+10 Exploding Startup Offer do I refuse? VC 1 4y
+66 J&J vaccine paused by CDC/FDA OFF 63 5y
+8 Dumb Question - What is the Point of Debt Amortization from a Returns Perspective? PE 4 5y
+7 GS opening office in Birmingham OFF 8 3y
0 First Southwest Company - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 5y
+3 Stanford Deferred Enrollment Deadlines BSCH 1 5y
0 Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc. - Review - NA TR Data 5y
0 RBC Operations IB 1 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 5y
0 Credit Analysis HF 1 5y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) AM Data 5y
0 Intuitive Surgical Incorporated - Salary & Bonus - Marketing Data 5y
0 GSUM CAPITAL - Company Data 5y
+9 ESE vs SSER BSCH 2 4y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Generalist CO Data 5y
+13 Sign early offer or recruit for other banks? JOB 8 5y
+6 Big 4 or Chinese Investment Bank for Freshman Summer, Target School Hoping for NYC/HK IBD IB 3 5y
+18 How did you pick your product? TR 10 5y
+5 Unfunded growth : valuation PE 2 5y
+6 Work ethic and stamina of successful bankers, investors, CEO's etc. IB 4 5y
0 How much do SA prep exams matter? JOB 2 5y
0 Hand Pain/Carpal Tunnel IB 1 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 5y
+48 How hard were your first few months in IB? IB 11 3y
+47 Houston Status Update - Hours? Flow? Morale? IB 53 4y
+39 At what point is it worth burning bridges? IB 26 4y
0 Evestment - Review - Markets Data 5y
+13 Goldman's risk arb alums - why so many closures? HF 11 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 background check problems IB 3 5y
0 Root Insurance - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CF Data 5y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 How to stop processing IB 2 5y
+6 EY Fed Tech vs Accenture Fed Tech vs PwC Commercial Advisory Tech CO 1 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 Accenture - Interview - Government - Federal CO Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+7 Picking A School BSCH 6 3y
+168 2021 Graduates IB salaries, bonus, sign-on bonuses IB 154 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) IB Data 5y
+4 MD Networking Call JOB 4 4y
0 Needham & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 Audax Group - Interview - Generalist PE Data 5y
0 Filing bankruptcy on development. Are we screwed on raising future capital? RE 1 5y
0 William and Mary or IU Kelley IB 3 3y
+3 RBC NY M&A Analyst Experience IB 1 5y
0 Northwestern Mutual - Review - Sales Data 5y
+15 Software modeling? PE 14 3y
0 Aleutian Capital Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 CB - Scotiabank vs RBC IB 4 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research PE Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs 2021 Beyond the Classroom IB 1 5y
0 Prospective Finance Applicant IB 4 5y
0 KKR 2022 PE 1 5y
0 PwC - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+9 Small AM Firm to HF Career Path Advice JOB 1 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+35 Thoughts on Ashler Capital? HF 29 4y
+34 Joining A Startup Hedge Fund VC 15 4y
+8 How to resign without pissing team off? (S&T) TR 9 5y
+6 When should I move-in? OFF 1 5y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Review - Special Situations Group PE Data 5y
+16 What are my chances of TOP 15 MBA? BSCH 8 5y
0 How do you manage current workloads while actively recruiting? IB 3 5y
+13 Power Trading Desk also trading Crypto? CRYPTO 18 4y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group PE Data 5y
0 KKR SA 2022 Predictive Index: Behavioral and Cognitive Survey? RE 2 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Rotational Data 5y
+9 PJT Restructuring & Special Situations Group Culture? IB 1 5y
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0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 5y
+3 PE Recruiting | Lateral PE 3 5y
0 PE Recruiting Timeline PE 1 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 5y
+34 Development Spread RE 13 4y
0 Strategy& - Interview - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 BIWS FIG Course? IB 1 5y
+4 LevFin Exits (GS, MS, JPM) IB 7 3y
0 M&A: How many Deals and Pitches do you usually have? IB 1 5y
+6 NYC Summer Housing Sublet Help OFF 1 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+17 Does this mean I got the offer? IB 17 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+9 Renewable Energy Tax Equity Investors: Threat of Direct Pay? IB 1 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+99 Bankers - NBC News would like to hear from you IB 12 5y
+13 How can one differentiate oneself during the analyst training program and get placed on a good desk? TR 26 5y
0 Blue Collective??? PE 6 4y
0 Equity Financing Trading/Repo - Any buyside exit ops? TR 1 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
+1 M&A Transaction Common Stock One-for-One Basis? IB 2 5y
+12 Emory Goizueta BSCH 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+16 Fintech PM better than IB? IB 5 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • 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 97.9%
  • 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 97.9%
  • 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 (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101