+3 Compensation for Piper Sandler/Cowen/Blair 1st equity research associate? ER 10 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+13 What made you decide which property type to specialize in? RE 5 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Equity Capital Markets HF Data 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets HF Data 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring CO Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Corporate Banking IB Data 3y
+8 How to enjoy reading the news? BSCH 5 3y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
0 Huron Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 3y
+9 Is TAS a boring career ? CO 7 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+1 SFR Outlook RE 2 3y
0 Best online course to take to learn financial modeling/excel skills? IB 4 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 3y
+9 Have you ever been the only candidate for a position RE 5 3y
0 Advantage Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA PE Data 3y
+6 What is the future of the financial services industry? INV 1 3y
+2 New User NUI 3 3y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 3y
+6 IB/ Fin/ Fin mathematics books IB 4 3y
+18 Strong Jobs Numbers, Room for Rate Hikes | The Daily Peel | 8/8/22 INV 1 3y
+1 Would REPE or REIB interviews ask typical IB questions? RE 6 3y
+58 Q&A: Trader at Prop options firm TR 51 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investment Research Data 3y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
+3 what does puts and takes mean? IB 2 3y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
+12 PE GP diligence when switching jobs PE 5 3y
+32 Big 4 Tax to CRE RE 23 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+5 CONCERNED - too many people next rung up PE 8 3y
+3 Equity Research Capital IQ IB 1 3y
+2 Breaking into IB with a masters and no internships for an international student IB 2 3y
+2 Sum CAGR without final value? IB 4 3y
+10 Are Service-Based Economies Disadvantaged During War? INV 1 3y
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 3y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 3y
+20 How respected is Penn State in the IB field? JOB 5 3y
+9 Taking/ Studying for 79 after hitting the desk fine? IB 4 3y
+9 $100m fund - "generous" carry? PE 5 3y
+6 Advice on leveraging midwest MM IB offer for a IB full time offer in New York IB 1 3y
+15 Watch out while recruiting: Office Hours Are A HUGE Scam IB 3 3y
+3 Seeking Advice - Not Content at Current Role PE 1 3y
+48 Anyone Pursued a Master's Degree as a Hobby? BSCH 44 3y
+18 How long to stay in trading with a niche skillset before hopping? TR 1 3y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Software IB Data 3y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research TR Data 3y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
+4 Do job cuts effect interns w offers? IB 7 3y
+12 Salaries - Project Finance IB 8 3y
+9 Advice for Non Target Aspiring PM HF 1 3y
+9 Altamont Capital Partners PE 2 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist HF Data 3y
+12 Consulting as PE Prep + Exits? PE 1 3y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management IB Data 3y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management IB Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management IB Data 3y
+15 How to break into trading TR 5 3y
+42 It's gonna get worse from here HF 26 3y
+20 MBA Value RE 4 3y
+79 Q&A: Recent Quitter from Fixed Income S&T to Startups OFF 37 3y
0 Golub Capital - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Golub Capital - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+3 Jump Trading Internships TR 1 3y
+6 Future of balance sheet / in-between banks? IB 1 3y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Interview - NA HF Data 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Nautic Partners - Interview - Life Sciences PE Data 3y
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0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Real Estate RE Data 3y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 3y
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+7 R u allowed to listen to music while working? IB 10 3y
0 can someone please share your first few weeks/months as a first year? Really nervous JOB 1 3y
0 MM to SM HF 1 3y
+19 PE firms supporting laid off portco employees PE 4 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
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0 LEK Consulting - Review - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 NWC PE 1 3y
0 Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Interview - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 HSBC Commercial Banking - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 HSBC Commercial Banking - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+9 IB -> Macro Fund? JOB 1 3y
+11 ADHD disability? OFF 8 3y
+9 Starting a quant group inside a Single Manager HF HF 1 3y
+9 Special Operations to Finance NUI 1 3y
+57 Will current economic environment impact S&T Grad Jobs? TR 18 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales TR Data 3y
+18 How competitive/difficult is a lateral from a LMM regional boutique to a BB/EB? JOB 3 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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