0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research ER Data 4y
0 Unhinged HF AMA HF 3 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 4y
+4 Do Investment Bankers cheat? OFF 4 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Credit Risk Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 4y
0 Centre Lane Partners LLC - Interview - Growth Equity PE Data 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist HF Data 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist HF Data 4y
+6 When does background check end? JOB 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 4y
+8 How big of houses/apartments/vacation homes do your VPs & MDs have? IB 10 4y
+5 Mizuho vs Nomura IB 4 4y
+5 Media & Telecom League Tables IB 4 4y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Credit PE Data 4y
+6 Questions for MDs and VPs IB 1 4y
+7 London PWP vs. PJT IB 9 4y
+1 HireVue immediately after apply for Morgan Stanley? IB 4 4y
+9 Pathway to IB JOB 2 4y
0 How easy is internal mobility to FO at BB banks IB 1 4y
0 VC Pay VC 8 4y
+8 Is banking just made up of people with trash personalities or is it just my group? IB 11 4y
+14 Imposter Syndrome as an Associate IB 3 4y
0 Collins Aerospace - Salary & Bonus - Defense Data 4y
+13 Can I become a millionaire in 10 years? IB 5 4y
0 Renting in NYC/SF - Rent up front? OFF 1 4y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring CO Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 4y
+17 What is included in Relocation Reimbursement? PE 4 4y
0 True Blue Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
+58 Professional Trading Masterclass - Anton Kreil? TR 67 4y
+4 What Happens if an M&A Deal is voted Down by Shareholders in Canada? IB 4 4y
+6 Lateral Process as a PE Associate PE 1 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) IB Data 4y
0 Discover Financial Services - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Discover Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Truist Investment Banking - Tech Miami Recruiting IB 1 4y
+29 BofA Culture by Groups IB 40 4y
+3 Alantra credit portfolio advisory IB 1 4y
+4 IE / Imperial / Warwick / KF online MBA? BSCH 2 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Metals and Mining IB Data 4y
+105 List of Things You Should be Doing in Undergrad JOB 58 4y
+112 Need to Brush up on your Accounting Skills? JOB 48 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Metals and Mining IB Data 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Hudsons Bay Company - Review - Real Estate RE Data 4y
0 Hudsons Bay Company - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 4y
+6 Series 79 Questions Asked IB 7 4y
+12 Hotel Development/Acquisitions Risk RE 4 4y
+84 What made you realize life is short? OFF 55 4y
+6 ESG Strategy? RE 1 4y
0 Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC - Review - Real Estate RE Data 4y
+10 Opinions on Citi moving bankers to the south of Spain, with better WLB but lower salary?? IB 4 4y
0 Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 4y
+6 DCM aligning logos all day - No Exit? IB 1 4y
+6 Trading as a Proprietorship? TR 1 4y
+11 Do you think we’re going to train in NYC? IB 6 4y
+3 Big4 Corporate Finance vs Commercial Banking JOB 1 4y
+9 LMA guidelines for REF transactions outside UK/EU RE 1 4y
+15 Career Advice For Fresh Graduate In Banking / Consulting / Crypto VC!🙏🏻 JOB 1 4y
+12 Advice needed: taking year off after graduation to study for CFA i-iii IB 5 4y
+13 Application Tips & Tricks From Morgan Stanley Banker TR 5 4y
+9 From IB to BB trading or prop trading (junior level) TR 2 4y
+5 Unlevered FCF growth too high and termina value as a % of Implied value too high HF 2 4y
+22 Jack 'em Up | The Daily Peel | 3/18/2022 INV 1 4y
+60 Best Tech groups in NYC IB 57 4y
+3 Recent insights to Lazard NYC Culture IB 1 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Risk Management Data 4y
+8 Anyone in San Francisco wanna get Drinks Tomorrow? OFF 2 4y
+3 Investment scheme IB 1 4y
+6 Finance major considering a dual major in computer science? BSCH 1 4y
+38 Most Expensive Dish/Meal OFF 44 4y
+26 MSc Finance: Is it Worth it? IB 11 4y
+6 Anyone else not get an Employee Review? OFF 1 4y
+16 What are standard benefits in PE? PE 7 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+12 Multi Asset AM - Macro HF HF 1 4y
+9 IB/HF/AM Recruiting at Fordham? IB 1 4y
+56 My algos are up 57% YTD. I want to sell them. HF 66 4y
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+7 Shortest Stint at Development Company RE 1 4y
+6 IPO at Commercial RE Brokerage RE 1 4y
0 Scholarship on CV RES 9 4y
+3 Thoughts on University of Richmond? BSCH 3 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Equity Traders' Edge? (vs Research and Buy Side) TR 2 4y
+9 NYC - IB IB 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+6 Best Buildings/Apartment Complexes to live in (NY/SF) OFF 1 4y
+10 Thoughts on PWP in Chicago? IB 7 4y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Generalist CO Data 4y
0 Shea & co - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Sysco - Review - Corporate Finance CF Data 4y
0 Sysco - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance CF Data 4y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Credit Data 4y
+16 Advice on Lateral PE Recruiting after 1 year? PE 13 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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