+4 Hedge Fund Internship as a Freshmen HF 4 8y
+9 Which forum do I post in to ask questions about public equities & fixed income? JOB 2 8y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+6 Internship Modeling Prep/Advice IB 1 8y
+5 How to transition Informational Interview to more personal questions? IB 2 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Valuation Data 8y
+9 Analyst Salary Evaluation (Need Help!) AM 3 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Private Banking AM Data 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+3 transition from prop shop to hedge fund HF 1 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+36 Am I wasting my Ivy degree on CS? Do I make the switch to Wharton? - Advice Needed! IB 10 8y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Capital Power Corp - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management Data 8y
+4 Where to publish your expertise ? CO 3 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management Data 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Wealth Management Data 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management Data 8y
+26 JP Morgan Investment Banking October 16th Superday IB 55 8y
+17 IRR to Equity? RE 6 8y
+12 Asset Management: how to switch OUT from Sales / MO / BO to Investment roles AM 1 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+13 Timed Writing Interview Advice ER 2 8y
+77 Go Beyond Printing Out the Book IB 20 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Company Data 8y
0 CIT Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Industrials IB Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Review - Defense CO Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Defense CO Data 8y
0 PwC - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 Sandler ONeill - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 PwC - Review - Assurance CO Data 8y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Assurance CO Data 8y
0 Verizon - Interview - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Industrials IB Data 8y
0 Panmure Gordon - Interview - Equity Capital Markets IB Data 8y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Interview - Power AM Data 8y
+15 Advice for EB Recruiting IB 7 8y
0 Navigant Consulting - Interview - Healthcare CO Data 8y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Review - Valuation Data 8y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+37 Watching others leave early is demoralizing - what do I do? IB 8 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Private Wealth Management AM Data 8y
+1 Structuring question for structures out there! TR 4 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
+12 Just joined a BB, might get shipped to Brooklyn. What now? TR 1 8y
0 PwC - Review - Transfer Pricing Data 8y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Transfer Pricing Data 8y
+3 Forum/Places to Discuss IPOs? INV 1 8y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Review - Asset Management AM Data 8y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 8y
0 Bank of China (Hong Kong) - Review - Private Banking AM Data 8y
0 Bank of China (Hong Kong) - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking AM Data 8y
0 Junior trader - Interview - Trading TR Data 8y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+18 BB SA S&T – What desk to choose? TR 6 8y
0 New York Life Insurance Company - Review - Investment Research AM Data 8y
0 New York Life Insurance Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research AM Data 8y
+20 Is it possible to make more money than your college professors the year after you graduate at a corporate job? JOB 13 8y
+8 Group Trading Game TR 10 8y
+24 Career Switch from Premed (Target School) JOB 6 8y
+38 Starting a Hedge Fund Requires $100 Million? HF 10 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 8y
+194 Why the heck do you have over 1,000 banana points? OFF 76 8y
+21 Been put on the waiting list, is there anything I can do? BSCH 11 8y
+20 Do I have a Chance (be honest) IB 10 8y
+15 Owning a side business in IB kosher with bank? IB 7 8y
0 New York Life Insurance Company - Review - Real Estate RE Data 8y
0 New York Life Insurance Company - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 8y
+12 Networking for PE while still in college IB 2 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity PE Data 8y
+57 Who is the wealthiest member on WSO? OFF 30 8y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 8y
+9 Corporate Finance Solutions Group within IB IB 5 8y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+48 So, you get a 0 for your bonus.... IB 49 8y
0 PPG Industries - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk CF Data 8y
0 PPG Industries - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk CF Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+14 ER summer associate to market risk full time ER 3 8y
0 Hiding Balance Sheet Error in Stock Pitch HF 2 8y
0 CBRE - Review - Real Estate RE Data 8y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 8y
0 MidCap Financial - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist CF Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 8y
0 T. Rowe Price - Review - Quantitative Research AM Data 8y
0 T. Rowe Price - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research AM Data 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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