+3 What rules/laws have changed in accounting and taxes - for financial modeling IB 1 6y
+12 Recommendation needed! BSCH 1 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Shell Oil Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas TR Data 6y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 6y
0 Dell - Review - Corporate Finance CF Data 6y
0 Dell - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance CF Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
+12 JP Morgan "Introduction"(?) IB 1 6y
+12 Broad Buy Side M&A Process IB 1 6y
0 US Bank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 6y
0 UnitedHealth Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+3 Susquehanna First Round Trader Phone Interview TR 1 6y
0 Nordea - Interview - Audit Data 6y
0 Gordon Brothers - Interview - Technology Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Review - Finance CO Data 6y
0 Virtu Financial - Salary & Bonus - Operations TR Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Finance CO Data 6y
+225 Elizabeth Warren - “Stop Wall Street Looting Act” PE 46 6y
0 UBS AG - Review - Healthcare IB Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare IB Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 6y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+22 Rx IB Exit Opps IB 7 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Insight Sourcing Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 6y
0 Insight Sourcing Group - Company Data 6y
+10 BlackRock Systematic Active Equity HF 2 6y
+9 Brand New to WSO Looking for Career Change NUI 1 6y
0 William Blair - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
+3 T2 Lateral to MBB CO 1 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Fiera Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Grade Finance HF Data 6y
0 BMO Financial Group - Review - Technology Data 6y
0 BMO Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 6y
+15 HBS Interview Invites - Any IB / PE People Get Invites? BSCH 1 6y
0 Capstone Headwaters - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Capstone Headwaters - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
+17 SA 2020 late summer/fall recruitment IB 15 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Anthos Capital - Company Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Review - Generalist CO Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 6y
+3 Need Help!!! IB 1 6y
+6 Lehman Brothers 2020 SA Thread OFF 2 6y
+14 How many times a day do you poop? OFF 18 6y
0 CITIC Capital - Review - Real Estate PE Data 6y
+6 Update on 2020 recruiting IB 3 6y
0 CITIC Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate PE Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
+19 REIT NAV and Dividend Growth - usually inline? RE 6 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 McCafferty and Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 McCafferty and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 WIZARD CAPITAL RESEARCH LIMITED - Interview - Quantitative Research TR Data 6y
0 WIZARD CAPITAL RESEARCH LIMITED - Company Data 6y
+3 Charles Schwab Robo Advisor Discussion AM 1 6y
+42 Guggenheim (M&A) vs. Houlihan Lokey (Restructuring) for Summer Analyst IB 24 6y
+41 Corporate development during recessions CF 24 6y
0 Alliance Equity - Review - Debt Capital Markets HF Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Alliance Equity - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets HF Data 6y
0 STORE Capital - Review - Credit Risk RE Data 6y
0 STORE Capital - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk RE Data 6y
+7 Guys What do TR 19 6y
0 Nike - Review - Other Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Nike - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+14 Question about hedging a cargo TR 3 6y
+3 Syndicated Loan Origination comp? IB 2 6y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Software TR Data 6y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Software TR Data 6y
+3 Investment philosophy among megafunds? PE 1 6y
0 Analysis Group - Review - Economic Consulting CO Data 6y
0 Analysis Group - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting CO Data 6y
0 Trexquant - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+31 Reneging EB for Top Tier BB IB 14 6y
+3 What is compensation like for Associates in Real Estate PE? PE 1 6y
0 Deloitte - Review - Advisory CO Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Advisory CO Data 6y
+24 Am I Screwed? A Mid-College Crisis IB 7 6y
0 Dell - Review - Financial Planning and Analysis CF Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Trading HF Data 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 6y
0 Dell - Salary & Bonus - Financial Planning and Analysis CF Data 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 6y
+3 Is anyone else having trouble with the mobile app? OTH 1 6y
+13 Ducera Partners? IB 15 6y
0 Belvedere Trading - Review - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
0 Belvedere Trading - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Technology IB Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 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 97.8%
  • 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 (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $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

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