0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets IB Data 6y
0 Cherokee Acquisition - Company Data 6y
+3 Cowen SF - Healthcare & Tech Groups IB 2 6y
0 Dimensional Fund Advisors - Interview - Quantitative Research AM Data 6y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - NA PE Data 6y
0 BlackRock - Review - Sales AM Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA PE Data 6y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Sales AM Data 6y
+12 Work experience in subsidiary RES 1 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Quantitative Research TR Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research TR Data 6y
+12 Nontarget Low GPA With Experience Recruiting Private Equity PE 2 6y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Markets TR Data 6y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Oil & Gas IB Data 6y
+3 Wells Fargo Industrials Silos - Which is the best? IB 1 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas IB Data 6y
+11 Dartmouth vs Princeton vs Wharton (UPenn) BSCH 5 6y
+12 The “learning on the job” myth IB 3 6y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 6y
0 Unilever Ventures - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Unilever Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+37 Ask me: middle office to trader TR 8 6y
0 Pareto Securities - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - Interview - Consumer - Retail AM Data 6y
+4 How to get into African PE funds PE 1 6y
0 Craig Hallum - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Craig Hallum - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 6y
+9 Difference in Prestige Between Valuation Firms for IB? IB 2 6y
0 Grant Thornton - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+14 Industrials Group Interview IB 21 6y
+3 Delete FASH 1 6y
+3 State Street Global Market Internship (Marco Research, HK) TR 1 6y
+3 IB troubles/ no summer internships IB 2 6y
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+13 MS WAA turn over AM 1 6y
0 Oliver Wyman - Salary & Bonus - NA CO Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
+23 Accounting to PE/IB - is it realistic for me? IB 9 6y
+10 Escaping middle office JOB 14 6y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
+4 insights on marshall wace HF 2 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Restructuring TR Data 6y
+31 Why Hotel/Stay Alfred Concepts RE 7 6y
+12 Non-Target Undergrad: Masters in Finance? IB 4 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Eastdil Secured - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
+85 Hot (obvious) take: Elon Musk does dumb shit on purpose OFF 39 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Huntington National Bank - Review - Private Banking Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Cushman and Wakefield - Review - Brokerage RE Data 6y
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0 Huntington National Bank - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 6y
+3 UPenn PPE PE 1 6y
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0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 6y
0 Barclays - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
+10 Generalist vs Coverage Groups vs Product Groups IB 4 6y
0 Morningstar - Interview - Product Management ER Data 6y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Review - Economic Consulting Data 6y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting Data 6y
+47 EBENEZER SCROOGE: AN INSPIRATIONAL HERO OFF 7 6y
0 WSO Podcast | E59: Tax at Big 4 to 15 Years Out of Work to Investment Banking Associate 0 6y
+3 What are some lesser known tricks you picked up during your analyst stint? IB 1 6y
+27 Chances of getting into LBS MBA IB 6 6y
0 The Davis Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley - Company Data 6y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Risk Management Data 6y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 6y
+35 Wharton Helpful in Recruiting into PE? PE 5 6y
+12 Corporate Treasury Exit Opps JOB 1 6y
+7 NY EB SA 2019 experiences IB 5 6y
+3 Are MM/Botique Equity/Debt Rasing Firms Good Experience? IB 1 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Review - Asset Management AM Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 6y
0 Audax Group - Review - Leveraged Finance PE Data 6y
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+12 Non-Target Student Looking for a Hedge Fund Internship HF 4 6y
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0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions PE Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions PE Data 6y
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+56 Extreme Sweaty Hands and Finance? OFF 26 6y
+9 Lack of E-Board Experience IB 1 6y
+31 PE Work Verification Check JOB 11 6y
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+12 Long term in Restructuring & Turnaround CO 3 6y
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0 Akuna Capital LLC - Review - Derivatives TR Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 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 (81) $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

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