0 Residential Housing Markets 1 5y
+22 DB vs UBS: Who would you choose for IBD 13 5y
0 Land as equity 1 5y
+4 Does anyone else thing IBD analysis is shallow / not a value-add 2 5y
+10 Free 3-statement flowthrough questionbank for those who struggle with accounting 1 5y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+43 I FUCKING HATE LOS ANGELES. WHAT A FUCKY CITY. 50 5y
0 Analyst Non-Compete Agreement 1 5y
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0 LSE MSc International Political Economy 4 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Forgot to change MD’s name in cold email 2 5y
+5 Can you have EBITDA add backs for items that don't show up on the P&L 4 5y
+12 Earlier morning or late evening? 4 5y
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0 FocalPoint Partners LLC - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 FocalPoint Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
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+15 Other Analyst Does Everything 3 5y
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+22 Is this Normal in IB? 14 5y
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0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+23 NYCIntern for summer housing? 11 5y
+7 Investment Banking programs for Veterans 4 5y
0 Sophomore internship: second-tier consulting or no-name boutique 1 5y
+9 CS Diversity Division HELPP 5 5y
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0 PJ SOLOMON - Review - Generalist Data 5y
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+6 How old is too old to go to school and get hired? 12 5y
0 RE IB in JPM? 1 5y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+22 8 hours of sleep 12 5y
+200 Have any 1st year analysts actually quit? 163 5y
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+30 Big law to IB 17 5y
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+6 Morgan Stanley FIG Deals?? 5 5y
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+12 What are the glamarous parts of high finance? 19 5y
+12 WFH - how to check work? 16 5y
0 Dumb Question: What Deal Size is Considered MM? 3 5y
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0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
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0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 Career pivot - thoughts? 1 5y
+23 How much does it matter which bank you end up at? 6 5y
0 How do Background Checks work? 1 5y
+76 What would you choose: IB vs SWE @ FAANG? 22 5y
0 Incoming A1 - Drug Tests 1 5y
0 TD Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
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0 Test 0 5y
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0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 Why Investment Banking after STEM major? 9 5y
0 Anybody have a free link to Macabus/Boost add-in? 1 5y
+12 First year analyst - 9m experience and learning very little? 4 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+23 Is my boss being unreasonable? 11 5y
+8 Corporate Banking at RBC 6 5y
0 How has your after tax income grown over the years? 3 5y
+11 Corporate banking to Consulting 3 5y
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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

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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