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+150 Pokémon Go OFF 100 4y
+9 Top 3 groups to avoid at GS/MS/JPM/BofA/Citi IB 11 4y
+3 Afterpay & Square Merger Transaction Comps IB 3 4y
+192 The 2010’s decade will be over in 4 months. What do you think people will remember this decade for? OFF 110 4y
0 Guosen Securities - Review - Trading IB Data 4y
0 Guosen Securities - Salary & Bonus - Trading IB Data 4y
+30 Explaining Blindside Resignation JOB 11 4y
+9 Max. age to become an Analyst? (Unofficially) IB 12 4y
+20 Just found out how well off my dads side of the family are and now I am resentful OFF 16 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Bloomberg when bored? IB 1 4y
+8 Does the future PE firm you are going to join contact your current bank during the interview process? PE 2 4y
+3 Best Powerpoint/Excel courses for incoming FT investment banking analysts? IB 1 4y
0 WSO Podcast | E192: Non-target University to BB Investment Banking Analyst to Private Equity Associate 0 4y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Review - Distressed Debt and or High Yield AM Data 4y
+13 Graduate programs RE 12 4y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt and or High Yield AM Data 4y
+1 NY / CT Housing Market RE 2 4y
0 Corporate Client Group RBC IB 1 4y
0 McGrathNicol - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring IB Data 4y
0 U Miami undergrad BSCH 2 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Equity Research ER Data 4y
+221 Should I try to be friends with women? OFF 96 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) TR Data 4y
+9 BB IB vs Top Quant Finance Master's Program HF 1 4y
+48 Multi-manager hedge fund perks via brokers? HF 25 4y
0 ACT Capital Advisors - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Review - Equity Capital Markets AM Data 4y
0 Execution Trader Bonus HF 1 4y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets AM Data 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
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0 Comp for Private Market investors at crossover funds? PE 1 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist PE Data 4y
0 What European universities are feeders into London masters programmes? BSCH 1 4y
+7 Apollo LA Office PE 1 4y
0 Numerix LLC - Salary & Bonus - Risk TR Data 4y
+8 London Assessment Center SA IB 6 4y
+9 No Internship this Summer, unsure of how to proceed JOB 1 4y
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+3 Stock Pitch for Interviews AM 1 4y
0 Rothschild - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Other - Interview - Generalist AM Data 4y
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+8 Average BB Corporate Banking Comp IB 6 4y
+5 LBO Modeling Question PE 7 4y
+1 Is excel an important skill to have in finance? IB 6 4y
+18 If being in the mafia was as profitable as being on Wall Street, would you do it? OFF 31 4y
0 Aon - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 4y
+2 Analyst PWM hours - London? WM 11 4y
+6 Real Estate Plusses and Minuses? PE 1 4y
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0 Books / Resources on Market Infrastructure Investment Banking? (i.e. Exchanges, Clearing Houses, Custodians, Data Providers etc) IB 0 4y
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0 Rush Street Capital - Review - Investment Banking TR Data 4y
0 Battery Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking TR Data 4y
+13 Intern gifts IB 18 4y
+12 FT Partners Has No Money? IB 11 4y
0 William Blair - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 4y
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0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist HF Data 4y
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+35 PE/PC Salary Raises? PE 78 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+6 How important is networking for London IB? JOB 4 4y
+6 S&T Cash Equity floor dead end? TR 1 4y
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+9 Public Sector & Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Thoughts IB 1 4y
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+48 It's been awhile WSO... OFF 24 4y
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0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
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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
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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