+18 How can I get relevant experience for Proprietary Trading? TR 14 5y
+9 Investir PE 0 5y
0 Berkeley Research Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 5y
+30 So... are we allowed to.... get SICK? IB 47 5y
+15 Analyst vs Associate Hours IB 9 5y
+4 How low is BoA analyst comp? IB 16 5y
0 MBA for sticking in finance? BSCH 2 5y
+3 I don’t know who needs to see this, but take this gem. OFF 2 5y
+15 My revised version of retail All Weather HF 3 5y
+9 Equity waterfall logic RE 1 5y
0 Compassionate HR - Review - Prop Trading TR Data 5y
0 T. Rowe Price - Review - Quantitative Research AM Data 5y
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0 T. Rowe Price - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research AM Data 5y
+23 Bain AC final round 2021 decisions CO 58 5y
0 LEK Consulting - Review - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 IHS Markit - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations CF Data 5y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Risk Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 5y
+7 Worst attire you’ve seen in the office FASH 5 5y
+4 Best Boutiques to Work For? IB 5 5y
+13 Any fight fans? OFF 28 5y
+19 Buyside -> Sellside? Is leaving a REPE Analyst gig for IS/DSF silly RE 7 5y
0 Back to office ? IB 1 5y
+15 Best Podcasts to Listen to? OFF 9 5y
0 Moelis SA 2021 GroupMe IB 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 5y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Credit Data 5y
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0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Derivatives IB Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives IB Data 5y
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0 London In-person SA accommodation IB 2 5y
+10 Should I pick UCLA biz-econ over UWM business school? IB 3 5y
0 Restructuring Banking in Canada? IB 7 5y
0 Help on Interview Question on Interview Questions HF 1 5y
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0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+7 Distressed Analyst Wants To Train his Junior Analyst at Home HF 5 5y
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0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions PE Data 5y
0 PwC - Review - Advisory Data 5y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
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0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Does BlackRock require first year analysts to liquidate personal investment portfolio? AM 1 5y
0 MS 2022 SA Recruiting IB 1 5y
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0 PwC - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
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0 Greystar Real Estate Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist RE Data 5y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $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

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”