+4 M&A decision rule 5 5y
+27 Advice on Banking with ADHD? 13 5y
0 Should I keep my connections secret from uni friends? 3 5y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+15 Worth the extra cost to go from non-target to semi target? 6 5y
+21 LBO Model: Floor Valuation 16 5y
+17 Too late to the game? 4 5y
0 Difference between ROC and ROIC? 4 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+27 Do People in High Positions Ever Read WSO? 16 5y
+11 Sophomore looking to get into LATAM 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore in 2020 3 5y
+16 How is junior year recruiting as someone with BB IB soph. exp? 7 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mining Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Emailing HR about SA app 0 5y
+11 SVB Leerink's 2020 SA NYC Superday Results 11 5y
+7 What should I teach myself about CapIQ's excel plug in? 4 5y
+6 Personal Finance Question - Owning Stocks in IB 3 5y
+18 COVID + High Workload Triggering Depression 4 5y
+5 Bank of America FT Entry-Level Pay 6 5y
+9 Thank you wise elders! 0 5y
+38 Reneging - Lower BB for Upper BB 32 5y
+21 Help I’m so embarrassed 6 5y
0 I desparetely need help with a DCF valuation...! 8 5y
+19 Do they test for marijuana anymore? (CA) 21 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moving from Trade Ops to IBD/S&T 0 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 is it worth it to transfer from a non-target state school to a target school for pretty much full price? 3 5y
+13 Off Cycles UK 6 5y
0 How long should I wait? 0 5y
+10 FT recruiting London 5 5y
+19 “Tell me about the markets” correct way to answer this questions in finance interviews ? 7 5y
0 Ev/ebitda and P/E contradicting 4 5y
0 Undergrad to Analyst: PE or IB 0 5y
+6 Sophomore Boutique Internship: Hurts Chances? 7 5y
0 Full Time recruiting in Canada 1 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 ING Bank NY? IBD? 0 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Regional IB Offices for PE 2 5y
+4 What bag should I get? (male) 0 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 Would you take a c.20% paycut for more analysts (and less hours) in your class? 4 5y
+27 Get Free Access to the the New WSO M&A Modeling Course ($197 value) if you... 4 5y
+14 How helpful will a BB sophomore IB internship be for recruiting? 8 5y
0 Seeking advice: non-target with no return offer from BB 9 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Ev/ebitda and P/E contradicting 1 5y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+1 Proceeds from the sale of assets and FCFF 1 5y
0 Are SBC and Amortization Expenses deductible for applicable 21% US Corp Tax? 1 5y
+194 IB is stupid 39 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Do firms compete internally? 3 5y
+10 Financial Technology Partners 2020 6 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+17 Question regarding offer/comp 2 5y
+24 How to train myself to need less sleep before starting full-time? 11 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Sell-Side Quant Research 0 5y
0 Activist Hedge Funds 0 5y
0 Career Planning - Breaking into US hedgefunds from Overseas 1 5y
+10 Morgan Stanley IB Winter Analyst 2020/2021 SG/HK 16 5y
0 JPM Pymetric Analysis 0 5y
0 Citi SLP - 2021 SA 0 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
+4 How much do BO & MO make? 14 5y
0 Columbia West Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 How to incorporate NOL into your DCF calculation? 5 5y
0 Opinion on CS Coverage / M&A execution groups? 2 5y
0 Should you thank your contacts when you get an interview? 1 5y
0 FULL TIME DECISION 2 5y
+6 Public Finance IB Interview Question 8 5y
+12 If I haven’t heard back after an interview, is it better to follow up with the head of the team whom I interviewed with or Human Resources? 5 5y
0 How to model out taxes for a company that is currently unprofitable? 1 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+3 TD 2021 Sophomore Summer Corporate and Specialty Banking SA 1 5y
0 Viable boutiques/MM firms for sophomores 2 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Amgen - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Search Fund Internships 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Other 2021 Internships to consider if IB doesn't work out? 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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