+9 Switching from Accounting/Financial Reporting to Investment Banking/Equity Research JOB 1 4y
+3 Graduating soon (masters) with little internship experience. Chances of getting into banking? JOB 1 4y
+6 Kronos Group | Experts In Project Management Consulting CO 1 4y
+3 SA to FT Lateral Process JOB 1 4y
+3 Location of BB SA Office JOB 1 4y
+3 Bonus for bad analyst IB 1 4y
+6 Better life OFF 1 4y
+9 MC Associate to IB Associate, Better Exit Opportunities? IB 1 4y
0 Fitch Ratings - Review - Credit Risk Data 4y
+3 Do you keep the discount rate constant in a DCF or decrease over the explicit forecast period? HF 2 4y
+9 Is it too late to recruit for 2023 ER internship? ER 1 4y
0 Fitch Ratings - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 4y
+4 Anonymous Tweeting ER 1 4y
+6 Blair hours IB 18 4y
+3 What IB's still have yet to post internships? JOB 1 4y
+18 Am I too late to the SA 2023 game? JOB 8 4y
0 Mizuho Securities - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+3 Intern take home pay CF 1 4y
0 Mizuho Securities - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
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+5 Tiger Global losses for the year 52% after drop in May HF 4 4y
+3 Who are the oldest bankers in the game or that you have known personally IB 2 4y
+35 Coming from Pure Mathematics JOB 17 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - NA Data 4y
+26 Navigating the Market Volatility (CRE Debt) RE 10 4y
+5 Recruit FT with BB SA? JOB 4 4y
+41 Five Elms Capital - Reputation, Comp, Exit opps, etc? PE 28 4y
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+3 Anyone Interested in an "Ultimate Niche Technical Guide"? JOB 10 4y
+3 MF Credit - what next? PE 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
+3 Sophomore Analyst Comp IB 4 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) HF Data 4y
0 JMP Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 4y
0 JMP Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
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+6 Would you choose MFPE US vs London? PE 1 4y
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0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Risk Management Data 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
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0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
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0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
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+3 Liontree NY 2023 Updates IB 1 4y
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0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist PE Data 4y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 4y
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+4 Subpar monitor / screen setup in the office - what do you have? IB 4 4y
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0 William Blair Healthcare? IB 2 4y
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0 ALM First Financial Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets AM Data 4y
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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
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