+26 Crypto hedge fund capital raising - thoughts? HF 3 4y
+10 Best choice from these unis? BSCH 14 4y
0 Email HR on a Saturday? JOB 7 4y
+84 S&T Literature/Books for Interns? TR 20 4y
0 Greystone - Review - Debt Capital Markets RE Data 4y
+9 Transfer Decision Help BSCH 12 4y
0 Hartree Partners - Review - Energy TR Data 4y
+47 Fitting in as a diversity in the office IB 22 4y
+2 Barclays (Exit Opportunities, Protected Saturday’s, Comp) IB 7 4y
+9 How did you do it? Nervous for transition PE 4 4y
+6 BNP Paribas vs ING IB 1 4y
+9 $500 vs $1000 vs $2000 IB 9 4y
+3 2023 BAML Sophomore Summer SA - IB/S&T/GCM TR 13 4y
+17 Oppenheimer IB 2022 IB 33 4y
+14 Small Firm - Jr. Advisor - Need outside thoughts WM 2 4y
+17 Banks with the Best Media/Telecom Groups IB 11 4y
+3 Management CEO HF 1 4y
0 Best mens jewelry brands? FASH 1 4y
+7 Thoughts on Stifel? IB 2 4y
+105 Lebron James or Michael Jordan OFF 92 4y
+190 Least Woke BB/EBs IB 69 4y
+38 Forbes Billionaires - Where are all the Bankers? OFF 28 4y
+9 Can someone unironically please post a San Francisco / Tech Banking tier list? IB 4 4y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+4 Is Keystone Capital in Chicago a decent private equity shop? PE 2 4y
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+6 Dorsal capital management? HF 1 4y
+15 Wells Fargo IB experiences IB 11 4y
0 Amazon - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+5 Can you lie about ACT when applying to SA IB roles? IB 10 4y
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0 Hartree Partners - Review - Prop Trading TR Data 4y
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+178 “It’s better to be aborted than to be born into poverty” OFF 135 4y
+6 I just graduated with an MBA and going into Tech? Is pursuing a IB associate role a dead opp? BSCH 1 4y
0 Berenberg Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
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+38 London rents & budgeting | WTF is going on? IB 26 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 4y
0 Exane BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - NA IB Data 4y
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0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA HF Data 4y
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+130 Honest thoughts on Guggenheim IB 70 4y
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+21 Which banks are advising the Russia/Ukraine merger? IB 9 4y
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0 The Vanguard Group - Review - Corporate Finance CF Data 4y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (49) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
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