+8 safest valuation for buy side advisor - interview questions 19 5y
+4 Is it better to specialize early on in finance? Or wait? 6 5y
0 Group-specific Questions to ask HR Recruiter 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Securitization Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Private Banking Data 5y
+7 Finance industry in Canada vs. India 6 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+15 Top RE IB groups for REPE exit opportunities? 20 5y
0 Ares REPE NY or CS IB 4 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Securitization Data 5y
0 Is LDCM at DB the same thing as LevFin? 3 5y
0 CIT Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Starting career out internationally upon graduation? 1 5y
+3 UBS SA 2022 Timeline? 1 5y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 AN1 thinking of doing a masters in finance for a career and mindset reset 1 5y
0 PwC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+27 Restructuring Lawyer to Restructuring Banker 32 5y
0 Rothschild - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
0 How complex is industrials m&a? 6 5y
+25 First year help - how to mentally get through banking? 23 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 5y
+11 Timing of Lateral Start 10 5y
+12 Excel shortcuts 7 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 TI Partners 1 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 WFH Post-COVID 8 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Valuation Data 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+19 What next after 6 months of banking? 13 5y
0 Didn't know how to answer this question? 1 5y
0 When is rent expense considered a Pro Forma Add-Back? 1 5y
+290 Analyst Class: 10 Years Out 89 5y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Review - Project Finance Data 5y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Salary & Bonus - Project Finance Data 5y
+14 Best Practices for Networking? (SA 2022) 16 5y
+5 Virtual Summer 2021 NYC - Thoughts? 7 5y
+1 Did WSO Get a New Rainmaker? 1 5y
+1 What to listen to while working? 3 5y
+16 Why are my cold emails forwarded 12 5y
+19 IB Pricing 9 5y
0 What does it mean when banker says they would refer you and doesn't? 3 5y
+34 Don't understand technicals 9 5y
0 Reneging on EB in Westcoast for BB in NYC? 1 5y
+10 How to boost earnings? 1 5y
+18 The Tech Mentality vs. the Finance Mentality 11 5y
0 Response time to cold emails? 2 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+26 Buy-side vs sell-side path to credit funds 7 5y
+20 Europe 2021 Investment Banking Rankings 18 5y
+9 Moelis & Co PE Exits 7 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Who is DB kidding? 1 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 E-Commerce Valuations ($1m rev) 1 5y
+6 Relocation bonus - taxed? 5 5y
+103 What staple purchase should I use my signing bonus on? 44 5y
+28 Is Centerview really that good? 13 5y
+43 Latest age to break into IB 20 5y
+18 Imposter Syndrome!!!!! 3 5y
0 Credit Suisse Spring Week Final Round Interview 1 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+45 Placement agent comp? Is this figure accurate? 15 5y
0 Truist Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How soon can I lateral again? 4 5y
+17 Quick (stupid) DCF question 14 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+53 Discrimination at BlackRock 21 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+2 What are your hours been like? 4 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 London - Big 4 TAS - Exit opps to IB (EB/MM?) 1 5y
0 What role for a mixture of client-facing and technicals? 1 5y
+8 Associate Pay at MMs in NYC?? 23 5y
0 Clearsight Advisors - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 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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