+12 Listening to music in IB 6 5y
+8 Thoughts on transfers 10 5y
0 Tech Analyst Lateral Advice 12 5y
+11 Will NYC SA 2021 be remote or in person? 22 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Boston University reputation in IB? 1 5y
0 How hard is it to land a top HF exit from a good banking group? 1 5y
0 William Blair - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+89 What exactly makes IB so stressful? Is your MD throwing tens of pitches at you at all times? 29 5y
+1 Transferring 3 5y
+12 Construct a portfolio that tracks an index, whilst keeping in mind the specific needs of your client. 1 5y
0 Is Evercore NYC still WFH? 1 5y
0 Construct a portfolio that tracks an index, whilst keeping in mind the specific needs of your client. 1 5y
0 Depreciation in the FCFF DCF model 2 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Strategy and Operations Data 5y
+3 S/T to IB after MBA? 2 5y
0 Do Alumni teams talk to each other? 6 5y
+29 NOT A SINGLE EB/BB INTERVIEW, now what? 34 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BIWS 400 vs BIWS course 6 5y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+10 Significance of accretion/dilution? 4 5y
+11 Help 2 5y
0 D.E. Shaw January Fellowships 2 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Public Finance Data 5y
+3 Goldman Sachs SLC SA2021 1 5y
+9 Accommodation NY FT 2021 10 5y
0 CIBC in US? Culture, Comps, Exits Ops, etc. 7 5y
+7 how to WFH forever? 1 5y
0 Sophomore Summer Internship? 1 5y
+10 Goldman Sachs Interview Status update 14 5y
+27 EV/EQ Changes 5 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPM Wholesale Payments or PwC Management Consulting > FINAL GOAL IBD 2 5y
+14 What will bonuses look like this year for analysts? Any effect from COVID? How accurate is this video? 7 5y
+7 Switching to another IB during analyst period? 1 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Origin of the bonus structure in IB? 3 5y
+158 Basic Overview of the Consumer Sector 40 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 GE Capital VS BB Commercial Banking - Which is better for IB? 2 5y
+20 Deleted 7 5y
+1 Thoughts on financial institutions moving to Florida? 2 5y
+4 DCM to Coverage Group/M&A with less deal flow 4 5y
0 Quant Research Summer Analyst programme 1 5y
+11 Why are deal sizes at respectable boutiques all over the place? 11 5y
+12 How much money did you make as an IBD SA? 23 5y
+3 Annoying CV marketing on linkedin 3 5y
+23 Top Hedge Funds exits LONDON 7 5y
+5 Next TSLA 4 5y
+9 Job opportunities after first year as analyst 1 5y
+17 Best option for sophomore summer?! 7 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Do BB care if you renege a non IB internship to become an SA at their bank? 6 5y
0 Macquarie MIRA SA 2021 London 5 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+61 EB post-MBA recruiting w/o pre-MBA experience 29 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+15 Family Business 6 5y
+9 Boutique IB capital raising 7 5y
+2 What would you go back and tell yourself as an IB analyst? 3 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Technology Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+12 i-Bank Rock 4 5y
+12 Does GS Waitlist? 4 5y
+2 Should I be investing in the markets if i might want to go to b school? 3 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 I Propose We Unionize and WFH Two Days a Week Post-COVID 8 5y
+4 What does Wells Fargo IB count as? 4 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 MHT Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 MHT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Changes in inventory went up more than the decrease in inventory balance sheet? 1 5y
0 Reverse Mergers/Alternative IPOs/Shell Companies. 1 5y
+3 If you could only choose one - CapIQ vs FactSet vs PitchBook - and why? 4 5y
+23 Direct listings approved by SEC... how ****ed are the banks? 19 5y
0 how to DELETE my account/data from the candidate system/campus application center? (MS/GS/JPM) 1 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+15 Jumping Ship Early - Do or Don't? 22 5y
+15 Incoming IB Analyst - Familiarization with CapIQ, FactSet, etc. 8 5y
0 Workload Between Now and New Year 6 5y
0 BB IT support roles or IT consulting jobs? 1 5y
0 Anyone feeling lonely during these days? 1 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+24 How often do most investment banking analysts brush their teeth? 14 5y
+11 Which job should I choose now if I want to end up in IB?? 3 5y

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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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