0 P. Schoenfeld Asset Management - Interview - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield HF Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mutual Funds Data 6y
+11 Picking up milfs in Manhattan IB 4 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mutual Funds Data 6y
+16 How to go about cold emailing alumni for non-IB sophomore internships? IB 2 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 6y
0 AllianceBernstein - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 6y
+24 Networking with a client and life in corporate development post-IB IB 2 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 6y
+3 "Group Interview" IB 1 6y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Generalist PE Data 6y
+3 WSO Interviews IB 2 6y
+15 Where to go? IB 1 6y
+9 League Tables - Everyone has a different take IB 1 6y
+4 Real Estate Investment Analyst to RE IBD IB 3 6y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+30 This is a Rant OFF 18 6y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Restructuring CO Data 6y
+12 Investing in Funds for Friends & Family OFF 1 6y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 M&T Bank - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets IB Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Accounting Data 6y
+3 Structured Products IB 1 6y
+15 Urgent Help - FT or Off-cycle internship IB 5 6y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 6y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
+3 WSO software bug - edit comment OFF 1 6y
0 BDA Partners - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 BDA Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
+12 Anyone ever get hired after a U5 termination disclosure ? JOB 1 6y
+50 Best high-paying career if I want to start my own multi-family commercial business in 6-8 years? RE 14 6y
+17 A question about IB Associate bonuses... IB 4 6y
+20 Noob question: What exactly to say to alumni/recruiters while reaching out to them on LinkedIn or elsewhere? TR 5 6y
+18 Incoming BB SA Networking with Current Bankers IB 7 6y
0 Hercules Capital - Company Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Review - Consulting CO Data 6y
+3 360 feedback? IB 1 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 6y
0 Related Companies - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management RE Data 6y
0 WSO Podcast | E76: Prop Trading Burnout in 2008 to IB Bulge Bracket and Corp Dev M&A Executive 0 6y
+3 Large money IB 1 6y
0 PFM - Review - Treasury AM Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 6y
0 PFM - Salary & Bonus - Treasury AM Data 6y
+61 Construction Over Finance for a Career in Development? RE 23 6y
+12 Anti-Dilution Math PE 1 6y
+6 Need research reports pulled, happy to pay decent $$$ IB 5 6y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Strategy CO Data 6y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Strategy CO Data 6y
+112 Q&A: From Big4 Audit -> Big4 Advisory -> MBA -> AM Portfolio Manager AM 31 6y
+65 Ross PT to Investment Banking IB 26 6y
+12 Underclassman Internship Experiences? JOB 6 6y
0 Schroders - Review - Generalist AM Data 6y
+13 Can WSO Staff Please Vet Salary Data on the Forum JOB 2 6y
+3 quick help when networking for FT positions... IB 1 6y
+14 "Good Cause Eviction" mandating maximum 3.0% annual rent increases looking more and more likely RE 6 6y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Valuation IB Data 6y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Valuation IB Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
+6 Pwc Deals vs. F50 Operational Risk Officer JOB 1 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management TR Data 6y
+8 Do investment banks take on any risks in a LBO? IB 5 6y
0 Richardson GMP - Review - Wealth Management Data 6y
0 Richardson GMP - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management Data 6y
+37 Why do Tiger Cubs focus on Tech and Consumer Discretionary stocks so much? HF 9 6y
0 What is IRR (Internal Rate of Return) vs MOIC (Multiple of Invested Capital)? 0 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Engineering IB Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 6y
+3 MS ER Conversion Rate ER 1 6y
+3 Sophomore Internship in Risk Management IB 1 6y
0 TD Ameritrade - Review - Consumer - Retail CO Data 6y
0 TD Ameritrade - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail CO Data 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Generalist CO Data 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 6y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 6y
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0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Commercial Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Scotiabank - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure PE Data 6y
+4 First year analyst milestones for the year IB 2 6y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist CO Data 6y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 6y
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+4 Treasury Quotes for calculating Yield Maintenance RE 2 6y
+9 Placement Agent - Breaking in from industry or grad school PE 1 6y
+3 qwerty poiuyt OTH 1 6y
+6 I guesstimated most of my previous employment dates - will offer be rescinded after background check? IB 3 6y
+3 deletethis post IB 1 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+16 PE Fund with Best Learning and Returns? Top 5 UMM? Top 5 MF? PE 9 6y
+12 How to handle unprofessional HR person JOB 1 6y
0 AllianceBernstein - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 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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