0 Consumer MM/Specific Industry 1 5y
+2 Tech Trends 2 5y
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
+4 SPAC Exit Opps 8 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 WSO Networking guide 1 5y
+21 Big 4 TAS/FDD -> Big 4 Corp fin(IBD) 9 5y
+39 Things to automate in IB 32 5y
+4 IBD in Canada 2 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Recruiting FT While Interning As SA 6 5y
0 How to lateral to IB for FT? 2 5y
0 Does CS pay a signing bonus? 1 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
+8 JP Morgan Strategic Investments Group 6 5y
+3 How to stay updated with deals? 1 5y
+3 Barclays layoffs ? 3 5y
+60 Am I compensated fairly as an Analyst in NYC? 20 5y
0 Anyone know the status quo of JPM TMT London? 1 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 RBC SA 2022 Updated Thread 2 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
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0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Summer Associate Superdays 3 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Human Resources Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Human Resources Data 5y
+12 how do investment banks look at internship at Big4? 1 5y
0 Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Roles 4 5y
+7 GS IBD versus MBD 6 5y
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0 UBS - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
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+9 What can my employer see on my personal computer? 6 5y
+44 Blue light glasses - do they work? 28 5y
+6 Mid-Market Securities, LLC. 6 5y
0 2021 Analyst Laterals 4 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+74 IB Work Difficulty 33 5y
+12 Machine and Equipment, Fixed Asset, Tangible Asset Valuation Exit Opps 3 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
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0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
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+17 Anyone has serious trouble picking an exit? 2 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
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0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Asset Backed Securities Data 5y
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+4 Longest amount of time working / not working? 4 5y
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0 Imperial Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
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+14 Downtime in banking? 6 5y
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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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