+132 SCOTUS overturning affirmative action OFF 37 3y
+6 News reporting to ER transition ER 1 3y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+4 Netflix? OFF 20 3y
+3 London- Credit/debt associates IB 1 3y
+3 Chicago Rent - 2bed? OFF 1 3y
+10 Tips for being "good enough" IB 3 3y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 3y
+3 Family Friend of a Friend Connection Founder of Boutique IB Firm IB 3 3y
+17 Boutique Regional Salary IB 21 3y
+9 Long Work Gap for Entrepreneurship? IB 2 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Investment Research PE Data 3y
+3 Alternative investing at AM PE 1 3y
0 BDO - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 3y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 3y
+4 American deals IB 1 3y
+6 Why stay in PE and not go into public equities? PE 4 3y
+14 VC interview task VC 4 3y
+9 Exit Opps from VC associate? (Cleantech) VC 3 3y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure IB Data 3y
+6 2023 PE Comp Expectations PE 11 3y
+11 Starting Over - How do I work this? BSCH 6 3y
+5 Have a job in Balance Sheet Bank DCM, worth taking the job opportunity at BNP UK M&A? IB 2 3y
+9 Truist CIB Working Capital Group Info? IB 5 3y
+18 Have you ever had dark thoughts? OFF 6 3y
+6 Platforms in London: churn, comp, culture HF 6 3y
+31 Principal Side (REPE, Developer, Owner) vs Debt Fund RE 8 3y
+9 Quality of work dropping due to over-staffing IB 1 3y
+31 URGENT: buy-side offer 7 months into IB AN1, need advice IB 29 3y
+26 Expectations vs Reality of Your First Year as IB Associate IB 12 3y
+73 In terrible spot right now OFF 22 3y
+9 What branded clothes / designer fashion items are worth splurging on? FASH 13 3y
+6 Citadel Securities Interview HF 3 3y
0 JMI Equity - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) PE Data 3y
+87 Tech vs Finance? (Again) OFF 76 3y
+10 Is high finance one of the fields where the most people don't achieve their dreams? OFF 3 3y
+3 Goldman Sachs slashes bonuses for junior bankers by as much as 90% IB 2 3y
+8 Entry Level Sales and trading positions TR 3 3y
+4 Do you have to work on MLK Day? OFF 5 3y
0 BMO Financial Group - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
0 CyberMaxx - Company Data 3y
0 BMO Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+3 Db Achieve Superday IB 1 3y
+25 Career earnings McKinsey vs $2-5bn SM HF 14 3y
+8 KKR Energy Houston PE 5 3y
+14 Is BofA the only BB to not have done lay-offs? IB 38 3y
+1 Ares Management 2023 PE 2 3y
+18 Reneging summer spot RE 8 3y
+9 Problem forecasting debt payments in dcf IB 12 3y
+10 Finance jobs not in IB/PE/HF/VC that pay $300k+ per year near 30 years old? OFF 20 3y
+2 Huron Consulting any good? CO 4 3y
+1 Info on Polar Asset Management? HF 1 3y
0 Canaccord Genuity Petsky Prunier - Salary Increase? IB 3 3y
0 Greystone - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 3y
0 Greystone - Review - Commercial Banking Data 3y
0 Adobe Systems - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+18 High Finance -> Passive Income IB 29 3y
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+12 Private capital markets IB 10 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Technology HF Data 3y
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0 Quit after bonuses or stay? IB 6 3y
0 American Capital - Salary & Bonus - Research AM Data 3y
+6 What is your post lay-off (learning) plan? OFF 2 3y
0 EMEA Energy transition AM 1 3y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Review - Investment Management Data 3y
0 FFM IB MM Ranking IB 1 3y
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+6 Goldman Sachs Rotational Program? IB 2 3y
0 Bespoke clothes? FASH 1 3y
0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management Data 3y
+1 Insurance Question IB 3 3y
+9 Team Rankings At EBs (US) IB 11 3y
+2 Which investment bank has the best website? IB 6 3y
+9 Thoughts on the M2 Mac mini ? OFF 3 3y
+189 Not allowed to take vacation as AN 1? Is this normal? IB 80 3y
+30 Just How Fucking Bad Is it? IB 19 3y
+1 Offer Choice(Citadel/Goldman Sachs) PE 3 3y
+9 Google lay off severance package OFF 4 3y
+9 Want More Information Regarding Multifamily Blogs? RE 1 3y
0 Barclays - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+3 Quitting without another job lined up? JOB 9 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
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0 Citigroup - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) IB Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) IB Data 3y
0 Meeting Principal from PE Megafund - Advice PE 2 3y
0 ? IB 4 3y
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0 Citigroup - Review - Sales TR Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Sales TR Data 3y

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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