+27 Advice needed: Buy-side vs Sell-side doubts HF 10 4y
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+55 Chronically Second Place, any advice? OFF 33 4y
+7 Will all BBs follow GS 110k A1 Base? IB 11 4y
+3 JPM RISK MANAGEMENT IB 1 4y
+27 Smelly coworker is allergic to soap - how to tell her that she stinks? OFF 14 4y
0 Cambridge Associates - Interview - Investment Research Data 4y
+6 Marathon capital FT 2021 IB 54 4y
0 Amazon - Interview - Financial Planning and Analysis CF Data 4y
+25 Argument for middle/back office? IB 5 4y
+8 What do you think of Vegeta’s new God of Destruction form? OFF 4 4y
+2 Change in major post SA offer IB 2 4y
+5 CRE Careers In Secondary Markets RE 1 4y
+3 Has anyone ever gone from IB to S&T? IB 8 4y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Mariner Wealth Advisors - Review - Wealth Management AM Data 4y
0 Mariner Wealth Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 4y
+1 WLB at secondaries group? IB 2 4y
0 Roast my resume for FT recruiting RES 3 4y
+10 Los Angeles or San Francisco for Healthcare IB JOB 13 4y
0 Cowen Group - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Review - Risk Data 4y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 4y
+23 What exactly do these international J Banks do in IB? IB 4 4y
+22 Offer Decision MUFG vs. BAML vs. Cantor Fitzgerald IB 10 4y
+92 How tf do you know what you want to do? IB 22 4y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+12 Thoughts on SVPGlobal PE 7 4y
+24 Passing the SIE with 2/3 days of studying IB 26 4y
+8 Barclays 2021 SA Return Offers IB 21 4y
+28 Multifamily Exit Caps RE 11 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
+4 William Blair - IB FT Biotech 2022 IB 4 4y
0 Procter & Gamble - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Procter & Gamble - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Treasury CF Data 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Nuveen Investments - Interview - Investment Management RE Data 4y
+6 Commodity Structuring/Origination TR 7 4y
+13 Colliers Capital Markets RE 26 4y
+7 Corporate Banking Base Pay Bumps? IB 34 4y
+3 I’m at top Secondaries group, is REPE POSSIBLE? RE 1 4y
0 Cognizant - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting TR Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 4y
+9 Do I have to disclose my parents' investment accounts? TR 4 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity PE Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 4y
+3 Citi 2021 SA FT return offers IB 1 4y
+18 Bombed final round McKinsey interview.. CO 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 4y
+6 Background Check Question IB 5 4y
+104 Big4 M&A - An Explanation IB 48 4y
+275 Dumbest thing you said in an interview? OFF 83 4y
+30 WSO Caption Contest - May 31st... Collect Silver Bananas and Win a Free WSO T-Shirt OFF 14 4y
+19 WSO - Fantasy Premier League (FPL) League OFF 7 4y
+271 Sam Shiah: The Puppet Master of WSMM — Come Get Me IB 44 4y
+10 How many interns are in the GS, JPM, and MS Summer Analyst classes in NYC usually? IB 7 4y
+13 Outsized returns, where to apply for a trading job? (serious) TR 2 4y
0 NAB - Interview - Commercial Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Wealth Management Data 4y
+61 Stanford Wall Street Placement East Coast IB 23 4y
+29 Question on NOLs PE 6 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+11 UBS Houston IB 6 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 4y
0 Shea & co - Interview - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Tax Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Tax Data 4y
+11 Anything interesting going on that could affect markets? IB 9 4y
+13 Does HR have any power when deciding on return offers? JOB 4 4y
+16 Suggested books for reading in REPE RE 7 4y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 4y
0 KingSett Capital - Review - Generalist PE Data 4y
+10 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets ECM vs DCM (Associate) IB 8 4y
0 KingSett Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 4y
+6 Credit Agricole Structured Finance IB 5 4y
+6 Jane Street Business Development Internship CF 5 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+9 What matters for On-Cycle PE Recruiting? PE 1 4y
0 State Farm Insurance - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 State Farm Insurance - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist PE Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 4y
+4 Harris Williams Pay Bump? IB 4 4y
+3 State of new analysts — just quitting IB 3 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Industrials ER Data 4y
+73 Does size matter? OFF 49 4y
+14 Can GPA/GMAT offset shitty work experience? BSCH 2 4y
+127 Beautiful 25 Year Old Girl OFF 97 4y
+14 Looking for an UW Model and assumptions for a unique deal RE 1 4y
0 Allstate Investments LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 4y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Analytics PE Data 4y
+2 Buy Infra Funds for Work/Life Balance IB 4 4y
+6 Exit opps for trader in Equity Derivatives? HF 7 4y

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
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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