0 BNP Paribas - Review - Asset Management ER Data 1y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management ER Data 1y
+5 Is it alright to wear a Casio watch to an interview if it's the only watch I have? FASH 12 1y
0 Operations 2026 Grad IB 2 1y
0 Athena Capital Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+11 Warwick MScFin vs Imperial MSc Finance and accounting BSCH 7 1y
+12 Renege sophomore internship after signing Junior SA IB 4 1y
0 Eclipse trading TR 2 1y
+8 How to See Portfolio Performance PE 5 1y
+47 2024 PE Bonus Thread PE 31 1y
+9 Looking to Speak with Private Credit Professionals for My Research PE 2 1y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Société Générale - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
+7 Toronto MM Infra Comp PE 4 1y
0 Airport Infra PE Case Studies PE 2 1y
+20 Looking for Career Advice - IB Experience in China, Moving To The U.S. JOB 4 1y
0 Big 6 Toronto M&A Groups IB 1 1y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
+9 COOKED My IB/PE Chances? PE 2 1y
+14 Wells Fargo protected weekends? IB 7 1y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
+33 3 Months Away From Graduation, What Opportunities are Left? JOB 9 1y
+12 Quitting After a Few Weeks? PE 6 1y
0 Structured Equity / Private Capital Solutions IB 1 1y
+9 JPM APAC offer vs London trading recruitment (SA Recruiting) TR 2 1y
+66 I've made it to 5 final rounds and still no offer. Should I give up? RE 23 1y
+7 Is being good at golf actually an advantage in your career? OFF 11 1y
+7 Chicago vs Houston OFF 5 1y
0 Clearing house career start TR 1 1y
+2 Capital One Runs on Google Sheets IB 4 1y
+7 Coach for interview prep IB 3 1y
+7 Thoughts on BC Partners Credit? PE 14 1y
+11 Hedge fund tools for interview prep HF 7 1y
0 Scott Macon - Review - Healthcare IB Data 1y
0 JPM NY IB Superday 2/27 IB 1 1y
0 Scott Macon - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare IB Data 1y
0 Life of a staffer IB 1 1y
+9 Bath vs Durham vs Cranfield Msc Finance BSCH 3 1y
0 GPA Needed from Semi-Target JOB 1 1y
0 Greenhill SA 2026 IB 3 1y
0 Scholars of Finance Chapter Club JOB 1 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Real Estate Data 1y
+12 Is it already over? Breaking into IB London from EU non-target JOB 4 1y
+9 Transaction Opinions - Houlihan Lokey IB 18 1y
0 State Farm Insurance - Review - Investment Grade Finance AM Data 1y
+5 Post MBA offer as analyst not associate BSCH 7 1y
+4 Jefferies 2025 Technology Diversity Symposium IB 10 1y
+13 WU Vienna a Target University for Investment Banking in Frankfurt/London in 2025? BSCH 3 1y
+2 Silver Bananas OFF 2 1y
+1 Where to live during NYC Internship OFF 3 1y
+33 London EB's - Which to take for exits 2023? IB 34 1y
0 LMM PE vs MM IB IB 1 1y
0 Cambridge Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 1y
+37 Desk Cost Bench Marking HF 28 1y
+45 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? HF 65 1y
0 Bulge Bracket vs Evercore PCA IB 3 1y
+42 What does a typical day look like during earnings season? HF 14 1y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist IB Data 1y
+5 MTS Health Partners IB 4 1y
+3 Lateral Associate PE 3 1y
+19 Systematic vs Discretionary choice HF 6 1y
+12 Should I shift interest from AM? AM 1 1y
0 CliftonLarsonAllen - Review - Accounting Data 1y
0 US House of Representatives - Review - Legal Data 1y
0 CliftonLarsonAllen - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 1y
0 Cerberus in 2025 PE 1 1y
+25 Guggenheim PEAG? IB 21 1y
0 Duke Energy - Salary & Bonus - Energy CF Data 1y
+10 Guggenheim FT 2023 IB 80 1y
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0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 1y
0 Capital One - Review - Corporate Banking Data 1y
+34 Pickleball and Real Estate RE 7 1y
+5 London snt comp with ~5 yoe TR 2 1y
+21 Does everyone who goes to LSE who wants to do IB get into IB? IB 15 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 1y
+6 Baruch MS Fin - IB? IB 5 1y
+114 Don’t work at Leerink IB 56 1y
0 Golub Capital - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 1y
0 Resume - H1B application JOB 4 1y
+7 Jpm HY conference in Miami CR 1 1y
0 Trading Risk or Audit in Big 4 to IB roles? TR 1 1y
+12 DB FICC CR 10 1y
0 Miller Buckfire 2026 IB 1 1y
0 Del IB 1 1y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Career Change: Software Engineer -> Front Office Finance TR 1 1y
0 Low tier investment banking VS Private Credit IB 4 1y
0 How to prep for On-cycle? IB 1 1y
+10 RX at Accounting Firms IB 7 1y
+9 JPN bank’s strategy in Project Finance IB 3 1y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Energy IB Data 1y
0 Citigroup - Review - Treasury Data 1y
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+32 Reflections on ageing OFF 6 1y
+2 McGill BCom vs Bocconi BIEF for French student IB 3 1y
+3 Barclays Capital Markets Spring Week IB 3 1y
+3 Best Performing IBs in Zurich? IB 4 1y
0 William Blair - Interview - Generalist IB Data 1y

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 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

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 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 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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