+30 Thoughts on Hedge Fund industry painted as villain? HF 8 5y
+12 Questions for Fixed Income Short Sellers HF 1 5y
+10 Compensation Buyside Equity Research Analyst and Rotman MBA AM 1 5y
0 Reclassify expense to capex? PE 3 5y
0 Atypical applicant. Should I retake the GRE? (please say no) BSCH 4 5y
+3 Series 7 Uses IB 1 5y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Generalist PE Data 5y
+42 Advice on Offers RE 18 5y
+15 Roast my cold email JOB 6 5y
0 PayPal Model IB 2 5y
0 UTIMCO - Interview - Asset Management AM Data 5y
0 UTIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 5y
0 Artemis Summer Enrichment Program 2021 RE 2 5y
0 Interesting Investor Letters from 2020/2021? HF 1 5y
+9 Wanting to start a firm in 5-10 years so wondering whether to opt-in to the U.K. Pension Scheme / Defined Contributions or to put that money in an ISA? RE 9 5y
0 Retirement Defined Contributions if you want to start own firm in 5-10 years IB 1 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist IB Data 5y
+9 Can people in 5th year MBA programs recruit for associate? IB 5 5y
+3 Canaan Partners OTH 1 5y
+6 Do you guys have your own bbg or do you share? ER 3 5y
0 Too late to get investment internship for this summer JOB 9 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Any 2021 FT still going on? ya it’s late I know IB 5 5y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Retail Banking CF Data 5y
0 Database of GPs? RE 1 5y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking CF Data 5y
0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 5y
+21 WSO Hall of Fame: Corporate Finance, Development and Strategy Forum CF 2 5y
+33 Hedge Funds COMPENSATION (London/EU) HF 20 5y
0 Capital management division - How is it like??? CF 1 5y
0 Truist Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Cayman friendly countries HF 1 5y
+4 IE Business School Masters in Finance 2021 BSCH 4 5y
+13 how to break up with boss on valentine's day IB 1 5y
0 PE Fundraising process/Documents PE 6 5y
0 Shell Oil Company - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Shell Oil Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 PE exit opps from SMBC PE 1 5y
+11 What the hell is corporate access role? JOB 4 5y
+80 2020 sucks. How you monkeys hanging? Depressed? Gonna make it thru? OFF 32 5y
+16 FoF vs. Hedge Fund HF 6 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Trading HF Data 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Public Finance IB Data 5y
+1 Consulting presence in an industry CO 2 5y
0 Self Storage - Potential Bubble Forming? RE 7 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Credit Risk IB Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance IB Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Energy IB Data 5y
0 Consulting to IBD: Which Projects look best for recruiting? IB 2 5y
0 Masters in Finance / Sustainable Finance Profile Evaluation BSCH 15 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist TR Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 5y
0 Money Missing from Robinhood Account post-transfer INV 1 5y
+3 @International's, What Do You Think About Global Heads of APAC, or LATAM Not Being From Those Regions? OFF 2 5y
0 Would it be bad to do a non-relevant internship sophomore summer if I've had previous finance internships? JOB 1 5y
0 Moving around at the associate/VP level? IB 7 5y
+63 Real Estate Debt Funds RE 73 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Investment Research CF Data 5y
0 Medical Marijuana License ? OFF 1 5y
0 Delay FT Start Date by 1 week IB 1 5y
0 what percent of monkeys will ever break $300k/yr? IB 31 5y
0 PwC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 5y
+5 Real estate model assumptions RE 7 5y
+3 Is an MiM degree relevant for IB? BSCH 3 5y
+15 How to calculate equity / debt weight in the WACC IB 5 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Risk Data 5y
0 Is middle market PE worthwhile? PE 5 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 Tower Research Capital - Review - Prop Trading TR Data 5y
0 Prospect Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Tower Research Capital - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 5y
0 Spatial Data Science in Financial Services Summit - March 24th & 25th OTH 1 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
+33 Countries still open to Americans for vacation? OFF 24 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Equity Research IB Data 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+81 To all the women in banking IB 29 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Distressed debt / debt-to-control investment environment PE 3 5y
+12 Can you get dinged for experiencing a technical problem around the start time of a live video interview? HF 2 5y
+94 Binary Options - Gaining traction TR 81 5y
0 Chopper Trading vs. Worldquant HF 7 5y
+8 Construct implied PDF of returns from implied volatilities? TR 6 5y
+14 Level of maths needed for the CQF??? HF 9 5y
+60 Great places for 1st year bankers to live in NYC IB 98 5y
+22 People in BO/MO make just as much as Bankers do? IB 9 5y
+59 I almost broke in IB 35 5y
0 How likely to obtain a Quant position at a IB or HF JOB 3 5y
+13 Received an interview invitation, after responding to the email I was told it was a mistake... JOB 15 5y
+41 Quant to Trading TR 30 5y
+16 Two quant interview questions (one stat, one programming) - need help!!! AM 4 5y
+18 Average Spend for a First Date OFF 31 5y
+12 D.E. Shaw vs Citadel Decision Advice HF 2 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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 98.2%
  • 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 98.8%
  • 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 (72) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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