker 1 5y
+18 Wall Street Mastermind Justifies Affirmative Action 3 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Barclays London IB 1 5y
0 Arkios Italy SpA - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+4 Oaktree Future Leaders Program 2020 4 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Leveraging offers and expediting processes 10 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 NWC, EV and DCF 1 5y
0 A2A vs. PE/HF Timelines 1 5y
+22 How was Jefferies SA 2020? 17 5y
+2 Have FT offer.. what is next? 3 5y
0 At BB got an offer for top group at EB 5 5y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 Insight Venture Partners 2018 Sophomore Diversity Program 11 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+28 How do you guys answer the “why investment banking” question? 10 5y
0 Leveraging another offer to get a better group? 1 5y
0 Break into IB 1 5y
0 Love the job but not sure if the right choice? 5 5y
+39 Motivational Advice - Got the offer 1 5y
+14 What do you think of my answer to “why investment banking?” Am looking for feedback. 7 5y
+11 Big4 CorpFinance/M&A vs Big4 TAS/FAS 9 5y
0 1750$ as a sophomore SA at no name boutique, am I underpaid? 13 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 Investment banking in Germany for indians 11 5y
+9 Citigroup SuperDay Chicago 11/02 13 5y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Project Finance Data 5y
+21 A2A Compensation 34 5y
+8 Are EBs gonna set up offices in China mainland? 9 5y
+36 "Tech is way better than Finance". I hear this all the time. Is it and why? 23 5y
+2 PWP strongest teams in London 1 5y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 First Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 5y
0 MTS Health Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+101 Lifestyle of an Analyst vs. Associate 54 5y
0 Is Investment Banking a good option for this future goal? 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+1 WF Return Offer Rate 3 5y
+3 How do freshman in high school already know they want to do IB? 2 5y
+9 Alvarez and marsal valuation interview 1 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Lincoln International Sponsor 6 5y
0 How picky are companies on who they accept funding from? 1 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Huuuge investment - whant to be a Bilioner? But this company shares!!!! 2 5y
0 Amazon corporate development comp? 1 5y
0 How long am I stuck 4 5y
+32 Goldman FIG vs KBW vs Sandler O'Neil vs EVR FIG 23 5y
0 ING MD Interview 1 5y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs vs Moelis 4 5y
0 Why investors get upset with dilution? 7 5y
0 Late start as analyst at an EB 6 5y
0 TD Securities - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+12 Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete 5 5y
+16 Sandler O'Neill: thoughts on this firm/boutique - Growth/Exit opportunities 42 5y
+13 LevFin at a Japanese 7 5y
+63 Brackets Shortcut in Excel? 245 5y
+77 Analyst without internship at a big bank? 128 5y
0 Delete Delete Delete Delete 2 5y
0 Relationship banker 2 5y
+77 Piper Jaffray Nearing Deal to Buy Sandler O'Neill for $485 Million 35 5y
+3 Technical Q - Fave Value of Debt - or trading value (Total Enterprise) 3 5y
+12 Virtual internships 2021 21 5y
0 Leveraged Finance Ratios 2 5y
+10 6 months off to travel the world 21 5y
+39 Perella Weinberg Top Groups 19 5y
+10 IB FT with no SA Experience? 3 5y
0 Cowen FT Interview 6 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Energy Data 5y
+10 BofA groups for best exits 14 5y
+8 Laurier BBA/UWaterloo BMath DD vs Schulich vs Rotman 16 5y
+15 Wells Fargo Corporate Banking Associates - No base raises until VP 11 5y
0 Credit Research to Private Debt / Direct Lending 6 5y
+287 r/WSB is taking advantage of dumb kids 84 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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 98.2%
  • 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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • 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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